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 41-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
“After these hicks where I live beat me up because I dress and act different and think for myself. I put on one of your records and it makes me proud of who I am.” —Robert (Oklahoma) in a letter to Mecca Normal, 1993
“Greater Beauty” from Flood Plain (K, 1993) (download):