This photo was taken right after Joan and I had this tremendous lunch at Dukes the coffee shop at the old Tropicana Motel in West Hollywood. We ate these massive hamburgers and then polished them off with frozen Snickers bars. Somewhere I have photos of the massive hamburgers!
Hello! Remember this you young pop culture kids. When you are sitting on the bed of a rock and roll icon, always get your photo taken! No excuses. I was hanging with Joan Jett at the old Tropicana Motel in West Hollywood and suddenly I handed my camera to someone and said “taken my photo with Joanie”. The rest is history!
Read the story about my cool photo of Joan Jett eating large sandwiches at Dukes back in 1977 on my Factory 77!
In 1978 when Joan Jett and I were both teenagers she checked into The Tropicana Motel for an extended stay. We ate giant hamburgers in the coffee shop and watched John Wayne on the TV. While I was in awe of everything, I stood in the corner of her room taking photos.
This photo is entitled: “On The Phone With Lisa 1977”. I took the photo when Joan was staying at the old Tropicana Motel in West Hollywood. The building was torn down years ago, but you can still go and visit the location!
There was a phone booth in the parking lot of the old Tropicana Motel on Santa Monica Blvd and this is where Tom Waits would conduct all of his business. This RARE never before published photo of Tom Waits hanging out with Tommy Ramone of The Ramones. All the cool bands adored The Tropicana.
Emily, a tumblr follower, sent me a message that she was writing a 25 page school assignment on my work. I thought that it would be easier if I just dropped by the Photo Journalism class today at Santa Monica Catholic High School. The class was full of tumblr fans and needless to say they were all spellbound! I enjoyed every second of it. Let me know if you want me to drop by your class one day.
