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Bartlesville, Oklahoma. 1983. Nothing to do, a cheap stereo with a microphone jack, and a phone on the kitchen wall.

So a few bored teenagers started calling strangers and recording what happened. They called themselves Park Grubbs.

The tapes got dubbed, then dubbed again, until they sounded like they were recorded underwater. They made it to Seattle, to The Flaming Lips, to people who had no idea who made them.

Bradley Beesley and I spent years tracking down the story behind those tapes. CALLS TO OKIES: The Park Grubbs Story is streaming free on my YouTube. Link in bio.

#callstookies #parkgrubbs #prankcalls #documentary #oklahoma #bartlesville #theflaminglips

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He just wanted to sell his canoe. 🛶
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In the early '80s, a group of bored Oklahoma teenagers started prank-calling strangers as "Park Grubbs," an old man with a lot on his mind. The tapes got dubbed and passed around until everyone from @flaminglips to Daniel Clowes knew every word.

CALLS TO OKIES: The Park Grubbs Story is now streaming free on my YouTube. Link in bio.

Directed by @bradley_beesley & me. Premiered at SXSW (2015)

#callstookies #prankcalls #parkgrubbs #documentary #oklahoma #theflaminglips

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This past July we gathered an all star crew, with one big surprise guest, to travel to Nashville and film Eric Slick (@strangeamerica ’s) #612MusicVideoResidency interview. And what a beautiful time it was, full of sweet reunions.

A few words from Eric: “In March of this year, I applied for the @612okc Music Video Residency Grant and, to my bewilderment, I actually got it.
What has transpired since then is a revitalized sense of creativity, a huge relief for my budget, and some new friends whom I admire completely. They filmed a mini-documentary at my house and you might notice some familiar faces in here (I’m mostly talking about my chorkie Mo). Steven Drozd just about gave me a heart attack when he surprised me at the house and I was blown away that after all these years we actually got to jam together. Much love to everyone at SixTwelve. You’ve changed my life for the better.”

Eric’s new record, Bounce House, comes out March 5, 2027!

Huge thanks to the team on this one:

Film: @bigcat.media / @alannovey
Editing: @bradley_beesley
Surprise Superstar Guest: @stevendrozd
Photography: @shea_alan
Residency Liaison Guru: @spacefacemusic / @goldenretrieverenergy
612/Production: @amyy612

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As I was looking for a song to go with this photo, I immediately thought of Look the sun is rising, by the Flaming Lips. It's only after looking it up that I realized the similarities with its album cover. Amazing how brains work...

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Electric Würms- Musik, Die Schwer Zu Twerk
2014.

1. I Could Only See Clouds
2. Futuristic Hallucination
3. The Bat
4. Living
5. Transform!!!
6. Heart of the Sunrise

#recordcollection #record #compactdisc #music #collection

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I shared this to my story a few days ago, but in case you missed it here is a song I am making ! It’s a cover of @steveburnsalive and @stevendrozd song A Fact Is A Gift That You Give Your Brain
This is a vocal scratch.. I will share a mix of a complete version of the track soon so look out for that ¿; thank u for joining 💕🧠🌈

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The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt. 1 (DVD single)
2003.

1. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 (video)
2. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1
3. Fish Fry & The Bigot's Drunk
4. Galactic Melancholy

@flaminglips
@flaminglipscollection

#recordcollection #record #compactdisc #music #collection

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It's a shame shame shame if you can't guess who is in this picture!

#torontorocks #molsoncanadianrocksfortoronto #SARSstock #sarsfest2003

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In 2004, The Flaming Lips recorded a song for SpongeBob SquarePants movie.

Bradley Beesley co-directed the video, along with Wayne Coyne, and hired a lot of our talented friends - Mark Miks, George Sledge, Craig Byrom, Missy Clemens, Michelle Marchessault, etc.

Bradley asked me to shoot the making of and I had no idea how big a production it was... or how much fun it was going to be.

We rented a hangar at the Austin Film Society and filled it with a pirate ship, bubble machine, and a huge slobbering mouth. Then we added the Flaming Lips and a bunch of cameras...

What followed was two days of madness. I remember smiling so much that my face hurt. And also that the video didn't come out for many years. I don't think they released it until almost 10 years later, in 2013.

I'm not sure what ever became of this making of video, but it's another one of the highlights of my time in Austin, working with friends, making art, and celebrating a band that I love.

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Quick trip to Nashville to film @strangeamerica’s @612okc residency interview with a group of legends. ✨

The best photos are by @bigcat.media and @spacefacemusic. 🤩

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@flaminglips

Confetti, balloons, and pure magic in the park. 🌈✨🎈

Kelvingrove Bandstand // 27.07.26

📷 @avalonentertainmentandmusic // RetnaUK

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#theflaminglips #flaminglips #waynecoyne #summernightsatthebandstand #GlasgowGigs @summernightskgb

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FINAL DAY of the @icfslalom WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS! Come check out amazing athletes, music, dance 1-6!

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