This is me, the Eccentric Outsider Artist, John D'Agostino.  I'm pictured here at the Efes Blues concert in Istanbul. I can't rememer if I was John Dog, John DAg, the Rev. John Dog, or Maximum Dog Meat that night. The Eccentric Outsider Artist, John D'Agostino, likes to smoke Captain Black Cherry Tipped Cigars. John Dog loves the blues. The Eccentric Outsider Artist, John D'Agostino loves jazz and Maximum Dog Meat loves the funk music. This was a southern and zedeco blues fest so maybe I was John Dog not the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino, But they were funky too and Maximum Dog Meat loves funk music, so I could have been him. Oh, I remember now. That was the night that I stepped in some shit on the way to the concert. Shit, aka: Super Holy IT. That was the night the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino, no the the early morning of the next day, that I became the Rev. John Dog and founded the church of The Only True God. I think it was dog shit.(therefore Rev. John Dog) Go the the site-
Outsider Art Creation Story
and see for yourself. You must must write I believe to enter. Here the good word from the Rev. John Dog and read about The Only True God. And also, Hear the good word from the Rev. John Dog about The Only True God at
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If you want to know why John's (John D'Agostino, the Eccentric Outsider Artist) head is so big then go to
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Now, if you want to know about funk music then go to
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The whole site is dedicated to funk music. I did a lot of research about funk music. I went to a lot of concerts of funk music. I went to concerts in Miami, New York, New Orleans, and Paris.  I even saw some funk music in Istanbul.  There are pictures of funk music artists.  There are funk music artist cd reviews. There is info on places to buy funk music. There is also info on funk music books. If you want to find funk music in Paris, a store or two are listed. Besides funk music there is info on Chinese culture. There are funky dog meat recipes. There are a lot of pictures of funk music artists. Bootsy Collins is my favorite funk music artist. So if you want to find out about funk music go to Mo' Outsider Artist Funk
There are funk music sound bites playing in the background. They take a little time to load. In Istanbul I saw Brooklyn Funk Essential. That was some good funk music. It was outdoors in an open theater. It was great to be under the stars listing to some funk music stars. Mr. James Brown is Mr. Funk Music and he has a huge ensemble, but I think there were 20 funk music musicians on stage that night. Well, actually some were traditional Turkish musicians. They were playing along with the funk music.

A story about John Dog the farmer's donkey as told by the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino

One day farmer, John Dog's, donkey fell down into the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino's well. The Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino heard the animal cry piteously for hours as farmer John Dog tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino decided the animal was old, and john Dog's well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the John Dog's donkey. John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino invited all John Dog's neighbors to come over and help him. They gathered with John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino and grabbed a shovels and began to shovel dirt into the John Dog's well. At first, the John Dog's donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's, especially, John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino, amazement John Dog's donkey quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer, John Dog, and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino finally looked down the well. John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino were astonished at what they saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, John Dog's donkey
was doing something which seemed amazing to John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino.  John Dog's donkey would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer, John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the John Dog's animal, the donkey of John Dog would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone, including John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino were amazed as John Dog's donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off away from John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino!

John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino concluded that:
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of
dirt. The trick, John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino figured to get out of the well was to shake it off and take a step up. Just like John Dog's donkey did. John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino want to pass on these words, "Each of our troubles is a
steppingstone". We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino say, "Shake it off and take a step up".

Remember the five simple rules to be happy from John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino:
1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
(The favorite of John Dog)
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.
(The favorite of the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino)
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
(The favorite of both John Dog and the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino)
4. Give more.
(The favorite of everyone that knows farmer John Dog)
5. Expect less
(The words of Buddha according to the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino)

NOW-------- A Few words of wisdom from the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino
Enough of that crap . . John Dog's donkey later
came back and bit the shit out of the John Dog the farmer who had tried to bury him as the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino and everyone
watched. The gash from the bite of John Dog's donkey got infected, and John Dog the farmer eventually died in agony from septic shock.

MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:
When you do something wrong and try to cover your ass, it always comes back to bite you.

God bless the poor soul of John Dog the farmer
Thanks for listening to this story fom the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino

Don't keep your head in the sand,
get the news and expand your views.

What the heck is this kid saying? You must know Marlett to understand. Marlett is one of the many languages that the Eccentric Outsider Artist, John D'Agostino reads. John D'Agostino, the Eccentric Outsider Artist also speaks English, French, ang Turkish. The Rev. John Dog understands a little Romanian too. I think this kid is saying something about Johns Big Head. By the way Did you read about Cat Steves. The Eccentric Outsider Artist, John D'Agostino, aka: John Dog used to listen to him when he was young. This was before he changed his name to the Rev. John Dog. Last year Cat Stevens, aka: Yusuf Islam, released two songs, including a re-recording of his '70s hit "Peace Train," to express his opposition to the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Just because he is a religious man like the Rev. John Dog, this peace loving pop star cannot be grouped into the same category Osama Bin Laden just because of his chosen faith. The Rev. John Dog is not a Muslim, but a member of the church of The Only True God. At the church of The Only True God we respect the right of religious freedom.

    Waiting for the Punch
A preview of things to come from JohnsBigHead
A half-empty pint of vodka sat on Mr. John D'Agostino, the Eccentric Outsider Artist's desk. For the life of an insane half-second, John Dog thought Mr. John D'Agostino, the Eccentric Outsider Artist had invited him in for a drink. Then John Dog remembered Mr. John D'Agostino, the Eccentric Outsider Artist’s wife had drank herself to death and Mr. John D'Agostino, the Eccentric Outsider Artist hated demon liquor and its willing tool, the drinker. John Dog was a drinker. The fear began to rise in John Dog's throat like the soar taste of vodka, mixed with pizza and o.j. the morning after an evening out on the town.

Everyone knows that devote Muslim do not drink alcohol. But at the church of The Only True God the Rev. John Dog says drink up.The Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino became the Rev. John Dog. The Rev. sez - Do not look to the skies to find The Only True God.
This is a misconception. Yet The Only True God uses the sky as one means of spreading The Only True Godself across the globe.
We are ALL agents in the spreading of The Only True God. One can look to the sky and enjoy The Only True God's presence, but you will not see The Only True God there. It is as fruitless as a barren peach tree in Siberia. Further more the Rev. John Dog proclaims that The Only Ture God does exist in the sky as The Only True God exists everywhere. The Only True God is omni-present and exists in all things animant and inanimant. Because of persecution in the past worshipers sometime disguise their mass rituals as festival events. The Rev. John Dog asks - Will muslims have to do the same because some people think they are terrorists. Thanks for reading this far from the Eccentric Outsider Artist John D'Agostino

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