SHARING THE SHOWS
,I appreciate good art and enjoy going to museums (especially when Monet’s landscapes are involved), but I wouldn’t say I obsess over it the way I do over music, particularly shows. So when I drove the five minutes from my mother’s house to the Suffern Free Library to work on my course preparation for the fall semester, and was greeted by that sign that read “Rock ‘n Roll Legends,” I was more than intrigued. I found out from the librarian the exhibit was in a separate room in the downstairs of the library, a section I don’t go to that often (children’s books aren’t my bag). But I was met by an empty room with some cool portraits. I read the brief statement from Simon Jeruchim, who was inspired by his grandson’s musical endeavors as a bass player in a rock band. I was also happy to read that while he wasn’t initially impressed by the Beatles upon seeing them on the Ed Sullivan Show, he eventually came around (sorry for the blur; visual art is not my forte, which is why I write). As I walked around, I let the paintings (acrylic and cartoon) reinforce my love of the artists he portrays. I had to take a full account of them, some of which you can see below the list: -Elvis Presley -Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) -Fats Domino -Axl Rose (Guns ‘n’ Roses) -Jim Morrison (The Doors) -The Beatles (two portraits of the entire group), as well as individual portraits of Paul, John, George, and Ringo, and the Yellow Submarine album cover -Janis Joplin -Led Zeppelin (the famous Hindenburg image), along with an individual of Robert Plant -Kiss, and an individual of lead singer Gene Simmons -Jerry Lee Lewis -Jerry Garcia (which I sent to my fellow Deadheads Maggie and Pete) -Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) -Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) -Ray Davis (The Kinks) -Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi) -Angus Young (AC/DC) -Bruce Springsteen -Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac) -Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) -James Hetfield (Metallica) -Chuck Berry -Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) -Joey Ramone (The Ramones) -Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground) -Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane) -Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) -Jimi Hendrix -Roger Daltrey (The Who) -Little Richard While I can’t spend the money needed for those paintings (damn shows), I will say that if you can afford it and want to have some rock icons gracing your wall, do it! This message has been brought to you by Not Enough Concerts
I typically enjoy going to museums on weekdays due to the lack of traffic. I can enjoy the sights in silence, and today was just that. I also started thinking about how, growing up in Suffern, I always took everything around me for granted and couldn’t wait to get out. I have, but it’s nice knowing there are some cool things to do in my hometown. It set the right tone for the course planning to follow.
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