holy schmoles...i got an email this afternoon from someone @ matador records (cat power, bardo pond, mogwai, gbv, the new pornographers, pretty girls make graves, interpol, pavement, to name a mere few)...the dude's working on a madator 5cd box set for gbv and is considering using my pictures from the metro show last may for the booklet!!! these are the photos he wants to use: photo1 photo2 photo3 and the one to the left here...

man...i remember that show...it was the first show i saw after my dad died...it was the day after the funeral...it was caleb who gently persuaded me to see that show...i also shot my morning jacket, and the photos from those two bands are among my all-time favorites that i've shot of live bands...thank you, caleb...even if matador doesn't end up using my photos, the fact they were interested enough to email me out of the blue is affirmation enough...

teddy was on the phone w/ me when i got the email and we freaked out together! ha ha! caleb was just telling me the other day to publish a book of chicago pics from the people's perspective...he said he'd buy a copy...which is silly cuz he'd get one for free from me if i ever did publish such a book...

in the meantime, here is another chicago photographer who's got me inspired...i'm tiddleywinks compared to her...

p.s. isn't it weird that i was listening to guided by voices yesterday and got that email today?