He is only probably the highest regarded photographer in Rock N roll. Heaven for bid he doesn't LOVE every member of PJ's crew. How dare him. He didn't say anything about the band, and I have a pretty good hunch who he is talking about. And I agree with him.........
m'eh,...
i'd rather have Lance Mercer, Charles Peterson, Danny Clinch or Kerensa Wight snapping PJ any day of the week,...
To quote the 10C from Newsletter #8: "Please understand we have a lot of members and it is very hard to please everybody. If you are one of those unhappy people...please call 1-900-IDN-TCAR."
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
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Simon Price in the Independent has had a go at James Hetfield about telling the crowd at the 02 to stop taking photos and filming the band on their phones. I had a conversation with James before he went on, talking about how the vibe of the show with the "Kids" was ruined by everybody holding up phones and doing just that. Which is why he said something - it has nothing to do with the band being paranoid about the internet.
At the David Gilmore show at the Olympia in Paris the whole front section of the crowd was French wankers holding up phones filming, who I argued with while trying to shoot from the stalls after David's Nazi-style PR company gave me a whole two songs to shoot from the crowd. Still, the worst of the lot has to be Pearl Jam who seem to want to be seen as the "People's band", yet employ the biggest bunch of cunts on earth to work for them. At least U2 and The Stones have people who do it in a nicer way. So, James Hetfield, I'm with you - 'put your fucking phones down!'
wow does this twat think highly of himself....if you don't want to follow simple rules then join the paparazzi....since it seems that's all you're good for
Don't put words in my mouth then use your communist powers to ban/silence me. Thanks.
That was quite a funny little exchange.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
not quite sure he did anything wrong though... did he? i dunno
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
not quite sure he did anything wrong though... did he? i dunno
Reminded of an exchange of an old married couple.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
I've had some pretty good success in my communications with the band's crew over the years. Mind you, I'm not one of these people who waits outside the hotel or bus to catch a glimpse or get them to sign my shad either. Everyone has always seemed courteous and friendly. Although I have at times wondered why some people with higher numbers get the first few rows every show I go to and I rarely have great seats (always good though) even with fairly good seniority, I am mainly just thankful to have an opportunity to get tickets at a reasonable price to see this band period! You have to remember that the night of any show is the culmination of a lot of work by the crew before we ever arrive. They are living like gypsies doing a high stress job night after night in a different environment each time. I think they deserve a bit of grace for not pouring us each a cup of tea and giving us a hug each time we interact with them, yeah?
The Pearl Jam policy regarding professional photographers with passes... as I understand it... is they get to shoot as many photos as they want for the first 3 songs. At the conclusion of the 3rd song... they must vacate the photographer's pit immediately.
This is done to let the fans in the front row have a clear, unobstructed, uninterrupted and view of the show with a minimum of distraction... while at the same time, letting the photographers with press passes get their shots for their papers, blogs, etc... A Pro with professional equipment can fire off a ton of photos during 3 songs.
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Now... photographers tend to bring a lot of shit to the gigs and have to gather it all up and clear it from the pit. I am certain that Pearl Jam's security tries to make them get their asses in gear and probably have to get a bit forceful at times with some of them. I mean, if you're in the photographer's pit... wouldn't you want to try to stay there as long as you can? Take my time packing my camera... messing with my camera bag... look for my jacket... putting on my jacket... then, the Pearl Jam guys come up and say, "Get out... NOW!" Therefore, THEY are the cunts... not me... taking my sweet time... mulling in the pit... being a distraction to the paying customers... not folowing the agreed upon rules.
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Moral: Assholiness is in the brown eye of the asshole. If you don't want people to treat you like shit... don't be an asshole.
Most bands have a 3-and-out policy for photographers.
In many cases, the photogs keep shooting until the promoter or band rep come and remind them to leave....reminds me of the umpire having to walk out to the mound to end a meeting.
Most bands have a 3-and-out policy for photographers.
In many cases, the photogs keep shooting until the promoter or band rep come and remind them to leave....reminds me of the umpire having to walk out to the mound to end a meeting.
and for those stubborn photogs, a nice used towel covered in Ed's sweat tossed right at their heads
To quote the 10C from Newsletter #8: "Please understand we have a lot of members and it is very hard to please everybody. If you are one of those unhappy people...please call 1-900-IDN-TCAR."
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Missoula, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore - 2025: Hollywood X2, Atlanta 2, Nashville X2, Pittsburgh X2
Ross Halfin is a funny guy, and not one to mince his words; and like someone else said, he will happily slag off even bands he is friends with if their people make his job difficult. At the end of the day, he's there to do a specific job - and the quality of his work is reflected in the publications which essentially advertise these bands - thus it is in everyone's interest to make his job as easy as possible.
It was halfins photo of Ed that graced the cover of Rolling Stone hatchet job on Ed in '96. It's my understanding that he is persona non grata ever since. Rightly so too 'cos he's a moaning self righteous little shit.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
I know these women and they are anything but that misogynistic word he used. They are good people doing a difficult job.
I believe from other comments made in this thread that Mr. Halfin is British. The word you are offended by does not have the extremely negative connotations in England that it has here. It can be used to describe both males and females, and he appears to be speaking about all the PR people. So relax!
I know these women and they are anything but that misogynistic word he used. They are good people doing a difficult job.
I believe from other comments made in this thread that Mr. Halfin is British. The word you are offended by does not have the extremely negative connotations in England that it has here. It can be used to describe both males and females, and he appears to be speaking about all the PR people. So relax!
no, it's not the same exactly, but it's still a pretty negative term, any way you slice it.
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m'eh,...
i'd rather have Lance Mercer, Charles Peterson, Danny Clinch or Kerensa Wight snapping PJ any day of the week,...
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Missoula, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore - 2025: Hollywood X2, Atlanta 2, Nashville X2, Pittsburgh X2
wow does this twat think highly of himself....if you don't want to follow simple rules then join the paparazzi....since it seems that's all you're good for
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That was quite a funny little exchange.
PBM
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i thought that.. although now Dank is banned.
not quite sure he did anything wrong though... did he? i dunno
Reminded of an exchange of an old married couple.
PBM
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Most bands have a 3-and-out policy for photographers.
In many cases, the photogs keep shooting until the promoter or band rep come and remind them to leave....reminds me of the umpire having to walk out to the mound to end a meeting.
and for those stubborn photogs, a nice used towel covered in Ed's sweat tossed right at their heads
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Missoula, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore - 2025: Hollywood X2, Atlanta 2, Nashville X2, Pittsburgh X2
Can I use this?Just might apply to me ....most days
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
http://www.rosshalfin.com/diary/septemb ... r-2009.php
entry from sep. 23rd.
I believe from other comments made in this thread that Mr. Halfin is British. The word you are offended by does not have the extremely negative connotations in England that it has here. It can be used to describe both males and females, and he appears to be speaking about all the PR people. So relax!
Sounds kinda like PJ ca be kinda difficult to photograph, too.
They're probably all kinda spoiled assholes when it comes to the business side.
no, it's not the same exactly, but it's still a pretty negative term, any way you slice it.
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