December 30, 2013

Just want to share with you a few of my favorite photos from my 2013 blogs.

Have a safe and Happy New Year!

I hope to bring to you some nice new photographs in the coming year.

Photographs below are;

Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull-1972

Frank Zappa-1973

Joe Walsh/James Gang 1971

Dr. John-1972

Charlie Pride-1972

Linda Ronstadt-1972

Everly Brother-1972

Familiar Looking Strangers-2013

Pink Floyd-1977

John Prine-1974

Dario Franchitti-1997

Dario Franchitti-2005

Tony Kanaan-2012

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

December 23, 2013

Recently, Dario Franchitti announced that he was retiring from racing Indy cars. This was a sad day for us Dario Franchitti fans who have watched him race since he came to the United States in 1997.

Dario, won the Indy 500 in 2007, 2010 and 2012. He won the IRL championship in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The injuries Dario sustained in the crash in Houston this past year have forced him to retire from driving Indy cars. Luckily, he is still with us because if you saw that crash, it is amazing he survived.

I have spent most of my Saturday morning here going through photos of Dario from 1997 to 2013, so we have a lot of photographs today! These are just from my digital collection and do not include any of my film from Dario's CART days! Sometime soon, I will scan those photos and do another blog on Dario.

One of my other favorite racers that I got to know a little bit was Greg Moore who was one of Dario's best friends. Dario has a Greg Moore helmet sticker on the back of his helmet in memory of our friend who we lost in 1999. A while back, I did a blog on Greg and Dario sent me a little note saying that he liked it.

Dario is one of the good guys and has always been real nice to me. Thanks Dario and I wish you the best in your retirement days. I feel that I have not seen the last of you and I think you will still be strolling along pit lane at the track with our friends!

Enjoy the photos folks and have a great holiday with your families!

Please join me on Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography and Merry Christmas! Let it snow, let it snow and let it snow some more!!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

December 16, 2009

My good friends, The Familiar Looking Strangers, have headed back home to Liverpool, England for the holidays.

Their album is done and coming out in March 2014 when they will start touring with the band Hawkwind.

You guys have worn out my Nikon and I have sent it away to get repaired and ready for your next visit!

The Strangers played a few dates here recently with Phil Vasser who is one of the nicest guys and hardest workers in the music industry!

In 2009 at Summerfest, Phil stayed around for every last person at a meet and greet, signing anything and everything plus taking photos with his fans! That is the way it is supposed to be, right?

Enjoy some photos of Phil from Summerfest here in Milwaukee back in 2009.

Please join me on Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography and have a great week.

Thanks,

Rich

Phil Vasser at Summerfest in 2009.

Judas Priest, being led by Rob Halford at Milwaukee's Summerfest on July 2, 2009.

December 9, 2013

One of the world's leading heavy metal bands, Judas Priest, brought forth British Steel to Milwaukee's Summerfest on July 2, 2009.

Led by lead singer Rob Halford, I needed some earplugs as I photographed the band famous for their twin lead guitarists, Glen Tipton and Richie Faulkner. They were really loud on this particular night!

The band stuffed a lot of gear on stage and made the stage look a bit small for them.

I only had one and a half songs to photograph the band so this was a quick shoot.

Enjoy some photos from that night and please like me on Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography as I try to build up my Facebook presence.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

December 2, 1973

On February 2, 1973, I had the pleasure of photographing Leo Kottke. He opened up a show for Loggins and Messina at Milwaukee's Performing Arts Center that evening.

At the time, I was working for the Bugle American newspaper and we conducted an interview in Leo's dressing room before the show.

In my collection of favorite photographs, a few are shown here with Leo's reflection in the mirror. He was relaxed, reading the paper and just killing time before his performance.

Leo, is to me, the best acoutic 12 string guitar player in the world. Not many people get close to playing like Leo does!

He still plays and if you can catch a performance of his please do so because you will be amazed at his great voice and guitar playing.

Please join me at Facebook at Rich Zimmermann Photography as I try to build up my Facebook group. It is new and I only have 35 people so far! You get a weekly reminder of my blog and more great photos.

Have a great week!

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann

George Carlin, the night he was arrested at Summerfest on July 21, 1972.

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