Clarence Clemons, the legendary saxophonist in the E Street Band who played alongside Bruce Springsteen for the past 40 years, died on June 18th from complications from a stroke. He was 69.
From Eric Meola’s 1975 photo session with Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons in Manhattan.
My random photos from a number of days wandering quirky Reykjavík.
… the capital and largest city of Iceland. Its latitude at 64°08′ N makes it the world’s northernmost capital of a sovereign state.
… population of around 120,000 (and over 200,000 in the Greater Reykjavík Area) it is the heart of Iceland’s economic and governmental activity. …
Much of the action is centred around Laugavegur, the main shopping street.
You can watch them via slide show … or skim the thumbnails.
With this set, all my photos from 2wks in Iceland have now been uploaded to flickr.
These are a few of my favourites from a collection I called Iceland Random. You can see them on the slideshow, or click on any of the thumbnails.
These photos come from all over the island nation over a period of two weeks.
See all 122 pics in this collection on flickr. On that site you can see both date and geographic location.
WHY are these two so oblivious to the great tragedy?
… Lying in the street and seemingly locked in a kiss as chaos erupts around them, a young couple appear oblivious to the charging crowds and baton-wielding riot police.
The photograph, taken amid Vancouver’s hockey riots, has been tweeted around the world. But the photographer who took it is still not sure what the picture really shows.
Canada-based photojournalist Richard Lam took the photograph while covering the riots that followed the Vancouver Canucks’ 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup. …
At the Junior Olympic Gymnastics Championships, the crew from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho got a chance to hang out in Long Beach and chic Laguna.
PETE DOESN’T FLY.
So we drove to find the SUN on the southern California beaches.
I’m the chauffeur. Dad’s the chef. Mom the gofer.
Pete most enjoys hotel living. And restaurant eating.
Sadly fears of a California superstorm made Pete decide we’d best head home to Parksville, B.C. a couple of weeks early.
Jude invited me along to the annual Cartwright fest at their cabin in the foothills of the Rockies.
The weather, food and company was terrific. Thanks.
You can download any of my photos from The Ghost.
The NEW system on Flickr is to click the photo, then click View all sizes. … Then right click to download.
Many times I’ve been in warm, sunny climes for close to Christmas.
The best was when Greg Chartier and I took a dubious “shortcut” hiking in New Zealand, … and ended up in a 5 star resort bar on Christmas Day.
There’s sometime zany about relocating a northern European December tradition to the tropics.
You can actually grow Christmas flowers …
But not Christmas trees …
I’ve heard a few gringos actually bring down a real Christmas tree to Baja.
more Feliz Navidad pics
Rick McCharles 