Photo by Brad Elterman/BuzzFoto.com
Photo by HLP and Brad Elterman/BuzzFoto.com
This is without a doubt the best photograph we have ever seen of Debbie Harry and it was taken by our good friend and mentor Richard Creamer. Richard adored photographing glamorous women and Debbie was no exception. With his unique style and personality, Richard made many iconic photographs in the sixties, seventies, eighties and into the nineties.
This photo was taken around 1978 when Blondie was in town for some nightclub performances. Richard carted Debbie up to the top of the Hollywood Hills to make this classic Hollywood sign photograph. Check out the perfect fill flash. He was the king of mixing strobe with natural light.
Sadly, Richard is no longer with us, but his photographs live on. We were blessed to have been his friend and photo agent. He was the best mentor ever.
We spent countess evenings hanging out over at the original KROQ radio station with our pal Rodney Bingheimer. The first broadcast was around 1977 and The Ramones were the first guest. Everyone showed up to be a guest on Rodney’s show including Debbie Harry from Blondie.
It was all about respect. If Elvis was still around, he would have been there too and he would have kissed Rodney’s hand!
Ok, it was not a real paparazzi attack. We were hired by the record company to photograph Debbie and Blondie backstage at the Whiskey A Go Go in 1977. The famous paparazzo, Ron Galello was outside in the hallway waiting to make this same foto. We go him in to take a few frames and Debbie and Ron really hit it off. What do you expect when two New Yorkers meet in California!
Hope that we are not dating ourselves a bit here.
We could not believe this foto that Chris Peterson look of Debbie Harry in New York this week! Looks like she has aged a bit. Last time we saw Debbie was backstage in the dressing room at the Whiskey A Go Go in 1977. Time flies when you are having fun!
When we look at this photo of Debbie Harry of Blondie backstage at The Whiskey A Go Go thirty years ago, we can still envision the graffiti on the walls of the dressing room and the smell of puke all over the upstairs hallway. Oh, those were the days.
This was Blondie’s fist L.A. gig and the entire Dog Pack of reporters and photographers were all downstairs waiting for the show to start as we made this private session in the dressing room.
