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Friday, June 5, 2009 Call the Doctor
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You remember the quintessential song about life out here, the Eagles' Life in the Fast Lane:
She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear the engine ring. We've been up and down this highway - haven't seen a goddam thing."
He said, "Call the doctor. I think I'm gonna crash."
"The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay him cash."
They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost
They didn't care they were just dyin' to get off
And it was life in the fast lane
Here's that Hollywood doctor "Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, and it stands in front of the Sunset Medical Tower on the Sunset Strip, just where the Strip blends into Beverly Hills. Frank Meisler was born in Danzig, educated in England and graduated in Architecture at Manchester University, and now his home and studio are in the Artists Quarter of the Old City of Jaffa. In 1999, the Czech Academy of Art awarded him the Franz Kafka Gold Medal for Artistic Achievement. It figures. And yes, you can buy your own miniature version of this piece. But the big version is better.
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Perhaps the nearby Roxy can make you sick "a regular hangout for John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Alice Cooper and Keith Moon during Lennon's "lost weekend" in 1973-74"
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When you walk out of the Roxy, look up across the street vampires
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If you wish to use any of these photos for commercial purposes I assume you'll discuss that with me. And should you choose to download any of these images and use them invoking the "fair use" provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, please provide credit, and, on the web, a link back to this site.
Technical Note:
These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto. The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.
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All text and photos unless otherwise noted, Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 - Alan M. Pavlik
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