Alex Morton It wasn't just that they were so funny ... it was such a damn brilliant funny that stepped right into a certain consciousness and brought it to its knees. I remember sitting in a friend's apartment in 'Greenwich Village, listening to Firesign Theater come roaring in over FM radio through gigantic speakers in a very smoke-filled room ... what they today would call the proper ambience.
Frank Hutton I listened to maybe 5 min. before posting and what really impressed me is the sheer prescience. Right off the top you've got VR, A.I. and those rides where the screen surrounds, the seats move and you fly over/around stuff. Of course the labels are different because that stuff wasn't even a wet dream. But there it is. Combine that with the riotous social commentary? Just brilliant.
Alex Morton Don't know if you're aware of this https://planetproctor.com/home
1970’s, this was the funniest thing since sliced bread. Of course, we were altered, but still.
My favorite Firesign Theater album title is/was ‘Everything You Know Is Wrong” because man, were they ever right. But their most hilariously brutal assessment of that time was Bozos, hands down.
Once saw this clear out and entire room of non-cognoscenti partygoers in less than :5. Except so much of it’s even more true today.
Go on, I double dog dare ‘ya…
I dug this 2020 film by the great Julie Taymor. An important tale, well told.
Godspeed Gloria Steinem, a genuine hero.
The Robert Johnson thread brought this to mind.
Keep your finger on the pause button. From 2 sec. thru almost 5 sec. there I am, bottom center, hands on the edge of the stage and all in. 1981, Chicagofest. When we spent no little time bellowing MUUUUDDDYYY! @ the top of our lungs:
Andrew Morgan I saw him with friends in Phoenix (Tempe actually) mid-70s.
Frank Hutton We 1st saw Muddy no later than ’78, then through the rest of his life & @ my wife’s behest we went to his wake. He’d a great band especially early on and the shows were often incendiary.
But my personal favorite wasn’t that, as I & a 75 yr. old coworker named Homer Savage whose apartment walls @ the infamous Cabrini Green complex were said to be covered in red velour ditched work for a sparsely attended free lunchtime gig where we got to stand about six feet away throughout.
Andrew Morgan With a few exceptions I'm not a fan of horror but from the trailer this looks good.
E. Writer I've been eyeing this for a while. Might check it out.
Frank Hutton Fiercely subversive content draped with horror convention, the thing really worked for me. And you can't ask for better acting or set design, etc. It's quite the thing.
E. Writer I will definitely check it out. I know it's streaming on hbo. Any gore? I didn't initially watch as I was wondering if it was going to be gore. I can deal with violent content but I don't like when there's gore involved.
Frank Hutton We'll... The two main characters are reanimate dead so not in the best shape and as it's also a 1930's gangster/noir, with a bit of Bonnie & Clyde there's stylized/realistic violence pretty much throughout. If outright gore, I don't recall. @ the very least, that suggests if there is any, it's fleeting.
A blast from my past, didn’t wanna miss the parade. Wordy, just coming down from 13 month’s arduous fieldwork. But on-point, well-illustrated and more apropos our times even than then, yea team.
And what the hell kinda word is sesquicentennial anyway?
https://frankjhutton.blogspot.com/2026/06/independence-day-2013-style.html
Frank Hutton That'd be this:
E. Writer Nice article and images.
Frank Hutton Thanks. Jammed a lot into it, for sure.
A collection from my years of fieldwork as a shooter of large format film...
https://frankjhutton.blogspot.com/2026/06/superior-spring-in-retrospect.html
Frank Hutton That'd be this...
E. Writer Beautiful image
Frank Hutton Splendid place.
E. Writer It's inviting. I could see myself standing right there on the edge, gazing out at the sea.
Frank Hutton That'd be this...
E. Writer This is a nice shot. What is this structure?
Frank Hutton Cut tree stump, with fungi and probably lichen.
E. Writer This looks like an aerial shot of a massive area. Nice camera trick.
Frank Hutton Well, the trick’s in your mind, as it’s just me looking down on a cool stump and capturing it. To me, that independence of visual interpretation is the coolest thing about making abstract imagery. Every viewer must bring to it their own vision.
It’s okay that my single finest image capture of last year didn’t make the final cut @ Smithsonian’s ’25 photo contest, that wasn’t expected. Good news is, now I get to use that and accompanying work as best I choose, which I have.
My goodness that was one helluva spider…
https://frankjhutton.blogspot.com/2026/04/dancing-with-death.html
E. Writer Beautiful. Especially the reflection of sky in the stillness of the lake.