Acknowledgements

Real Populist Aesthetics is both done to and done by many people besides the author, including many who are not listed below. All of these human beings may transact in as much or as little earthly responsibility for it as they would like.

The author issues especial thanks to the following individuals, who have done much more even than they realize.

All of his teachers, most especially:

Caroline Stammers,
10th grade English, 1997-98;
12th grade Theory of Knowledge, 1999-2000,
Patrick Henry High School, Minneapolis, MN.

Jon Wagner,
Contemporary Film Theory, Spring 2012-13,
CalArts, Santa Clarita, CA.

Coach David Wicker,
10th Grade Math, 1997-98;
Varsity Baseball, 1998-2000,
PHHS;
an ideal teacher and role model for a young man who first thought that "role models" were only for people much worse off than him.

Many friends and coworkers, most especially those willing and able to go deep in the shed:

Brett Portner-Kuhlow
Phil Hey
Nick Zielinski
Milo Fine
Brett Noia
Danny House

Fully half of this latter cohort are percussionists, a fact which Otto Rank no doubt would appreciate; and perhaps he alone, even now, would be able to make Real sense of it.

Finally, not to be overlooked, two extraordinary parents, who would not agree with very much of what this study releases into the world, but would understand, perhaps alone, exactly what its author means to achieve by it; and four extraordinary grandparents, who unknowingly mark out the study's cardinal directions.