In GBA 180 we get better acquainted with George. He talks about connecting with comics and manga as a child , being told being an animator wasn't for him by his careers adviser, going to art school, and making a living as an animator. We also cover memory, libraries, Hong Kong and more.

George (http://www.georgecheng.co.uk/) plugs:

Your local library.

I plug:

This blogpost: http://davepickeringblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-week-of-goodbyes.html

Hiring me to do freelance work: https://dave-pickering.squarespace.com/hire-me-to-tell-stories/

Stand Up Tragedy: Tragic Friends at the Dogstar in Brixton on Thursday 25th September from 7.30pm. Pay What You Like: www.facebook.com/events/571116096344062/

We mention:

Ged: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-31-ged
South Hill Park: http://www.southhillpark.org.uk/
Richard: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-richard-episodes
The Middle Class Bastards: https://soundcloud.com/themiddleclassbastards
Transformers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers
Akira: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(manga)
Sonic the Hedgehog: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(series)
Lemster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leominster
Byam Shaw School of Art: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byam_Shaw_School_of_Art
Hereford College of Art and Design: http://www.hca.ac.uk/
Bauhaus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus
Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/
Ad Block: https://adblockplus.org/
Nirvana: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)
Nevermind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevermind
Unplugged: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Unplugged_in_New_York
Don Hertzfeldt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Hertzfeldt
Loony Tunes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes
Southpark: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park

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