Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant
Hudley Flipside
“Light art or the art of light is referring to a visual art form in which (physical) light is the main, if not sole medium of creation. Uses of the term differ drastically in incongruence; definitions, if existing, vary in several aspects.”
Barefoot and in the wilderness. This is a mighty image taken of me. The wonder of nature and a grandee waterfall.
I was “Born to Be Wild” supporting a punk rock scene that had value and authenticity. Yet we would often take breaks. Sometimes to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and other times here where I am standing.
Life was about reaching out and exploring. A time to be in a counterculture where love was my ambition.
This does tell a story of how I was then.
The other image is one I took recently on a look for magic in Los Angeles.
I found some extraordinary things.
Now in my senior years I reach more towards the inside. I don’t go on adventures as much and my counterculture days are over.
The punk scene is what it was once. The most important aspect of what remains are the songs. The songs and the individuals who are still here on the earth.
We were waiting for Dublin’s Irish Pub to open. It was part of the Fine Arts Building 1926.
Someone was giving an art tour. A small group of people. The door was held open. The one giving the talk let us in as well. We walked into a wonder beyond measure.
Out of the extreme heat and above the metro stands this remarkable building.
Along with the grandiose architecture of the room was an art exhibit by Michael Flechtner.
Light art.
I was taken with one called “Middle Ground.” I was wearing my “As Above, So Below” three eye black cat t-shirt. It was a wonderful example of magic, synchronicity and my personal spirituality coming tighter together in a moment’s time.
To realize that I am the middle ground between the above and the below.
Black Cat magic at it’s best in the city.
Middle Ground by Michael Flechtner at the Fine Arts Building 1926
As I drank my pint at Dublin’s Pub and thought about ordering some food. I saw my black kitty Whiskey looking at me, in my mind’s eye. She likes to watch me eat. She gets a lot of my food. We are alike. We are half wild and half domesticated.
We decided to split the next pint instead. My man and I don’t drink like we once did.
“Born to Be Wild” is a song written by Mars Bonfire and first performed by the band Steppenwolf. Although the lyrics do not specifically mention motorcycles, the song is often invoked in both popular and counter culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude since being featured in the 1969 film Easy Rider.
Jimmy Eat World is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Mesa, Arizona. The band is composed of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, and drummer Zach Lind. They have released ten studio albums, the last nine featuring the current line-up.
