A scan of a color photograph of my old friends Ron and Michael, sitting on a couch in Ron's apartment circa 1977. Michael has just opened the new Loggins and Messina album, Finale, and he and Ron are looking at one of the inner sleeves.
Ron and Michael.
Loggins and Messina. Finale. 1977.
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A scan of a textured color photograph of a young, blonde, long-haired man, sitting on a rock, wearing faded blue jeans, a dark blue long sleeved shirt, and a red fedora with a round pin stuck between the crown and the brim. Back to the camera, he's turned to his right to look back. In the background is his backpack leaning against a rock, a gravel path, large pine trees, and smaller bushes on both sides of the path.
Michael.
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A pair of color photographs of Jackson Browne and David Lindley on an outdoor stage, playing at the Mountain Aire '78 concert, Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp, California.
Jackson Browne and David Lindley.
Mountain Aire '78. Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp, CA.
An awesome pair of photos taken by my sister with her Canon AE-1.
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A black and white photograph of a young woman with long, light-colored hair sitting outside at a picnic table, with her chin resting in the palm of her left hand, fist covering half her mouth. She's wearing a vertically-striped henley. In the background is a wooden fence, brush, trees, and a barn.
Carol.
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A black and white photograph of friends gathered at a restaurant in Fremont, California mid-to-late seventies, sitting at tables, waving, and all hamming it up for the camera.
Marie's.
Good friends, good food, good times.
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A black and white photograph of Dave on his couch playing guitar. The couch has a knitted throw over the back and there's a big speaker at the right end of the couch on an end table. The background is a huge Cutty Sark billboard advertisement tacked up on the wall behind the couch.
Dave.
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A color photograph of a young man with long-ish dark hair, wearing a blue bandana and a faded red and white tie-died t-shirt, sitting in the back seat of an old VW bug, the sun on his left shoulder, serious face looking straight into the camera.
Kevin.
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A black and white photograph of a young woman with long, light-colored hair at dusk, sitting outside at a picnic table, laughing, looking away from the camera. She's wearing a white top and is lit by the camera's flash. In the dark background is a wooden fence, brush, and trees.
Carol.
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A scan of a color photograph of my friends Bobby and Ronnie standing in a field each holding a bottle of Mickey's Big Mouth beer while a white horse looks at them from a few feet away. Bobby's cradling an egg carton with little marijuana seedlings in his left hand and forearm. In the background is a brown ranch rail fence with a grove of good-sized trees behind it.
Bob, Ron, Horse.
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A scan of a black and white photograph of my friend Paul, sitting on the lawn behind my childhood home. In the background is patchy grass and in the upper-left side of the photo is a garden hose wiggling its way out of the picture.
Paul.
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A color photograph of me and Doreen, partying at Michael's folk's in Sunol. Nature in the background, beer bottles in the foreground.
Me and Doreen.
Partying at Michael's parent's house in Sunol. It's likely Michael took this shot.
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A scan of a black and white photograph, a portrait of of young dark-haired woman in a printed, light-colored, loose fitting blouse, sitting at a picnic table. Her mouth is wide open, showing teeth, as she laughs, and her eyes are almost closed. The top of a Michelob bottle to her left, and a bowl of sorts in off to her right. In the background is a fence and a row of bushes, somewhat blurred but still recognizable.
Musta been funny.
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A color photograph of my friend Ronnie wearing a big ol' smile, a white t-shirt under a tan-colored sweater, and a gold wrist watch. Ronnie's looking slightly to his right, and his left arm and hand are reaching for his head or hair, not quite sure. The background is my Mom's backyard and patio, and is blurred beyond recognition.
Ronnie.
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A color photograph of my fried Bobby J. standing beside his semi-restored 1959 MG convertible, with the driver's side door open and in front of him, resting his arm of the convertible top. The car is orange and shot in near three-quarter view and is parked in dirt next to a row of nearly leafless tress and a few dense shrubs. In the distant background are the sun-drenched hills of Sunol, California.
Bobby J. and his cool '59 MG.
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A three panel photo of me and my small sailboat, Mona. Named after da Vinci's Mona Lisa. In the first panel I'm setting up the boom and my pickup is in the background, second panel getting the sail ready to rig, third panel the boat's in the lake and I'm sailing away.
Me'n Mona, my 10 foot catboat.
Mid 80s. Lake Elizabeth, Central Park in Fremont, California.
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A scan of a black and white print, a photograph of a dark-haired young woman, wearing blue jeans and a light colored shirt with a collar, straddling the top tube of her 10 speed bicycle with one foot on a pedal and the other on the ground, in an empty parking lot, with a city street and a tire shop in the background.
Emma Lou.
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A scan of an old color photograph with honeycomb texture and a white border. There are six of my friends pretending to be knights on horseback, riding piggy-back, trying to knock each other off. Two teams are successful, while the third has four feet on the ground. The background is a tree filled park with an orange MG sports car parked in the dirt between the action and the trees.
Rumble.
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A color photograph of a young bearded man, light-haired, wearing a white cotton shirt and laying on a patio lounger, looking to his left.
Paul.
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Michael.
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A color photograph of 10 year old me, wearing a fancy shirt, sitting, holding an accordion. The background is a light-colored curtain. I'm smiling on the outside, but inside I really wanted to learn to play guitar.
ROCK'N'ROLL!
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A scan of a black and white photograph of a young light, long haired man, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, sitting on a chair, strumming a guitar, with a look of pure joy on his face.
Bliss.
24. Not a care in the world. Zero responsibilities. Lovin' life. Happy guy.
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A black and white photograph of a light-haired young woman, sitting at a picnic table with her hand holding up her chin while covering part of her mouth, looking straight into the camera. In the background is a wooden fence, brush, trees, and a huge barn.
Carol.
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A color photograph of a young man wearing a red hat, a blue long-sleeved shirt, and blue jeans, sitting on a rock, looking back at the camera with his mouth slightly open. In the background is a dark blue backpack leaning up against a boulder, a wide dirt trail to his right, and redwood trees.
Michael.
Pacific Crest Trail, Kennedy Meadows.
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A color photograph of a young man and woman in summer wear, sitting at a picnic table filled with food and beer cans and bottles, in the shade of a tree, the background is dry brush.
Sailing.
Late 70s, early 80s. Calero Reservoir in San Jose, CA.
Julie was her name, I think. My memory is so bad.
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A grid of four square black and white photographs of a top view, bottom view, side view, and a shot of the Sims MiniComp wheels on my old Haut Lamaflex skateboard from the late seventies.
An artifact of my life.
This skateboard was the last of a handful I rode in the late 70s.
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A close-up color photograph from the right side of a young, dark curly-haired man with a mustache, wearing a denim jacket with the collar standing up, picking a guitar, with a forest in the background.
Michael.
Spiritual. Introspective. Extremely talented. Big heart.
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A color photograph of The Troggs iconic hit, Wild Thing, the original 45 RPM record with a turquoise label, the record kept in a pink record sleeve, shot at three-quarter view.
Wild Thing.
I had a few 45s when I was a kid. This is the only one that stuck with me after all these years.
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A black and white photograph from my youth of me and good friends on a deck at a cabin in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Ah, youth.
Buddy, Michael, me, and Michael relaxing in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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A black and white photograph of my good friend Bud.
Buddy.
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A black and white photograph of three young men, with long-ish hair, shirtless, wearing shorts, covered in mud, standing in an almond orchard in Modesto, California with almond trees and the rest of the orchard in the background.
Modesto. Almond orchards. Mud.
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