#88 - Don't Flail The Derp | Brad Rhadwood

We all need a little silliness in our lives right now so today on the show I have the king of “lowbrow visionary art” to give us his own version of making lemons into lemonade. Brad Rhadwood has spent years crafting strange beings from plywood and building a following in the festival world. Today he shares his personal life philosophy: You must always derp the flail, but you must never flail the derp. Like many ridiculous dance floor philosophies, there is method to his madness. On the show we discuss pareidolia, our ability to see faces in inanimate objects. We talk about the derpiness of Canadian festival culture. We chat cat butts, mushrooms, and turd eyes. Finally, Brad introduces me to the wonderful world of collectable limited edition pins. Brad has been making derpy art since 2005 and has built a significant following in the festival world and beyond. He is part of the Wood Vibe Tribe and has been live painting in the psychedelic war zone that is a festival for a decade. If you’d like to catch up with Brad and snag some of his sought after pins, join the THE RHADWOOD FOREST /// Derp Tribe on Facebook. Can the a strategic infusion of derp save us from the flailing scourge of self-seriousness? Asking for a friend. Links THE RHADWOOD FOREST /// Derp Tribe: https://www.facebook.com/groups/240386673783316 Brad Rhadwood on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradrhadwood/?hl=en Brad Rhadwood on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BradRhadwood/ Wood Vibe Tribe: https://woodvibes.ca/ Timestamps :06 - Derping the flail :13 - Western Canada is the Mecca for derpiness in festival culture. :17 - Brad’s rules for finding pareidolia (faces) in wood. :23 - Why does Brad always see cats, cacti, and mushrooms? :30 - Brad shares a noteworthy flail :35 - Cat butts, turd eyes, and anal gazing :42 - The wonderful world of collectable limited edition pins :55 - Can the derp save us from our own self-seriousness?