“ You can’t do brunch and then lunch, because brunch is definitely lunch. ”
… said the spunky British woman at the entrance to Christopher St station.
Your dad played in a band nobody had heard of before you did and they were so indie that even you don’t know who they are. Have you ever heard of the genre house-clash slam-punk fist-rock? Probably not, and your dad’s band invented it. They sounded like an amplified boxing match inside of a stampede. He was the ring leader of noise that gave sonic bitch slaps to eardrums and brought the ruckus so hard buildings were condemned when they left.
So hipsters, next time you’re finger-raping the guitar neck in an attempt to sound like the Portland backwoods while dreaming of never making it big so that you never have to explain why you sold out, remember this…
Your dad could actually play an instrument, and maybe if you gave him a call, he could teach you a chord or two that might get you laid by something other than your hand.
“ I’ve come to realize I’d rather be more of a creator than a creative. ”
(Yes, there is a difference!)
RDF
“ For equipment, I was out there on an air mattress as it was a good paddle and a lot of current. I was using a Nikon with an 85mm lens. Back then, an 85mm was a standard for “in-your-face,” down-the-line water shots before we started going really wide. Back then, we actually had to focus and look through the camera. ”
Photo & quote by Art Brewer. Click here for the complete interview.
Herbie Fletcher, Maalaea, Maui, 1976
“ I guess vintage Nike gear is totally hot in Malaysia right now. ”
Joelle, after hearing that her close friend & vintage-clothing vendor sold an old Nike t-shirt to a Malaysian buyer for $3,000.00
