The Art Life

Jon Lawlor blew out a whole lot of candles on his cake this week. So, on NEXT week’s installment of “The Art Life”, his co-hosts, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness are sure to hold his feet to the fire of those candles to find out what mindfulness he brought to the ritual of celebrating his birth, his years on the planet, and the start of another go ‘round. On THIS week’s exploration of how best to create art that is filled with life, while also endeavoring to live more artfully, the following topics get explored … *Urban spelunking *The repeat criminal offender in the greater Los Angeles area who inspires Dean to utter the phrase, “buttocks aroma checker” *The parody film National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1, its creative team, and the effect of parody films in general *How Jon is listening with greater perspective, consciousness and intent, especially when confronted by someone he believes might never have felt listened to before *What Dean means when he says, “Water is my big ‘How do you do?’”? *Why Dean can’t wait to receive steamer trunks sent to him from Sweden *Life advice from the late, great Lou Reed, as passed along in performance by his widow, performance artist Laurie Anderson Chillpak Hollywood Presents ... is a listener-supported joint. To receive new shows and support our work, please become a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deanandphil.substack.com/subscribe