Hi everyone, sorry, leaving @Bluesky for awhile for my mental + emotional health. I just cannot engage with nor read so many insane, inane, badly written posts + comments. Mixed of course with some fine thoughts here and there. YOU all stay well. C U Later. Maybe.🫤 punkpioneers.com/product/clas...

Joe Strummer's 74th birthday. ❤️Joe is SO missed!! BEST performer in BEST band ever. I shot tons of bands! MORE Clash photos coming soon to punkpioneers.com. So many amazing color + b/w live shows in CA and England. VERY rare to see color Clash photos, esp live. Happy Birthday, Joe. Gone too soon.😭

Best. Band. EVER. @theclash.com. Thrilling. Exciting, Surprising. Intoxicating. Passionate. Joe normally in center. But he, Paul + Mick often changed places. So animated! THIS post is a THANK YOU for all the fine folks following me + those who love early punk. When punk was fun! 🎸❤️🔥punkpioneers.com

IF you are following me, I'm not active here. No new posts or photos here. No IG. Not now. Maybe later. Or not. I don't wanna disappoint you. I DO NOT FEEL WELCOMED 😬 nor SAFE HERE. 🥺 Have a good Summer 🌞 Please follow me on FB or my site. Thnx. 1970s Punk Rules!📸 🎸❤️ punkpioneers.com/product/fash...

Logging out, blocking this site and dunno if I'll be back. SO MUCH SHIT shoved in my face. Jim Ray was the worst! He won't see MY photo of ME w/Iggy cos I blocked his ass. Lemma are spammers. Buh bye Felicia! See me at punkpioneers.com if you love early punk rock photos and true stories.

LA Public Library offers THREE (3) day access. As usual, I read SIX (6) articles before being told I had to pay up. I wrote the library, as I have FOR YEARS. They'll get it fixed, then the next time I login, again I get less than 30 minutes of reading. I NEED ANSWERS. THIS IS CORRUPTLY WRONG.

More @nytimes.com readers AGREEING with me, some being FAR more harsh than I. They didn't get piled on. Hmm. 2/3 #LaurenSouthern

Hmm, all those hating on me might wanna read NYTimes article about Lauren Southern AND THE COMMENTS. I only screenshot a few. I'm in a MAJORITY there. No one hassled anyone for lacking any sympathy for what happened to her. Didn't get death threats either. 1/3 #LaurenSouthern

I love those who wanna outpunk me. Reminds me of the time we were at the beach, 1977. Guys were giving JOAN JETT a hard time. Calling her a lesbian. My gay pal Mark leaned over to me and said, "I bet they get hard-ons watching the Runaways." THEY had NO idea who she is. No idea my background. Whatev

Some women are toxic. They salt the earth so only they are top dog. They damage lives in ways as seriously + bad as rape. They don't get reported or discussed. THAT is the point I was trying to make. I walk this walk. Many read superficially that I support rape. NEVER. Just don't hang w/rapists!🙄😬🤨

A REAL First Lady who understood the assignment, fought to get Marian Anderson to sing in FRONT of the Lincoln Memorial. In defiance of the DAR + other white supremacists. We should REMEMBER + honor a DIGNIFIED First Lady. THAT is who/what should be in front of LINCOLN. www.fdrlibrary.org/anderson

"California is so Democratic that even if Becerra were dead, he'd still beat Steve Hilton in a general election." Dead? I burst out laughing at that. 🤣 We CA Dems will be voting in Nov. "Raging Trump Erupts On the Air for Unnervingly Dark Reason" newrepublic.com/article/2115... via @newrepublic.com

I sure hope you are right. Cos now Mike Lee has humiliated Kegsbreath. And Petey boy holds grudges. I think Trump NEEDS Utah and Mormons. They are dedicated foot soldiers and know how to get their way. I said the same thing that @msnowreports.bsky.social posted. They care about THEIR own kind ONLY.

Cheap Trick was a revelation when I saw John Cale (boring!). Fell heads over heels for band sharing billing. "Surrender, but don't give yourself awaaaay." "Dream Police." "Mom + Dad are rollin' on the couch, Rollin' numbers, rock and rollin.'"I want YOU to want ME!" punkpioneers.com/product/chea...

Punk Fans: check out PunkPioneers.com. I am taking a long vacay since rude rollout of "improvements." Great for tech bros who understand + use all these other sites. INSTEAD of EDIT button, images in DM, better trending, giving us more characters, now promoting tons of other apps. I want SIMPLICITY🤮

Screamers Debut, May 28, 1977! Memorable event for all present. SO exciting! I loved the Screamers. "It's a Violent World + YOU better Get Used to It!" "122 Hours of Fear." "Peer Pressure." "I'm going steady w/Twiggy" punkpioneers.com/product/scre... #Screamers #TomataDuPlenty #TommyGear #KKBarrett

"We're Desperate. Some people give me the creeps. We're desperate. Get used to it!" I can never get used to it. Rhino Records used a crop of Exene, lead singer's face for cover of "DIY" early LA punk compilation. My fave band, along with the Clash. For Memorial Day🎸 punkpioneers.com/product/x-80...

Bskynews.lat we are need to INSTALL something??? Is this legit or what? AND I'm seeing site disguised with link shorteners. ALL of a sudden, like mushrooms after rain, everywhere. Great IF legit. If not, I'll block it. WILL anyone EVER respond from Bluesky? 🤔 @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team

My photos at @skirball.bsky.social . Twelve foot mural of recently discovered Exene, X, at Decline of Western Civilization film, March 1980. We're desperate, get used to it. I'll never get used to it. The world's a mess, it's in my kiss. LOVE their lyrics. Soon will post OFFSTAGE private pix of X.❤️

IT WAS A THRILL to get the op to photograph the Stones! The show was difficult. Not so thrilling. But still, I shot the Stones!!! I never thought I'd get the chance to even see them! And my photos used on records + mags in Japan!! And Guitar World mag! I SHOT THE STONES! Don't paint it black! 😃📷

Debbie looks just like I photographed her, Feb 1977. She's hugely talented. And very kind. Thanks for posting! (Not trying to sell. But show ya what she looked like at the Whisky, sharing the bill with the Ramones. Fun times!)

“Jenny Lens is a punk’s punk. It was her photos that helped launch the like of Germs, The Clash, and The Go-Gos into the public consciousness. Photogs everywhere have her to thank for forging a spirited live language.” ~ Flood Magazine. Stop telling ME what is punk. punkpioneers.com

Jeff, have you ever listened to any early punk? Seen photos? Johnny Rotten wearing a SWASTIKA on his entire front of shirt on cover of mags! Designed by a JEW, Malcolm McLaren (who was Bar Mitzvah'd!). TO SHOCK ppl. Punks wore Totenkopfs (pins usually) and swastikas to SHOCK ppl. Platner changed!

@jerperlfc.bsky.social way cool punk posts. Is a big @theclash.com fan. Here's my fave photo (out of so many amazing photos cos THE CLASH were SO photographic!). Flew to England cos couldn't shoot whole band in CA venues, Feb 79-March 80. This is 16 Tons Tour, June 1980. #TheClash Best. Band. Ever.

@colemanjspilde.bsky.social Your FANTASTIC reporting about marketing of "Devil Wears Prada" missed just one point. That tacky tee w/onion bagels. Bagels DO NOT look like the drawing! No ridges. Bagels are not coffee cakes or whatev to pull apart. Target doesn't know what BAGELS look like? Oy.🙄🥴

"We are quite confident that this image, or significant part of it, was created by AI." AI Image Detector: Is This AI? #wasitai Plus I checked TinEye to find other images matching posted image url. NO MATCHES. Usually means AI. VITAL to start checking + LABELING AI 🤮 cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu...

Whole lotta love. THE most boring show I ever shot! Robert Plant mostly preened. Jimmy Page never moved near front of massive stage. Oh well. I still like some of their songs. But my BFF, center 9th row, in a ticket I should have sold (he got my plus one), SLEPT through it. Yeah, whole lotta love.🎸

X at Stardust Ballroom, Hollywood, August 30, 1979. My fave LA punk band and ties with my other fave punk band, The Clash. Both superb bands whose songs are as timely today as they were in the mid to late 1970s. Sadly. "The world's a mess, it's in my kiss." www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ey5...

A photo similar to this one was quite ILLEGALLY used by Mercury, that PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT record company. Fuck record companies for ripping off photographers. Fuck their lame excuses. "Oh we made a mistake but not gonna pay ya." The Jam, October 1977, their LA debut at the world famous Whisky.

LOVE Gang of Four!! AMAZING + way ahead of its time songs. Jon King's performances were memorable. All the members incomparable performers. Lyrics as sadly timely now as in 1970s. #GangOfFour