I got the ambition to publish a photo-book about Rory. I already worked on a 60 pages 67 pictures. Work in progress! ;-)
I took in five venues a little more than 400 pictures of Rory. I will only publish on this page the best.
© Jacques Mouchet 1982
I began to take concert photograph at the age of 17, on a Santana Band show at Fréjus France (Summer 1977) but... Rory Gallagher 1978 was the second show I went: October 23rd 1978!
What an emotion!!! I had to play ''hide and seek'' with security guys because, of course, taking pictures was not allowed but... I did not care!
So I hided my camera (a beautiful and brand new Canon EF) and a great lens: Canon FD 135mm F2.5 in mountain socks and under my pants.
I will publish ASAP, somme of my best pictures. Useless to drown you under hundreds!
Here is one of my favorite: Jinxed Tour, Olympia, Paris, France March 8th, 1982
Sometimes good pictures are... luck! When, in the black, Rory enter the stage, I shoot with a flash. Here is the lucky result.
When I decided to create this web site, I knew I had a lot of Rory's slides... In the basement of my house. 100 moving boxes to go through! And, second box I moved... Was the right one!!! Can you believe it? Was it a sign from the afterlife or a pure coincidence. I let you answer this question. Since a very long time as Cartesian as I am, I do not believe in coincidences!
I took these pictures on Sunday, January 27th, 1980, at Pavillon Baltard, Nogent-sur-Marne, France. Rory finally broke a string of his Gretsch Corvette on 'Bullfrog Blues'... (third pictures)
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