Whiskey down like a cowboy Jan. 6 rioters are felons.

"And the sons of Pullman portersAnd the sons of engineersRide their fathers' magic carpets made of steelMothers with their babes asleepAre rockin' to the gentle beatAnd the rhythm of the rails is all they feel" ~ The City Of New Orleans Song by Arlo Guthrie He heard the traitor, dog breath, hater and had to … Continue reading Whiskey down like a cowboy Jan. 6 rioters are felons.

Misunderstood

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside Nina Simone, The Animals, The Saints and the lovely Elvis Costello. Songs are amazing and these two songs, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood and (i'm) Misunderstood, alway help me feel familiar with those odd feelings happening in my life. Today two songs came to mind. … Continue reading Misunderstood

The mystery is accepted!

Wild flower in my garden comes forth singing Coyote's song... Does it seem braggadocio to say that I am no longer searching. Blake, Jung and The Divine Comedy no longer guide me? All the religiosity I have learned pales in comparison to what I found within myself … nature, mother father God … the medicine … Continue reading The mystery is accepted!

Strong Woman ~Strong Women Postcards

International Women's Day 2026 Somerset Maugham: You see, my dear; goodness is, after all, the greatest force in the world. Click on image for Tee-Shirt. Print on Demand. STRONG WOMEN POSTCARDS - Strong Women - Mug | TeePublic Extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice. ~Hillary Clinton We at Flopside cOmics support these … Continue reading Strong Woman ~Strong Women Postcards

February 11th memorial.. UCLA Center for Musical Humanities 2018

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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

She always kind of did. Lynn

Punk Rock Colleague and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside Lynn is here. At the front door of my parents home. 1977 It was at the time I entered the punk scene. I lost Lynn and only saw her once in awhile. I was becoming one with my punkalullaby. I coined the word punkalullaby. It means that … Continue reading She always kind of did. Lynn

Naked Green Slime No One Deserves That Naked Green Slime

Yes I do not like everything she has done but I do like how she has stood up for abused women …. People can make right moves ! How ironical !? Will she read the list in the House without facing legal action? I hope so, as many wealthy and powerful men will have there … Continue reading Naked Green Slime No One Deserves That Naked Green Slime

CAPPEN JAN JAKE, A CORNISH TALE Short Film

Cappen Jan Jake CAPPEN JAN JAKE, A CORNISH TALE BY WILLIAM HOWARD WATSON. Republished by his Great Grand-daughter Holly Duval Cornell / Hudley Flipside. The Seminary of Praying Mantis Publishing Click on Image to Order Wheal Gramper: Known as 'wheals' (Cornish for work/working) the instantly recognizable engine houses of the tin and copper mines sit … Continue reading CAPPEN JAN JAKE, A CORNISH TALE Short Film

Flipside Video 3 and 4 CATALOG read by Hudley 2023.

I don’t know if I will get to all 11 from my catalog but at least I got to two more. From the original catalog I did in the 1980s. I wanted fans to at least get an organized sense of what we had to offer. I find it delightfully youthful and fanatical as a … Continue reading Flipside Video 3 and 4 CATALOG read by Hudley 2023.

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

Weeping Tears of Animus!

Raven in my front yard ! Tonight, wee hours of morn… I have been spending time awake with my animus! A cup of coffee my ambrosia kneading kitty on my lap Happy happy Thinking of male figures in my life Who I admire and love! Tonight I, Acknowledge the male within me You have not … Continue reading Weeping Tears of Animus!

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

Hope “Dancing in The Streets.”

On Fallbrook and Victory in the San Fernando Valley Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside Life is so contrary and beginning and ending all the time. The stars seem stable, as they dance their astrological dance. The moon and sun and seasons are very dependable but not the storms or the opposite whispers … Continue reading Hope “Dancing in The Streets.”

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

Silver dollars

Punk Rock Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside “Mr. Sandman (yes) bring us a dream Give him a pair of eyes with a "come-hither" gleam Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci And lots of wavy hair like Liberace.” Silver dollars are on my mind. The magic as I view them from my memory or … Continue reading Silver dollars

Good feelings coming back on a lazy Saturday in the San Fernando Valley.

Punk Rock Historian and Profession Consultant Hudley Flipside Moving slowly out into the world again like a young kid. But instead, I am now an old fool. That suits me just fine. I feel a vacuum feeling drawing me down watching all the big festivals and bands touring. Been to maybe two shows since the … Continue reading Good feelings coming back on a lazy Saturday in the San Fernando Valley.

This is the time for Jose Quavo

Punk Rock Historian and Profession Consultant Hudley Flipside 1976 -1977 HUD the young punk The San Fernando Valley was a lot of fun for a short time. Creating plenty of “amber moments” with Lynn, Sue, and a few others. Today I had to make a Target run for my 100% organic cotton underwear or “panties” … Continue reading This is the time for Jose Quavo

Being Unladylike

Punk Rock Historian and Profession Consultant Hudley Flipside We have not yet learned to value the creativity, courage, and competence required to negotiate the ordinary but devastating frustrations and crises of human experience. Jacobs, Ruth H. Be an Outrageous Older Woman Harper Collins. Kindle Edition. "Alone with just a little bit of soul, right now, … Continue reading Being Unladylike