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Dean Stockwell's in Moscow

Or ... at least his photograph is. Dennis Hopper has a big show of his photography going on at Moscow's Museum of Photography. Here's a nice review of it. About 10 years ago, there was a great exhibit at the Whitney (I can't believe I'm saying those things in the same sentence: "great exhibit" and "Whitney" - there's a funny story about my dad and me going to the Whitney and we walked into one room where there was some light-and-color installation - with strobe lights and reflections - a big empty room, and my dad, an art connoisseur, saying loudly, "So. Where's the art?" hahahahaha But I digress!) Anyway, the Whitney did a whole "Beat generation" exhibit - and it was fanTASTIC. I literally wanted to EAT some of the art I saw. hahaha There were tons of photographs - of Ginsberg and all those dudes - doing readings at City Lights, stuff like that - Kerouac's typewriter and the long ROLL of the On the Road manuscript - it wasn't separate pages, it was a scroll - Dennis Hopper's work was everywhere throughout the exhibit - and if you've never seen his photographs, I suggest you look them up. They're wonderful - my kind of Americana. He's from Kansas - there's something in his eye that really understands space, and horizon, and small towns - little diners, and coffee shops, and floozy waitresses - I love all that stuff. Like this. (Love the title of that one too - it resonates) But then there's whimsical photos of his friends - like this one. hahahaha The photo of Stockwell that is included in the show is below. My question is: Guys, how much pot have you actually smoked? I mean, seriously!! It's 1964, and Dean Stockwell has a fried egg on his face, and he's shining a flashlight on it. Goofballs. Friends. Love it. And I'm glad Hopper's show got a nice review - his work certainly deserves it.

All Dean Stockwell stuff here

Going to do my best to re-cap Episode 3 of Quantum Leap this weekend - but I am not making any promises!