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Once Upon A Time by Slim Aarons

August 6, 2013 – 7:35 pm

Few photographers captured the rich at ease as did Slim Aarons in the 50s,60s, and 70s. It was a world onto itself. And the rich loved him, for Aarons knew everyone and said in 2002, “They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn’t hurt them. I was one of […]

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Flying Down the Highway 1972

June 21, 2013 – 3:39 pm

In the summer of 1972 my friend Peter Gore and I hitchhiked from Boston to San Francisco. Both of us were longhairs. Rides came fast and ne driver had a Super B. Lucky drove 110mph from Omaha to Reno. Lucky dropped at the foothills of the Sierras. We stood on the highway for thirty minutes. […]

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Flying Down the Highway 1971

May 9, 2009 – 1:47 pm

In the summer of 1971 my friend Peter Gore and I hitchhiked from Boston to San Francisco. Both of us were longhairs. We got rides fast. One driver had a Super B. Lucky drove 110mph from Omaha to Reno. Peter and I stood on the highway in the Sierras for about 30 minutes. A Riviera […]

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