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Birthday Surprises and Super Sundays

Posted on January 31, 2013 by m3jimphoto

It would have been Jim’s 77th birthday this Sunday, February 3, 2013. Notably, one of Jim’s favorite teams, the San Francisco 49ers, is in New Orleans preparing to take it to the Baltimore Ravens in the Superbowl (Go Niners!) this … Continue reading →

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Feed Your Head

Posted on October 6, 2011 by m3jimphoto

This week’s blog follows up our Jefferson Airplane coverage with a focus on one of Jim’s big-time rock ’n roll queen crushes: Grace Slick .  Just a few years younger than Jim, Grace had it all – looks, talent, charisma, … Continue reading →

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Somebody to Love

Posted on September 22, 2011 by m3jimphoto

We’ve noticed that more than a few of you are interested in San Francisco and its seminal music scene of the late ’60s, a time and place and sound that Jim Marshall is synonomous with, and that he captured with … Continue reading →

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A Festival of Riches

Posted on July 7, 2011 by m3jimphoto

Summer here in the SF Bay Area has finally kicked in full time, meaning we have days that start out foggy and 50 degrees and end up 90 degrees … mercurial, you might say, just like Jim.  It’s got us … Continue reading →

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Jim’s Enduring Triumph

Posted on June 30, 2011 by m3jimphoto

I remember a visit to SF in the early 1990s on my way home from covering a conference in Australia.  In addition to the writing thing, I had shot a ton of film (slides and Tri-X, remember those?) and Jim … Continue reading →

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

Posted on June 15, 2011 by m3jimphoto

When I met Jim in March of 1984, he was down on his luck, to say the least. Instead of a Spitfire or Jaguar, Jim was driving “Truck,” a venerable (dare I say beat to hell) ’60s era Ford Ranchero. Jim was very … Continue reading →

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Jim Liked to Go Fast

Posted on June 8, 2011 by m3jimphoto

There was an integral part of Jim that always liked fast things and things that made his heart race, whether it was cars, guns, women, music, drugs.  But maybe it started innocently enough back when he discovered he was an … Continue reading →

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Happy 70th Birthday, Bob!

Posted on May 24, 2011 by m3jimphoto

Bob Dylan was born in Hibbing, MN 70 years ago today.  I’m listening right now to one of Jim’s favorite Dylan album’s “Blood on the Tracks,” specifically “Tangled Up in Blue,” Jim’s favorite song on the album, and now one … Continue reading →

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Dylan With Tire

Posted on May 4, 2011 by m3jimphoto

Bob Dylan is turning 70 on May 24 and it seems fitting to spend this month combing through the archives to share with you some of Jim’s classic Dylan photos as well as Dylan shots that will be unveiled for … Continue reading →

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Jim the Assyrian

Posted on April 27, 2011 by m3jimphoto

You just never know where Jim’s photos are going to take you.  We start out to do a post on Ogden Nash and William Saroyan and end up with Jim’s mom.  It’s a journey, indeed, a trip.  Go figure. With … Continue reading →

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