It's Fabfest Week!

 It's Fabfest week! Come see me and many others the next few days-

Thursday, Oct. 3- A Hard Day's Night screening at Independent Picture House. Our friend Bruce Spizer will be talking about the movie at 6:30pm, followed by the film at 7:30pm. A brief talk with myself and Bruce will follow the film.

Friday, Oct. 4th- Tosco Music Beatles tribute concert at Knight Theater, show at 7:30pm. Look for me lurking in the shadows with my camera.

Saturday, Oct. 5th- It's the Fabfest spectacular! Back at the Parr Center at CPCC from 10am to 5pm. I'll be hosting a brief author's panel at 10:30am, hosting authors upstairs from 11am to 2pm, interviewing Gregg Bissonette on the main stage at 2pm, and then closing out the fest with our Beatle Brains discussion at 3:30pm. I'll then be back to my aforementioned lurking at the Knight Theater for the Live And Let Die show, which hits the stage at 8pm.

Info link below. See you there, and see you on the road.

www.fabfestcharlotte.org

-Daniel

RIP Pete Rose

When my mom was a child, my grandfather would take her and the family to Geneva Cubs baseball games. In 1960, there was a new player on the Cubs, and my grandfather would point at that player and say, "He's going to do something." That player was Pete Rose.

For all the discussions about Pete that will take place, I just hope that there's a place up there where my grandfather can watch Pete circle the bases again. That's all.

Is this heaven? Yes. And Geneva, NY.

Safe travels, Pete. Here's to you, kid.

-Daniel

September 30, 2024

Last Weekend's Events

 Last week, two days of photographing the Echo Foundation gala events, multiple gallery openings, social events, Chairmen Of The Board in Matthews, NC, and photographing a two week old baby.

Saturday, photos of the Mint Pottery Market, family event in Mooresville, Cast Iron Filter in Davidson, back to Charlotte for Tablao Flamenco, and The Mike Strauss Band and Donna Duncan at the Tipsy Burro.

Sunday, travel to Winston-Salem to complete one phase of a recent archival project (so much to tell you about this one, soon), then back to Charlotte for the dbs and Wilde Green.

Monday, photos of the Muggsy Bogues Foundation golf tourney, and the Allegro Golf tourney. Tuesday, photos of the Dress For Success luncheon, one video shoot, and the Beach Boys at Music With Friends.

Nearly a week away from Fabfest! October 4 and 5! www.fabfestcharlotte.org. See you there, see you soon, and see you on the road.

RIP Kris Kristofferson

Sunday morning coming down. RIP to Kris Kristofferson, one of the most distinctive voices, and photographable faces I ever had the good fortune to see and hear. I always said that if Mr. Cash wasn't available to narrate my life story, then Mr. Kristofferson would've been just as good.

Until then, good sir, see you in the stars.

-Daniel

September 29, 2024

New Goldmine Article On Dane Donohue And His New Album

 https://www.goldminemag.com/music-history/yacht-rock-dane-donohue-on-overlooked-star-filled-1978-album-and-new-re-lease

-Daniel

September 10, 2024

Out This Week!

Out this week! A couple of great releases that feature the work of yours truly.

LA Rainbow, the first album in 46 years by Yacht Rock legend Dane Donohue, is out this week on Japan’s P-Vine Records. If you know Dane’s story, you know how massively cool it was to take the interior photos for the album with Dane this past July. Stay tuned for some more Dane Donohue stuff, as well.

Honest Effort, the new album by Time Sawyer, is now ready for your ears. I shot the interior B&W photos on film, using the same battered Canon AE-1 camera I’ve used all of these years. And yes, I need to do more of that again, so my thanks to Sam and TS for putting George back in action. 

See you at the record store, and see you on the road.

-Daniel

September 6, 2024

The Past Week

This past week. Sunday to Thursday, photos of the Miss May Tea in Huntersville, NC, one Blumenthal event, and two others in Charlotte and Monroe.

Thursday, honored to be a pallbearer at Maurice Williams' funeral, and photos of Larry Carlton at Middle C Jazz. Friday, photos of one Carolina Business Review taping, honored Jan Barley's 90th birthday with a tea and lunch in Monroe, back to Charlotte for photos of the Dine & Shine gala, and The Popes at The Evening Muse.. Saturday, photos of the Great Gatsby Gala, and the Charlotte Folk Society concert, and photos of an Opera Guild event this afternoon in Mooresville.

And much more to tell you about soon.

If you're reading this, thank you. Love to all, and I hope to see you somewhere soon, be it on the road, or somewhere in front of my camera.

-Daniel

August 18, 2024