Mark Gonzales hang yesterdayon my instgram

The GONZ about an hour ago Mark Gonzales came by as usual, unannounced because he does not have a cell phone, nor does he normally even use a phone. But last week we did agree that certain hours of the day may be better than others to do so, so today he came by too meet up for a snack at the local dope french bread spot. I usually post archive images from my books here and other finds of mine sometimes not in the books, but its a rare day when i actually share photos as most do, taken with an iPhone etc. but today i brought my iPod touch down with me (my phone is an old style construction workers flip phone or clam shell some call it, it's not a smart phone in any way, at least not how i use it, voice calls period, no text!) I got a tiny lens adaptor for the iPod and wanted to try it out. Mark was waiting for me on this cool little old bike, with his board and a bag, as ill as usual. We had a great hang and i made a couple of fun photos of him too. This was my favorite. The funny thing is, as much as i know Mark is truly on of the most naturally gifted skaters of all time, respected universally, and we've none each other for decades (i think i even introduced him to his first girlfriend!) i have never made a skate photo with him! Well not on film anyway, i did make one about eight or so years ago with my ex-wife's first generation iPhone, (i posted it here a few months ago, and threw it in the skate collage in the MY RULES book, he's riding up a graffiti painted wall, off a ramp where there used to be a skate area in a local school yard, we were walking by and he borrowed a skate and tried what i thought would be a cool thing to photograph, wearing fancy tones of red from head to toe). And to this day he's still trying to get me to make a REAL photo with him... i just want it to be DOPE... maybe one day 😜 in the mean time we got this ... #gonz #krooked #the gonz #skateboarding #NYC #streetMaster #HallOfFamer #Vision #inspiration #skateboarding #streetSkating #crazy #fun #frenchBread #SoyMochaDeCafe #DigiPhoto #NewHat #Adidas #TODAY

A photo posted by glen E. friedman Ⓥ (@glenefriedman) on Nov 3, 2016 at 10:25am PDT

The CRAMPS on my instagram

THE CRAMPS - Lux Interior (RIP) and Poison Ivy circa 1980. A more incredible Punk couple is not easy to find, The Evens come to mind, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, Exene and John Doe when they were together (feel free to add more in the comments) but this group was always great to see, one of my old school favorites. I made photos with them a few times, met them backstage once to show them some of the photos, they were really cool. This photograph appears huge in the new MY RULES book too! #MyRules #LuxInterior #poisonIvy #theCramps #punk #inspiration #badass #cleavland #garbageman #googoomuck #YouAintNoPunkYouPunk #punkrock #OG #original #fuckYouHeroes #FuckYouToo #GetTheNewBook #book this is the second or third time i made photographs of them. Lux Interior to me is THE GARBAGE MAN. They were a great band and he was an incredible and unique performer. An incredibly influential band and loved by many, but there was only one band CRAMPS... #YouAintNoPunkYouPunk #Lux #LuxInterior #PoisonIvy #NickKnox #HumanFly #DrugTrain #GooGooMuck #GarbageMan #psychobilly

A photo posted by glen E. friedman Ⓥ (@glenefriedman) on Apr 26, 2016 at 5:52pm PDT

Early Henry Rollins with Black Flag on my instagram

HENRY ROLLINS (and Greg Ginn in the background) of BLACK FLAG late summer 1981, at the Cuckoo's Nest in Costa Mesa, California. This was one of Henry's very first shows as Black Flag's official new vocalist. I've published several photographs over the years from this day, but I don't think this one (extra rare in color) has ever been seen before. #blackflag #HenryRollins #gregGinn #punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #huntingtonBeach #cuckoosnest #1981 #RISEABOVE #PADDEDCELL #DAMAGED #THIRSTYANDMISERABLE #DEPRESSION #SST #HENRYgarfield #Rollins #SOA #SERIOUSASAHEARTATTACK #BADASS

A photo posted by glen E. friedman Ⓥ (@glenefriedman) on Apr 9, 2016 at 2:45pm PDT

Lightning Rainbow

A rainbow during storms in Haikou, the capital of China's Hainan province. Photo: China Daily/Reuters (click on the image to see it larger)

Thanks, BoingBoing

sorry i have no idea who took this...