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This book shows the Hips as a young band making their way in the rock and roll world up thru their recent visits to Mission Bells recording studio where they are finishing up their 8th studio recording.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph_style_1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style_1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph_style_1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style_1\"\u003eThere will only be 500 copies of this book, and all copies are signed and numbered by The Mother Hips and Jay Blakesberg. 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In the 1970's, these places on the edges of this great American metropolis, offered Barry Shapiro an alternate reality where he pointed his lens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph_style_1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style_1\"\u003eThese images record an incredible slice of everyday urban life without any hint of his even being there. 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San Francisco Love Affair is an illustrative treasure chest of the incredible buildings, bridges, and people that made up San Francisco from 1949 to 2002.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph_style_1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style_1\"\u003eConsisting of more than 150 stunning photographs, many taken with a unique, 140 degree panoramic camera, this book will take you on a visual journey through the decades that will leave you with the feeling that you just stepped into a very romantic era of San Francisco.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Out Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7445956788260,"sku":"10005","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/7495\/2228\/files\/5_6786a86c-89a1-4387-9c6b-19c958f47288.png?v=1778773813"},{"product_id":"michael-garlington-portraits-from-the-belly-of-the-whale","title":"Michael Garlington: Portraits From the Belly of the Whale","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph_style_1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style_1\"\u003eAn arresting book of B\u0026amp;W fine art photographs created by critically acclaimed Northern California photographer Michael Garlington.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph_style_1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style_1\"\u003eMany of these photographs come from his numerous cross-country excursions in what he calls “photo car”, literally a Volkswagen covered with his photographs. On these trips, Michael shoots photographs of the people and places that speak to him. Individuals who may seem like regular people - from a contortionist to a fast food worker, from the disabled to a young patriot, this work is about ordinary Americans leading ordinary lives, yet there is something awry with these ordinary people.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph_style_1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style_1\"\u003eInside his work is a deeply felt affection for humanity in all its permutations and expressions, with a sublime view into the true horror and triviality of these lives.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph_style_1\"\u003eThe resulting body of work offers a critical, offbeat, and humorous view of the United States. 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Beginning with images from his high school days in the late 1970s up until he went full time digital in 2008, this collection of photographs helps tell the story of the modern-day pop culture landscape documented by Jay. Each of the book’s four chapters, chronologically arranged by decade, begins with an engaging essay written by Jay wherein he discusses what was going on with his life, his career, and the pop culture he was documenting during the corresponding time period. These essays provide an intimate glimpse into Jay’s personal history and professional development, revealing how closely those paths are intertwined. Along with the photos carefully curated by Jay’s daughter Ricki, this book is Jay’s visual autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book includes a foreword by Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach order form has a place to leave a note for who you would like Jay to sign your book too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe\u003cstrong\u003e Limited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e offering is limited to 225 signed and numbered books that come in a custom made clamshell box, all are signed by Wayne Coyne and Jay + Ricki Blakesberg. 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