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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.
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Have a great week!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
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.
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Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
