Craig Baldwin — Reel Mutha Fo’Ya by Gerry Fialka Craig Baldwin — Reel Mutha Fo’Ya by Gerry Fialka Having studied the hidden psychic effects of cinema for over half its existence, I can truly declare that Craig Baldwin is one of the best filmmakers ever. The 2023 book CRAIG BALDWIN…

Do You Know Who You Are? by Gerry Fialka Venice BeachHead April 2023 #478 Do You Know Who You Are? by Gerry Fialka Venice BeachHead April 2023 #478 A friend commented on my Venice film, The Brother Side of the Wake (aka BroSide), proclaiming it as “slightly mesmerizing self-indulgent hodgepodge.”…

BroSiding by Gerry Fialka Laughtears.com BroSiding by Gerry Fialka Laughtears.com The Brother Side of the Wake (aka (BroSide) is a feature film: https://vimeo.com/584521229/000eb48be4?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=20521024 These are some reaction comments: 1*** The best film I never want to watch again. 2*** Too hippie for me. 3*** Slightly mesmerizing self-indulgent hodgepodge. 4*** Opus…

Laughtears.com 2022 Info & Events by Gerry Fialka Laughtears.com 2022 Info & Events by Gerry Fialka Visit THE SUZY WILLIAMS YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH4UmJ2G9vU AND https://suzywilliams.bandcamp.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzy_Williams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Fialka JOIN IN UPCOMING Live events and Zoom events — rsvp Gerry Fialka pfsuzy@aol.com for links ***Saturday, Jan 22, 2022–19th Annual VENICE FILM FEST…

But Did You Die? by Gerry Fialka from December 31, 2023 issue of https://thevenicebeachhead.com/ After reading the following essay, entertainment lawyer and music explorer Al Boelter wrote: “Loving your article on death with many quotes. No, not too long. Lots of quotes, which to me act as citations, are educational…

Frank ZAPPA & Art Laboe RANT by Gerry Fialka 10–30–22 FRANK ZAPPA & Art Laboe RANT by Gerry Fialka 10–30–22 Gerry Fialka was introduced as “Gertitol Fialkaseltzer” and performed a short rant before the 8pm Sunday show of The Zappa Band at the Baked Potato Oct30, 2022, Funny stories about…

Music as Community, Community as Change (aka It’s All Write Ma — Zoomin’ Zimmy) by Gerry Fialka Music as Community, Community as Change (aka It’s All Write Ma — Zoomin’ Zimmy) by Gerry Fialka Local musicians and artists celebrate Bob Dylan on Sat, May 21, 2022 from 2 to 3:330pm…

Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara — Radical Chicano Doo Wop Singer by Gerry Fialka Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara — Radical Chicano Doo Wop Singer by Gerry Fialka from the March 2022 issue of The Venice BeachHead: https://thevenicebeachhead.com/ and https://twitter.com/venicebeachhead?lang=en and http://www.freevenice.org/ Rubén Guevara is a “bad ass” says Alice Bag in his engaging…

Expanded Tetrads Extensions by Gerry Fialka Expanded Tetrads Extensions by Gerry Fialka What is a meta for? We stand on the shoulders of giants and see beyond. As Umberto Eco says, “we sometimes manage to see farther on the horizon than they.” By expanding and enriching Marshall McLuhan’s Tetrad, we…