The Back Room Blog
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John Waters, Greg Gorman, and The Birchmere
John Waters is presenting his annual stand-up comedy act, John Waters Christmas, on December 18th at The Birchmere in Alexandria,… Read More
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Painting of the Week: Chris Makos
Chris Makos’ work is available through Govinda Gallery. Read More
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Painting of the Week: The Artist Known as Tom
Tom Meyer’s work is available through Govinda Gallery. Read More
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From Falls Road to Madison Square Garden: Boxer Michael Conlan
Just a few months ago, I had the great pleasure of attending some boxing matches in West Belfast. The main… Read More
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Irving Burgie, Harry Belafonte, and Donovan
Irving Burgie, known professionally as Lord Burgess, who wrote many of Harry Belafonte’s greatest hits passed on over the weekend.… Read More
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Happy Birthday Jimi Hendrix!
Today is Jimi Hendrix’s birthday. We are big fans of Jimi here at Govinda Gallery and have featured over the… Read More
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Glenn O’Brien: Intelligence for Dummies
Glenn O’Brien was my college chum at Georgetown University from ’65 to ’69. There was a small crew of us… Read More
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Happy Birthday, Alfred Wertheimer!
Today would be photographer and filmmaker Alfred Wertheimer’s 90th birthday. My 20 years working with Alfred was the most productive… Read More
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Mick Rock and Henry Diltz at DIVE
Photographers extraordinaire Mick Rock and Henry Diltz came to the after party at DIVE in their honor after their presentation… Read More
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Ginger Baker 1939-2019
There was no-one like Ginger Baker. I first knew of Baker as the drummer for Cream. That band with Eric… Read More
