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Posted: Apr 16, 2013 - 3:17pm

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

From yesterday, I thought these were interesting. 2 different photographers got the same instant from different vantage points. You kind of have to be looking at the second one full size, so click it to open in a different window... you can see the photographer of the first image in the second.

Wow...That is pretty trippy.

Posted: Apr 16, 2013 - 3:00pm

ptooey wrote:

Katharine Hepburn on a skateboard (your argument is invalid)

awesome.

Posted: Apr 16, 2013 - 2:55pm

From yesterday, I thought these were interesting. 2 different photographers got the same instant from different vantage points. You kind of have to be looking at the second one full size, so click it to open in a different window... you can see the photographer of the first image in the second.

Posted: Feb 11, 2013 - 11:16am

Posted: Jan 9, 2013 - 12:24pm

Katharine Hepburn on a skateboard (your argument is invalid)

Posted: Dec 30, 2012 - 7:35am

http://www.retronaut.com/2012/03/new-york-1978-1980/

you'll lose yourself on this site.

Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 4:49am

http://hiddencityphila.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BR1.jpeg

Posted: Nov 7, 2012 - 2:35am

From the Daily Mail online:

Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 9:17am

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Chalkie Davies

AMERICANS IN LONDON No.3

You could describe my life as pure luck, not in getting the picture each time, that part was relatively easy, but just in terms of who I got to see and the circumstances under which saw them. This photo definitely comes into that category.

Back in the 70's the Record Companies were flush with cash and were happy spending it on themselves. CBS took this to the extreme wi

th their Annual Conventions, these multi day events consisted of flying hundreds of Record Co Execs to some exotic location and then have their best Artists perform for them, Bruce Springsteen played the 1975 one in New Orleans. In 1977 they had it in London, on the morning of the first day Elvis Costello started busking on the street outside the Grosvenor Park Hotel, his hope was to get the attention of the CBS people, instead he became a person of interest to the Police and got arrested. Luckily he got out of jail in time to play Dingwalls later that night, it was a blistering set and I posted a photo of it on here a couple of months ago.

The highlight of the Convention was a performance by the Beach Boys on the final night. I was pretty good at sneaking into places unnoticed and so, along with my friend Kevin, we slipped into the Ballroom via the service entrance in mid afternoon. I did not know if we would see anything but it was worth a try. We were hiding behind piles of stacked chairs when the place started to get quite active. Then, in front of out star struck eyes, out came the Beach Boys to do a Soundcheck. Better yet, Brian Wilson was with them, he had not been seen in public or performed with them since his breakdown and in NME land this was scoop central. I stayed hidden for the first three numbers, behind Brian was his Doctor/Psychiatrist who would massage his shoulders between numbers, he also shouted out the words to the songs acting as a sort of full time prompter to the shell shocked looking Brian. Figuring that they might only do four songs I took my chance and darted out from my hiding place, I scurried to the front of the stage and took five very quick frames before running out of the Ballroom, thru the Hotel Lobby and out on to Park Lane. I had my photo and nobody was going to take it away from me. After developing it I noticed the two coffee cups on the floor in front of their feet. To me it really adds to the impact of the image by adding just a hint of the surreal to it. As I said I was really fucking lucky, I really did have the best job in the world...

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People on FB should follow Chalkie. He posts a lot of great vignettes like this.

Very cool, thanks.

Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 9:12am

Chalkie Davies

AMERICANS IN LONDON No.3

You could describe my life as pure luck, not in getting the picture each time, that part was relatively easy, but just in terms of who I got to see and the circumstances under which saw them. This photo definitely comes into that category.

Back in the 70's the Record Companies were flush with cash and were happy spending it on themselves. CBS took this to the extreme wi

th their Annual Conventions, these multi day events consisted of flying hundreds of Record Co Execs to some exotic location and then have their best Artists perform for them, Bruce Springsteen played the 1975 one in New Orleans. In 1977 they had it in London, on the morning of the first day Elvis Costello started busking on the street outside the Grosvenor Park Hotel, his hope was to get the attention of the CBS people, instead he became a person of interest to the Police and got arrested. Luckily he got out of jail in time to play Dingwalls later that night, it was a blistering set and I posted a photo of it on here a couple of months ago.

The highlight of the Convention was a performance by the Beach Boys on the final night. I was pretty good at sneaking into places unnoticed and so, along with my friend Kevin, we slipped into the Ballroom via the service entrance in mid afternoon. I did not know if we would see anything but it was worth a try. We were hiding behind piles of stacked chairs when the place started to get quite active. Then, in front of out star struck eyes, out came the Beach Boys to do a Soundcheck. Better yet, Brian Wilson was with them, he had not been seen in public or performed with them since his breakdown and in NME land this was scoop central. I stayed hidden for the first three numbers, behind Brian was his Doctor/Psychiatrist who would massage his shoulders between numbers, he also shouted out the words to the songs acting as a sort of full time prompter to the shell shocked looking Brian. Figuring that they might only do four songs I took my chance and darted out from my hiding place, I scurried to the front of the stage and took five very quick frames before running out of the Ballroom, thru the Hotel Lobby and out on to Park Lane. I had my photo and nobody was going to take it away from me. After developing it I noticed the two coffee cups on the floor in front of their feet. To me it really adds to the impact of the image by adding just a hint of the surreal to it. As I said I was really fucking lucky, I really did have the best job in the world...

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People on FB should follow Chalkie. He posts a lot of great vignettes like this.

Posted: Oct 21, 2012 - 5:30am

George Washington Bridge

Posted: Oct 6, 2012 - 6:06pm

meower wrote:

Look At These! And not just the first one! Please! I Promise You Wont Regret It

Wow. that's really powerful.

Posted: Oct 6, 2012 - 3:56pm

meower wrote:

Look At These! And not just the first one! Please! I Promise You Wont Regret It

I looked at them this morning and sort of regret it because it is not easy to look at. But it was interesting how the pictures of terribly impoverished kids were pretty complimentary and the photos of some of the more posh kids were not. I'm looking at you, New Jersey girl No. 9. Wow. The camera don't lie but it can certainly spin a little.

Posted: Oct 6, 2012 - 3:31pm

meower wrote:

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/where-children-sleep/

Where Children Sleep

I'm not able to post the individual pics. But, it's worth spending a few minutes.

Look At These! And not just the first one! Please! I Promise You Wont Regret It

Posted: Oct 6, 2012 - 5:44am

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/where-children-sleep/

Where Children Sleep

I'm not able to post the individual pics. But, it's worth spending a few minutes.

Posted: Oct 2, 2012 - 12:45pm

ptooey wrote:

I'd swear she'd come up here before...I know I'd read the story a while back and the photos are amazing, but I couldn't find anything after searching RP, either.

It's called a senior moment, son. Welcome to old age the upper bounds of middle age!

Posted: Oct 2, 2012 - 9:47am

ptooey wrote:

I'd swear she'd come up here before...I know I'd read the story a while back and the photos are amazing, but I couldn't find anything after searching RP, either.

Probably just on FB I guess. I searched here too.

Posted: Oct 2, 2012 - 9:43am

aflanigan wrote:

Wow. What a fascinating story.

Her posthumous website, where the above image is from (there are several portfolios to check out).

Fantastic story and images.

Love this one:
"in the days before smartphones..."