Jemie Sprankle

Sales Rep/Writer

I was born and raised in upstate New York. Grew up snowboarding in the winters and skateboarding in the summers until I made the switch to BMX. Fell in love with hip hop and music in general early on. I got my real start from singing along with my Nana to Elvis, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. From music I got into everything urban. I threw up my first tag in '99 in my Nana's basement, 10 years later I painted a building that she passed on her way to work. Now I write for SLUG, collect sneakers and spend most of my free time surfing the internet and watching shows about prison life.

Hometown
Blinghamton, New York
When and why did you come to Salt Lake?
I came to Salt Lake in September of 2009 after seeing a show about some gnarly dude with face tats who escaped prison and got caught at an Arby's for getting recognized.
When did you start reading SLUG?
When I first came to visit out here a couple years ago I started checking it out, mostly online.
When and how did you become involved with SLUG?
A couple weeks after I got out here I applied online in the fall of 2009.
Favorite SLUG feature?
"My Saturday with the Mormons" by Mike Brown, From back in 2008.
Favorite SLUG Story (something that has happened in your life)?
My Favorite SLUG story is when I got to see the snake in the office go all sorts of alpha male on a rat and eat it. Made me glad not to be a rat.
Favorite place to see live music in Salt Lake:
Urban Lounge. I like seeing people breakdance in between sets.
Favorite restaurant/bar in Salt Lake:
Tony Caputo\'s. Hands down.
Current obsessions, musical or otherwise:
Musically Lucero, Warren Zevon and Ol' Dirty Bastard. Otherwise, sneakers, talkin\' shit, Maestro Knows, Iloveprison.com.
What was the first show you attended?
Fist Her Face 55 and Punch Drunk Monkeys on Halloween when I was in sixth grade. I was so jacked up and hyper after the show I toilet papered my own front yard.
What was the first record you bought?
Green Day - Dookie. The first tape I ever got was the Harlem Globetrotters Mixtape.
What was the best event you ever attended?
Crue Fest. Everyone who was not Motley Crue sucked.
Who would you most like to meet from a SLUG cover?
Either Slayer or Henry Rollins.