Keith Levene (18 July 1957 – 11 November 2022)

 Keith Levene died yesterday of Liver Cancer at age 65. Maybe he was the greatest guitar player of the last forty five years, certainly one of the most influential. Here with PIL at the Old Grey Whistle Test on 2 Dec 1980 playing guitar and synth. Plus a few other photos thrown in where he's playing the same big white guitar. RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdz2xb-dDvA

Bobby Pacheco & Butch Wallace by Mel Roberts

 The photos of Bobby Pacheco were shot around 1965 

 and those of Butch Wallace some five years later. 

 I posted many of these pictures of Butch in an earlier 

 post, but discovered some today (while specifically 

 looking for the ones of Mr Pacheco) 

 that I hadn't seen before and better examples of those 

 I previously posted. I also felt that 

 these beautiful young men 

 complimented each other, in a sense, 

 harmonizing with each other, and showing 

 Mel Roberts' talent 

 for finding young men who were not conventionally 

 beautiful, but strikingly handsome and 

 relaxed in their self presentation. They are models, 

 as far as I know, that only he 

 was perceptive and attentive enough to employ.

José Garcia con Sombrero

 José fotografiado por Robert Mizer en uno de sus hermosos escenarios de montaña falsos, con botas de vaquero negras y un sombrero negro a juego y nada más. Magnífico.

Aaron Cobbett, Quilts & Photos

Looking at some photos by Cobbett this morning, 

searching the internet for an old cherished image,

 I found some work of his I wasn't yet aware of. 

 Believed I kept up with his doings, but some of 

these new ones are already five years old. 

 I'm also tossing in a few old favorites that

 I haven't yet posted, some of which 

I still wish I had better versions, 

uncropt and without watermark 

or logo.

Specifically, I wish I had better versions 

of these four photos of his most beautiful model, Eli.

Of the couple of times Aaron and I exchanged messages,

 on the internet, the longest 

probably regarded these pictures.

Aaron told me he designed and sewed 

the Wrestling Singlet Eli is sporting.

The complete photo better displays 

the young man's ample crotch.

These more flashy pictures are from his collaborations with Slick It Up and were intended and functioned very well as advertising.  The last one down is of course the darkly handsome Chase Hostler, a kind muse to both designer and photographer for a few years a few years ago. Below is the same riveting model given a heavy shading of mascara and eyeliner to make his dark eyes even darker.

 Lastly, here are a few shots of the gorgeous young entrepreneur

 I accidentally sneezed on a few years ago while crossing the Atlantic,

 Mr Matthew Camp.