HNY

On this day of resolutions and merriment, I am taking a moment to honor the 25th anniversary of a plane crash that took the life of Rick Nelson...

Rick Nelson
5/8/40-12/31/85

I am also celebrating the the 67th birthday of John Denver...

John Denver

12/31/43-10/12/97

Be safe tonight and have a very HNY.

Happy Holidays

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and all your dreams come true in 2011.

Trick or Treat

My Halloween Candy

Gene Simmons

Marc Bolan

and a never-before-seen photograph of
Elton John
looking more than a little ghoulish.

HAPPY HALLOWIENIES!

West Hollywood Book Fair

A not-to-be-missed event!!!

This Sunday, September 26, 10am - 6pm

I will be appearing at the West Hollywood Book Fair this Sunday ... if you’re anywhere in the vicinity I would love to see you!

If you stop by and say Hi you’ll automatically be entered to win a George Harrison or Tom Waits Lithograph ($30 value). If you purchase a copy of my book Everybody I Shot Is Dead you will be entered to win an Open Edition Signed and Framed George Harrison fine art print ($350 value).

You will find me signing copies of Everybody I Shot Is Dead at the GLAWS Booth E7-8 from 12pm - 1:30pm. And at some point around 4:45pm I will be speaking on the Mystery, Suspense & Thriller Pavilion stage.

The West Hollywood Book Fair is one of the best, with many wonderful books and fabulous guest authors. It is not to be missed. It takes place at West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd. West Hollywood. Parking is free across the street at the Pacific Design Center. For more information on the fair please visit http://www.westhollywoodbookfair.org/.

Hope to see you there!!


PS... for the WeHo Book Fair I will be discounting my book to $30 + tax. That’s $10 off my website price. Cash only please.

My Living Portfolio

I have created a Facebook page dedicated to my photography pursuits past, present and future. Hence, my living portfolio. Because it is always growing.

Here's what the front page currently looks like:



It will change at some point toady and then again tomorrow and the next day, just like every other living thing in the universe.

I hope you will take the time to visit my Chesher Cat Photography page and click the "Lke" icon on the top of the page.

Chesher Cat Photography

I am planning a huge photography project that I will embark on in the next couple of years that will require sponsorships and the more people that "Like" my page the easier it will be to raise the money.

Thanks for your support.

xo Deborah

Are You Anywhere Near Alberta?

I'm throwing a book party in Calgary on August 21st. Please come if you can. I will be siging books, giving away cool EISID stuff, displaying prints and the Steve McQueen Band will be plying tunes.

Here's a flyer with all the details:

Keith Godchaux

Happy 62nd to Grateful Dead keyboardist, Keith Godchaux.

Keith Godchaux
7/19/48-7/21/80

Lot's of Keith in this one...






You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Keith Godchaux and the 47 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Peace & Love, Ritchie...

...and Happy Birthday.

If you wanna take Mr. Starkey home, this photograph is available in a beautiful silver gelatin print (16x20 Limited Edition or 11x14 Open Edition) made directly from the original negative. Email me for a special birthday price.



And my bonus shot:

Ringo's house from back in the day, known as Tittenhurst Park...which I believe originally belonged to John Lennon. I was there to photograph a doorknob for my book Starart. The doorknob was a replica of Ringo's hand that was designed by Klaus Voormann.

Work Space

First I have to admit my stupidity. Yesterday was my first day back after 2+ months. It was bad enough that I barely remembered how to sign on but I posted a photograph that I had already posted before. I blame it on my Swiss cheese brain.

Today I am posting a photo that I know I've never posted because I just found in a box of old pictures while attempting to reorganize my work space. Actually it's a move to another room and a weeding out of everything I don't need mucking up my new work space. It all boils down to filing, storing, or my favorite but most difficult...tossing until I have an organized clutter-free neat and tidy space that will allow me to work and create without feeling like I have a ball and chain attached to every limb.

And in that vein I came across this box of slides from a couple of eons ago and found this deliciously adorable picture:

Back in the Saddle

Something happened on April 27th - four days after my last post - that caused me to take a hiatus from the blog. That's about all I'm going to say about it at this time.

Sorry to those of you who missed my random postings...I will do my best to make it up to you. Oddly enough, I think I had more traffic to the blog while I wasn't writing. It will be interesting to see if my numbers drop now that I'm back.

I'm also sorry to all the wonderful musicians I photographed for missing the celebration of their birthdays and the honoring of their passing. I'll try and rectify that too.

But for now I'm going to start sharing some of the photographs I've taken this year. Been shooting a lot of black and white film. And spending a lot of time in the darkroom developing said film and printing. Ah, there's nothing like the scent of developing chemicals any time of the day or night.

So, without further ado, here's the first picture - appropriate to the title of this post and my return to this dusty little corner of the web.

Horse and Rider

Pete Ham

Badfinger's Pete Ham passed away 35 years ago today, just four days before he would have turned 28.

Pete Ham
April 27, 1947 - April 23, 1975

You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Pete Ham and the 47 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Tammy Wynette

Tammy Wynette passed away 12 years ago today.

Tammy Wynette

5/5/42-4/6/98

You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Tammy Wynette and the 47 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Stanley Turrentine and Gene Pitney

Happy Birthday, Stanley...

Stanley Turrentine

4/5/34 -9/12/00

Missing Gene...

Gene Pitney
2/17/40-4/5/06

You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Stanley Turrentine, Gene Pitney and the 46 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Malcolm Roberts

Happy 66th Birthday to British crooner, Malcolm Roberts!

Malcolm Roberts
3/31/44-2/7/03

For more on Malcolm you can visit his fansite.

You can also learn more about Malcolm Roberts and 47 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Mighty Joe Young

11 years gone...

Mighty Joe Young

9/23/27-3/24/99

This is sweet...








You can see more pictures and learn about Mighty Joe Young and the 47 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Ronnie Barron

Thirteen years since the passing of Ronnie Barron...a musician who deserved more fame than he received.

Ronnie Barron

10/9/43-3/20/97

The one and only video I've managed to find of him...







You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Ronnie Barron and the 47 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Hollywood Fats

Happy 56th birthday Hollywood Fats.

Hollywood Fats

3/17/54-12/8/86

Fats was an amazing blues guitarist but cut his life and career short, leaving us with far too little music. This is still the lone video of Hollywood Fats on youtube that doesn't have embedding disabled...

There are also a few records floating around, including a compilation put out on Delta Groove (check out the audio clips).

You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Hollywood Fats and the 47 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Old School Phtography

I've gone back. Way back. I'm taking a class called Beginning Photography.

Actually, I've never taken a photography class in my life. That's because I'm not counting the color developing class I took a million years ago, which was just learning to print color.

I'm taking this class because I no longer have my own darkroom and I was itching to get in there and sniff some chemicals. As in enjoy the art of developing and printing black and white photographs...not getting high on the chemicals themselves. Although catching the chemical scent on my skin is nice. Eau de Developer with a hint Fixer. Tres bien!

Our first assignment was to shoot a roll for light and shadow and a second roll where light is the subject (that does not mean shooting a light bulb). I was a little confused on using light as the subject because light is always a huge element of any photograph so I'll have to wait for the critique on Thursday to see if I accomplished the task.

Here is the first negative that I printed today for one of my light and shadow shots...

Can't wait to get back in the darkroom tomorrow to print up a bunch more.

Mike Gibbins

Happy 61st to Badfinger drummer, Mike Gibbins.

Mike Gibbins

3/12/49-10/4/05

I totally love this band...







You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Mike Gibbins and the 47 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Tony Flaim

We lost the great voice of Canadian singer Tony Flaim 10 years ago today...

Tony Flaim

1948-3/10/00

Have a listen to this voice...

You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Tony Flaim and the 47 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.