Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Douglas, Thank you very much. I hadn't met Wilko face to face before wednesday. I photographed him from the Pit in 2011 and then again a fortnight ago at Cornbury. After Cornbury Festival, I wrote to his manager and asked nicely if I might be able to add him to my series. To my great surprise, he agreed! You will enjoy Oil City Confidential! Best wishes, Charlie Charlie Chan www.charlie-chan.co.uk On 19 Jul 2013, at 23:51, Douglas Barry wrote: > Quite simply excellent, Charlie. > > I was a fan of Dr Feelgood myself, and Wilko's sheer energy and charisma > was spellbinding. I've been promising myself a look at Oil City > Confidential since reading a review of it a few years ago. > > How do you know him? > > Douglas > _________ > Douglas Barry > Bray, Co. Wicklow > Republic of Ireland > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Chan" <topoxforddoc at > btinternet.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 10:50 PM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: "I get the locomotive blues,but I feel All Right" by > Wilko Johnson > > >> In the early 1970s, the British music scene changed with the advent of >> punk. The bridge to punk came from the British Pub Rock scene, led by Dr >> Feelgood from Canvey Island. Their iconic guitarist, Wilko Johnson, was >> watched by the Sex Pistols and the Clash, who admired his unique chopping >> style. >> >> After a long career in 2009, he finally started to receive proper >> recognition for his playing. Sadly he was diagnosed with pancreatic >> cancer in January. He spurned chemotherapy and decide to carry on playing >> to his fans for as long as possible. His outlook on life changed >> dramatically and he has been applauded for his honesty in his interviews >> on the BBC and various national newspapers. >> >> I went to his home on wednesday to photograph him for my "In the Frame" >> series. I spent an hour talking with him and five minutes on the shoot. >> Rankin had been earlier this year; it took all morning to set up the >> strobes and backdrops alone. >> >> http://topoxforddoc.zenfolio.com/p983862763/h63c2bbe2#h63c2bbe2 >> >> I will be sending some prints to him for his two sons and his best >> friend, Norman Watt-Roy, the bass player. >> >> Thanks for looking. This was shot on my DMR and 50 cron >> >> Charlie >> >> Charlie Chan >> www.charlie-chan.co.uk >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information