Penn Gillette. Photo by RD Mathers
The Q Crew went back to Las Vegas for another mediocre awards show! Mixture of Nikon E950 and 35mm Film.
Bill Brochtrup. Photo by RD Mathers
The Late Rick James. Photo by RD Mathers
Bruce Springsteen with Maria Milito.
On October 19, 2001, at the Count Basie Theater a fundraiser/concert was held for Monmouth County Families that lost members in the attacks on 9/11.
The Emcee was Kevin Smith and Q104.3 was the radio partner for the concert, which meant we broadcast from the event and I pulled double duty: line producing and shooting for Q1043.com.
Bon Jovi, Joan Jett, The Smithereens and Bruce Springsteen played.
Richie Sambora. Photo by RD Mathers
Maria and the late Pat Dinuzzio.
Max Weinberg with Maria Milito. Photo by RD Mathers
Maria Milito and Joan Jett. Photo by RD Mathers
Kevin Smith and Maria Milito. Photo by RD Mathers
During a break, I stepped outside to have a cigarette, when all of a sudden, I felt a tap on my shoulder and heard a familiar voice ask, “Hey man… can I borrow your lighter? I can’t find mine at the moment.” I turned to see that it was Kevin Smith, and summoning all the “keep your shit together in front of the famous person” I could muster, I handed Kevin my lighter and we shared a smoke. It turned out that we ended up on the same “go out to the alley to smoke” schedule and we had several short chats about life, growing up catholic (I mentioned that Dogma was in my top 5 films of all time) and falling in love.
At one point, I asked Kevin for advice in dealing with people who could negatively affect one’s career. He told me, “… if you know you’re doing good things, if you know you’re going to create or make something you love and you encounter assholes who want to keep you down, they can’t help you… so fuck ‘em. Go with what you know is right and push ahead. Sure, you may get hit with the stick, but you get up and skate on.”
It turns out I got “hit with the stick” a lot over the last 16 years, but whenever I am down on the proverbial ice of life, it’s Kevin’s words that are among the reflections I use to go on.
Everything here was shot on 35mm film.
Kevin Smith. Photo by RD Mathers
Ozzy Osbourne. Photo by RD Mathers
Sometimes in the wake of a tragedy, one must seek solace in the absurd.
Ozzy Osbourne was in NYC a few weeks after the attacks, filming a "documentary" for MTV and Bob Buchman and I went to his hotel in the 50s.
During the interview, Bob suggested that Ozzy go down to Ground Zero and entertain the crews looking for any possible survivors and searching for remains, like Billy Joel had just done. At the moment of this shot, Ozzy is calling Bob an "asshole."
Ozzy went on to explain that "...those guys with shovels don't me in the way."
MTV used footage of an interview Ozzy did with WDHA-FM instead, when they premiered their Osbournes reality show a few months later.
Shot with 35mm Film.
Ozzy Osbourne and Bob Buchmann. Photo by RD Mathers
Jon Anderson. Photo by RD Mathers
It what I will always remember as 5 days before everything changed. Yes, played at great show at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ.
All shot on 35mm Film.
Steve Howe. Photo by RD Mathers
Chris Squire. Photo by RD Mathers
Gregg Allman. Photo by RD Mathers
I loved shooting this show. From the opening of soon to be ABB Family member Susan Tedeschi's opening chord, to Gregg's powerful down notes.
Everything here was shot on 35mm film.
Oteil Burbridge. Photo by RD Mathers
Butch Trucks and Warren Haynes. Photo by RD Mathers
Derek Trucks. Photo by RD Mathers
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