More Funk Thunder: Telefunken!
Click the picture for Funk Thunder’s new song presentation, Telefunken!
(The picture above is my current favorite picture!)
That’s Steve, with the umbrella, and Kid Sicily, with the guitar, which, by the way, he made himself.
Loyal blog readers may remember these guys from The Captain, a slide show I put together for them last fall.
(Wow, I really love my new logo way better than that old one in that slide show!)
This time, we went on location to Manhattan, covering from Wall Street at Noguchui’s Red Cube to the bandshell at Central Park where we met this guy named Rob. My guys just sat next to him and started jamming. Pretty cool. Too bad the song doesn’t have a djemba beat though.
The new song is about the question of life after death. I think.
I’m not entirely clear on how this old radio relates to all this. Maybe there’s an explanation on Funk Thunder’s site.
I just like this one.
And this one, taken from the roof of a building at Central Park West.
The obligatory Abbey Road shot. (The original is way cooler though. It’s not like I had an assistant to block traffic while I was standing in the middle of Liberty Street.)
The guitar is one of the character actors in this little skit. Funny how the song doesn’t really have much electric guitar sound. Lots of bass though.
Steve’s rings are really cool. I put this one on the iron gate at Trinity Church to get a shot of the engraving. Kinda goes with the song.
This one is Kid Sicily’s fave.
This picture, and the one at the very top of this thread, are two of my all-time favorite urban portrait shots. Very cool.
If you didn’t click over to the slide show yet, here’s another link to it. Thanks again, Steve and Kid, and Rob too, for letting me shoot you! So much fun to shoot in NYC!
Check out more Funk Thunder here!
Oh, and here’s a little contest. The first person to leave a comment with the correct answer wins a $10 iTunes gift certificate delivered via e-mail. Steve and Kid — you’re not eligible.
Here’s the question: The inside of Steve’s ring is featured in the slide show. It’s engraved with a famous quote.
What is the quote and who said it?
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear” - Ambrose Redmoon
These are flipping fantastic pics, Julie!!!
Comment by beth crook — July 20, 2007 @ 6:54 am
Yes Julie, the picture of Steve & I in the apartment lobby is my favorite. Relaxed vibe, yet uber-tight composition and framing. Looks like it could be a still from Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange. As far as the Telefunken significance: 1. It’s an old German radio AND it has the word funk in it. 2. I converted it into a Theremin which is a musical instrument that produced those eerie sounds on the song. See here for more Theremin info - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin
Comment by Kid Sicily — July 20, 2007 @ 1:04 pm
Thanks for the comments, Beth!! But in my best Alex Trebec, bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. (Does Alex Trebec do that? Probably not. But you get my drift.)
Comment by jules — July 20, 2007 @ 1:33 pm
Unbelievable Julie, THIS is a package to be reckoned with! I see it all here- music, photography, poetry, irony, and a “painted picture” of Telefunken. Courage- we all need it to bring forth the best in life. Hopefully, when things get rough- people can remember a sense of humor, afterall, what is life without humor???? Thanks for havin such an incredible eye!
Comment by Steve Roberts — July 20, 2007 @ 5:26 pm
Would that be a quotation from Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain)?
Comment by Brad — July 21, 2007 @ 11:56 am
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” - Mark Twain
Comment by Brad — July 21, 2007 @ 11:58 am
I caught a beer buzz with Steve a few times. Great images. Nice selections on the “Ken Burns” pan/zoom effect. A little here and there added movement. Creativity knows no state lines. Later, from southwest Colorado.
Comment by biscuit — July 21, 2007 @ 9:45 pm
Nice shots! These guys look like they’d be fun to work with.
-Nick
Comment by Nick and Rachel — July 22, 2007 @ 9:49 pm
Congratulations, Brad! Your gift certificate should have arrived in your son’s mailbox by now!
Enjoy!
Comment by Jules — July 25, 2007 @ 8:35 am
I love that white suit
Comment by Newman Huh — July 28, 2007 @ 9:58 pm