45 Years of David Lynch – Philadelphia Weekly

David Lynch Photo: Josh Telles
David Lynch Photo: Josh Telles

David Lynch is my favorite filmmaker, ever since I first encountered Twin Peaks on VHS as a high school student in 1999, which led to me seeking out the rest of his extraordinary body of work. Lynch’s paintings and his filmography contain worlds of opposites colliding together – beauty and ugliness, menace and comedy – often at the same time. Even though there are things in his work that are deeply strange and difficult to watch, there is also an attitude of almost childlike wonder towards the world and a meticulously observed appreciation of human behavior. Mel Brooks, who produced David Lynch’s second film The Elephant Man, sums it up best. Upon seeing Eraserhead for the first time, Brooks, interviewed for Lynch’s authorized biography/memoir Room to Dream, said that he loved the movie “because it’s all symbols, but it’s real.” Everything in Lynch’s work is there for a purpose, never “weird for weirds sake.”

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Eraserhood Forever 2021

Here are some more details for this year’s Eraserhood Forever event happening this Saturday:We will be closing off both ends of the Carlton Street tunnel to block light and lessen noise, attendees are to enter on the 11th Street side of the tunnel. Attendees can begin entering and taking their seats at 7:00 PM, DJ Woodsman will be playing Lynch-related tracks until 7:30 PM. Our faithful host Ben Velvet will open the evening with a trivia contest of some sort (three prize packs are available) and the screening of ERASERHEAD will begin around 8:00 PM. After-party is at The Trestle Inn, no cover prior to 10:00 PM, Eraserhood attendees get 20% off their bills.The event poster below by Rob Weychert will be available to purchase on the night-of in limited quantities.There are currently less than 25 tickets remaining, available here: https://eraserhoodforever2021.eventbrite.com

Tales From David Lynch’s “Eraserhood” Tickets, Sat, Apr 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite

"Philadelphia, more than any filmmaker, influenced me. It's the sickest, most corrupt, decaying, fear-ridden city imaginable."

Sat, April 26, 2020
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

When David Lynch moved to Philadelphia in the late 1960s to attend PAFA, he discovered a city that was both terrifying and inspiring. Explore the neighborhood just blocks away from PAFA that so electrified Lynch’s imagination with two guides: Hidden City’s Peter Woodall and Lynch–and Eraserhood–aficionado, Bob Bruhin. During this one-and-a-half hour walking tour, we’ll delve into the area’s industrial history, as well as the sights and sounds that inspired Lynch’s movies, particularly Eraserhead.

Reserve your place now: Tales From David Lynch’s “Eraserhood” Tickets, Sat, Apr 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite

Walking the Eraserhood – Promo 5 – YouTube

Available now!! https://ehood.us/walking
You can now share all the history and the mystery of the Eraserhood with your friends and loved ones! This attractive 178 page volume photographically documents the look and feel of Philadelphia in and around the Callowhill Industrial Historic District as it was in the years between 2007 and 2014. Revised and expanded text discusses life in Callowhill as it is in the 21st century as well as how the neighborhood influenced painter and filmmaker David Lynch in the late 1960s.

Music: “Steam Driven” from “Eraserpunk Suites” by Bob Bruhin http://ehood.us/5Ph

Walking the Eraserhood – Promo 3 – YouTube

Available now!! https://ehood.us/walking
You can now share all the history and the mystery of the Eraserhood with your friends and loved ones! This attractive 178 page volume photographically documents the look and feel of Philadelphia in and around the Callowhill Industrial Historic District as it was in the years between 2007 and 2014. Revised and expanded text discusses life in Callowhill as it is in the 21st century as well as how the neighborhood influenced painter and filmmaker David Lynch in the late 1960s.

“Electric Ouroboros” from “Eraserpunk Suites” by Bob Bruhin http://ehood.us/5Ph

Walking the Eraserhood – Promo 2 – YouTube


Available now!! https://ehood.us/walking
You can now share all the history and the mystery of the Eraserhood with your friends and loved ones! This attractive 178 page volume photographically documents the look and feel of Philadelphia in and around the Callowhill Industrial Historic District as it was in the years between 2007 and 2014. Revised and expanded text discusses life in Callowhill as it is in the 21st century as well as how the neighborhood influenced painter and filmmaker David Lynch in the late 1960s.

Music: “Industrial Entrainment Number 2” from “Eraserpunk Suites” by Bob Bruhin http://ehood.us/5Ph

Watch “Unboxing Eraserhood” on YouTube

Now available: https://ehood.us/walking

My book is finally in my hands! Seven years of art in Philadelphia’s Callowhill district come together in this attractive 178 page volume documenting live and architecture in the neighborhood that inspired David Lynch’s “Eraserhead.”

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Hidden City Philadelphia – Exploring David Lynch’s “Eraserhood” – October 13, 2018 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

When David Lynch moved to Philadelphia in the late 1960s to attend PAFA, he discovered a city that was both terrifying and inspiring. Explore the neighborhood just blocks away from PAFA that so electrified Lynch’s imagination with two guides: Hidden City’s Peter Woodall and Lynch–and Eraserhood–aficionado, Bob Bruhin. During this one-and-a-half hour walking tour, we’ll delve into the area’s industrial history, as well as the sights and sounds that inspired Lynch’s movies, particularly Eraserhead.

When: October 13, 2018 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Meet at the southeast corner of 13th and Wood Sts.

Book Tickets: Hidden City Philadelphia – Exploring David Lynch’s “Eraserhood”