ASK THE ARTIST: @Hypnopad

Gavinski

@McD said:

@Gavinski said:
Great to read these stories Hypnopad, very inspiring. I actually spent time in an intentional community in a beautiful secluded valley in the interior of Brazil about 20 years ago, it was mind-blowing and I often dream of getting back to some kind of more hippy lifestyle like this.

I went camping once... a bear opened a slit in the tent and found a forgotten chocolate bar my ex packed. Good times. Did I mention we were asleep in the tent with the bear started trying to locate that smell? Good times. Bears are generally harmless in National Parks as a rule.

I have a Buffalo stand off story for another time.

I have a bear encounter story too from my time in Poland years ago as well. Let's save it for another time though, I'll swap you it for the buffalo story. 😂

@hypnopad I wish ppl could experience that kind of thing too. Ah, makes me miss those pre-mobile phone days too, damn these super useful devices to hell....😂

hypnopad

@McD said:
What's the longest trek you made in the bus? I'm sure it didn't get the best MPG (Miles Per Gallon) so that trip to Yellowstone could cost a pretty penny and then there's all those mid-west cops looking to roust a "free spirit". So, how far did you get from your home town?

The longest trip was from Tucson AZ to Silver City NM. Did that twice about 6 years apart and both times got called a “fuckin’ hippy” by a passing pedestrian in SC. Only times I got hassled the entire time I owned the bus.
Mainly migrated from southern to northern AZ to follow the nice weather. Did that for a bunch of years.
My bike trips were much longer. Did New Zealand back in the 80’s.

hypnopad

What it looked like when I got it. ( I didn’t build it. I think I was the third owner). It was a bit top heavy.😂😂

After I took the cabin off. It got damaged from all my driving off road out in the woods.

0tolerance4silence

Cabin is gone but the bike is stable on the front right

hypnopad

@0tolerance4silence said:
Cabin is gone but the bike is stable on the front right

That’s funny- never noticed that.

McD

@hypnopad said:
Did New Zealand back in the 80’s.

Did you see any Hobbits? Damn, you have great stories. You should record a story and play it over the top of one of your musical/video productions. Something for the non-musical to relate to.

McD

Some people live life as art.

hypnopad

@McD said:

@hypnopad said:
Did New Zealand back in the 80’s.

Did you see any Hobbits? Damn, you have great stories. You should record a story and play it over the top of one of your musical/video productions. Something for the non-musical to relate to.

No hobbits.That was pre Lord of the Rings!
I do have some interesting bike trip stories. I’ll share them at some point. One actually has a musical angle to it.

McD

@hypnopad said:
No hobbits.That was pre Lord of the Rings!

The Hobbits were in MiddleEarth since the First Age. But in your defense... they are a shy people. I'll bet they saw the bike as a product of the dark arts.