Chilton hanging out with the Cramps, 1977, by Godlis
Obviously the response to Alex Chilton's death has been overwhelming. I hope it's some sort of comfort to his family. Like yesterday's Charlie Gillett remembrance by Paul Gorman, I'm happy to link to Godlis' memories of hanging out with Alex Chilton. His famous shot of Chilton taken on a rainy Bowery, with a drop of water on the lense, is the one being used most often (uncredited) with online posts about Chilton's death:
"We didn't talk a lot about music on most nights. We talked a lot about photography. His friend William Eggleston's color show at MOMA had just shaken up the photography world. Alex, who was working with the Cramps was well aware of my low-light photography style, and made me do a shot of him and the Cramps by candlelight - a nearly impossible task that amused him to no end." Continued here.
Also, a somewhat surprising event was the short memorialization of Chilton on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by Tennessee's Steve Cohen. Very nice. I'm happy to see that some sensible events do take place in that institution.
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