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March 21, 2022
Finally catching up with all the bands I photographed at Summerfest last September!
This is the band Rise Against, who I must say is the LOUDEST band I've heard in a long time and I've been doing this for over 50 years! Maybe they are the loudest ever as my body shook to the core at this show!
The punk rock band was formed in 1999 by bassist Joe Principe and has had a few versions through the years.
Joe recruited Tim Mcllrath and they were the band for years. The present band also includes Brandon Barnes on drums and Zach Blair on the second lead guitar.
Tim Mcllrath does the main vocals and lead guitar and powers up the band.
The stage setup was very interesting and a bit tough as a photographer to shoot. The guys had monitors that lit up with graphics in the very front of the stage. Plus, they had huge speakers in the photo pit to maneuver around.
Doesn't matter though because I always try to get'er done somehow even with only two songs to shoot!
Enjoy a look at the band. It's only 91 days until Summerfest gets going again!!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
March 7, 2022
The world is in a crazy place these days but the Indy Car season has begun!
It's great to see Scott McLaughlin win the first race of the year in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has a great future in Indy Car.
Last week was Mario Andretti's 82nd birthday and Sebastian Bourdais on the same day! Will Power's birthday was the following day. He had a strong showing in St. Petersburg. Will is trying to beat Mario Andretti for most pole positions with only one more to do it.
Here are a few photos of the Indy Cars through the years to get us in the mood for the season.
Good luck to all. Last year's champ ,Alex Palou, has some competition this year. Colton Herta is my pick on his way to the championship!
Enjoy and be safe.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
February 21, 2022
Winter in Wisconsin is time for getting indoor chores done!
My wife and I are back into our project of writing a book about my father, Carl Zimmermann.
We have been working on this for over two years now, and I think we are getting close to having something that looks like a book. It's a lot of hard work and fact checking and then finding photos of him and memorabilia of his life in broadcasting.
Since we are really deep into this project right now I have no blog on racing or music this week. Our focus is on this project until it's done, or at least pretty close to done.
My mother saved everything about Dad's career and we have several scrapbooks. They are old and not in the greatest condition but it documents the wonderful love and life my parents had for many years.
We have pieced their life histories and are getting closer to looking at the amazing career my father had starting at age 14 when he worked at WEMP radio. Then came the Army and WW2 with dad being a broadcaster overseas for the "Army Hour" radio show.
A little break after that with home life and radio in Milwaukee. Then, the Korean War started and Dad was called back into the Army to Washington D.C. to do a television show for the Army called "The Big Picture".
Take a little peak at some of the photos that will be included in the book.
Hopefully, by years end it will be done and available for your reading pleasure!
Enjoy and thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
