Every week, 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 40-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
Archaic as it seems, my landline is still unplugged in 2023, almost 40 years after writing this song. I never did get a cell phone, and I’m endlessly grateful that when I do leave home, no one can get a hold of me. The other great part of this equation is that no one is trying to get a hold of me. Bliss.
“Phone’s Unplugged” from Mecca Normal (Smarten Up!, 1986) (download):
