Danny Wilcox Frazier - Small Town Bar

[Colin Corneau]

http://mediastorm.org/0025.htm

These photos are really striking. I guess because, partly, it's the sort of photography I try to aspire to.
Partly because it's so real and genuine. And maybe a bit because it's a lot more like the place I live myself than I sometimes care to admit.

 

[panchro-press]

Yeah, yeah yeah...I could hear the same thing, see the same thing at any bar on 3rd Ave. Same photographs too.

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[Nate_smith9]

not really feeling the party however malboro soldier is a great video to watch

 

[AlexG]

I really enjoyed the segments.

thanks for sharing


Alex

 

[canuhead]

Heard him talking about about Driftless and other projects earlier this year. Very humble photographer doing very good work. Shoulda bought the book after, still kicking myself. He's a one camera, one lens photographer if I recall correctly. M6 and 35 summicron I think.

 

[Colin Corneau]

Yeah, yeah yeah...I could hear the same thing, see the same thing at any bar on 3rd Ave. Same photographs too.

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Looking forward to seeing the results, then.

Until then, this guy's work has garnered a lot of attention and praise, deservedly so.

 

[KWhitmore]

That was very interesting to watch...even made me a little homesick. Thanks for posting it.

 

[Jeff Kubach]

I enjoy the wonderful images. There just great!

Jeff

 

[Bob Carnie]

I am printing a show right now for another member/contributer of Redux. Her work is very good as well.
Small town bar, how many here remember the small round tables with long neck glasses where the single men had to sit in one room and couples would sit in another room?
Spent a lot of underage drinking and as well lonely nights when I was travelling. We use to call them the local zoo.

 

[Colin Corneau]

Bob, I've heard so much about your work - I'd love to see you if/when I ever drag my hide to Trawna. The show you're working on sounds pretty interesting...I've heard of such places and you can still see the echoes of them in small towns or particularly divey bars where time hasn't quite caught up yet.
This site stuck with me b/c I've seen a lot of people fall into the situation that woman talks about.

 

[thebanana]

I am printing a show right now for another member/contributer of Redux. Her work is very good as well.
Small town bar, how many here remember the small round tables with long neck glasses where the single men had to sit in one room and couples would sit in another room?
Spent a lot of underage drinking and as well lonely nights when I was travelling. We use to call them the local zoo.

The Prince Edward Hotel in Brandon had a mens only bar when I first moved here at age 18. Two draft for a quarter. Pissing in the urinals was optional. Good times

 

[Colin Corneau]

Pissing, if you're lucky!

 

[Bob Carnie]

The beer needed a heavy dose of salt and a bang on the table before you downed in one gulp.. boy I miss those days. Our hockey coaches would get us hammered after a win.
We would turn the glasses upside down after drinking on the table so the waiter would gage when to bring another round. By habit I continued turning glasses over after drinking a beer. I entered a bar *Zoo* in BC late 60's or early 70's cant remember*too much pot* and ordered a beer in a mens only section and after drinking it did my usual. Within a minute a really big bugger came up to me and told me to step outside as he was going to kick my ass. I asked him why as I was just peacefully minding my business.. He said , **I guess you are not from here, because you just challanged anyone to a fight in this bar by turning over your glass**
so be careful in the Zoos, back to the wall at all times.

The Prince Edward Hotel in Brandon had a mens only bar when I first moved here at age 18. Two draft for a quarter. Pissing in the urinals was optional. Good times