Ricky Nelson? My wife was just listening to some of that yesterday. She wasn't even born yet when that came out. Didn't his meteoric career end in the same plane crash as Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly?
Roberto - I find Avedon's West project just a minor blip on the radar long ago. A couple of memorable images; but I didn't even bother buying the book, and have no regrets in that respect. There are hundreds of other books I'd rather have. I think there's a distinct myopia factor when this is the kind of thing still so repetitiously and monotonously fed to the public that they're unaware of just how bigger things really are than a handful of stunt men doing clever tricks in the 60's. Meteoric like Ricky Nelson, but hardly the only gig in town (Buddy Holly would be a better comparison, more jarring than smooth like Ricky). Even back then there were worthier alternatives. Time for some balance. But museums and similar venues seem addicted to routinely known loud noises as somehow necessary to attract paying attendees.
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