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November 25, 2013
On July 21, 1972, George Carlin performed at Summerfest. He was arrested for saying the seven dirty words you can't say on radio or television!
I was there that night and the last photo you see here is of George being arrested and hauled off stage!
George was funny that night as usual. I have seen him three times and this was his best night.
Busy weekend around here with a couple photo jobs and we are painting the inside of the house. Smells like paint and it looks great! Don't you love the weekends?
No major cleanup on the photos here because I have to get back to painting!!!
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
November 18, 2013
Last Friday night I photographed one of the hottest new bands around. They are a group of English guys who have actually become good friends. They are The Familiar Looking Strangers. You need to check them out.
They are here from Liverpool, England. They arrived here this summer to make an album here in Milwaukee. They are managed by K Nation Entertainment located in Grafton, WI.
The album is pretty much done. A tour with the band Hawkwind is planned in March of 2014 to promote it.
On Friday night they played a show for Milwaukee fans at Shank Hall. They will then travel to Marquette, Michigan and Madison, Wisconsin for a couple more shows before they head back home to England for the holidays.
With Vinny leading the band with his great vocals the boys had a terrific show. Paul's slide guitar was great and Ben's drumming makes me think of when I saw Jon Bonham play with Led Zeppelin. He plays hard!
Jon's bass didn't miss a beat and Carlos, the quiet guitar player in the corner kicked ass!!
Thank you K Nation Entertainment for introducing these awesome musicians to us.
Enjoy some photos from Friday night and check them out next time they come to town.
Join me on Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography and I'll keep you up to date on the men next time they come around.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
November 11, 2013
On July 20, 1972, Charlie Pride and his band came to Milwaukee's Summerfest for a show.
Charlie and his band were having a successful tour with his 1971 hit "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin". It was his biggest hit but he did have 30 others on the Billboard charts.
The photos of his band here are interesting and fun to look at! Anybody know who the steel guitar player is???
I know that Charlie loved baseball and tried to be a pitcher with the Yankees in 1953. He lost the magic on his fastball and the Yankees sent him to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to play in their Class D team! Never knew that!
Enjoy some photos of Charlie and his band at Summerfest in 1972.
Please come join my Facebook page at Rich Zimmermann Photography and have a great week.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann