What were some major Freak influences?
A partial list of (mostly) general influences includes Monty Python, They Might Be Giants, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, the Illuminati trilogy, “Bloom County,” “Twin Peaks” and Tolkein. Other, less general influences include Christianity, Buddhism, Phish, biology, hockey, philosophy of all times and places, Maya Angelou, the Beats, “Star Wars,” China and the width and breadth of Usenet.