Michel Bush's photo exhibition is a must see rock n roll treat for
all F.H. followers.
Chet Coppock
I toured Michael G. Bush’s outstanding “61 at 61” exhibit this
morning ... and I highly recommend it.
Large color canvases of 61 rock icons are super-detailed; my
favorite is the shot of Chuck Berry with Keith Richards, dripping sweat all
over his beautiful R ‘n' R suit. Proof positive that in the early 80's the
Chuckster didn't always "phone it in"!
Very nice photo of the Dick Biondi Way Dedication.
While gazing at these rock greats, I heard the Ides of March’s
underappreciated gem "One Hit Wonder (Hot Smoke & Sasafrass)" I
thought this tune only existed on my iPod! Very few "one hit wonders"
in this exhibit.
Clive Topol
We,
too, gave the exhibit an outstanding review. I’ve known Michael for close
to 40 years and have encouraged him every step of the way to make his photos
public so that the whole world could enjoy them … so glad to see that he is
finally doing exactly that … and that’s it’s generating the positive response
we always knew it would.
And,
it's great to see that he’s been getting some local newspaper, television and radio coverage here, too! Last night he was interviewed for Chicago Tonight
on PBS … and later today (if you live in Chicago) you can catch him on Windy
City Live. (ABC, 1 pm)
Bush
is a self-taught photographer … he received nothing in the way of any formal
training … and as such, in his own words, he “took a lot of really bad pictures”
in the beginning while he learned his craft.
Fortunately
for all of us, his “focus” never wavered … he knew what his loves and passions
were and zeroed in on those right from the very start. Otherwise, we could have ended up with shots like these ...
Thankfully,
he honed those skills into taking photos of The Beatles, The Stones, The
Monkees, The Turtles and The Byrds that really mattered to the majority of
us instead. (I “shutter” to think about the results
if he hadn’t … but it’s a pretty safe bet that those photos wouldn’t be on
display garnering all this attention right now if he had!) Let's just say that the rock world is a better place because of it.
Bush
expressed concerns for his loss of anonymity with all this sudden attention …
but he needn’t worry … the guy’s about nine feet tall with an enormous mane of
white hair … it’s safe to say that he has ALWAYS stood out in the crowd … and
with a loyal legion of fans egging him on (and over a million photos in his collection) we’re
just happy to see him finally sharing these with the rest of the world.
The
exhibit runs thru April 5th ...
(My cell phone photos can't even begin to do these justice ... get on over there for yourself and check these out in person in all their full-size glory!!!) kk
