Potnia Theron.

Lady of the Animals I Saw you once. In my dreams. Before I knew your name. I was at a Golf Course Green Near where I grew up. I played there as a child. I saw your head emerging. From the sand trap on the green. Ascending up As made by some Prehistoric substance. Colors … Continue reading Potnia Theron.

Earthquakes & songs. No don’t stop the rain here in California.

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside “Fogerty claims the song is about "the apocalypse that was going to be visited upon us". He also said that when the band was learning the song he recognized the contrast between the apocalyptic words and the happy melody. He said, "It wasn't until the … Continue reading Earthquakes & songs. No don’t stop the rain here in California.

environmental etiquette t-shirts for your wearing pleasure.

The little things we do to make our environment better. Standing still I see around me in my garden or in my home. Yet outside I try and do things that are good for my environment. I do not use pesticides. I encourage natural pest control. If you give your environment time it will reach … Continue reading environmental etiquette t-shirts for your wearing pleasure.

Joanna Spock Dean Some good Punk Rock Mythology.

This is what Punk Rock Mythology is all about and what is the best place than a local pub where we raise a toast, tell stories, and share memories. Memorial For Joanna Spock Dean This is what Punk Rock Mythology is all about and what is the best place than a local pub where we … Continue reading Joanna Spock Dean Some good Punk Rock Mythology.

Flipside Video GOLDENVOICE Loop 1980s

So now this is for free viewing on my YouTube Channel at the end of the post. Here’s a fun look back at the awesome bands that "Flipside Video" filmed at GOLDENVOICE shows in the '80s. Gary Tovar hit me up to create a loop, and I just grabbed whatever was close by to pull … Continue reading Flipside Video GOLDENVOICE Loop 1980s

Come in under

Connecting to the soul energy in my handful of dust. Burial of the Dead T.S. Eliot “There is shadow under this red rock, (Come in under the shadow of this red rock.) And I will show you something different from either Your shadow at morning striding behind you Or your shadow at evening rising to … Continue reading Come in under

Yeah, that’s our philosophy

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside “The philosophers teach everything except the Hermetic vessel, because that is divine and is hidden from the Gentiles by the lords of wisdom: and they who know it not, know not the true method, because of their ignorance of the vessel Hermes. ~ Pg. 240. … Continue reading Yeah, that’s our philosophy

The Case of the Small Mushroom T-Shirt, Happy 4th of July 2026… until women get the right to choose there is not equality… I will not celebrate this day.

Stormy Daniels T-Shirt She referred to “Tiny” a long-running nickname she has used for Trump since a 2024 comedy event in New Orleans titled Stormy Daniels’ One Night Stand, titled Stormy Daniels’ One Night Stand. During the show, she repeatedly referred to him as “Tiny” and joked that he had been repeatedly caught dozing off during his … Continue reading The Case of the Small Mushroom T-Shirt, Happy 4th of July 2026… until women get the right to choose there is not equality… I will not celebrate this day.

Dark Burgundy Dream

My dream was otherworldly in that the being I saw descending from high was talking and singing maybe singing song singing prose. An androgynous sound that was amplified outwards. 5/29/2024 I was driving in a kind of bumper car. I was entering a one-way road with a small entrance. I did not know if it … Continue reading Dark Burgundy Dream

A reflection on a song

A reflection on a song, but more of a motif of how I feel about many songs that once inspired me to something beyond myself, a punk scene. Gotta Gettaway Song by Stiff Little Fingers Gotta gotta gettaway, gotta gotta gettaway You know there ain't no street like home To make you feel so all … Continue reading A reflection on a song

Absurdity is the new sublime

Trump is a scab! “Absurdity is the new sublime. The good news is that, while other resources are dwindling, absurdity is multiplying and flourishing and filling the earth.” MICHAEL FOLEY The Age of Absurdity Today while at the barbershop…. I had an argument with a man. He is about my age, with two kids who … Continue reading Absurdity is the new sublime

Johanna Went Interview 1982

Punk Rock Colleague & Historian and Professional Consultant Hudley Flipside

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

Stone Face Woman In No Man’s Land Vandalism?

On the way to Box Canyon in Chatsworth, we sadly noticed this lovely lady’s face was disgraced. (Stone Woman Face on Map). Graffiti. Well in her honor and memory…. I am glad I took this image a few years back. Maybe we will have a day to clean her up...I called Simi Valley, Ventura County, … Continue reading Stone Face Woman In No Man’s Land Vandalism?

The Tree Trimming Drones

If I had the power Having vast AI and ‘tech knowledge, I would cast a Drone Spell. Reprogramming all war Drones into love making Drones As when the Hippies put flowers, in Soldier’s guns in the 1960s. The governing governments Their hating and their warring It would just stop! As the mighty Gort By by … Continue reading The Tree Trimming Drones

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

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

Individuation

The archetype of the success of the alchemical work was the androgyne, the balanced co-mingling of opposites. As we have seen, Ariadne’s own animus is activated positively, while Dionysos himself, blends the features of both sexes, along with being in positive relationship to the Earth Mother and the feminine. Each thus represents a balance of … Continue reading Individuation