Metallic Thuds

Rape on Lena Ave. "The tall trees in the greenwood,The meadows where we play,The rushes by the water,We gather every day;" −by Cecil Frances Alexander Let me tell you a story about how messed up our city and county are in Los Angeles. Especially “STREET SERVICES.” Right now, there is a war going on outside. … Continue reading Metallic Thuds

A penny for your small mushroom.

Thursday funnies from yours truly the Flopside Crew at Flopside cOmics. It is like he is an Ace in the Hole... We all know he is a monster... yet he continues... he should be in jail. Or taken to some jail in a foreign country... no due process for him. Take his gold-plated white house … Continue reading A penny for your small mushroom.

William Blake at the Getty Center

Hear the cutting of the trees, The loud metal machines. shredding softer bark and home Of birds and Opossum. Nature is often raped. And with no thought But a job to be done. No morality or awareness Kindness or prayer. My heart breaks. Again, and aging. So, I offer this prayer. To the trees Of … Continue reading William Blake at the Getty Center

Berlin is on my mind…Feeling Bitchin’

1984: An unknown German Punk with Mom. Travel Memories: Berlin in the 1980s Punk Culture in Berlin During their travels in the 1980s, my parents explored the vibrant city of Berlin. One memorable moment was when my dad captured a photograph of a punk, accompanied by my mom. This photo represents a unique glimpse into … Continue reading Berlin is on my mind…Feeling Bitchin’

Holding Integrity Up

Trusting my insight and foresight has been a struggle for me. Often, I let others push me off my mark due to facts and figures that oppose my observations. A current adventure with our internet service and adjourning phone line is my issue today. I’ve been paying the same amount since we set up the … Continue reading Holding Integrity Up

A night out on the town before a California hurricane !

Duley Toledo, Joey Rimicci, John Cornell and Hudley As we were getting hit by rain And during an earthquake Those creative endeavors help. https://youtu.be/7ACBXkiRhSI

The good bridge of balance

The William Blake Tarot Cards of the creative Imagination `- ED Buryn Foresight, foreknowledge, prescience, divination, premonition, clairvoyance, presentiment. omniscience, sixth sense. I was born with foresight. It was a natural part of my DNA, and it cursed me because no one from my family explained it to me. I found the answers through books, … Continue reading The good bridge of balance

Vein of Gold Enduring, The Flipside Fanzine Story.

I was thinking about what is left over from work done or from one's own experience. This reflection often leads me to reminisce about a vivid scene from the Musical Film Paint Your Wagon, where a clever scheme is devised to gather all the gold that inevitably falls beneath the bars and saloons. In this … Continue reading Vein of Gold Enduring, The Flipside Fanzine Story.

Finalist In Art Competition: Superior and the best of human nature.

* I placed as a Finalist in the April 2023 Competition. So much art… yet the renegotiation is satisfying. Below is the inspiration. A quote from a book. “One day, having noticed my covetous gaze, he presented me with a tiny golden pendant of my own-two bees entwined together around a tiny honeycomb. It glistened … Continue reading Finalist In Art Competition: Superior and the best of human nature.

Flipside Fanzine, My Aim Is True

1980 Hudley Flipside My obligation to Los Angeles Flipside Fanzine. (1977 to 2002) As a co-publisher, editor of Flipside Fanzine I hold to my heart a need to protect and preserve the memory of this Fanzine. Being its roughly 20 years of existence. How it is presented to the world is important to me. At … Continue reading Flipside Fanzine, My Aim Is True

Art Mineral Film

Do you remember those art films you watched in class in elementary school. They got me to wondering just like a mystery or scary film. So, I decided to engage those memories with my own art mineral film. Youngest son had to go study minerals and gems … a fun day at the LA Museum … Continue reading Art Mineral Film

The beetle bug and the worm, it turned out pleasant for them.

Beetle Bug in our garden. beetle bug After opening the bathroom drawer up on the Q-Tips box was a large beetle bug. I think we both were surprised. I swooped it up to the ground and got my two sleeping kitty girls. I know this is their favorite pass time going after bugs that enter … Continue reading The beetle bug and the worm, it turned out pleasant for them.

Title X funding

If women and men and all those in between and around, don’t fight for their rights, be it small or major world changing … unfortunately there are nut jobs ready to take over the world in a very unfair, crazy, and fascist way. Most of them have lost their ability to discern and hold to … Continue reading Title X funding

Having a Bit of Fun Video A Happy Celebration of Time Shared on this weird planet…

“But how do you thank someone Who has taken you from crayons to perfume? It isn't easy, but I'll try If you wanted the sky I would write across the sky in letters That would soar a thousand feet high "To sir [s], with love.” That crazy Godzilla Punk Rock Night Club in Sun Valley … Continue reading Having a Bit of Fun Video A Happy Celebration of Time Shared on this weird planet…

A Ghost Mantis holding a Thyrsus

In Greek religion, the staff was carried by the votaries of Dionysus. Euripides wrote that honey dripped from the thyrsos staves that the Bacchic maenads carried. The thyrsus was a sacred instrument at religious rituals and fêtes. Light and shadow magic comes to visit at different times in life. The wind was strong and pushed … Continue reading A Ghost Mantis holding a Thyrsus

These chaos ministers

A Minister of Chaos is dead. Absence of human conscience and consciousness. “The Double does not exist only as an Ahrimanic shadow in individual men. There are members in this Doppelgänger sub-hierarchy of far greater power who act as the anti-spirits of peoples, nations, and races. And finally, there is the World Doppelgänger, the Anti-Spirit … Continue reading These chaos ministers

sweet and bitter WHEELING AND DEALING

I saw something unexpected today. Billy Idol got a star on Hollywood Blvd. and Mr. Henry Rollins was the presenter. I saw the photograph on a site. Now and then I do like to reflect on my punk rock glory days. I think upon these two characters that influenced us by their music or words … Continue reading sweet and bitter WHEELING AND DEALING

A reflection of making it through Covid-19 from a more esoteric and psychological perspective.

Eve Tempted by the Serpent William Blake (1757–1827) Photo credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London “There are two things’ children should get from their parents: roots and wings.” ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe “E: I have already uttered the words, The image that I saw was crimson, fiery colored, a gleaming gold. The … Continue reading A reflection of making it through Covid-19 from a more esoteric and psychological perspective.

Randomness

Today while driving home from shopping. I saw the mail person next door delivering mail. He is rather new. I miss my mail girlfriend who I saw all over the neighborhood delivering mail even during the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic. This fellow is sweet. He often makes corner turns on lawns and jumps over … Continue reading Randomness

So, I celebrate this nice synchronicity as words become alive and memories shine.

https://www.eventbrite.com/ As for stories Dad was the best at keeping us kids interested. He had the gift and I guess he learned this from his mother. Who he said left poems on the refrigerator door just for him. Later she had her poems published in the weekly Santa Monica newspaper back in the late 40s … Continue reading So, I celebrate this nice synchronicity as words become alive and memories shine.