"Mermaids exist in the twilight place between land and sea, in the psychological intertidal zone between life-giver and life-taker..." This is the kind of website I love, it's an unbelievable collection of mermaids! They're out there, somewhere and the Tikitis will find them.

If you've never heard about these guys, here's a picture of the "world famous" Freres Jacques, the main inspiration behind Les Formidables. It was a "vocal quartet" in France, they began their career in 1944 and made their final appearance in 1982! Crazy, uh? And you haven't heard them...

Another big source of inspiration: religious crap. I love them. I took these pictures on Brodway in Downtown L.A. If I remember well, the Botanica store is on the first floor of the famous Bradbury Building. That's where Ridley Scott filmed a part of Blade Runner. I've never been inside, I heard it's incredible.