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January 11, 2016
Today's blog is about a band that I thought would definitely not be performing anymore. After doing some research for today's blog I see that they are alive, well and performing around the world!
They formed in 1972 and in 1975 Al Kooper produced an album for them. The album did very well, they toured and were a little like Saturday Night Live with a mix of Firesign Theater comedy.
The stage show was a bit bizarre. Drugs and porn were referenced frequently in their costumes.
Fee Waybill and his character Qualude, was a big part of the stage show. He had huge hair and a guitar shaped like the letter Q.
Enjoy a look at this bizarre show that I photographed at the Uptown Theater in Milwaukee on October 9, 1975.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
January 4, 2016
Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a nice holiday week.
My blog last week was on the band Boston playing at Alpine Valley Music Theater in 1987.
This is Part 2, and includes the photographs that I took from a helicopter during that show. It gives us an interesting aerial view of Alpine Valley and shows the cars we all drove in 1987.
In the background you can see the ski hill, that I worked at when I was 17 years old and was a junior member of the National Ski Patrol. That was so much fun! I could ski for free and that was the key for me!
Enjoy a different view of Alpine Valley. The sun was going down. It was a beautiful evening and the band Boston was about to take stage.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
December 28, 2015
In 1987 I was the house photographer at Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconisn.
Photographing the band Boston on the weekend of July 10, 1987 was an awesome experience!
These photos were taken on the one nice evening of the weekend. I remember it rained most of that weekend.
I am breaking up the photos into a few blogs. I have a lot of them and many of the photos were taken from a helicopter. Those will be in separate blog.
Enjoy these pictures and Happy New Year everyone!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann