Meme Scholar with Madness (PhD)

[EndtheMadnessNow]

R.I.P. Michael Ochs, rock and pop meticulous & obsessive media archivist lost his battle with Parkinson's, COPD, kidney and heart issues at 82 yesterday.

In February 2007, he sold his Michael Ochs Archives for an undisclosed amount to Getty Images. At the time, it included some 3 million vintage prints, proof sheets and negatives of musicians and film, TV and political personalities from the 1940s to the 1990s. Many photos hadn’t been seen in decades; some had never been seen.


“As I always say, had I planned this, I would’ve failed. It was right place, right time. It was the kind of thing that needed to be done, and luckily, I had the luck and the skill to do it.”
— Michael Ochs

Ochs housed much of his collection in a temperature-controlled concrete fortress he built on his property. He had given away or sold most of his records.

In the L.A. Times piece, Ochs explained how he acquired some of his material. “I use this concept, which could come off as B.S., but I use it to talk people out of stuff,” he said. “It’s the greater good concept: ‘It should be in the archives, and you know it.’”

Michael Ochs, Pop Culture’s Preeminent Photo Archivist, Dies at 82



The Michael Ochs Archives (now owned by Getty Images) has literally millions of music and entertainment photos. Lost Photos From a Legendary Hollywood Archive



The Michael Ochs Collection spans the years 1948 to 1994, with the bulk of the material dating between 1975 and 1985. The documents pertain to Ochs' career as a rock and roll photographer, his career as a publicist for Columbia Records, the courses he taught at UCLA, and his radio programs. Some prominent artists featured in the collection include Ella Fitzgerald, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Bob Seger, and Grace Slick. The collection provides rich documentation of both Ochs' role in the rock and roll music industry and a history of the rock and roll genre itself. Ochs' research and interviews provide intricate details for those interested in the history of rock and roll music.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum




Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, with Ted Turner in the middle for Contract Signing. What a time.




The Hulkster portrayed a former U.S. Navy SEAL in the TV series THUNDER IN PARADISE (1994) and the films ASSAULT ON DEVIL'S ISLAND (1997) and the sequel ASSAULT ON DEATH MOUNTAIN (1999).


I've seen a few SEALs aboard ship and that haircut isn't too far off.


When will the knowledge pass that this is a Ruined Pizza Hut?


Once upon a time in America a mildly fancy night out for a middle class family. Remember those red cups? Lifted a number of those.

Perhaps you might find this of interest...




"WHERE A KID CAN BE A KID" (BUT there are limits to the fun you can have on the "unlimited fun pass.")


Chuck E. Cheese will be the talk of the neighborhood kids tomorrow.

Chuck E. Cheese employee in full costume was arrested by Tallahassee officers for credit card fraud



So the Epstein files are a total hoax tampered & tainted by Democrat tentacles, but the files implicating Obama and the Democrats are magically not a hoax and were left there by the Democrats untouched like a little present with a bow for the Trump administration... because of course that makes sense and is irrefutable!


Culturally we are going from the 20th century deterministic world of dialectical materialism to one of emergent complexity and surprise. The popularity of Liu Cixin's "The Three Body Problem" on Netflix seems a sign of the times. Psychologically, wonder and magic are back. Expect the unexpected.


LOL...


I know I have a few thousand hours racked up in that game.