Warping Young Minds

After a 3 mile walk in the rain, pushing my way through herds of hot topic patrons, and getting my hands on a new Vans brim, I waltzed my way backstage to witness one of the best Warped Tours I have seen in several years.  The energy was amazing and the bands definitely came to show all of the 5000+ kids that punk rock is still very much alive.

So, get your parents to drop you off a mile or so from the venue and dirty up your brand new vans and go see Bad Religion play before they all have walkers.

Well worth dropping the scratch on a ticket!

A big shout out to Steve Van Doren, Big Dan, and all the Vans staff for hooking me up all day!!!!!

Check out the site to find out when this mayhemous hurricane will be tearing through your city.

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pictures taken by me.

See Ya on the Flipside

"If you cannot be a poet, be the poem."

- David Carradine

In the wake of David Carradine's mysterious death, I figured it was only fitting to use a quote from the late actor. 

Godspeed.

Photo by Dan Clinch

What?

Photography has become an obsession of mine lately, so my tastes probably seem to be all over the scale.  Usually when I find a new artist, that I enjoy, I write about their background. However, this time I am going to let Asger Carlsen's work speak for itself.  All I will tell you is that Carlsen started off as a street photographer and has now blossomed into an extremely individualistic eye.

To be honest with you, I have no idea what it is that strikes my fancy in Carlsen's work. However there is no denying the talent and explosiveness of Asger's compositions.

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Relax

"There is nothing that can give us any direction except our own mind. We need to give it the possibility to relax, to stop thinking for a little while, to have a moment of peace and quiet, so that it can renew itself. Without that renewal of energy, it decays just the same as everything else does. If the mind is taken care of, it will take care of us."

         - Ayya Khema

Photography:  Walker Evans

By My Side

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.

-  Denis Waitley

"Once in awhile it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they have been told to."

 Alan Keightley

free to roam

The soul, without the body, plays."

- Petronius