Fear and Loathing in Sesame Street.

Via: Buzz Feed (original source: Kitty Chanel Blog).

The Muppet version of Bohemian Rhapsody.

I know I’m at least a day behind on this one but, I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one running behind at the moment. Anyway, this is some pretty happy shit.

Thanks to Stacey for the link (that she sent yesterday).

*Programming note: Posts will be slowish for the next few days as I work on maintaining a consistent blood-alcohol level of at least 0.075*

Gonzo journalist Lester Bangs letter of apology to a guy named Steve. For K.

Via: Buzzfeed.

Pure Evil, Sex and Moderate Violence, 2008.

Pure Evil is a London based street artist, probably best known for his evil bunny graffiti seen around San Fransisco and London. When it comes to his paintings, instead of signing his artwork, Evil uses his own scarred fingerprint to authenticate his paintings.

In 2007, Evil opened up his own gallery in London. I highly recommend you check out more of Evil’s handiwork, like his KISS inspired Panda Bears. For more on Pure Evil, click here.

Brian May. The F-Major from Bo-Rap is gonna run you extra…

Brian May of Queen auctioned off two hours of personal guitar instruction to the tune of $11,000. The private lesson, to take place at May’s London home, will benefit Action for Brazil’s Children. The recent push for ABC raised over $30,000 for the charity. ABC is also auctioning off a dozen custom guitars, designed by notable painters and graffiti artist from Brazilian and London. Check out this Gibson hand-painted by London artist Pure Evil. Flip the Gibby around to see Evil’s reproduction of his 2007 painting, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Bastards.

To learn more about ABC or to donate, click here.

Jack Kerouac reads from his novel On The Road…

The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars…

Jack Kerouac, from On The Road.

Jack Kerouac would have been 87 today.

Hunter S. Thompson’s version of “Heaven” is exactly like mine…

Thanks to Freddy Pants, we can all enjoy this clip of the late Hunter S. Thompson on the Late Show with Conan O’Brien.

RIP Gonzo.

Hunter S. Thompson, the early years.

Hunter S. Thompson’s widow, 36 year old, Anita Thompson has gave us all reason to pause with the following statement:

Hunter was such a loving person that it would have been a joy to have a family with him,” she says, and then adds, almost casually: “But I could still have his child if I want to.

Hunter S. Thompson has a 44 year old son, Juan from a previous marriage. Anita Thompson’s surprising statements were made on the heels of winning the grand prize in the London Book Festival this year. Her book, The Gonzo Way, delves into what inspired her late husbands mad, yet masterful journalistic tendencies.

Today I thought I would share some words of wisdom from some of my favorite people.

Alan Lomax, musicologist and cultural historian.

Alan Lomax, exerpt from The Land Where Blues Began, 1993:

Our times today are similarly out of joint, similarly terrorized. Technology has made the species rich and resourceful as never before, but the wealth and the resources rest with a few individuals, corporations, and favored nations. Most earthlings, most nations, are distanced from technological luxury, and that imbalance is presided over by armed forces capable of destroying the planet itself. Rage and anxiety pervade the emotions and the actions of both the haves and the have-nots.

Gore Vidal and John Kennedy, 1960.

Gore Vidal, transcripts from a 2003 interview on Dateline, Australia:

The censorship here is so tight in all of the newspapers and particularly in network television.  So, nobody’s getting the facts.  I mean, I spend part of the year in Italy and really, basically, what I find out I find out from European journalists who actually will go to Iraq, which our people cannot do or will not do, and are certainly not admired for doing so.  We are in a kind of bubble of ignorance about what is really going on.

Joe Strummer of The Clash.

Joe Strummer, lyrics from Know Your Rights, 1982.

You have the right to remain silent
You are warned that anything you say
Can and will be taken down
And used as evidence against you

Ralph Steadman, painter and political satirist. Painting of Ralph Steadman by, Ralph Steadman.

Ralph Steadman, excerpt from Steadman’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1998:

Universal Declaration of Human Rights – 50 years – 50 million violations and 50 thoughts …

Without the Universal Declaration of Human Rights my next first sentence could contravene some countries’ arbitrary rule of law and cause all others to surreptitiously conspire to suppress its blatant defiance of state.

I have the right to hold an opinion, express it, celebrate it, broadcast it, live by it, and travel with it anywhere I so desire and what’s more convince others, by peaceful means, that they should hold that opinion too.

Hunter S. Thompson. Gonzo journalist.

Hunter S. Thompson, excerpt from Fear and Loathing in Elko published by Rolling Stone Magazine, 1992:

“In a nation ruled by swine, all pigs are upwardly mobile—and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. We owe that to ourselves and our crippled self-image as something better than a nation of panicked sheep

I won’t be live-bloggin the debate tonight but I wil be watching. It’s just to difficult to type and watch TV while I’m hiding under my bed.

Alex Pardee, Chadam, The Movie. Coming in 2009.

Last month I was jawing about the awesome madness that is California artist, Alex Pardee. This month at Comic Con, Pardee debuted the trailer for his upcoming CGI movie, Chadam (above). Which is perfect since it gives me yet another excuse to blog about one of my favorite young artists, Alex Pardee.

Enjoy…

Even Tom Waits listens to Tom Waits…

The set-list of nearly 30 songs from this stellar show will make your head spin. Wait’s graced Atlanta’s Fox Theater earlier this month along with guitar god Omar Torrez and his son Casey Waits, on percussion. As of today, you can listen to the entire performance on NPR’s music website.

Thank to the head-spinning greatness of the Mad Irishman for the linkage…

Hunter S. Thompson, Steadman style, ink on skin.

…and since I’ve been jawing a lot about Hunter this week, I thought I would post a few of the better Hunter S. tattoos that also pay homage to one of Thompson’s confidants. Ink-and-splatter master, Ralph Steadman. The one of Hunter (above) is one of the coolest, interpretive ink jobs I’ve ever seen.

The Dr. is in…Gonzo ink on skin.

I’m pretty sure this tattoo of Thompson (above) can actually see you. Never doubt the power of the Gonzo. The Gonzo fist to the right is also a nice touch.

Hunter Thompson almost never looked so good. Almost…

This is one beautiful sleeve. Check out the rest of this awesome piece, below. Sadly, I can’t find anything about the artist. So, if you know who this talented motherfucker is, let me know at getcherrybombed at gmail dot com.

March 23rd, 2009 update: This tattoo was done by Mez Love, a tattoo artist out of Colorado. Much thanks to Mez for letting me know she is the talented motherfucker responsible for this totally gonzo tattoo.

Fear and Loathing sleeve, Part II.

Ralph would be proud. Cherrybomb has major ink-envy.

Fear and Loathing tattoo by Dan Hazelton.

Running a very close second to the previous F&L tatt is this glorious piece of Gonzo Art by Dan Hazleton, a tattoo artist out of Wisconsin. See more of Hazelton’s big beautiful handiwork. I’ve seen a few inky-interpretations of this image (above), but this one is by far the best of the rest.

Green River Ride The Fucking Six Pack T-shirt. Thanks to Ben Doll for the vintage inspiration…

As usual, I’m gonna be completely honest with you. This weekend here in Seattle will go down as one of the greatest in the history of Seattle Music. This weekend, it’s all about Sub Pop. This weekend, it’s all about the secret gigs happening around town (like the Green River gig that isn’t at Marymoore) and the not-so-secret Gutter Twins show at The SoDo Box with Tad Doyle’s new band, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth. All this, in honor of a record label that continues to hold a spell over so many of us. Especially here in the Pacific NW.

What I do know is this, there has never been a better weekend to Get The Fuck Out. It’s gonna be just like the old days. Which is pretty much what it’s like here in Seattle now: completely fucking awesome.

Friday, July 11th:

Hunter S. Thompson by Ralph Steadman for the NYT, 2005.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Egyptian
That other movie about Hunter, Gonzo, is also playing at The Harvard Exit. Talk about a perfect double-date.

Amos Lee.

Amos Lee
Somerville Theater (Somerville, Massachusetts)
Amos Lee will grace the small Boston township of Somerville on Friday by way of the historic Somerville Theater. If those walls could talk, I’d deny all knowledge of anything they had to say. And smile, because those walls reminded me of that time we snuck a case of tall Bud’s into the midnight screening of Tommy during the summer of 1985. Good times…

Joseph Arthur and the luckiest flower in the world…

Joseph Arthur & the Lonley Astronauts
The Bowery (New York)

Neon Nights
King Cobra

Saturday, July 12th:

PLASTER!!!

Plaster
Iceage Cobra
El Corazon

Sunday, July 13th:

The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines.

King Khan and the Shrines
The Tractor
Son of a Georgia Peach, this show is gonna kill. KK reminds me of The Monkees on Gin with the Fuzz turned past 11. Love it.

Looking Ahead:

Gogol Bordello at Bumbershoot, 2007. Photo by Cherrybomb.

Gogol Bordello is coming back to what is getting to be their second home, Seattle, on October 9th at The Box in SoDo. Cherrybomb will be taking in GB while hitting the beach back east in August at a little place called Club Casino in New Hampshire. Club Casino is a great little room that Cherrybomb is verrry well acquainted with. I’ve been thrown out of Club Casino numerous times, most notiibly during a Flock of Seagulls show (I should really thank the members of the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Agency for that one), I’ve pre-funked with Peter Frampton (when he still had hair) there, and was front and center for a Winger gig back when they might have been cool for, like, a second. I was so close to the stage, that some chick grabbed a guitar pick out of my hair that Kip threw at me during the show.

I hope that bitch choked on that pick.

But I digress, lets get back to the point of this post. Getting the fuck out.

Ace Frehley Picture Disc, Cherrybomb Private Collection.

Record Swap at Neumo’s! Sweet! On July 19th from 5:00-9:00, you can buy records from locals and local Seattle record stores, all while drinking a nice, frosty PBR. It’s almost like what I imagine heaven is like. Except Cherrybomb Heaven would naturally have a full bar.

Now Get The Fuck Out already…

Alex Pardee, Escaped Conviction, from Scratches and Abrasions.

Much like the late, great Ralph Steadman, California artist Alex Pardee is nothing but full-tilt when it comes to his craft. Pardee’s newest show, “Scratches and Abrasions” opens at the SURU Gallery in Los Angeles on July 12th.

Alex Pardee’s Chadam, The Movie.

In addition to the opening of Scratches, Pardee is getting ready to release his first movie, Chadam. A CGI/3-D cartoon based on Pardee’s own creep-tastic character, Chadam.

Alex Pardee, Guitar Hero.

And since opening a major show and making a movie still left Pardee with some openings in his schedule, he decided to design some ill skins for your your Guitar Hero guitar. In whatever spare time he has left (Pardee admits he doesn’t sleep much) he likes to creates artwork for bands like Seattle’s own Aiden and the Swedish Metal band, IN FLAMES. Did I mention Pardee also has his own line of evil toys and shirts?

Alex Pardee, Barack Obama poster.

And even though Pardee has stated that there are no hidden political statements in his art, he said he “jumped at the chance” to create this Obama Poster (above) to support the Senator’s political campaign. All proceeds from the sale of this limited-edition poster go to support other artists that are creating other works, like t-shirts and buttons, in support of Obama’s presidential run.

Alex Pardee never went to Art School. He lives and works in California.

Wendy O says “Hey Baby, it’s the 4th of July”…

I’m gonna be taking a few days off so don’t worry. I’m not going to rehab, or dead. Or, uh, in rehab. Again. I’ll just being doing things that might make me consider rehab for a minute or might have me praying for death at some point or another. Okay, I’m not so much trying to cultivate the rehab rumor as much as I am about surviving my upcoming bout with a ridiculously high alcohol-blood-content this weekend. All in the name of liberty, of course.

Got to be free…

Thursday, July 3rd:

Vince Mira’s Cash Cabin Sessions is out now.

Vince Mira
Can-Can Club

Cancer Rising
D. Black
Hell’s Kitchen

Friday, July 4th:

Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo journalist.

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Harvard Exit
All signs point to go on this one. The trailer for Gonzo puts me into full-throttle in less than 10 seconds. I can’t wait. Hunter, guns and the 4th of July? The only way seeing this movie on the big screen could be any better is if it came with unlimited Amyl Nitrate and booze. I guess it’s BYOA on that one.

PBR, the King of Beers. Fuck that other guy…

THERE WILL BE BEER
Seattle Center Mural Amphitheater
Speaking of booze, There Will Be Beer starts today at Seattle Center’s Mural Amphitheater. It’s also a benefit for Pet Cross. Getting drunk and making a difference for animals = no hangover. It’s true. TWBB is also dog friendly. Excellent.

Be Under the Milky Way on July 4th…

The Milky Way
The Sky
On Friday, July 4th, if you’re far enough away from the lights of the Emerald City and it’s clear, our Galaxy, also known as The Milky Way will be visible to the naked eye. It will appear as a misty, sparkling rainbow above our North West part of the Earth. But since we will all be watching fireworks make some enormous carbon footprint in the sky, I say fuck the Galaxy, man. Fireworks are awesome.

Saturday, July 5th:

Vintage Rockabilly Girl with Cherry earings.

Highway 99 Route 66 Show
Highway 99 Blues Club
Rockabilly, Burlesque, Booze and Hot Rods. “Nuff said.

A real Mexican U.F.O. or Cherrybomb’s kitchen light…?

Mexican U.F.O.
King Cobra
A very good looking friend of Cherrybomb’s says Mexican U.F.O rules. I’m inclined to believe everything a good looking person says, aren’t you? Don’t lie and say maybe. Good looking people never lie.

Sunday, July 6th:

Thee Emergency.

Thee Emergency
The Comet
Everyone should have an official drinking shirt that looks that good on.

Looking Ahead:

The Maldives.

On Friday, July 11th, The Maldives, Seattle’s best damn Country band, and the equally excellent North Twin will twang you into the twilight hours. North Twin + The Maldives + The Sunset = you are there.

Glen Danzig. Do not look directly into Glen Danzig’s eyes. Seriously, it’s in his rider.

Glen Danzig will be celebrating Glen Danzig’s 20th Anniversary with the Blackest of the Black Tour starting in October. The blackness that is Glen Danzig hits Seattle on November 8th at the Showbox. Danzig’s shirt may or may not be involved in this tour.

Genitortures will celebrate HalloQueen in Seattle this year…

Finally, Genitortures will be at Studio 7 on October 31, bringing some competition for what is undoubtly the only live gig in this town on Halloween, The Sonics. Genitorturers (you have no idea how hard it is to type Genitortures when you’re drunk) have a new record coming out this Fall.

Now Get The Fuck Out…

Jason D’Aquino, Dr. Gonzo. Graphite on Matchbook.

Jason D’Aquino is a Miniaturist out of Brooklyn. Among his Mother, D’Aquino credits Maurice Sendak as a source of inspiration for his art. D’Aquino uses vintage matchbooks or in the case of D’Aquino’s series, “Plumbing”, paper from a vintage Plumbing catalog to create his miniature art. There’s a couple of disturbingly cool, tiny images of some of the Peanuts in “Plumbing”. Excellent.

Jason D’Aquino, Dr. Gonzo, Graphite on Vintage Good Humor Spoon.

But let’s get back to Dr. Thompson. Generally, as a miniature artist, D’Aquino’s scale is, well, small. Take the image of HST (above) on the vintage Good Humor spoon. In April, some stupid motherfucker stole D’Aquino’s original 1×3 piece, “Lil’ Scratch” (done on a vintage matchbook) from Carnivora Art Gallery. Now that’s poor. Hopefully, as D’Aquino’s artwork is very recognizable, ultimately, someone will turn that douche in. Keep your classy eyes peeled.

Jason D’Aquino, Bukowski Good Humor Spoon.

Now, I had to run the Bukowski Good Humor Spoon as I’m reading “Last Night of the Earth Poems”. Okay, I’m always reading that book, but that’s besides the point. While I’m on Bukowski, here’s a great list of Bukowski’s Top Ten Greatest Quotes according to Alternative Reel. But I digress away from Mr. D’Aquino’s ultra-cool matchbooks. Let’s get back to that.

Jason D’Aquino, Pinup 2.

Now she is ultra-cool. Look at her. Ain’t she tiny, expertly drawn, and all pretty? Anyways, D’Aquino also owns Blue Moon Tattoo in Buffalo, New York. It’s only natural that someone with a hand like D’Aquino should apply his exquisite skills to skin. Some of D’Aquino’s artwork has appeared in Seattle’s only newspaper, The Stranger. D’Aquino’s latest work are incredible tattoo-inspired Graphites on a vintage Vargas calendar.

You can check out much more of D’Aquino’s on his excellent new site.

Tom Waits. Never lowdown on a Saturday Night…

…but only because Seattle is is not included in your Summer plans. Tom Waits, the man with a heart as big as Saturday Night, will kick off his Glitter and Doom tour on Monday, June 16th, in Phoenix. The tour includes dates in Europe and the U.S. Lucky you for once, if you live in Phoenix, where Waits will play the only two-night stint of his summer outing in the US. Stops in Europe include Spain, Milan and the RatCellar in Dublin, Ireland. Although this time, unless you already have your Dublin tickets, your Irish luck just ran out. All three shows sold out in less than an hour as of May 27th.

The special word for the tour is, PEHDTSCKJMBA. You might find it in the night sky and maybe score tickets somehow. If you’re really lazy, just watch this Youtube vid to see the real-gone, mad madness that is Tom Waits.

Gonzo, The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson…

Check out the trailer (above) for the new biopic on Hunter S. Thompson. It’s helps balance out the craziness of this week. I think anyway. Well, the trailer does and so does this timely quote from the man who didn’t just by the ticket and take the ride, he was the ride:

America… just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.
Hunter S. Thompson

Thanks to the Red Davey Kid for the link…