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[thephilosopheroftheboudoir]

[austinkleon]

V. Vale on writing

From his newsletter: 

Writing comes from within. Anyone who wakes up (quietly) will start hearing a voice (or voices) in their head. So try to channel these voices onto paper! (Or, a laptop) The easiest times to "write" is when you wake up, or after you take a nap or shower. A notebook-with-pen is a time-tested, surefire way to become "yourself". Your OWN words, your own DRAWINGS, your own collages, and clippings and quotes you find and paste in, are your best analog (not digital) way to create your self. It's portable, quiet, doesn't require electricity, and enhances muscle memory. You can show your notebook to someone as PROOF.

[cryingoflot49]

William S. Burroughs

[sfacgalleries]

SFAC Presents: Tiny Bubbles

“Like bubbles in a glass champagne, the effect of sharing space with these dramatically different worlds will be one of prickly effervescence” –Steven Wolf

Artists: Jerome Caja. Lisa Hanawalt. Porpentine Charity Heartscape. Longmont Potion Castle. Megan Reed. Kate Rhoades. J. Otto Seibold. Boots Riley. V. Vale

This show is a group exhibition created by former gallerist Steven Wolf. Tiny Bubbles features nine artists, known for creating dark an funny narratives set in imaginary worlds.

Exhibitions Date: May 3- August 19, 2017                                                   Location: SFAC Main Gallery 401 Van Ness, Suite. 126

[thephilosopheroftheboudoir]

Pranks

short film from RE/Search Publications, 1988

[werkboileddown]

[krustywheatfield]

Heyyyyy come get my newest lil thang this Sunday at SF Zine Fest!!! It’s a collection of comics I did based on interviews with V. Vale! It’s very silly but also has some insider insights into the beginning of punk, zines in the 70′s and growing up in post-war America! 

I’ll be at the COME FIND OUT/Lemon Drop Press tab, and volunterring in the library! :P 

Hope to see you there!

[tattooed-alchemist]

Three hours later we were watching I SAW THE LIGHT. We've always liked Hank Williams but didn't know much about his life and were never completist about his songs, so... But the real draw was the actor Tom Hiddleston, whom we had watched on YouTube reading from our very own Search & Destroy #10 J.G. Ballard interview! Any actor intelligent enough to choose this particular section (promoting the new J.G. Ballard film, High Rise, in which Mr. Hiddleston stars) seemed worth "checking out," and we were not disappointed. Somehow Mr. H. not only looks like—but sounds like—the original country singer who died in 1953. Throughout the whole film, we're hearing him sing (and play guitar too, it looks like) a wide gamut of original Hank Williams songs, and the closing credits confirm he was truly singing the songs. (Uh, doesn't that take genuine musical talent, in addition to the obvious acting talent?) Guess it doesn't matter if he was born and raised in England; with the proper coaching, a Southern accent and a Hank Williams emotive vocal singing style can be totally mastered for a movie... Recommended as an example of mind-bogglingly virtuosic acting... or was it temporary reincarnation?!?

V. Vale, RE/Search Newletter 149