Growl Dog, 1999
Elliot Bullard, Kevin Hinman, Mark Sweeney.

Growl Dog . com is about art, music, multimedia, and the history of my friends and I.  We all enjoy making music, drawing pictures, and doing whatever else we like, to create something interesting.

It seemed as if most people considered themselves normal, and some wanted to be different.  I noticed that some people welcomed this behavior, while others did not.  The interesting thing was that if I compare middle school to high school, I notice that most improve with age, as far as accepting people who are different from them and what they consider to be normal.

Brief History from Elliot's point of view:

• 1985: I was in the 5th grade.  I was interested in science, astronomy was my favorite.  I also liked to draw pictures, make flip-books, and I even created my own comic book 'Super Frog'.  I brought it into school and my teacher, Ms. Revere, and all the students liked it.  I remember that some of my classmates helped me color that comic.  I became friends with Chad Green; he was the son of my dad's friend John.  I didn't get to see him much, because he lived about 15 miles away;  I did have fun when we did get together though.
• 1986-1988: These were the middle school years.  I continued to draw pictures, create little RPG's, and I joined the orchestra in '87.  Mr. Epistola was the teacher, and I played the viola.  The art elective was one of my favorite classes as well, and I also drew a comic book for an art project during that time.  I also met Jesse Gura in '87.  He is another artist musician that I still maintain contact with from time to time.   
• 1989-1991:  These are the years where I became friends with other artists whom I am still in contact with.  Kevin Hinman, Sir Millard Mulch, and Mark Sweeney, I met them all in '89.  I also ran a BBS system called "4th Dimension" in '91.  I remember my old friend Chad signing into my BBS, before he realized that I was the sysop.  
• 1992: Kevin and I recorded our first music tape; rough, impromptu, and hard to listen to.  Kevin suggested that we named our band Growl Dog, and I agreed.  Growl Dog was an alien cartoon comic book villain that I created several years before.  Jesse Gura and Jason Kugershaw did some music with Growl Dog for a brief period of time in '92 as well.  Sir Millard Mulch was another artist musician that is extremely talented; I remember that he also had a band called Voice of Nothing in '92, and the music was exceptional.
• 1993-1995: Mark is another great musician, and we started working together in '93. We recorded several experimental demo tapes to expand and develop our musical motifs.  I attended Ringling School of Art and Design during this time, and met Jason Giddings, another fellow artist friend that I maintain contact with.  Bobby Crandall, another excellent artist, Jason, and I did an animation project together for Traditional Animation class in '94.
• 1996-1998: I worked at an envelope factory with Chad, both of us designed our own web pages, and we talked about computers, web design, and stuff.  I can't remember the exact words of the conversation, but Chad asked me if I wanted to start a web design company, and I thought it was a good idea.  So we founded Green Bull Web Design Inc. in '96; Chad was the president, I was the vice president, and his sister, Chantell Green, was the secretary.  I remember we had a hard time choosing the name, and Carol Green, Chad's mom and artist, suggested the name Green Bull.  P.J. Brooks, a business man and friend of Carol, joined Green Bull in '97; with P.J.'s knowledge and expertise in business, we actually started to get some clients that followed through.
• 1999: Growl Dog recorded it's first CD, Growl Dog - 1000ft tall; still a dwarf.  Growldog.com was developed and made available to everybody on the Internet.  Mark Sweeney, and Kevin Hinman both contributed their musical talents to this album.  This was also the year I met my future wife, Cathy.
• 2000: A lot happened during this year.  I got married, then became a proud dad of a new baby girl named Abigail.  Also, I finally completed my first official comic, "Surreal Dimension"; it was released,  and followed by a new line of t-shirt and sporty undershirt designs.  
• 2001: My artistic focus for this year was on web site development and multimedia technology. We also worked on some music.  We all remember the tragedies that happened toward the end of the year.  There were local tragedies that hit home during this time as well.  Chad died in an accident about the same time as 9-11.  My wife's step-mom also died in an accident at the same time.  It was like chaos, with the negative aspects all at once.  Green Bull Web Design Inc. officially ended, and all the remaining web sites were now in my hands.
• 2002: Kevin, or better known as Pupiest, left Growl Dog and moved to another state. Dang! Kevin moved back, and is interested in creating music again.  Good!  I continued to work on music a little bit, and web design.  I also continued to study astronomy, and had the opportunity to view Saturn, Jupiter, the Moon, and the stars through a fairly decent Meade telescope.  I also met a new friend and fellow astronomer, Frank Page.
• 2003: I continued working on music, and web design.  Frank and I had the opportunity to get a close look at Saturn through the telescope with a high powered eye piece.  Frank died later this year. I miss him, but I am still glad that I met him. I've been working on music, and updating this web site in my spare time.
• 2004: The music has progressed at a slow pace, but we will have a new album one of these years. I had the oppertunity to do some experimental recordings with another excellent musician, Eric Becker. Mark worked on some new songs, and sent them to me via computer. We worked together on new songs as well through our computers. Other than that, been working a lot, but I enjoy the time off that I get to spend with my family.
• 2005: We have continued to work on music for the upcoming Growl Dog album, Do-Bot. Pupiest gets back in the house with another tale of The Street. Eric will also be included in the new album. I found out that he will be moving to another part of the state soon, but I have a feeling we will remain in contact.