September 9, 2013
In the early 1970's, I was on the Alpine Valley National Ski Patrol as a Junior Ski Patrolman on the ski hill in East Troy, Wisconsin!
In 1987, I returned to East Troy, Wisconsin, as the house photographer for the Alpine Valley Music Theater which is on the other side of the ski resort! It is one big valley of fun wether it's winter or summer here in Wisconsin!
One of the best shows in 1987 was Fleetwood Mac even though Lindsey Buckingham wasn't in the band. It took two guys to try to replace Lindsey and it was a different sound.
Enjoy some photos and notice that you can see their breath! Stevie even wore gloves because it was so cold that night in the valley!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
Bob Metzger and Fred Bliffert of Bobby & the Helmets at the Catacombs Coffee House in 1972.
Johnny Almond with his saxophone.
Elvin Bishop at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1979.
Woodbine, in an infrared film photo in 1972 at the Jewish Community Center!
Bill Camplin at work!
Tiny Tim at Humpin Hanna's in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1975.
Pink Floyd doing the setup and rehearsal at Milwaukee County Stadium for the "Wish You Were Here" tour on June 22, 1975.
September 2, 2013
On June 15, 1975, Pink Floyd played at Milwaukee County Stadium with The Animals tour. It was a massive show and production that took several days to setup.
Good friends, Daydream Productions promoted the band for this show which was a huge success. A swimming pool was even setup behind the stage for everyone to cool off in during the setup period because it was very hot!
Years ago, I lent out what I thought was my whole collection of Pink Floyd photographs for a future book that was to be published. The person doing this book proceeded to misplace all of my original slides and negatives! A few weeks ago, I came across what you see here plus about 10 more photos in my photo storage closet! It was like finding treasure to me!!
So, enjoy my treasure find and look back at 1975's Pink Floyd show and sound check.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
August 26, 2013
Last weekend, I photographed the new Bill Camplin Band. They were doing a recording session in a beautiful barn in Palmyra, Wisconsin.
It was about a 45 minute drive into the country for me to get there and when I got out of the truck, I immediately relaxed hearing Bob Knetzger's pedal steel guitar! The guys were rehearsing and it sounded great! The night turned into morning and it was a long evening of fun!
I am only part of the way into editing but had to share some of the photos of old and new friends getting together. I hope everyone soon will be able to hear the recordings from that night.
Right now, I would love to hear that music and Bob's pedal steel again. It would relax me after today's stressful work day.
Well, back to some fun work since I have to finish editing the photos from Saturday night.
Enjoy these pictures and I will post more soon.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
