July 17, 2017

Wow!! I need more time in life and a minion to help me out! I'm a busy photographer in addition to regular life stuff.  It's all good though.

This past weekend was Gathering On The Green in Mequon.  Rob Kos and his crew do such a great job of putting this together.

Friday night was Michael McDonald and then Kenny Loggins!! During each of their sets, one came out to play with the other which made for a great show.

Saturday, you had to be a young one to know who Daya was but check her out!  She's very good and I was impressed with the young girl!!!

Enjoy and I have to get back to editing this fun weekend! Here is a bit of it with more to come.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

July 17, 2017

Wow, it's been a very busy summer so far in my little photo world!

Here is Steve Miller at Summerfest on July 2, 2017 for an awesome show! Every song is a hit and his band is great.

Check him out and enjoy!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Steve Miller at Summerfest on July 2, 2017.

July 3, 2017

With summer here and life being so busy, I have started writing a blog every other week now. Indy cars last weekend and Summerfest this week, I'm too busy!

Here is a look at Friday of last weekend. The Indy Cars were at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI.  It's such a beautiful track.

Colin Herta is going to be a great race car driver in the future and you get a look at him here.  He is Bryan Herta's son, and being on the Andretti Motorsports team, this kid is going to go far. Fuel and turbo issues had him doing zero laps in the morning and then he came out to get pole position for race 2 of Indy Lights.

Enjoy a look and I have to gear up for Steve Miller tonight at Summerfest rain or shine!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Friday fun at Road America!

June 19, 2017

In April of 2016, the process of three of my photos going into Jeff Beck's book, BECK01, began.

 I actually got a few dollars for my photography and a signed copy of the book!!!

The book is something to see.  I am sharing it with you all this week. It is put out by Genesis Publications in England and printed in Italy.

The publication is signed by Jeff and limited to 2,000 copies and I have number X which is very cool!

It comes in a box, of course. You open the box and find a pouch that contains another box that is beautiful! Open up that second box and you pull up a ribbon that pulls the book out.

The book probably weighs ten pounds and the pages are very thick.

Pages 170 and 171 have two of my photographs from the Riverside Theater on May 10, 1972. They say March 19, 1972 in England, but it's not! Page 242 has my photo (bottom right) of Jeff with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums at Turner Hall in 2009.

Very honored to be in this book! Half of it is about his love of cars. He works on some beautiful old cars as you can see here. Yes, he actually works on them from welding to engine repair and more.

Jeff's birthday is June 24, 1944 and that explains the DMV California sticker on the back cover from 1944. So this is Jeff Beck week here! Happy birthday buddy!!

Enjoy and have a great week. Time to pack up the camera gear for Indy cars at Road America next weekend!!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

This is Jeff Beck's book BECK01 with some of my photos in it!

June 12, 2017

While searching in the closet for something, I found an old roll of film.

It is from June 30, 1978 at Milwaukee County Stadium.  They are for the most part, shots of stage step up with a few photos of Heart and Cheap Trick from the press box. 

I need to find the film of Ted Nugent, because so far all I have found is this one roll of film. Fun to look at the speakers and workers with no hard hats!! That would NOT happen today and they would probably have safety glasses and steel toe boots on too, right?

Looking at those speakers makes me wonder if that is why my ears frequently ring these days!

Enjoy and what did you say? Can't hear you!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Heart with Cheap Trick and 1 shot of Ted Nugent!  Mostly setup shots.

June 5, 2017

I continue to dig through my archives for Summerfest.  The other day I heard that Brewer and Shipley are back on the road again. That is a good thing considering all the great musicians we have lost already this year...

Take a look at Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley from Summerfest in 1972. Check out the stage lights and rigging! We have come a long way.

You need to be a little older to remember these guys.  Remember the songs, One Toke Over The Line and Tarkio Road? Those were great tunes among the many others that they did.

Enjoy!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann