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Re: (TV) Uncirculated '80s photos of Tom V. onstage



Bob these are brilliant. Very interesting for the guitar nuts that Tom
appears to have some sponge behind the bridge on the two Jazzmasters he is
sporting.

On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 11:45 PM, Bob Beatty <bobjb2002@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> Not long ago, I came across five photo prints of Tom Verlaine onstage, pics
>  shot at various 1980s gigs, likely from the NYC area. I'd forgotten these
> pics existed till they showed up amongst a bunch of other photos in a large
>  envelope stored & forgotten on a shelf. I received the prints back in the
> 1980s from Tom Verlaine fan, Debbie Owen, with whom I traded Television/Tom
>  V. articles, recordings, etc. back in the '80s. Approx. one third of the a
> rticles found in the Television/TV articles  collection I upped & shar
> ed a download link for here in the past came from Debbie.  She also sh
> ot some pretty good photos which is why I'm sharing these newly re-discover
> ed ones. I've upped them to a folder at photobucket site, where anyone can
> view and download them if they want (by right clicking on them & saving), h
> ere:
> http://s903.photobucket.com/user/Bobjb2002/library/Tom%20Verlaine%20ons
> tage%20photos%201980s
> or, a tinyurl version of the same link:http://tinyurl.com/kos9vsq
>
> The scans I made from the prints  had dozens of tiny white specks on e
> ach of them although my scanner's glass & the photo print surfaces were cle
> an. There must be flaws in the prints that are more obvious to a scanner's
> eye than a human eye. I used this problem as a good reason to learn how to
> retouch photos, & am pleased picasa free software  did a good job of e
> liminating the white specks today, "one speck at a time."
> At one time, I'd have had more info which I no longer have as to when & whe
> re these gigs occurred. They're 1980s era, likely early-to-mid '80s, & are
> probably NYC area shows. Debbie lived in NYC for a few or some years in the
>  1980s. Thank you Debbie, where ever you may be today!
> Btw, if anyone missed downloading the articles collection earlier, & is int
> erested, you can DL it here:
> http://www.4shared.com/zip/p6aGwLm6/Tom_Verlain
> e_Television_etc_Ar.html
> Or, a tinyurl version of the same link:http://tinyurl.com/ayqlhjy
> It contains approx. 60 articles (1974 - 1990), most with interview content.
>  There's been no change to it, so anyone who obtained it earlier has the sa
> me collection as is available at the link above.-Bob
>
>
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