I first met Steve Kushner in 1970 in Miami Beach. He was renting a garage apartment below mine. He is a great artist and a fine fellow. Steve found me last week on my website. Here is a podcast of our first conversation in 38 years. Listen as we catch up and talk about old times.
My annual royalty check from Avanti Press came today. They sold $28,571.87 worth of my Squirrel Photographer Greeting Card.
Always a great surprise. I forgot about it and it came a day early, whoopie!!!!
A new book by Alan Graham, Jim’s brother-in-law, called “I Remember” will be released on March 14.
“As intimate a portrait of Jim Morrison’s character and the forces which shaped his life and death as the reader is ever likely to encounter…”
Alan’s personal account of these events provides rare glimpses and intimate insights into the other side of Jim Morrison and the people who loved him.
Check out the new book here!
Alan also has several podcasts, including The House of Detention. You can listen to it online or subscribe here. He also has a forum site, LizardKingLounge.com.
Also click here to listen to Evan Marshall’s SOUL KITCHEN with Featuring Alan recorded live on BBS Talk Radio.
Today I posted my Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention photographs to gallery.TreeO.com. These photographs were taken in 1969 at Thee Image Club in Miami. They were taken one week before the Led Zeppelin photographs. Here is one of my favorites. Prints are available for sale at the gallery. Just click on the photograph below to see the rest of the images.
Today a good friend of Patricia Morrison’s, Jim’s wife, presented her with a framed print of Jim Morrison #9. She was thrilled and told me, “Thank you! The picture, hand-delivered by Fernand yesterday, is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for being part of the surprise. Fernand is a dear young friend, and it was so considerate and kind of him to give me the photo for my birthday. Anyway, the picture is lovely. Now I just need to figure out where to hang it. Again thanks.”
Today is the anniversary of the Doors Concert in Miami, the infamous venue where Jim Morrison was supposed to have exposed himself. Read my story about the event here. I was there photographing the concert and subsequently ended up testifying at Jim’s trial as his first defense witness.
Last night was a total lunar eclipse. The next one will not be until 2010. When the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow, the moon is illuminated by the diffuse glow of the Earth’s atmosphere. This causes the moon to appear red in color.
The first photograph was taken at 9:07 PM EST and the last at 10:00 PM. The eclipse lasted over 4 hours.
Photographs taken with a Nikon D300 with a 70mm-300mm lens.
Today, we launched our support site. We can control your computer remotely without you having to install special software or reconfigure your router. This is great for installs, demos or troubleshooting. It works with both Mac and PC. No more trying to describe actions over the phone (felt like trying to talk down an airplane).
Check it out! You can request support or just click on my name (if I’m online). http://support.TreeO.com
Led Zeppelin’s Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at the O2 Arena in London tonight (December 10)
Led Zeppelin played:
Still no word on whether or not they will tour
After nearly forty years, Led Zeppelin continues to inspire generations with their groundbreaking blues-infused, guitar-driven rock ‘n’ roll. Arguably the biggest rock band in the world throughout their 12-year reign, they remain one of the most influential and innovative groups in music history. With over 200 million albums sold worldwide, their catalog is one of the most enduring bodies of musical composition to come out of the 20th century.
Available November 13, Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment will honor the Rock & Rock Hall of Famers with the release of Mothership, a 24-track, two-CD comprehensive collection that spans their illustrious career. All eight of the band’s classic studio albums are represented here, with the tracks being personally selected by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones. Mothership includes landmark songs such as “Whole Lotta Love,” “Immigrant Song,” “Kashmir,” “Rock And Roll,” “Dazed And Confused,” and “Stairway To Heaven.” The set will also include new liner notes by famed rock writer David Fricke.
*Deluxe version is a 2-CD/ 1-DVD set featuring the premiere-version (90 minutes) of live performance footage culled from the Led Zeppelin DVD.
