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November 5, 2012
My blog #30 a few weeks ago was about the band Soup. The photos shown were from a concert they did with the band Focus on March 25, 1973 at the Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Focus, was on a US tour featuring their hit song Hocus Pocus that they were most famous for. Vocalist, keyboard and flute player, Thijs van Leer, does some amazing vocals in this song. I believe you could say it was a mix of screaming, yodeling and singing! The look on his face shows how much effort he puts into his vocals.
Guitarist, Jan Akkerman, accompanied him with some fine guitar playing.
Focus was very popular and had a good show, but personally, I think the opening act of Soup with Doug Yankus was the better performance that night.
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October 29, 2012
My start in music photography began at the Alternate Site Park on Milwaukee's lakefront. During the 1970's the Alternate Site was the place to meet people, hear local bands and have a good time just about every weekend. The best part was that it was free!
The first band I photographed was Sugar Cane, July 4th, 1971 and those are the color photos attached here. They were good, but the weekend I really remember was July 25, 1971 when the Ox played. Jon Paris, Bob Metzger and Brad Seip showed me what live rock 'n' roll was all about! They made me want to be a music photographer and get close to the action on stage.
Thanks to the Ox, my life of becoming a rock photographer started and we became good friends. The attached black and white photographs are from the second edition of The Ox. There would be a third edition when Brad left and gave the drums to Ed Sisson. The Ox invited other people on stage and Tony Brown is shown here singing with the Ox.
Presently, Bob Metzger plays guitar for Leonard Cohen. Jon Paris is in New York city playing with his band at B. B. King's Lucille's Bar and Grill. He has played with a lot of great people, from his good friend Les Paul to Link Wray to Johnny Winter to Bo Diddley and many more. I would have loved to have seen Jon play with Link Wray.
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October 22,, 2012
It was a hot day on June 7th 1987 when I went to the Milwaukee Mile to see the CART Indy cars race. I have always loved Indy cars but had not been to a race in years because I was too busy trying to make a career as a rock 'n' roll photographer!
I took my Nikon camera and sat in the grandstands with some friends who were there to cheer for Rick Mears. It was hard for me to just sit there in my seat! I wanted to be closer to the action to get a better photograph with all the colors of the cars. The best I could do was walk down to the fence and try to shoot through it, or somehow use the fence in the photograph.
Rock 'n' roll photography was going to the back seat for a while because now I wanted to be an Indy car racing photographer for a magazine or the Milwaukee Mile or anyone!
The race itself that day was a good one with Michael Andretti, the son of Mario Andretti, starting fourth and winning the race in his Kraco car. Roberto Guerreo started on the pole in his True Value car but finished 16th. Bobby Rahal in his Red Roof Inns car started second and finished second. Derek Daly came in third and then went on to become an announcer. He has a son, Conor, who races just like Bobby Rahal's son Graham races, Arie Luyendyk's son, Arie Jr., and Michael Andretti's son, Marco! Rick Mears did not finish the race that day. He crashed. Many fans at the race came to see Arie Luyendyk who was living not far from the track and was sponsored by the local company Provimi Veal. Arie started sixth and finished fourth.
Attached are a few photographs from the race that day for you to enjoy.
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