2010 in review

A photo for every week and my favorite videos. Happy New Year!


January









February









Video of the month- February. Dinosaur Jr, Over It. Troubadour 2-23-10



March











Video of the month- March. Hellride, 1969. AC Supper Club 3-25-10



April









Videos of the month- April

Slash with Myles Kennedy, Sweet Child O'Mine. The Roxy 4-10-10



AND

Tom Morello, Flesh Shapes the Day. Dragonfly 4-25-10 Animal fundraiser



May









Videos of the month- May

Chris Cornell, Man of Golden Words/Comfortably Numb. The Roxy 5-2-10



AND

Jane's Addiction, Ocean Size. Bardot 5-5-10



June











Video of the month- June. Ozzy Osbourne, Fairies Wear Boots. House of Blues 6-20-10



July









Videos of the month- July.

Jane's Addiction/Whores. The Roxy 7-2-10



AND

Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode. Hootenanny 7-3-10, Duck walk 2:06



August









Video of the month- August. Perry Farrell and Peter Distefano, Pets. Lolla 8-8-10



September











Video of the month- September. Soundgarden/Rusty Cage. Paramount Backlot 9-27-10



October











Video of the month- October. Lemmy and Slash/Dr. Alibi. House of Blues 10-6-10



November









Video of the month- November. Ringo Star/Give Peace a Chance. Hard Rock Cafe 11-2-10



December









Video of the month- December. Faith No More/Kiss and Say Goodbye. Palladium 12-1-10.

Let's Spend the Night Together...

If you haven't seen the new VH1 documentary, "Let's Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies", I highly recommend it! I went to a screening on Wednesday night at The Fold/Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. It was followed up with a Q&A featuring Pamela Des Barres, Michele Overman and Catherine James with moderation by Michael Des Barres.

I'm fascinated with the women who experienced the 60's and 70's rock scene along side my favorite musicians. The term groupie has become tarnished, but in the beginning it was more about the deep love for music and the men who created it. I can relate- I shoot bands because I love the music and it's my way of connecting more deeply to it. You can read more about the doc here:

http://www.vh1.com/shows/vh1_rock_docs/episode.jhtml?episodeID=168064

I can't wait to dig into Pamela's new book: Let's Spend the Night Together:Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies. She is probably best known as the author of I'm With The Band...but she has written four books. You can find out more on her website: www.pameladesbarres.net

Catherine James also has a book out that I'm also looking forward to read...it's called Dandelion: Memoir of a Free Spirit. You can get more information on her website: www.cate11.com



Michael, Pamela and Michele


Pamela and Catherine






The lovely Pamela Des Barres and me

Ken Roht's Same-O, A 99₵ Only Electric Ballad

I was able to catch a sneak peak of Ken Roht's "Same-O, A 99₵ Only Electric Ballad" on Thursday night at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. I thoroughly enjoyed the production and found it visually stunning. Who would think costumes made from 99¢ Only store merchandise and recycled material could be so beautiful? Incredible job by costume designer Ann Closs-Farley! The surrealist story focuses on two very different men (Fred and Eddie) who end up getting married. Written and choreographed by Ken Roht with music direction by John Ballinger.

Saturday, December 4 – Sunday, December 19, 2010

Thursdays - Saturdays at 8pm

Sundays at 3pm

The Bootleg Theater is located at 2220 Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles, CA 90057.

More information can be found on the Bootleg Theater's website: http://www.bootlegtheater.org/































More photos HERE