Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 33-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
More than 30 years later and my phone is still unplugged, and neither David nor I have ever had cell phones. Having said that, he and I have great phone conversations every week during which life and art are discussed with a heightened enthusiasm for all that has happened and for all that is yet to occur. Then, beyond that, we immerse ourselves in our projects without the derailment that telecommunication results in.
“Phone’s Unplugged” from the album Mecca Normal (Smarten UP!, 1986; reissued by K, 1995) (download):
