Punk Fuckin' Rock!!!

Punk Fuckin' Rock - A. Hidahl Art - 2016 - ?

PUNK FUCKIN' ROCK

Isn't just music...

Isn't just a catch phrase...

Isn't just a fashion...

Isn't just an angry looking guy at the bus stop...

PUNK FUCKIN' ROCK

is a philosophy...

a statement about society...

a celebration of ugliness...

a rejection of Fascism...

a desire to destroy the Oligarchy...

an understanding that the majority of society are sheep, and manipulated to remain such...

an embrace of apathy bordering on nihilism...

a rejection of religious extremism and theocracy...

understands that the phrase, "FUCK YOU" is a perfectly acceptable greeting or parting...

PUNK FUCKIN' ROCK

understands that it's probably smarter than "you"...

believes in STANDING UP for something...

PUNK FUCKIN' ROCK

has been fighting for YOU, whether you realize it or not...

has shaped society very quietly...

knew there were problems before anybody else did...

PUNK FUCKIN' ROCK

knows that the hippies were wrong...

we can't all "get along"...

there are too many assholes in the world for us all to just "get along"...

some people DESERVE a good cockpunch to their ego...

some people NEED to be put in their place...

taking the "high road" all the time only makes you look like a pussy...

BE OFFENSIVE!

because the people who get offended DESERVE it...

because SOMEBODY has to show the bastards that they can't shove everybody around...

because it's fucking funny as hell to see the prudes get all uppity about "four letter words"...

and because we are a reflection of the ugliness in society!

... besides, when you look like you could potentially headbutt anybody for any reason (or no reason at all), you find out exactly what the assholes are made of!

WE are the counterbalance to the lemmings!

WE are the rebels of modern society!

WE know that you're TOO FUCKING WEAK to fight the wars we need!

WE are the ones who will quietly usher in the anger of the next generation!

YOU'RE WELCOME!

FUCK YOU!

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2016

 

Colorado Weather

Colorado Weather - A Hidahl - 2015 - ?

Colorado Weather

A beautiful Saturday morning.

A weather front moves in, obscuring the mountains from view.

After a few hours of snow and wind, the sky clears;

just in time for a beautiful sunset,

behind the freshly-snown mountains.

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Colorado Puff

Colorado Puff - A. Hidahl - 2015 - ?

Smoking in the car

Take a COLORADO puff!

Light the bowl

and fill your lungs!

Don't stop

Until you can't take any more!

Put the bong aside

And choke on the dirty air!

Hold it for a second

And release!

Empty your lungs

And fill the car with ease!

Load the bowl again

And pass it to your best friend!

Give him a light

And let him get bent!

Chill with some music

And a view of the sunset!

Before you grab some dinner

And get your favorite Mexican plate!

But first,

One more rip

So we can really

TASTE this shit!

Fill your stomach

And feel good!

 This Friday,

Next Friday,

We'll grab some food

After we smoke some bud!

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2015

Colorado Music ***EPILEPSY WARNING!!!***

Colorado Music - 2015 - A. Hidahl - ?

Welcome to MY FIRST PUBLISHED GIF!!!

As you well know by now, I LOVE working with the Colorado flag!

Also, being a life-long Colorado resident, I'm also a big fan of Colorado's vibrant and constantly-evolving music scene!  Colorado has been home to some of the BEST local music; even if it hasn't gotten the attention of places like Seattle, New York, and California.

Back in the 90's, I was introduced to local music through bands like Warlock Pinchers, Seraphim Shock, The Descendents/All, Foreskin 500, and Five Iron Frenzy.

Over time, Denver and Colorado's music grew and molded itself into a diverse galaxy of sound, unique presentation, and OUTSTANDING performance quality across all bands and genres.  A few years ago, we had our first Grammy Award-winning artist, The Lumineers!

My love for the local flavor grew and expanded with introductions to MF Ruckus, Black Dots, and The Windermeres; and as time goes on, I'm sure that more musicians and artists will add their names to the growing roster of Colorado's amazingly talented and organic field!

Bands like ITCHY-O will surely pave the way for the future of music and artistic presentation, and bands like the aforementioned MF Ruckus will go on to take the WORLD by storm with their relentless tour schedule and growing base of fans!

 

My dedication to Colorado, it's music, and it's people are undying and unyielding! Our music scene will ALWAYS remain vibrant and strong, being one of the growing cultural centers of the US!

LONG LIVE COLORADO MUSIC!!!!!

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2015

The Eye of Anger

Angry Eye, A. Hidahl, 2015

Anger

Takes over my thoughts

Takes over my feelings

Takes over my whole self

Shaking hands,

Sweating,

Twitching brow,

The penetrating power of words and circumstances.

Stupidity, racism, and pious zealotry

light the fuse quickly

and it's a short fuse

FUCKER!!! I can't reach you through the internet!

... but I can use MY words...

 I can use MY anger...

... MY hate...

... MY power!

If I can fuck up your day

or at least your minute,

it SERVES YOU RIGHT

for being an asshole!

When I'm mad,

You're not even human...

You're a shit stain

on society's carpet!

You're PATHETIC!

You're WORTHLESS!

You're about as smart as HALF the mayo in a tuna salad sandwich!

You have a micropenis that makes other micropenises look MASSIVE in comparison!

I get FED UP!

I can only take so much WILLFUL IGNORANCE

before I explode!

Disgusting, unevolved, inbred fucking troll...

"Why don't you tell us how you REALLY feel?"

Oh... was I too harsh?

Did I go too far?

Do I look like an asshole?

I DON'T CARE!

Willful ignorance and rejection of reality are the HEIGHT OF STUPIDITY!

They SHOULD be offended!

They're probably too stupid to know WHY they're offended, though...

FUCK 'EM!

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The Details Are in the Devil

The Details Are in the Devil - A Hidahl - 2015

The bastards are everywhere...

There are always people who want to tear you down...

To destroy you...

To exploit you...

To use you...

The hard part is figuring out

who are the devils

and who are the rest.

They say,

"The devil's in the details"

...but that's not exactly true...

... in fact, it's just the opposite...

The details are in the devil.

Some will use you for love...

Some for money...

Some for labor...

Some for comfort...

It all depends on the personal advantage that they're looking for.

... what they need...

... what they want...

... their addictions...

... their compulsions...

... their insecurities...

... their conscience (or lack thereof)...

... their logical (or illogical) conclusions...

... their lusts...

... their bitterness at the world...

Some will use you because they need to, for want of basic devices...

Some will use you because they don't think you'll notice...

Some will use you because they think you DESERVE it...

Some will use you, believing that they are HELPING you...

... and some will use you because they NEED to, in order to survive...

... and they will use you because they feel the shame of their predicament.

... but each one is different...

... each one wears a different mask...

... each one is controlled by the mask they wear...

... each one is different...

As each devil is different...

... and each devil has different motives...

I assure you,

The details are in the devil.

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AH

-2015

The Cell

The Cell, 2015, AHidahl

Not all prisons are concrete and iron.

Some prisons are made of fatty acids and neural synapses.

Built not of rock;

but of pain, or terror, or conscience, or shock.

Crippling powerlessness and terror

Haunting memories of experiences

Endless shame

Never stop watching your back

... but it's all inside...

Nobody else can see it...

Nobody else can feel it...

Best to mask it so that nobody else has to.

A heavy mind builds new secrets.

A heavy past breeds a heavy mind.

Uncontrollable circumstances breed a heavy past.

Uncontrollable people breed uncontrollable circumstances.

Uncontrollable people and circumstances become the new enemy

... and they're everywhere...

... just waiting to break you down again...

... take your power...

... take your dignity...

... take your life...

Your life has taught you that you HAVE TO fight...

... but your life has taught you that you don't matter...

... so WHO do you fight?

... "them."

... "they."

You know them when you see them...

... so you suspect everybody of BEING of "them"...

... the bastards are EVERYWHERE, and they look just like everybody else...

... so who can you really trust?

... but, of course, if anybody actually heard you say it, they'd have you locked away...

"You're fucking paranoid..."

... but if they'd been where you have, they wouldn't be saying that...

You know what they're going to say,

so you just keep it to yourself;

and doom yourself to a prison cell made of memories.

-AH 2015

Make Your Mark!

Make Your Mark - A Hidahl 2015

Make your mark!

Speak your mind!

Live the life you want

Without apologies to your oppressors!

The bastards will ALWAYS try to keep you down

So sometimes,

Your mark has to be a BITE!

There will always be assholes...

There will always be idiots...

There will always be elitist douchebags...

There will always be people stupid enough to believe in the delusion of superiority...

... and that's why you have to MAKE YOUR MARK!

You have to PUT THEM in their place

Because they're too stupid and/or arrogant

To find it on their own!

The bigots won't stop...

Neither will the elitists...

Nor the greedy...

ASKING them won't make them stop...

TELLING them won't make them stop...

And they're not elected,

So they can't be voted out...

... and that's why you have to MAKE YOUR MARK!

Stand STRONG!

Talk HARD!

Chest up and ADVANCE!

Meet their arrogance with POWER!

 

They want to make you into VICTIMS!

They want to make you SLAVES!

 They want to STEAL your life!

They want to leave you with NOTHING!

They seek to OPPRESS!

They seek to DESTROY!

They seek to UNDERMINE!

And they don't care if you DIE!

... and that's why you have to MAKE YOUR MARK!

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Sunset

I think it's obvious by now, that I love Colorado.

I love the nature.

I love the mountains.

I love the altitude.

I love the flag.

One of the things that consistently amazes me, are the sunsets.

The hills and valleys of the mountains, accented by the day's last light.

The glowing ridges of the peaks.

The psychedelic colors that fill the sky.

The blindingly silver highlights on the clouds.

All of it enhanced and embraced by the sounds of the local aviary skybound companions of the Earth in a glorious, peaceful cacophony of nature's most awesome sights and sounds.

A daily celebration of light and beauty, gifted to anyone lucky enough to partake.

Purple Mountains Majesty

Purple Mountains' Majesty

Await me every day.

The benefits of living in Denver.

To find peace

I need only look West

And feel the call to nature.

Escape to higher ground

With fewer people

And less stress.

No more assholes.

No more car horns.

No more city noise.

A short journey

Into the heart of beauty

And a view that only Gods were meant to see.

Snow in July

Beat the heat

With a snowball fight.

No more pain

No more confusion

A mental 'reset' button.

An ascendance to solitude

Makes the mind

Feel refreshed and inspired.

AH 2015

A Good Place

Sometimes, just living in the right place is the key to happiness.

I am lucky enough to call DENVER my home!

... where people are friendly...

... where the beer flows freely...

... where you find THE BEST weed in the WORLD...

... where you find the best local music...

... where you find healthy people...

... where you find something amazing and new around every corner...

... where artists are free to be artists...

... where you find at least four sunny days a week...

... where you're never far from an exhilarating and inspiring hike...

... where libraries and parks are always nearby...

... where PUNK NEVER DIED...

... where there's always something to do...

... where blue skies are more common than grey...

... where the mountains always show you which direction you're driving...

... where the river water is always clear...

... where you can always find a peaceful place to sit and think...

... where you can find almost every culture from anywhere in the world...

My love for this city is unyielding.

 

Home of the weird and the brilliant.

 

Home of the unashamed individuals.

 

Home of the proud lovers of LIFE!

Two Kinds of Life

Life is not necessarily what we perceive it to be.

There's the life we acknowledge: Nature

... but what of the life we create, through SCIENCE!

Science seeks, both, to explain life and to replicate it or protect it, where applicable; which is no different than creating it.

Science re-creates life every day...

Through lives saved with medicine...

To machines given life through electricity...

To advances in Agriculture, that allow us to keep eating...

To learning about natural phenomena, allowing us to be better protected when emergencies happen...

Science creates life every day, just like nature does.

And I believe that the two are intrinsically important to respect and admire.

I believe that both hold secrets to the mysteries in the world

and make the world more beautiful

and more tolerable.

They make me see a better tomorrow.

They give me hope.

They erase my pain; even for just a little while.

And let me see that the world, and the people in it, aren't necessarily so bad.

303 Day!

For love of Denver,

My home

My playground

My city!

Home of the unconventional

The weird

The passionate

Nobody is 'normal' and that's how we LIKE it!

650,000 true originals

650,000 free

 650,000 enjoying peace

650,000 strong and growing

Growing pot

Growing gardens

Growing children

Growing pride!

Strong of lungs and heart,

We climb, 

Nearly half-way to the Stratosphere

just because we can!

Strong of mind and spirit,

We create

And we share

Because we PRIDE our fellow Denverfolk!

We drink hard

We smoke hard

We LIVE hard

Because we're stronger than YOU!

For love of Denver,

I salute my home

and it's people

and share my love.

Words Like Bombs

Words like bombs
Fill the air like hellfire!

Words that ignite
and invite
to some
or repulse
to others
Without discretion.

  Words that devastate
and castrate
and confiscate
the damages of hate!

Words that wreck
and words that smash
Words that create
the demise of an enemy!

Words with strength
Words with passion
Words so heavy,
Lo, they leave impact craters

Verbal decimation
Destroying the landscape of lies
Tearing down the facade
Laid by those who seek to enslave

With napalm on the breath
And sweat on the brow
Words will incite
And words will kill.

Haze in the air
Like so much smoke
Hard to see the impact
Through the chaos

Impervious,
Once armed with truth.
Dangerous,
Once armed with audience.

Armor-deflagrating
Tactical Nuclear
Ballistic
Words