Sunday funnies old Flopside cOmics…

Ezekiel Wheel Mr. Fuck “God is Every fucking man.” “And the word of the lord came to me:Mortal, prophesy and say: thus says the Lord; Say:A sword, a sword is sharpened,it is also polished;It is sharpened for slaughter,honed to flash like lightning!How can we make merry?You have despised the rod.”~ EZEKIEL 21 8-10. I never … Continue reading Sunday funnies old Flopside cOmics…

I don’t do that…

Nacho and Whiskey I blow away the festivals Flying whimsical hairy-seeds of a dandelion… My wish? idealize… idol… legend I wish to blow away. I don’t do that punk bands Not the punk scene. It once was my life I lived intimately in it like a noodle in a bowl of Top Ramen. Juicy and … Continue reading I don’t do that…

In the Pit: Experience found guilty via an individual’s fingerprints

https://www.facebook.com/AlisonBraunPhotography/ I see how the term Punk Rock is always trying to be defined by many. Yet the real-life definition is not an out their term to read about in academic journals because it is based on the foundation of experience. It is viewed by the action of individuals. As shown by Pudd’nhead Wilson, (1894) … Continue reading In the Pit: Experience found guilty via an individual’s fingerprints

One song to the next pulls me

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside One song to the next pulls me... I coined the word punk@lullaby. It means that the whole time I was in the punk rock scene, from beginning to end, it was all about a song. One song to the next pulled me though the scene. … Continue reading One song to the next pulls me

What Noisy Cats We Are…

Lewis McAdams: In those days cool was a survival mechanism. I made a mistake. I thought the cover was of Bob Mould of Husker Du but instead is Ed Crawford, aka ed fROMOHIO from Firehose. Thanks goes to We Got Power: David Markey. Makes sense to me… Big Frank asked Al if I was on … Continue reading What Noisy Cats We Are…

Publications for reading pleasure…

Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 Celebration I hope you enjoy the coming eclipse. If you are already there or travel the journey to get there...If you need some reading material while waiting or after it is over and back to normal life... here is my stuff for your reading pleasure.... here is some eclipse … Continue reading Publications for reading pleasure…

My Punkalullaby Journal Four

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. ~Hermann Hesse My Punkalullaby Journals, one through four, are now included in one paperback book for sale at Amazon. Los Angeles Flipside Fanzine is … Continue reading My Punkalullaby Journal Four

Leaves In The Wind

I pause outside as bee and lady bug fly around. Sweet is the nectar from lemon tree and lavender. Letting go of worries and desires that do not serve me now. An old friend, a song, comes to mind as my "leaves in the wind." Perfect are old recorded songs and the insect, flower and … Continue reading Leaves In The Wind

A happy spit in the wind

December 1979 is around 37 years ago. A very tight and small club of mutual fans, promoters and band members were a rebellious team. Before Henry Rollins galore, when the underground punk scene was unique, new, and growing as wildfire. I swear our agenda was as sincere and planned as peeing on the walls. I … Continue reading A happy spit in the wind

Still trying to figure it out; Punk Wise…or pardon me your love hate is showing dear

By the time the punk scene hit the ‘eighties there was a continuous explosion of riptide underground movements happening at the same time. Bands like X and the Go-Go's went with the big labels. They left the underground punk scene and faded. A mirage in the desert of big media. We did not focus on … Continue reading Still trying to figure it out; Punk Wise…or pardon me your love hate is showing dear

Irrelativity

"...Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! I find comment 'bout my looks irrelativity, Think I'll go and have some fun, 'Cos it's all for free. I'm not searching for a reason to enjoy myself...," - Yardbirds Had one of those dreams of being back at the scene of the 1980s. A club morphed into a Golden Voice … Continue reading Irrelativity

Bubble Gum Flopside Comics

Experience the first bubblegum comic that will blow your socks off… and they’re coming to your local area before we soar into a brighter future with the Mothman!! https://hudleyflipside.com/bubble-gum-flopside-comics-only-two-buck-each/

Sunday Is Random pick and random read day….“gigs and flyers!”

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion. ~Arthur Koestler Humid and a belly filled with coffee on a Sunday while kids are playing their games; I find that I am OK! I look to see that the cats are OK too. Youngest is silent as oldest is screaming at his friends as … Continue reading Sunday Is Random pick and random read day….“gigs and flyers!”

The Most Interesting Woman Alive…

Random Pick day is Sunday !

Here at the office of The Seminary Of Praying Mantis are many many books. Mantis does more than, with silence and insightful grace, sit on a flower or leaf. Often Mantis is found engaged in a book. As this is a seminary of sorts, and today is under the wonderful magic of a waxing gibbous … Continue reading Random Pick day is Sunday !

All About A Song: Very Very, Wild Wild…

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside 8/30/2022 I resurrected this old post because it is a good story about the history of a song. As I am beholding to many. KROQ, Rodney Bingenheimer and the early Flipside Fanzine Crew and all of those nobody punks on the streets who welcomed me in… us … Continue reading All About A Song: Very Very, Wild Wild…

Helen Wrote…about Dead Clubs!!

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant ~ Hudley Flipside Recently, a few of our Los Angeles Clubs have closed or are in the process of transforming. All generations or music scenes go through these changes. Owners and promoters come and go. Yet what is happening now seems as revolutionary as when the underground scene claimed … Continue reading Helen Wrote…about Dead Clubs!!

Tell Us the Truth

Sham 69 are playing around. Shows with good and bad reviews. As though my heart does not sense the beating heart of another comrade, from my youthful rebellion, who touches the soil of the land. Dancing around and around in my room like Rumpelstiltskin around a fire singing these simple words; “They don't understand no … Continue reading Tell Us the Truth

Belong Misdirected

We are twisted in soul because soul is by nature and of necessity in a tortuous condition...We might also be less threatened by the grotesque, horrible, and obscene , since, from the imaginal perspective, the bizarre would simple belong. ~ The Myth of Analysis, James Hillman Hudley The Jester I am watching an old film … Continue reading Belong Misdirected

Round-Up 30-minute Maniac

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside 2014 Post "...and those of you in the balcony can just rattle your jewelry." ~John Lennon Cause no one needs a fanzine anymore... Originally a 2014 post I was 56 and youngest son was 14. Now I am 64 and he is going to college … Continue reading Round-Up 30-minute Maniac