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Zwoulfe

2024-09-05T08:08:54Z

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'''Zwoulfe''' (also known as '''Zay''', lived March 28, 1978 - May 24, 2005) was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1978. He was an artist who created traditional colored pencil art as well as digital art.

Zwoulfe's [[fursona]] was a male [[tiger]]-[[wolf]] [[hybrid]], with the body of wolf and stripes of a tiger. He also owned a [[fursuit]] of his character that he created himself.

Zwoulfe became friends with [[Keokawa]] online; the two met in read life at [[MegaPlex]] and became mates soon after. On March 27th, 2003 Zwoulfe moved from Toledo, Ohio to [[Wikipedia:Riverside, Florida|Riverside, Florida]], to live with Keo.<ref>[http://keokawa.livejournal.com/9453.html mateship]. ''(March 8, 2004 post to zwoulfe.livejournal.com. Retrieved April 29, 2009.)''</ref>

Zwoulfe died in his home in Riverside, Florida on May 24, 2005, from complication of asthma and flu like symptoms that eventually lead to a asthma attack. <ref>[http://zwoulfe.livejournal.com/32062.html sades day]. ''(May 24, 2005 post to zwoulfe.livejournal.com. Retrieved April 4, 2008.)''</ref> He was laid to rest in Toledo at his parents' request. Zwoulfe was only 27 when he died.

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==
* ''[http://zwoulfe.livejournal.com/ Just call me Zay!]'' - Zwoulfe's [[LiveJournal]]
*[http://zwoulfe.deviantart.com Zwoulfe] on [[deviantART]]

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[[Category:2005 deaths]]

Halfshell

2024-09-05T08:08:00Z

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{{Infobox person
| name = Halfshell
| realname = '''
| othernames = '''Halfshell Hero''', '''Sabaka Mahusky''', '''Sabaka 'Zlo'''
| image = [[File:COM_HalfShell_TurtleRefNBG2-skateboard2.png|240px]]
[[File:Sabaka Mahusky signature.png|200px|frameless|center|Sabaka Mahusky's signature]]
| caption = Halfshell drawn by Rayzer Reptile and Sabaka character signature
| born = September 6, 1981
| birthplace = Kansas City, Kansas
| died =
| deathplace =
| residence = Kansas City, Kansas (2011-present) 
'''Previously''' 
Columbus, Ohio (2008-2011) 
Kansas City, Kansas (1981-2008)
| spouses = '''GillGill''' ''(2010-2013)'' 
'''[[Sonicblu]] Darkfold''' ''(2006-2010)''
| profession = [[furry artist]], [[musician]], parodist, [[fursuiter]]
| species = Turtle ''(Halfshell)'', Wusky ''(Sabaka)''
| gohonor =
| url =
}}

[[File:Halfshell-1-.JPG|right|thumb|Halfshell's Turtle fursona. Art by [[Kira T. Wulfe]].]]
[[File:Duo.png|right|thumb|Halfshell's Turtle and Wolf/Husky fursonas. Art by [[CheapSkate]].]]
'''Halfshell Hero''', or just '''Halfshell''', also known as '''Sabaka''', '''Sabaka'Zlo''', and '''Sabaka Mahusky''', and as '''Sabaka Firecaster''' (formerly '''Halfshell Boa''') on [[Second Life]] (born September 6, 1981), is a [[furry artist]], [[musician]], and [[fursuiter]] from [[W:Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City, Kansas]], USA.

== Biography ==

Halfshell is [[blood-related]] to American [[musical artist]]s
*[[W:Merle Haggard|Merle Haggard]]{{cn}}
*[[W:Melissa Etheridge|Melissa Etheridge]].{{cn}}

Halfshell claims to be [[Dragoneer]]'s 7th cousin once removed, per FamilySearch.org.<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57942896/ Halfshell's screenshot of the FamilySearch website] - Halfshell, Fur Affinity (August 31, 2024)</ref>

Halfshell is also friends with
*[[W:Jeff Goode|Jeff Goode]] (creator of [[Disney]]'s ''[[W:American Dragon: Jake Long|American Dragon: Jake Long]]'')
*[[W:Dante Basco|Dante Basco]] (voiced Jake Long in ''American Dragon: Jake Long'' and played Rufio in ''[[W:Hook_(film)|Hook]]'')
*[[W:Robbie Rist|Robbie Rist]] (voice of Whiz in ''[[W:Kidd Video|Kidd Video]]'', [[Michelangelo]] in the original ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' movie franchise)
*and the late [[W:Stefán Karl Stefánsson|Stefán Karl Stefánsson]] (played [[W:Robbie Rotten|Robbie Rotten]] on ''[[W:LazyTown|LazyTown]]'').

== Fandom involvement ==

Halfshell Hero joined the [[furry fandom]] in late 2004 after leaving the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] [[fandom]]. While surfing on various websites, he found [[anthropomorphic art]], and was interested in the furry culture. After submitting his art to the [[InflatioNation]], and was welcomed into the community, chatting with other [[furries]] online and getting to meet [[furry]] [[Sir Kain]] before [[AnthroCon]] in 2005. Halfshell was one of the six original [[Fur Affinity]] [[administrator]]s<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050312050856/http://www.furaffinity.net/ Article retrieved from WebArchive of FurAffinity.net March 11, 2005]</ref> in 2005 after its [[Beta]] launch in 2005 when it was under the ownership of [[Alkora]]. Halfshell is also a WikiFur Contributor <ref> [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/WikiFur:WikiFur_Meetup#Midwest_FurFest_2007 WikiFur Meet up @ Midwest Furfest, November 17, 2007]</ref>.

He was a variety show [[performer]], [[gopher]], and part of the [[security staff]] for [[Midwest FurFest 2007]], and a gopher, [[wrangler]], and part of [[outreach]]{{clarify}} for [[Morphicon 2009]].

=== Fursonas ===

* '''Halfshell''' - Halfshell's main is a turtle [[fursona]]. It's his transition from theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles community to the [[furry community]]. The [[turtle]] [[character]] has red hair and wears a backward blue ball cap, blue jeans, belt and usually goes shirtless with a prominent outie bellybutton.
*'''Sabaka''' - Sabaka Mahusky, a black and white [[husky]]/[[wolf]] [[Hybrid|mix]] ([[wusky]]), with red eyes and a scar down across the right eye. Sabaka Mahusky wears a blue Hawaiian shirt. Sabaka is currently being used for [[Ironclaw]] [[role-playing game]] and has been Halfshell's retired [[fursuit]] since 2009.
*'''Sabaka 'Zlo''' - Sabaka's alter-ego, and wears a tunic, armor shoulder plates, long red cape and a skull belt.. "Sabaka", '' [pronunciation: Saa'baka-shlo]'' the Russian meaning for [[dog]] or wolf; ''Zllo'', the Russian meaning "demon", "evil", or "devil". The idea for the character was created as an idea for [[comic book]] villian.

=== Conventions ===
====Attended====

* [[AnthroCon]] - 2005, 2009, ?
* [[Mephit Fur Meet]] - 2006, ?
* [[Midwest Furfest]] - 2006, 2007'''*''', ?
* [[Morphicon]] - 2009'''*''', ?
* [[Rocket City Fur Meet]] - 2007, ?


====[[Staff member]]*====
*Midwest Furfest 2007- Variety Show Performer and Watch, Security
*Morpicon 2009 - Gopher Wrangler, Security

== Art ==

Halfshell, as an [[artist]], that works with [[traditional mediums]], mainly hand-drawn media using colored pencils on paper. His [[artwork]] can be found on various platforms like [[DeviantART]], [[Fur Affinity]], [[SheezyArt]], and on [[InflationNation]]. Halfshell's art of inflated Jake Jong appears on Jeff Goode's Official website. <ref>[http://www.jeffgoode.com/tv/americandragon/fanart/halfshell.htm "Jake Long Inflation" 2005 by Halfshell (color by Loafer)]</ref>

== Music ==

In late 2004, Halfshell was a member of InflationNation site where he and Jaimetud Otter recorded ''[[Blue’s Christmas]]'', a [[parody]] of [[W:Elvis Presley|Elvis Presley]]'s ''[[Blue Christmas]]'', that was recorded for a friend, [[Blue_(UK)|Blue]]. Than later in 2005, wanting to try more parodies after the influence of [[SonicBlu]], recorded parodying various styles of Elvis Presley, [[W:Tom Petty|Tom Petty]], and [[W:Duran Duran|Duran Duran]]. Halfshell recorded ''[[Leavin' the Con]]'', as an effect of his [[Post Con Depression]] from AnthroCon 2005. ,

Halfshell's music used to be heard on furry stations such as
*[[Planetfurry]] Radio ('''KWAT''') (2005-2011)
*[[OtterTunes]] ('''ROVR''') (2005-2017)

and Non-Furry related stations
*[[W:Dr. Demento|Dr. Demento]] (2012)
*MadMusic Archive (2014-present).

Over the years, Halfshell has written and co-written a few songs such as, ''Caught In A Map'' (2005) (co-written with [[Viktoria Foxfang]]), ''If Everyday Was a Fur Con'' (2005), ''[[Leavin' the Con]]'' (2004), ''I Won't Chow Down'' (2003), and ''Give All It's Pumping (to Inflate [[Oz Kangaroo]])'' (2007). Songs have also appeared and had minor sucess on the [[Dr. Demento]] Show playlist with the remake of Vikitoria Foxfang's ''[[The Hungry Furries]]'' <ref>[http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo.pl?drd12.0714.html Dr. Demento Show #12-28, July 14 2008]</ref>, than again Top 10 <ref>[http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo.pl?drd12.0728.html Dr. Demento Show #12-30, Top 10, July 28, 2012]</ref> in 2012.

==== Singles ====
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Side-A/Side-B !! Label !! Album !! Notes
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2003'''
|-
|
*"I Won't Chow Down" ''(Home Recording)''
*"I Don't Think You're Full Now" ''(Home Recording)''
| Dr. Demento's Halloween Special (2003)
| -
|
*Both songs have appeared on Dr. Demento's 2003 Halloween Special as snippets and have been omit from the song lineup
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2005'''
|-
|
*"Blue's Christmas" ''(duet with Jaimetud Otter)''
*"[[Leavin' the Con]]"
| Furshell Studios and
InflatioNation Media
| Caught In A Map: The Demos
|
*Leaving The Con is a studio recording from Highpointe Recording Studios in Lenexa KS.
*Blue's Christmas was mixed in Jaimetud's home studio.
*only the song ''Leaving The Con'' appears on the album Caught In A Map: The Demos
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2006'''
|-
|
*"Caught In A Map" ''(Demo)''
*"[[The Hungry Furries]]" ''(Demo)''
| Foxfang Studios/Fat Dragon Productions
| Caught In A Map: The Demos
|
*Both these tracks are demos.
*''Caught In A Map'' features a cameo from [[SonicBlu]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2013'''
|-
|
*"Leavin The Con"
*"I Won't Chow Down" ''(Studio Version)''
*"Ode to Oz the Kangaroo" (Bonus track)"
*"Blue's Christmas" (Original Release)
| Furshell Studios, Foxfang Studios/Fat Dragon Productions
|
|
This album is a press-released single.
*Leaving the Con ''(song)'' is a re-released from its 2005 release.
*''I Won't Chow Down'' is a new studio recording and differs from previous releases.
*''Ode to Oz the Kangaroo'', an older studio recording that has been remastered for release.
|-
|''' TBA'''
|
*"The Hungry Furries"
*"Caught In A Map (To RMFC)" ''(Country Version)''
| Fat Dragon Productions
| ''Still pending''
|
*''The Hungry Furries'' is the re-recorded version aired on Dr. Demento in 2012, hit #8 in top 10.
*''Caught In A Map (To RMFC)'' is a country version of ''Caught In A Map (The Ambitious Drive)'' and features [[Oren the Otter]] of Otter Tunes.
|-
|2018
|
*"Hungry, Said the Wolf" ''(2017 Version)''
*"Full Moon Rising"
*"Full Moon Rising" (Country Version)
| Fat Dragon Productions/Furshell Studios.
| Hungry, Said the Wolf single
|
*Hungry, Said the Wolf is a parody of Duran Duran's "Hungry Like the Wolf" and is also a re-recorded version. 
*Full Moon Rising is a parody of Credence Clearwater Revival and Emilylou Harris's "Bad Moon Rising"
|}

==== Albums ====
[[File:CaughInAMap-CDCOVER.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cover of ''Caught In A Map'' (2006-2007)]]
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! Release Year !! Title !! Tracks !! Label
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2006'''
|-
| '''Caught In A Map:''' ''The Demos''
| ''(currently out-of-print)''
Caught In A Map (featuring SonicBlu / I Won't Chow Down / Hungry, Said The Wolf / Leavin' The Con / The Hungry Furries / Blue's Christmas 2006(duet with Viktoria Foxfang) / Caught In A Map (Alternate Version)/ Blue's Christmas 2006 (Alternate Version)(duet with Viktoria Foxfang)/ Blue's Christmas 2006 (without Viktoria Foxfang) / Blue's Christmas 2006 / Blue's Christmas 2006 (Viktoria Solo)/ The Pile Of Furries/ Johnny B. Goode / If Everyday Was A Fur Con
| Foxfang Studios
|-
|}

=== Videos ===

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9KHwR-P1xg ''Caught In A Map''], 2006 Feat. a cameo voiced by SonicBlu (Currently on [[YouTube]])
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGY_lXpfDf0''Caught In A Map''], Feat. a cameo voiced by SonicBlu ''[Dir. Viktoria Foxfang]'' 2006 (Currently on YouTube; MFF "Weirdest Stuff Found On The Net")
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fS706jDR3U ''Leavin' The Con''], 2006 (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BB93zKPa4 ''Won't Chow Down''], 2006 (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=394hJ9PMFqE ''Blue's Christmas''], 2006 Feat. a cameo voiced by Viktoria Foxfang (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE_2TZup-JE'' Welcome to McDonald's]'' (directed), 2008 SonicBlu's music video, (Currently on YouTube)

== Second life ==
Would often hang around Second Life and has created logos for various clubs and groups such as the [[Gay Furry Club]] ('''GFC'''), [[Cold Flame]], and others.

== Health Issues ==
Halfshell has severe asthma and lung infection virus issues. In 2005, he suffered a major athsma attack from a lung infection and left him hospitalized during a course of a week before his trip to Anthrocon. <ref>[https://halfshell.livejournal.com/3940.html Posted on LiveJounral Jun. 7th, 2005]</ref>. This was around the time when Halfshell's friend [[Zwoulfe]], who also got sick with a lung infection <ref>[https://zwoulfe.livejournal.com/31775.html Zwoulfe's LiveJounral from May 7th, 2005]</ref>. ''(Unfortunately, Zwoulfe didn't make it and passed away two weeks later from an asthma attack from the infection)''. July 2024, Halfshell suffered another major flaired asthma attack from a lung infection, this time only staying in the hospital for a just few days.<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10929921/ Journal from Furaffinity Aug 11, 2024]</ref> <ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57721428/ Image posted on Furaffinity, August 11, 2024]</ref>

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://halfshell.deviantart.com/ Halfshell Hero] on [[DeviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/halfshelltheturtle/ Halfshell Hero] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/sabaka Sabaka] on Fur Affinity
* [https://www.facebook.com/sabaka.mahusky#1 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://x.com/SMahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/sabakamahusky.bsky.social Sabaka Mahusky] on [[BlueSky]]
* [http://halfshell.livejournal.com/ Halfshell Hero] on [[LiveJournal]]

=== Music ===

* [https://music.apple.com/za/artist/sabaka-mahusky/1530292751 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Apple Music|Apple Music]]
* [https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B08HCYHTC9/sabaka-mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Amazon Music|Amazon Music]]
* [https://www.iheart.com/artist/sabaka-mahusky-34994730/ Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:iHeart|iHeart]]
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/03N50uKzIbngAE2KELXVuG Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Spotify|Spotify]]
* [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCtCf0lLoKVlJXm-AOuLMYBA Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:YouTube Music|YouTube Music]]
* [https://www.last.fm/music/Sabaka+Mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Last.fm|Last.fm]]
* [https://halfshell.bandcamp.com Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Bandcamp|Bandcamp]]
* [http://www.soundclick.com/members/default.cfm?member=halfshell Halfshell Hero] on [[SoundClick]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBtcrbMJ35ahyTajRAwWldw Sabaka Mahusky] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBSdi998YWZfpbcX2NySkQ Halfshell Hero] on YouTube
* [https://www.shazam.com/artist/sabaka-mahusky/1530292751 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Shazam_(music_app)|Shazam]] (Same one behind on the show "Beat Shazam")
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/7080906-Sabaka-Mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Discogs|Discogs]]
* [https://madmusic.com/artist_details.aspx?ArtistID=8701 Halfshell / Sabaka Mahusky] on Mad Music Archives

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Halfshell

2024-09-05T08:01:17Z

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{{Infobox person
| name = Halfshell
| realname = '''
| othernames = '''Halfshell Hero''', '''Sabaka Mahusky''', '''Sabaka 'Zlo'''
| image = [[File:COM_HalfShell_TurtleRefNBG2-skateboard2.png|240px]]
[[File:Sabaka Mahusky signature.png|200px|frameless|center|Sabaka Mahusky's signature]]
| caption = Halfshell drawn by Rayzer Reptile and Sabaka character signature
| born = September 6, 1981
| birthplace = Kansas City, Kansas
| died =
| deathplace =
| residence = Kansas City, Kansas (2011-present) 
'''Previously''' 
Columbus, Ohio (2008-2011) 
Kansas City, Kansas (1981-2008)
| spouses = '''GillGill''' ''(2010-2013)'' 
'''[[Sonicblu]] Darkfold''' ''(2006-2010)''
| profession = [[furry artist]], [[musician]], parodist, [[fursuiter]]
| species = Turtle ''(Halfshell)'', Wusky ''(Sabaka)''
| gohonor =
| url =
}}

[[File:Halfshell-1-.JPG|right|thumb|Halfshell's Turtle fursona. Art by [[Kira T. Wulfe]].]]
[[File:Duo.png|right|thumb|Halfshell's Turtle and Wolf/Husky fursonas. Art by [[CheapSkate]].]]
'''Halfshell Hero''', or just '''Halfshell''', also known as '''Sabaka''', '''Sabaka'Zlo''', and '''Sabaka Mahusky''', and as '''Sabaka Firecaster''' (formerly '''Halfshell Boa''') on [[Second Life]] (born September 6, 1981), is a [[furry artist]], [[musician]], and [[fursuiter]] from [[W:Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City, Kansas]], USA.

== Biography ==

Halfshell is [[blood-related]] to American [[musical artist]]s
*[[W:Merle Haggard|Merle Haggard]]{{cn}}
*[[W:Melissa Etheridge|Melissa Etheridge]].{{cn}}

Halfshell claims to be [[Dragoneer]]'s 7th cousin once removed, per FamilySearch.org.<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57942896/ Halfshell's screenshot of the FamilySearch website] - Halfshell, Fur Affinity (August 31, 2024)</ref>

Halfshell is also friends with
*[[W:Jeff Goode|Jeff Goode]] (creator of [[Disney]]'s ''[[W:American Dragon: Jake Long|American Dragon: Jake Long]]'')
*[[W:Dante Basco|Dante Basco]] (voiced Jake Long in ''American Dragon: Jake Long'' and played Rufio in ''[[W:Hook_(film)|Hook]]'')
*[[W:Robbie Rist|Robbie Rist]] (voice of Whiz in ''[[W:Kidd Video|Kidd Video]]'', [[Michelangelo]] in the original ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' movie franchise)
*and the late [[W:Stefán Karl Stefánsson|Stefán Karl Stefánsson]] (played [[W:Robbie Rotten|Robbie Rotten]] on ''[[W:LazyTown|LazyTown]]'').

== Fandom involvement ==

Halfshell Hero joined the [[furry fandom]] in late 2004 after leaving the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] [[fandom]]. While surfing on various websites, he found [[anthropomorphic art]], and was interested in the furry culture. After submitting his art to the [[InflatioNation]], and was welcomed into the community, chatting with other [[furries]] online and getting to meet [[furry]] [[Sir Kain]] before [[AnthroCon]] in 2005. Halfshell was one of the six original [[Fur Affinity]] [[administrator]]s<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050312050856/http://www.furaffinity.net/ Article retrieved from WebArchive of FurAffinity.net March 11, 2005]</ref> in 2005 after its [[Beta]] launch in 2005 when it was under the ownership of [[Alkora]]. Halfshell is also a WikiFur Contributor <ref> [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/WikiFur:WikiFur_Meetup#Midwest_FurFest_2007 WikiFur Meet up @ Midwest Furfest, November 17, 2007]</ref>.

He was a variety show [[performer]], [[gopher]], and part of the [[security staff]] for [[Midwest FurFest 2007]], and a gopher, [[wrangler]], and part of [[outreach]]{{clarify}} for [[Morphicon 2009]].

=== Fursonas ===

* '''Halfshell''' - Halfshell's main is a turtle [[fursona]]. It's his transition from theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles community to the [[furry community]]. The [[turtle]] [[character]] has red hair and wears a backward blue ball cap, blue jeans, belt and usually goes shirtless with a prominent outie bellybutton.
*'''Sabaka''' - Sabaka Mahusky, a black and white [[husky]]/[[wolf]] [[Hybrid|mix]] ([[wusky]]), with red eyes and a scar down across the right eye. Sabaka Mahusky wears a blue Hawaiian shirt. Sabaka is currently being used for [[Ironclaw]] [[role-playing game]] and has been Halfshell's retired [[fursuit]] since 2009.
*'''Sabaka 'Zlo''' - Sabaka's alter-ego, and wears a tunic, armor shoulder plates, long red cape and a skull belt.. "Sabaka", '' [pronunciation: Saa'baka-shlo]'' the Russian meaning for [[dog]] or wolf; ''Zllo'', the Russian meaning "demon", "evil", or "devil". The idea for the character was created as an idea for [[comic book]] villian.

=== Conventions ===
====Attended====

* [[AnthroCon]] - 2005, 2009, ?
* [[Mephit Fur Meet]] - 2006, ?
* [[Midwest Furfest]] - 2006, 2007'''*''', ?
* [[Morphicon]] - 2009'''*''', ?
* [[Rocket City Fur Meet]] - 2007, ?


====[[Staff member]]*====
*Midwest Furfest 2007- Variety Show Performer and Watch, Security
*Morpicon 2009 - Gopher Wrangler, Security

== Art ==

Halfshell, as an [[artist]], that works with [[traditional mediums]], mainly hand-drawn media using colored pencils on paper. His [[artwork]] can be found on various platforms like [[DeviantART]], [[Fur Affinity]], [[SheezyArt]], and on [[InflationNation]]. Halfshell's art of inflated Jake Jong appears on Jeff Goode's Official website. <ref>[http://www.jeffgoode.com/tv/americandragon/fanart/halfshell.htm "Jake Long Inflation" 2005 by Halfshell (color by Loafer)]</ref>

== Music ==

In late 2004, Halfshell was a member of InflationNation site where he and Jaimetud Otter recorded ''[[Blue’s Christmas]]'', a [[parody]] of [[W:Elvis Presley|Elvis Presley]]'s ''[[Blue Christmas]]'', that was recorded for a friend, [[Blue_(UK)|Blue]]. Than later in 2005, wanting to try more parodies after the influence of [[SonicBlu]], recorded parodying various styles of Elvis Presley, [[W:Tom Petty|Tom Petty]], and [[W:Duran Duran|Duran Duran]]. Halfshell recorded ''[[Leavin' the Con]]'', as an effect of his [[Post Con Depression]] from AnthroCon 2005. ,

Halfshell's music used to be heard on furry stations such as
*[[Planetfurry]] Radio ('''KWAT''') (2005-2011)
*[[OtterTunes]] ('''ROVR''') (2005-2017)

and Non-Furry related stations
*[[W:Dr. Demento|Dr. Demento]] (2012)
*MadMusic Archive (2014-present).

Over the years, Halfshell has written and co-written a few songs such as, ''Caught In A Map'' (2005) (co-written with [[Viktoria Foxfang]]), ''If Everyday Was a Fur Con'' (2005), ''[[Leavin' the Con]]'' (2004), ''I Won't Chow Down'' (2003), and ''Give All It's Pumping (to Inflate [[Oz Kangaroo]])'' (2007). Songs have also appeared and had minor sucess on the [[Dr. Demento]] Show playlist with the remake of Vikitoria Foxfang's ''[[The Hungry Furries]]'' <ref>[http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo.pl?drd12.0714.html Dr. Demento Show #12-28, July 14 2008]</ref>, than again Top 10 <ref>[http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo.pl?drd12.0728.html Dr. Demento Show #12-30, Top 10, July 28, 2012]</ref> in 2012.

==== Singles ====
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 100; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Side-A/Side-B !! Label !! Album !! Notes
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2003'''
|-
|
*"I Won't Chow Down" ''(Home Recording)''
*"I Don't Think You're Full Now" ''(Home Recording)''
| Dr. Demento's Halloween Special (2003)
| -
|
*Both songs have appeared on Dr. Demento's 2003 Halloween Special as snippets and have been omit from the song lineup
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2005'''
|-
|
*"Blue's Christmas" ''(duet with Jaimetud Otter)''
*"[[Leavin' the Con]]"
| Furshell Studios and
InflatioNation Media
| Caught In A Map: The Demos
|
*Leaving The Con is a studio recording from Highpointe Recording Studios in Lenexa KS.
*Blue's Christmas was mixed in Jaimetud's home studio.
*only the song ''Leaving The Con'' appears on the album Caught In A Map: The Demos
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2006'''
|-
|
*"Caught In A Map" ''(Demo)''
*"[[The Hungry Furries]]" ''(Demo)''
| Foxfang Studios/Fat Dragon Productions
| Caught In A Map: The Demos
|
*Both these tracks are demos.
*''Caught In A Map'' features a cameo from [[SonicBlu]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2013'''
|-
|
*"Leavin The Con"
*"I Won't Chow Down" ''(Studio Version)''
*"Ode to Oz the Kangaroo" (Bonus track)"
*"Blue's Christmas" (Original Release)
| Furshell Studios, Foxfang Studios/Fat Dragon Productions
|
|
This album is a press-released single.
*Leaving the Con ''(song)'' is a re-released from its 2005 release.
*''I Won't Chow Down'' is a new studio recording and differs from previous releases.
*''Ode to Oz the Kangaroo'', an older studio recording that has been remastered for release.
|-
|''' TBA'''
|
*"The Hungry Furries"
*"Caught In A Map (To RMFC)" ''(Country Version)''
| Fat Dragon Productions
| ''Still pending''
|
*''The Hungry Furries'' is the re-recorded version aired on Dr. Demento in 2012, hit #8 in top 10.
*''Caught In A Map (To RMFC)'' is a country version of ''Caught In A Map (The Ambitious Drive)'' and features [[Oren the Otter]] of Otter Tunes.
|-
|2018
|
*"Hungry, Said the Wolf" ''(2017 Version)''
*"Full Moon Rising"
*"Full Moon Rising" (Country Version)
| Fat Dragon Productions/Furshell Studios.
| Hungry, Said the Wolf single
|
*Hungry, Said the Wolf is a parody of Duran Duran's "Hungry Like the Wolf" and is also a re-recorded version. 
*Full Moon Rising is a parody of Credence Clearwater Revival and Emilylou Harris's "Bad Moon Rising"
|}

==== Albums ====
[[File:CaughInAMap-CDCOVER.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cover of ''Caught In A Map'' (2006-2007)]]
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 100; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Release Year !! Title !! Tracks !! Label
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2006'''
|-
| '''Caught In A Map:''' ''The Demos''
| ''(currently out-of-print)''
Caught In A Map (featuring SonicBlu / I Won't Chow Down / Hungry, Said The Wolf / Leavin' The Con / The Hungry Furries / Blue's Christmas 2006(duet with Viktoria Foxfang) / Caught In A Map (Alternate Version)/ Blue's Christmas 2006 (Alternate Version)(duet with Viktoria Foxfang)/ Blue's Christmas 2006 (without Viktoria Foxfang) / Blue's Christmas 2006 / Blue's Christmas 2006 (Viktoria Solo)/ The Pile Of Furries/ Johnny B. Goode / If Everyday Was A Fur Con
| Foxfang Studios
|-
|}

=== Videos ===

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9KHwR-P1xg ''Caught In A Map''], 2006 Feat. a cameo voiced by SonicBlu (Currently on [[YouTube]])
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGY_lXpfDf0''Caught In A Map''], Feat. a cameo voiced by SonicBlu ''[Dir. Viktoria Foxfang]'' 2006 (Currently on YouTube; MFF "Weirdest Stuff Found On The Net")
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fS706jDR3U ''Leavin' The Con''], 2006 (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BB93zKPa4 ''Won't Chow Down''], 2006 (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=394hJ9PMFqE ''Blue's Christmas''], 2006 Feat. a cameo voiced by Viktoria Foxfang (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE_2TZup-JE'' Welcome to McDonald's]'' (directed), 2008 SonicBlu's music video, (Currently on YouTube)

== Second life ==
Would often hang around Second Life and has created logos for various clubs and groups such as the [[Gay Furry Club]] ('''GFC'''), [[Cold Flame]], and others.

== Health Issues ==
Halfshell has severe asthma and lung infection virus issues. In 2005, he suffered a major lung infect and asthma attack and was hospitalized during a course of a week before his trip to Anthrocon. <ref>[https://halfshell.livejournal.com/3940.html Posted on LiveJounral Jun. 7th, 2005]</ref>. This was around the time when Halfshell's friend [[Zwoulfe]], who also got sick with a lung infection <ref>[https://zwoulfe.livejournal.com/31775.html Zwoulfe's LiveJounral from May 7th, 2005]</ref>. ''(Unfortunately, Zwoulfe didn't make it and passed away two weeks later)''. July 2024, Halfshell suffered another major infection and asthma attack, this time only staying in the hospital for a just few days.<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10929921/ Journal from Furaffinity Aug 11, 2024]</ref> <ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57721428/ Image posted on Furaffinity, August 11, 2024]</ref>

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://halfshell.deviantart.com/ Halfshell Hero] on [[DeviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/halfshelltheturtle/ Halfshell Hero] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/sabaka Sabaka] on Fur Affinity
* [https://www.facebook.com/sabaka.mahusky#1 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://x.com/SMahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/sabakamahusky.bsky.social Sabaka Mahusky] on [[BlueSky]]
* [http://halfshell.livejournal.com/ Halfshell Hero] on [[LiveJournal]]

=== Music ===

* [https://music.apple.com/za/artist/sabaka-mahusky/1530292751 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Apple Music|Apple Music]]
* [https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B08HCYHTC9/sabaka-mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Amazon Music|Amazon Music]]
* [https://www.iheart.com/artist/sabaka-mahusky-34994730/ Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:iHeart|iHeart]]
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/03N50uKzIbngAE2KELXVuG Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Spotify|Spotify]]
* [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCtCf0lLoKVlJXm-AOuLMYBA Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:YouTube Music|YouTube Music]]
* [https://www.last.fm/music/Sabaka+Mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Last.fm|Last.fm]]
* [https://halfshell.bandcamp.com Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Bandcamp|Bandcamp]]
* [http://www.soundclick.com/members/default.cfm?member=halfshell Halfshell Hero] on [[SoundClick]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBtcrbMJ35ahyTajRAwWldw Sabaka Mahusky] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBSdi998YWZfpbcX2NySkQ Halfshell Hero] on YouTube
* [https://www.shazam.com/artist/sabaka-mahusky/1530292751 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Shazam_(music_app)|Shazam]] (Same one behind on the show "Beat Shazam")
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/7080906-Sabaka-Mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Discogs|Discogs]]
* [https://madmusic.com/artist_details.aspx?ArtistID=8701 Halfshell / Sabaka Mahusky] on Mad Music Archives

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[[Category:1981 births]]

Sirkain

2024-09-05T05:18:53Z

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'''Sirkain''' (also spelled '''Sir Kain''' and '''SirKain''') is the owner of the [[sirkain.net]] web server, where sites such as [[the InflatioNation]] and [[Furry Media International]] were hosted. He was also once an admin on [[Side7]], but discontinued his duties there due to a lack of time.

Kain is the founder and chairman of [[KainCon]] along with [[Sage Jackal]].

He has an alternate fursona, '''Kendall''', a [[ringtail (Cacomistle)|ringtail]].

== External links ==

* [http://www.sirkain.net/ Sirkain.net]
* [http://sirkain.sirkain.net/ SirKain's Realm] on [[Sirkain.net]]
* ''[http://sirkain.livejournal.com/ Kain's Journal of.. stuff]'' on [[LiveJournal]]

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Halfshell

2024-09-05T04:58:22Z

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{{Infobox person
| name = Halfshell
| realname = '''
| othernames = '''Halfshell Hero''', '''Sabaka Mahusky''', '''Sabaka 'Zlo'''
| image = [[File:COM_HalfShell_TurtleRefNBG2-skateboard2.png|240px]]
[[File:Sabaka Mahusky signature.png|200px|frameless|center|Sabaka Mahusky's signature]]
| caption = Halfshell drawn by Rayzer Reptile and Sabaka character signature
| born = September 6, 1981
| birthplace = Kansas City, Kansas
| died =
| deathplace =
| residence = Kansas City, Kansas (2011-present) 
'''Previously''' 
Columbus, Ohio (2008-2011) 
Kansas City, Kansas (1981-2008)
| spouses = '''GillGill''' ''(2010-2013)'' 
'''[[Sonicblu]] Darkfold''' ''(2006-2010)''
| profession = [[furry artist]], [[musician]], parodist, [[fursuiter]]
| species = Turtle ''(Halfshell)'', Wusky ''(Sabaka)''
| gohonor =
| url =
}}

[[File:Halfshell-1-.JPG|right|thumb|Halfshell's Turtle fursona. Art by [[Kira T. Wulfe]].]]
[[File:Duo.png|right|thumb|Halfshell's Turtle and Wolf/Husky fursonas. Art by [[CheapSkate]].]]
'''Halfshell Hero''', or just '''Halfshell''', also known as '''Sabaka''', '''Sabaka'Zlo''', and '''Sabaka Mahusky''', and as '''Sabaka Firecaster''' (formerly '''Halfshell Boa''') on [[Second Life]] (born September 6, 1981), is a [[furry artist]], [[musician]], and [[fursuiter]] from [[W:Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City, Kansas]], USA.

== Biography ==

Halfshell is [[blood-related]] to American [[musical artist]]s
*[[W:Merle Haggard|Merle Haggard]]{{cn}}
*[[W:Melissa Etheridge|Melissa Etheridge]].{{cn}}

Halfshell claims to be [[Dragoneer]]'s 7th cousin once removed, per FamilySearch.org.<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57942896/ Halfshell's screenshot of the FamilySearch website] - Halfshell, Fur Affinity (August 31, 2024)</ref>

Halfshell is also friends with
*[[W:Jeff Goode|Jeff Goode]] (creator of [[Disney]]'s ''[[W:American Dragon: Jake Long|American Dragon: Jake Long]]'')
*[[W:Dante Basco|Dante Basco]] (voiced Jake Long in ''American Dragon: Jake Long'' and played Rufio in ''[[W:Hook_(film)|Hook]]'')
*[[W:Robbie Rist|Robbie Rist]] (voice of Whiz in ''[[W:Kidd Video|Kidd Video]]'', [[Michelangelo]] in the original ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' movie franchise)
*and the late [[W:Stefán Karl Stefánsson|Stefán Karl Stefánsson]] (played [[W:Robbie Rotten|Robbie Rotten]] on ''[[W:LazyTown|LazyTown]]'').

== Fandom involvement ==

Halfshell Hero joined the [[furry fandom]] in late 2004 after leaving the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] [[fandom]]. While surfing on various websites, he found [[anthropomorphic art]], and was interested in the furry culture. After submitting his art to the [[InflatioNation]], and was welcomed into the community, chatting with other [[furries]] online and getting to meet [[furry]] [[Sir Kain]] before [[AnthroCon]] in 2005. Halfshell was one of the six original [[Fur Affinity]] [[administrator]]s<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050312050856/http://www.furaffinity.net/ Article retrieved from WebArchive of FurAffinity.net March 11, 2005]</ref> in 2005 after its [[Beta]] launch in 2005 when it was under the ownership of [[Alkora]]. Halfshell is also a WikiFur Contributor <ref> [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/WikiFur:WikiFur_Meetup#Midwest_FurFest_2007 WikiFur Meet up @ Midwest Furfest, November 17, 2007]</ref>.

He was a variety show [[performer]], [[gopher]], and part of the [[security staff]] for [[Midwest FurFest 2007]], and a gopher, [[wrangler]], and part of [[outreach]]{{clarify}} for [[Morphicon 2009]].

=== Fursonas ===

* '''Halfshell''' - Halfshell's main is a turtle [[fursona]]. It's his transition from theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles community to the [[furry community]]. The [[turtle]] [[character]] has red hair and wears a backward blue ball cap, blue jeans, belt and usually goes shirtless with a prominent outie bellybutton.
*'''Sabaka''' - Sabaka Mahusky, a black and white [[husky]]/[[wolf]] [[Hybrid|mix]] ([[wusky]]), with red eyes and a scar down across the right eye. Sabaka Mahusky wears a blue Hawaiian shirt. Sabaka is currently being used for [[Ironclaw]] [[role-playing game]] and has been Halfshell's retired [[fursuit]] since 2009.
*'''Sabaka 'Zlo''' - Sabaka's alter-ego, and wears a tunic, armor shoulder plates, long red cape and a skull belt.. "Sabaka", '' [pronunciation: Saa'baka-shlo]'' the Russian meaning for [[dog]] or wolf; ''Zllo'', the Russian meaning "demon", "evil", or "devil". The idea for the character was created as an idea for [[comic book]] villian.

=== Conventions attendance ===

* [[AnthroCon]] - 2005, 2009, ?
* [[Mephit Fur Meet]] - 2006, ?
* [[Midwest Furfest]] - 2006, 2007'''*''', ?
* [[Morphicon]] - 2009'''*''', ?
* [[Rocket City Fur Meet]] - 2007, ?


'''*'''[[Staff member]] 
Midwest Furfest 2007- Variety Show Performer and Watch, Security 
Morpicon 2009 - Gopher Wrangler, Security

== Art ==

Halfshell, as an [[artist]], that works with [[traditional mediums]], mainly hand-drawn media using colored pencils on paper. His [[artwork]] can be found on various platforms like [[DeviantART]], [[Fur Affinity]], [[SheezyArt]], and on [[InflationNation]]. Halfshell's art of inflated Jake Jong appears on Jeff Goode's Official website. <ref>[http://www.jeffgoode.com/tv/americandragon/fanart/halfshell.htm "Jake Long Inflation" 2005 by Halfshell (color by Loafer)]</ref>

== Music ==

In late 2004, Halfshell was a member of InflationNation site where he and Jaimetud Otter recorded ''[[Blue’s Christmas]]'', a [[parody]] of [[W:Elvis Presley|Elvis Presley]]'s ''[[Blue Christmas]]'', that was recorded for a friend, [[Blue_(UK)|Blue]]. Than later in 2005, wanting to try more parodies after the influence of [[SonicBlu]], recorded parodying various styles of Elvis Presley, [[W:Tom Petty|Tom Petty]], and [[W:Duran Duran|Duran Duran]]. Halfshell recorded ''[[Leavin' the Con]]'', as an effect of his [[Post Con Depression]] from AnthroCon 2005. ,

Halfshell's music used to be heard on furry stations such as
*[[Planetfurry]] Radio ('''KWAT''') (2005-2011)
*[[OtterTunes]] ('''ROVR''') (2005-2017)

and Non-Furry related stations
*[[W:Dr. Demento|Dr. Demento]] (2012)
*MadMusic Archive (2014-present).

Over the years, Halfshell has written and co-written a few songs such as, ''Caught In A Map'' (2005) (co-written with [[Viktoria Foxfang]]), ''If Everyday Was a Fur Con'' (2005), ''[[Leavin' the Con]]'' (2004), ''I Won't Chow Down'' (2003), and ''Give All It's Pumping (to Inflate [[Oz Kangaroo]])'' (2007). Songs have also appeared and had minor sucess on the [[Dr. Demento]] Show playlist with the remake of Vikitoria Foxfang's ''[[The Hungry Furries]]'' <ref>[http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo.pl?drd12.0714.html Dr. Demento Show #12-28, July 14 2008]</ref>, than again Top 10 <ref>[http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo.pl?drd12.0728.html Dr. Demento Show #12-30, Top 10, July 28, 2012]</ref> in 2012.

==== Singles ====
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 100; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year !! Side-A/Side-B !! Label !! Album !! Notes
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2003'''
|-
|
*"I Won't Chow Down" ''(Home Recording)''
*"I Don't Think You're Full Now" ''(Home Recording)''
| Dr. Demento's Halloween Special (2003)
| -
|
*Both songs have appeared on Dr. Demento's 2003 Halloween Special as snippets and have been omit from the song lineup
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2005'''
|-
|
*"Blue's Christmas" ''(duet with Jaimetud Otter)''
*"[[Leavin' the Con]]"
| Furshell Studios and
InflatioNation Media
| Caught In A Map: The Demos
|
*Leaving The Con is a studio recording from Highpointe Recording Studios in Lenexa KS.
*Blue's Christmas was mixed in Jaimetud's home studio.
*only the song ''Leaving The Con'' appears on the album Caught In A Map: The Demos
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2006'''
|-
|
*"Caught In A Map" ''(Demo)''
*"[[The Hungry Furries]]" ''(Demo)''
| Foxfang Studios/Fat Dragon Productions
| Caught In A Map: The Demos
|
*Both these tracks are demos.
*''Caught In A Map'' features a cameo from [[SonicBlu]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2013'''
|-
|
*"Leavin The Con"
*"I Won't Chow Down" ''(Studio Version)''
*"Ode to Oz the Kangaroo" (Bonus track)"
*"Blue's Christmas" (Original Release)
| Furshell Studios, Foxfang Studios/Fat Dragon Productions
|
|
This album is a press-released single.
*Leaving the Con ''(song)'' is a re-released from its 2005 release.
*''I Won't Chow Down'' is a new studio recording and differs from previous releases.
*''Ode to Oz the Kangaroo'', an older studio recording that has been remastered for release.
|-
|''' TBA'''
|
*"The Hungry Furries"
*"Caught In A Map (To RMFC)" ''(Country Version)''
| Fat Dragon Productions
| ''Still pending''
|
*''The Hungry Furries'' is the re-recorded version aired on Dr. Demento in 2012, hit #8 in top 10.
*''Caught In A Map (To RMFC)'' is a country version of ''Caught In A Map (The Ambitious Drive)'' and features [[Oren the Otter]] of Otter Tunes.
|-
|2018
|
*"Hungry, Said the Wolf" ''(2017 Version)''
*"Full Moon Rising"
*"Full Moon Rising" (Country Version)
| Fat Dragon Productions/Furshell Studios.
| Hungry, Said the Wolf single
|
*Hungry, Said the Wolf is a parody of Duran Duran's "Hungry Like the Wolf" and is also a re-recorded version. 
*Full Moon Rising is a parody of Credence Clearwater Revival and Emilylou Harris's "Bad Moon Rising"
|}

==== Albums ====
[[File:CaughInAMap-CDCOVER.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cover of ''Caught In A Map'' (2006-2007)]]
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Release Year !! Title !! Tracks !! Label
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''2006'''
|-
| '''Caught In A Map:''' ''The Demos''
| ''(currently out-of-print)''
Caught In A Map (featuring SonicBlu / I Won't Chow Down / Hungry, Said The Wolf / Leavin' The Con / The Hungry Furries / Blue's Christmas 2006(duet with Viktoria Foxfang) / Caught In A Map (Alternate Version)/ Blue's Christmas 2006 (Alternate Version)(duet with Viktoria Foxfang)/ Blue's Christmas 2006 (without Viktoria Foxfang) / Blue's Christmas 2006 / Blue's Christmas 2006 (Viktoria Solo)/ The Pile Of Furries/ Johnny B. Goode / If Everyday Was A Fur Con
| Foxfang Studios
|-
|}

=== Videos ===

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9KHwR-P1xg ''Caught In A Map''], 2006 Feat. a cameo voiced by SonicBlu (Currently on [[YouTube]])
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGY_lXpfDf0''Caught In A Map''], Feat. a cameo voiced by SonicBlu ''[Dir. Viktoria Foxfang]'' 2006 (Currently on YouTube; MFF "Weirdest Stuff Found On The Net")
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fS706jDR3U ''Leavin' The Con''], 2006 (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BB93zKPa4 ''Won't Chow Down''], 2006 (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=394hJ9PMFqE ''Blue's Christmas''], 2006 Feat. a cameo voiced by Viktoria Foxfang (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE_2TZup-JE'' Welcome to McDonald's]'' (directed), 2008 SonicBlu's music video, (Currently on YouTube)

== Second life ==
Would often hang around Second Life and has created logos for various clubs and groups such as the [[Gay Furry Club]] ('''GFC'''), [[Cold Flame]], and others.

== Health Issues ==
Halfshell has severe asthma and lung infection virus issues. In 2005, he suffered a major lung infect and asthma attack and was hospitalized during a course of a week before his trip to Anthrocon. <ref>[https://halfshell.livejournal.com/3940.html Posted on LiveJounral Jun. 7th, 2005]</ref>. This was around the time when Halfshell's friend [[Zwoulfe]], who also got sick with a lung infection <ref>[https://zwoulfe.livejournal.com/31775.html Zwoulfe's LiveJounral from May 7th, 2005]</ref>. ''(Unfortunately, Zwoulfe didn't make it and passed away two weeks later)''. July 2024, Halfshell suffered another major infection and asthma attack, this time only staying in the hospital for a just few days.<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10929921/ Journal from Furaffinity Aug 11, 2024]</ref> <ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57721428/ Image posted on Furaffinity, August 11, 2024]</ref>

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://halfshell.deviantart.com/ Halfshell Hero] on [[DeviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/halfshelltheturtle/ Halfshell Hero] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/sabaka Sabaka] on Fur Affinity
* [https://www.facebook.com/sabaka.mahusky#1 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://x.com/SMahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/sabakamahusky.bsky.social Sabaka Mahusky] on [[BlueSky]]
* [http://halfshell.livejournal.com/ Halfshell Hero] on [[LiveJournal]]

=== Music ===

* [https://music.apple.com/za/artist/sabaka-mahusky/1530292751 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Apple Music|Apple Music]]
* [https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B08HCYHTC9/sabaka-mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Amazon Music|Amazon Music]]
* [https://www.iheart.com/artist/sabaka-mahusky-34994730/ Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:iHeart|iHeart]]
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/03N50uKzIbngAE2KELXVuG Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Spotify|Spotify]]
* [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCtCf0lLoKVlJXm-AOuLMYBA Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:YouTube Music|YouTube Music]]
* [https://www.last.fm/music/Sabaka+Mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Last.fm|Last.fm]]
* [https://halfshell.bandcamp.com Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Bandcamp|Bandcamp]]
* [http://www.soundclick.com/members/default.cfm?member=halfshell Halfshell Hero] on [[SoundClick]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBtcrbMJ35ahyTajRAwWldw Sabaka Mahusky] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBSdi998YWZfpbcX2NySkQ Halfshell Hero] on YouTube
* [https://www.shazam.com/artist/sabaka-mahusky/1530292751 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Shazam_(music_app)|Shazam]] (Same one behind on the show "Beat Shazam")
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/7080906-Sabaka-Mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Discogs|Discogs]]
* [https://madmusic.com/artist_details.aspx?ArtistID=8701 Halfshell / Sabaka Mahusky] on Mad Music Archives

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Halfshell

2024-09-05T04:54:19Z

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{{unref}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Halfshell
| realname = '''
| othernames = '''Halfshell Hero''', '''Sabaka Mahusky''', '''Sabaka 'Zlo'''
| image = [[File:COM_HalfShell_TurtleRefNBG2-skateboard2.png|240px]]
[[File:Sabaka Mahusky signature.png|200px|frameless|center|Sabaka Mahusky's signature]]
| caption = Halfshell drawn by Rayzer Reptile and Sabaka character signature
| born = September 6, 1981
| birthplace = Kansas City, Kansas
| died =
| deathplace =
| residence = Kansas City, Kansas (2011-present) 
'''Previously''' 
Columbus, Ohio (2008-2011) 
Kansas City, Kansas (1981-2008)
| spouses = '''GillGill''' ''(2010-2013)'' 
'''[[Sonicblu]] Darkfold''' ''(2006-2010)''
| profession = [[furry artist]], [[musician]], parodist, [[fursuiter]]
| species = Turtle ''(Halfshell)'', Wusky ''(Sabaka)''
| gohonor =
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[[File:Halfshell-1-.JPG|right|thumb|Halfshell's Turtle fursona. Art by [[Kira T. Wulfe]].]]
[[File:Duo.png|right|thumb|Halfshell's Turtle and Wolf/Husky fursonas. Art by [[CheapSkate]].]]
'''Halfshell Hero''', or just '''Halfshell''', also known as '''Sabaka''', '''Sabaka'Zlo''', and '''Sabaka Mahusky''', and as '''Sabaka Firecaster''' (formerly '''Halfshell Boa''') on [[Second Life]] (born September 6, 1981), is a [[furry artist]], [[musician]], and [[fursuiter]] from [[W:Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City, Kansas]], USA.

== Biography ==

Halfshell is [[blood-related]] to American [[musical artist]]s
*[[W:Merle Haggard|Merle Haggard]]{{cn}}
*[[W:Melissa Etheridge|Melissa Etheridge]].{{cn}}

Halfshell claims to be [[Dragoneer]]'s 7th cousin once removed, per FamilySearch.org.<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57942896/ Halfshell's screenshot of the FamilySearch website] - Halfshell, Fur Affinity (August 31, 2024)</ref>

Halfshell is also friends with
*[[W:Jeff Goode|Jeff Goode]] (creator of [[Disney]]'s ''[[W:American Dragon: Jake Long|American Dragon: Jake Long]]'')
*[[W:Dante Basco|Dante Basco]] (voice of [[Jake Long]] and played [[Rufio]] in [[Disney]]'s ''[[W:Hook_(film)|Hook]]'')
*[[W:Robbie Rist|Robbie Rist]] (voice of Whiz in ''[[W:Kidd Video|Kidd Video]]'', [[Michelangelo]] in the original ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' movie franchise)
*and the late [[W:Stefán Karl Stefánsson|Stefán Karl Stefánsson]] (played [[W:Robbie Rotten|Robbie Rotten]] on ''[[W:LazyTown|LazyTown]]'').

== Fandom involvement ==

Halfshell Hero joined the [[furry fandom]] in late 2004 after leaving the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] [[fandom]]. While surfing on various websites, he found [[anthropomorphic art]], and was interested in the furry culture. After submitting his art to the [[InflatioNation]], and was welcomed into the community, chatting with other [[furries]] online and getting to meet [[furry]] [[Sir Kain]] before [[AnthroCon]] in 2005. Halfshell was one of the six original [[Fur Affinity]] [[administrator]]s<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050312050856/http://www.furaffinity.net/ Article retrieved from WebArchive of FurAffinity.net March 11, 2005]</ref> in 2005 after its [[Beta]] launch in 2005 when it was under the ownership of [[Alkora]]. Halfshell is also a WikiFur Contributor <ref> [https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/WikiFur:WikiFur_Meetup#Midwest_FurFest_2007 WikiFur Meet up @ Midwest Furfest, November 17, 2007]</ref>.

He was a variety show [[performer]], [[gopher]], and part of the [[security staff]] for [[Midwest FurFest 2007]], and a gopher, [[wrangler]], and part of [[outreach]]{{clarify}} for [[Morphicon 2009]].

=== Fursonas ===

* '''Halfshell''' - Halfshell's main is a turtle [[fursona]]. It's his transition from theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles community to the [[furry community]]. The [[turtle]] [[character]] has red hair and wears a backward blue ball cap, blue jeans, belt and usually goes shirtless with a prominent outie bellybutton.
*'''Sabaka''' - Sabaka Mahusky, a black and white [[husky]]/[[wolf]] [[Hybrid|mix]] ([[wusky]]), with red eyes and a scar down across the right eye. Sabaka Mahusky wears a blue Hawaiian shirt. Sabaka is currently being used for [[Ironclaw]] [[role-playing game]] and has been Halfshell's retired [[fursuit]] since 2009.
*'''Sabaka 'Zlo''' - Sabaka's alter-ego, and wears a tunic, armor shoulder plates, long red cape and a skull belt.. "Sabaka", '' [pronunciation: Saa'baka-shlo]'' the Russian meaning for [[dog]] or wolf; ''Zllo'', the Russian meaning "demon", "evil", or "devil". The idea for the character was created as an idea for [[comic book]] villian.

=== Conventions attendance ===

* [[AnthroCon]] - 2005, 2009, ?
* [[Mephit Fur Meet]] - 2006, ?
* [[Midwest Furfest]] - 2006, 2007'''*''', ?
* [[Morphicon]] - 2009'''*''', ?
* [[Rocket City Fur Meet]] - 2007, ?


'''*'''[[Staff member]] 
Midwest Furfest 2007- Variety Show Performer and Watch, Security 
Morpicon 2009 - Gopher Wrangler, Security

== Art ==

Halfshell, as an [[artist]], that works with [[traditional mediums]], mainly hand-drawn media using colored pencils on paper. His [[artwork]] can be found on various platforms like [[DeviantART]], [[Fur Affinity]], [[SheezyArt]], and on [[InflationNation]]. Halfshell's art of inflated Jake Jong appears on Jeff Goode's Official website. <ref>[http://www.jeffgoode.com/tv/americandragon/fanart/halfshell.htm "Jake Long Inflation" 2005 by Halfshell (color by Loafer)]</ref>

== Music ==

In late 2004, Halfshell was a member of InflationNation site where he and Jaimetud Otter recorded ''[[Blue’s Christmas]]'', a [[parody]] of [[W:Elvis Presley|Elvis Presley]]'s ''[[Blue Christmas]]'', that was recorded for a friend, [[Blue_(UK)|Blue]]. Than later in 2005, wanting to try more parodies after the influence of [[SonicBlu]], recorded parodying various styles of Elvis Presley, [[W:Tom Petty|Tom Petty]], and [[W:Duran Duran|Duran Duran]]. Halfshell recorded ''[[Leavin' the Con]]'', as an effect of his [[Post Con Depression]] from AnthroCon 2005. ,

Halfshell's music used to be heard on furry stations such as
*[[Planetfurry]] Radio ('''KWAT''') (2005-2011)
*[[OtterTunes]] ('''ROVR''') (2005-2017)

and Non-Furry related stations
*[[W:Dr. Demento|Dr. Demento]] (2012)
*MadMusic Archive (2014-present).

Over the years, Halfshell has written and co-written a few songs such as, ''Caught In A Map'' (2005) (co-written with [[Viktoria Foxfang]]), ''If Everyday Was a Fur Con'' (2005), ''[[Leavin' the Con]]'' (2004), ''I Won't Chow Down'' (2003), and ''Give All It's Pumping (to Inflate [[Oz Kangaroo]])'' (2007). Songs have also appeared and had minor sucess on the [[Dr. Demento]] Show playlist with the remake of Vikitoria Foxfang's ''[[The Hungry Furries]]'' <ref>[http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo.pl?drd12.0714.html Dr. Demento Show #12-28, July 14 2008]</ref>, than again Top 10 <ref>[http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/plinfo.pl?drd12.0728.html Dr. Demento Show #12-30, Top 10, July 28, 2012]</ref> in 2012.

==== Singles ====
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! Year !! Side-A/Side-B !! Label !! Album !! Notes
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| rowspan=2 | '''2003'''
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*"I Won't Chow Down" ''(Home Recording)''
*"I Don't Think You're Full Now" ''(Home Recording)''
| Dr. Demento's Halloween Special (2003)
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*Both songs have appeared on Dr. Demento's 2003 Halloween Special as snippets and have been omit from the song lineup
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| rowspan=2 | '''2005'''
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*"Blue's Christmas" ''(duet with Jaimetud Otter)''
*"[[Leavin' the Con]]"
| Furshell Studios and
InflatioNation Media
| Caught In A Map: The Demos
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*Leaving The Con is a studio recording from Highpointe Recording Studios in Lenexa KS.
*Blue's Christmas was mixed in Jaimetud's home studio.
*only the song ''Leaving The Con'' appears on the album Caught In A Map: The Demos
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| rowspan=2 | '''2006'''
|-
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*"Caught In A Map" ''(Demo)''
*"[[The Hungry Furries]]" ''(Demo)''
| Foxfang Studios/Fat Dragon Productions
| Caught In A Map: The Demos
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*Both these tracks are demos.
*''Caught In A Map'' features a cameo from [[SonicBlu]]
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| rowspan=2 | '''2013'''
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*"Leavin The Con"
*"I Won't Chow Down" ''(Studio Version)''
*"Ode to Oz the Kangaroo" (Bonus track)"
*"Blue's Christmas" (Original Release)
| Furshell Studios, Foxfang Studios/Fat Dragon Productions
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This album is a press-released single.
*Leaving the Con ''(song)'' is a re-released from its 2005 release.
*''I Won't Chow Down'' is a new studio recording and differs from previous releases.
*''Ode to Oz the Kangaroo'', an older studio recording that has been remastered for release.
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|''' TBA'''
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*"The Hungry Furries"
*"Caught In A Map (To RMFC)" ''(Country Version)''
| Fat Dragon Productions
| ''Still pending''
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*''The Hungry Furries'' is the re-recorded version aired on Dr. Demento in 2012, hit #8 in top 10.
*''Caught In A Map (To RMFC)'' is a country version of ''Caught In A Map (The Ambitious Drive)'' and features [[Oren the Otter]] of Otter Tunes.
|-
|2018
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*"Hungry, Said the Wolf" ''(2017 Version)''
*"Full Moon Rising"
*"Full Moon Rising" (Country Version)
| Fat Dragon Productions/Furshell Studios.
| Hungry, Said the Wolf single
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*Hungry, Said the Wolf is a parody of Duran Duran's "Hungry Like the Wolf" and is also a re-recorded version. 
*Full Moon Rising is a parody of Credence Clearwater Revival and Emilylou Harris's "Bad Moon Rising"
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==== Albums ====
[[File:CaughInAMap-CDCOVER.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Cover of ''Caught In A Map'' (2006-2007)]]
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! Release Year !! Title !! Tracks !! Label
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| rowspan=2 | '''2006'''
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| '''Caught In A Map:''' ''The Demos''
| ''(currently out-of-print)''
Caught In A Map (featuring SonicBlu / I Won't Chow Down / Hungry, Said The Wolf / Leavin' The Con / The Hungry Furries / Blue's Christmas 2006(duet with Viktoria Foxfang) / Caught In A Map (Alternate Version)/ Blue's Christmas 2006 (Alternate Version)(duet with Viktoria Foxfang)/ Blue's Christmas 2006 (without Viktoria Foxfang) / Blue's Christmas 2006 / Blue's Christmas 2006 (Viktoria Solo)/ The Pile Of Furries/ Johnny B. Goode / If Everyday Was A Fur Con
| Foxfang Studios
|-
|}

=== Videos ===

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9KHwR-P1xg ''Caught In A Map''], 2006 Feat. a cameo voiced by SonicBlu (Currently on [[YouTube]])
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGY_lXpfDf0''Caught In A Map''], Feat. a cameo voiced by SonicBlu ''[Dir. Viktoria Foxfang]'' 2006 (Currently on YouTube; MFF "Weirdest Stuff Found On The Net")
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fS706jDR3U ''Leavin' The Con''], 2006 (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BB93zKPa4 ''Won't Chow Down''], 2006 (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=394hJ9PMFqE ''Blue's Christmas''], 2006 Feat. a cameo voiced by Viktoria Foxfang (Currently on YouTube)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE_2TZup-JE'' Welcome to McDonald's]'' (directed), 2008 SonicBlu's music video, (Currently on YouTube)

== Second life ==
Would often hang around Second Life and has created logos for various clubs and groups such as the [[Gay Furry Club]] ('''GFC'''), [[Cold Flame]], and others.

== Health Issues ==
Halfshell has severe asthma and lung infection virus issues. In 2005, he suffered a major lung infect and asthma attack and was hospitalized during a course of a week before his trip to Anthrocon. <ref>[https://halfshell.livejournal.com/3940.html Posted on LiveJounral Jun. 7th, 2005]</ref>. This was around the time when Halfshell's friend [[Zwoulfe]], who also got sick with a lung infection <ref>[https://zwoulfe.livejournal.com/31775.html Zwoulfe's LiveJounral from May 7th, 2005]</ref>. ''(Unfortunately, Zwoulfe didn't make it and passed away two weeks later)''. July 2024, Halfshell suffered another major infection and asthma attack, this time only staying in the hospital for a just few days.<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10929921/ Journal from Furaffinity Aug 11, 2024]</ref> <ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57721428/ Image posted on Furaffinity, August 11, 2024]</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://halfshell.deviantart.com/ Halfshell Hero] on [[DeviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/halfshelltheturtle/ Halfshell Hero] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/sabaka Sabaka] on Fur Affinity
* [https://www.facebook.com/sabaka.mahusky#1 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://x.com/SMahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/sabakamahusky.bsky.social Sabaka Mahusky] on [[BlueSky]]
* [http://halfshell.livejournal.com/ Halfshell Hero] on [[LiveJournal]]

=== Music ===

* [https://music.apple.com/za/artist/sabaka-mahusky/1530292751 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Apple Music|Apple Music]]
* [https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B08HCYHTC9/sabaka-mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Amazon Music|Amazon Music]]
* [https://www.iheart.com/artist/sabaka-mahusky-34994730/ Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:iHeart|iHeart]]
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/03N50uKzIbngAE2KELXVuG Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Spotify|Spotify]]
* [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCtCf0lLoKVlJXm-AOuLMYBA Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:YouTube Music|YouTube Music]]
* [https://www.last.fm/music/Sabaka+Mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Last.fm|Last.fm]]
* [https://halfshell.bandcamp.com Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Bandcamp|Bandcamp]]
* [http://www.soundclick.com/members/default.cfm?member=halfshell Halfshell Hero] on [[SoundClick]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBtcrbMJ35ahyTajRAwWldw Sabaka Mahusky] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBSdi998YWZfpbcX2NySkQ Halfshell Hero] on YouTube
* [https://www.shazam.com/artist/sabaka-mahusky/1530292751 Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Shazam_(music_app)|Shazam]] (Same one behind on the show "Beat Shazam")
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/7080906-Sabaka-Mahusky Sabaka Mahusky] on [[W:Discogs|Discogs]]
* [https://madmusic.com/artist_details.aspx?ArtistID=8701 Halfshell / Sabaka Mahusky] on Mad Music Archives

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