Speed of Life

Gregg Chadwick Love in Vain ('Frisco) 16"x20" oil on linen 2016 Tucson Train Bruce Springsteen  I got so down and out in 'Frisco Tired of the pills and the rain I picked up, headed for the sunshine I left a good thing behind Seemed all of our love was in vain My baby's coming in on the Tucson train I come here looking for a new life One I wouldn't have to explain To that voice that keeps me awake at night When a little peace would make everything right If I could just turn off my brain Now my baby's coming in on the Tucson train We fought hard over nothing We fought till nothing remained I've carried that nothing for a long time Now I carry my operator's license And spend my days just running this crane My baby's coming in on the Tucson train Hard work'll clear your mind and body The hard sun will burn out the pain If they're looking for me, tell 'em buddy I'm wailing down at the station ...

Funny, frightening, and perfectly on point in the 21st century. "Very fine people" as some misguided politicians would say.

Fascinating!

by Gregg Chadwick THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY VENICE ART WALK IS ON TODAY MAY 19, 2019, RAIN OR SHINE Don't let the passing inclement weather change your plans -- join us! It may be raining right now, but the weather report says it will stop soon, just in time for the 40th anniversary Venice Family Clinic Art Walk & Auction to open. And even if it doesn't, the silent auction is 100% indoors, which means you can view and bid on amazing contemporary art in dry comfort. Come what may (and we predict sunshine), the music will be playing, the beer and wine will be flowing, the studio tours will be on, and the community celebration will be in full swing under tents to protect everyone from the elements. We just need you to make the day complete. See you there!  View this post on Instagram Gregg Chadwick, Skate Light, 2018 on Paddle8 Benefit for @venicefamilyclinic It’s May, which means it’s time for the 40th Annual...

"We came down the day before and we went down to the Lower Ninth Ward and saw a lot of the devastation. Rock 'n' roll is at its best when there are  high stakes  on the table. That's when something much, much larger than yourself can happen. It's music that's meant to push up against things, whatever they may be: against troubles, against hard times. It's a lovely and fortuitous day to be able perform a small service for people… it's one of my favorites, one of the Top Five of my lifelong musical experiences." -Bruce Springsteen Gregg Chadwick Belle Ville (Katrina) 11"x11" oil on linen 2005 

Gregg Chadwick Still I Rise 40"x30" oil on linen 

View this post on Instagram Inspired by the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen. #BlindedByTheLightMovie – in theaters August 14. A post shared by Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) on May 2, 2019 at 9:22am PDT From writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham”) comes the inspirational drama “Blinded by the Light,” set to the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s timeless songs. “Blinded by the Light” tells the story of Javed (Viveik Kalra) a British teen of Pakistani descent, growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when a classmate introduces him to the music of “the Boss,” Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen’s powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his own pent-u...

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