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David Bowie – Behind the Scenes of The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth – 1976. David Bowie was at the height of his career having just released his brilliant blue-eyed soul LP, Young Americans. He was riding high on the hit Fame and ready to take...
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RIP – Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) with a career that lasted over 60 years, Harry Dean Stanton went from character actor w/ small rolls in mostly westerns to an unlikely leading...
View ArticleEleven Nineteen is now Painted Wolf
It’s been awhile and for anyone still following this blog I apologize for the year long absence. The content will remain the same for further posts – good design, bad design, photography, things of...
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Painted Wolf Hand Painted
Painted jackets have a great and important history. The Airman of World War 2 would paint there coats w/ flight symbolism, a girlfriend, pinup or film star. Motorcycle Clubs would either patch or paint...
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Bruce Gilden – Photography
Bruce Gilden (1946) is a New York based street photographer best known for his extreme spontaneous portraiture. Crooked faces, bad skin, bad teeth, scars and dirt all are all represented right up front...
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Wayne Cochran and his Fabulous White Pompadour
Talvin Wayne Cochran (May 10, 1939 – November 21, 2017) aka, The White Knight of Soul. Influenced by the country and RNB, Cochran fronted his first band – a group called the Rockin’ Capris – as a...
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Censored Album Covers
Below are a few album covers that for one reason or another, were just too offensive for the public. Most seem ridiculous by todays standard – one seems really justified. Roxy Music – Country Life. All...
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God Bless Lili St. Cyr
Willis Marie Van Schaack (June 3, 1918 – January 29, 1999), known professionally as Lili St. Cyr. Tall, beautiful and statuesque Lili St. Cyr was the queen of burlesque throughout the...
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The Amazing Ericofone
The Ericofon is a one-piece plastic telephone created by the Ericsson Company of Sweden and marketed through the second half of the 20th century. Because of its styling and its influence on future...
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A Most Beautiful Suicide
Shortly before 10:30 am, May 1st, 1947, 23 year-old Evelyn McHale bought a ticket to the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building. Ten minutes later patrolman John Morrissey, who was...
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