February 20, 2016

Last week I had some photos of Willy T. Ribbs at Elkhart Lake's Road America for my blog. This week, we look at Walker Racing and Willy T. Ribbs with his teammates, Scott Goodyear and Hiro Matsushita.

These were the good days of CART racing.  I miss those high powered Indy cars!

A couple of these photos are from the team photo session on Sunday morning of the race weekend.

Enjoy and have a good week.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

February 13, 2017

Today's little blog is a look at Willy T. Ribbs at Elkhart Lake's Road America. These photos were taken in 1993 at the CART series.

He raced for a few years and next week we will look at some more from 1993 at Milwaukee.

Have a good week.

Thanks,

Rich

Willy T. Ribbs at Road America in 1993.

February 6, 2017

Well what the heck?! Didn't I click save, after writing my blog last week on Indy Car driver Willy T. Ribbs?! I just noticed that it didn't appear for you all to see! Sorry about that but a couple weeks of Hunter Ronson isn't too bad, right?

I will save that for some future blog because I am excited about this week's! Found some negatives in the closet while cleaning last week. They are of the Steve Miller Band, 1978 at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin!!!

Steve and Norton Buffalo were always putting on a good show in those days. Norton's look in photo number ten is priceless! Miss that guy... He could play a harmonica REALLY good! I even included a couple pictures of special guest Leslie West. They are not that sharp but it is Leslie West!

If you want to have fun with me, caption photo number two! What is Steve saying do you think? I remember actually!

Enjoy a look at a great show when we all were young.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

The Steve Miller Band at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin in 1978.

January 23, 2017

If you asked me about the top ten shows that I have seen and photographed, this would be one of them, The Hunter Ronson Band at the Uptown Theater on April 18, 1975.

Ian Hunter was from Mott the Hoople and Mick Ronson was from David Bowie's band. It was a great, great show and Ian talked about it last time he was in Milwaukee.

I did blog #43 on this show way back on January 11, 2013. Since then, I have wanted to play with the photos some more and add a few more shots.

I have always loved Mick Ronson's shirt and it makes for a great photo.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

January 17, 2017

Wow!! Blog #1 was on February 26, 2012, with an effort to scan my rock'n' roll and racing photography. Here we are at blog #250 and still scanning negatives and slides of mine for you.

Hope you all enjoy it.  Something interesting things have happened along the way. Just this past year, photos of mine were published in Jeff Beck's book, "Beck01"!

Today's blog is on Bryan Lee at UW Oshkosh on September 4, 1972, when he opened a show for REO Speedwagon. No stage was made other than getting a flatbed trailer from someone's truck. It was primitive and small, but it worked.

Bryan Lee is called "The Braille Blues Daddy", because he has been legally blind since age eight. He is a Wisconsin boy born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin on March 16, 1943. In the 1980's he made New Orleans his home and continues playing and touring today from there.

A little bit B.B. King, Buddy Guy, a touch of Luther Allison and you have Bryan Lee.  He's a great musician who I'd like to see again sometime soon.

Enjoy a look at some old photos of young blues man, Bryan Lee.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

Bryan Lee at UW Oshkosh on September 4, 1972.

January 9, 2017

Hi everyone and Happy New Year! Been a little under the weather here do to a little procedure and subsequent infection. Sucks getting old and as my Dad used to say, getting old ain't for sissies! Boy was he right!

A new friend expressed some interest in my Little Feat photos from the Oriental Theater here in Milwaukee on April 27, 1977. It was an awesome show and my blog #56 on 4-15-2013 was about them and that show.

I have rescanned the photos and worked on them a bit and here ya go! New technology helps a lot but this is some old film that I could work on forever!

Enjoy another look at Lowell George. He was one of the best slide guitar players ever and a great writer. I have heard that he taught Bonnie Raitt how to play slide guitar.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

December 26, 2016

We are taking a little break for the holidays and would like to wish all of you a happy holiday season!

Here is a photo of a Christmas tree though the roof of a house like Sparky would do in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation!! Love it and it's our favorite movie that we watch every year!

The other photos are of me at work at the races at Elkhart Lake and then a little winter scene for Christmas.

Happy Holidays!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann