SELECTED VIDEOS: 1971-1984

by David Starkey

 

 

   All About Me
I’m pretty sure this was my first video.  Or maybe my second.

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   Sucker Punch
Here I am, giving myself a bloody nose.

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   Maha Mantra
There were still lots of Hare Krishnas in the big airports back then.

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   The Perseids
The bulb in my strobe light burned out, so I just kept flicking the light switch in the bathroom on and off as fast as I could.

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   Unidentified Flying Outrage
That’s a pie pan, of course.

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   Darth Vader
These are some of the knots my father taught me (he was in the Navy).

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   Rubber Chicken
I got this at a flea market in Oakland.

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   Self-Inflicted Wound
That’s a real tattoo she’s giving herself—not henna.

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   Ransacking Kmart
We took off before they caught us.

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   Unadulterated Ice Cream Truck
This one almost made it into a museum show, but I think I insulted the curator on my entry form.

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   Forbidden Love
Some of them were like little plays.  This one was about an old lady who was a bit too fond of her grandson.

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   5th & Seaton
I was basically homeless at the time.

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   Arrest Warrant
This is one of the last ones I made before I got my job in Underwriting.

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   Cellophane
For a few moments, I really thought I was going to suffocate.

 

 

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