MaryLouise Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Marc, on page 280 of your book (the page with the excerpt from Spencer Proffer) what building is that at the top of the page and what year was that picture taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 That was taken in 2007 and it's where Pasha studio was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 It's pretty cool that you mentioned some of the landmarks in the book, some of these places get lost and forgotten once they close down or get demolished. Adler wrote about Astro Burger & Paramount being next door. There's prob. places you remember riding your bike on that are now banks or condos. There's tons of rock history in Los Angeles, but very little of it winds up as a historic landmark. Whiskey or the Rainbow, I think they have plaques from the Hard Rock... Has Huell Howser ever had Canters on his show? (would also be a good plug for Reckless Road, plus he used to interview rock bands). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 It's pretty cool that you mentioned some of the landmarks in the book, some of these places get lost and forgotten once they close down or get demolished. Adler wrote about Astro Burger & Paramount being next door. There's prob. places you remember riding your bike on that are now banks or condos. There's tons of rock history in Los Angeles, but very little of it winds up as a historic landmark. Whiskey or the Rainbow, I think they have plaques from the Hard Rock... Has Huell Howser ever had Canters on his show? (would also be a good plug for Reckless Road, plus he used to interview rock bands).Huell once did a 30 min special on Fairfax which turned out the whole thing was done at Canters. It was about 20 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryLouise Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 That was taken in 2007 and it's where Pasha studio wasThanks Marc, I probably should have inferred that since it was on the Pasha studio page. It would be very cool to have a book of "then and now" photos of buildings along the Sunset Strip. But I suppose taking pictures of buildings in the 1980s with the forethought of them being historic one day wasn't on too many minds and in LA especially they liked to tear down places and replace them with strip malls and such.The Gardner studio surprises me because considering it was the "epi-center" of GN'R culture back in the early 80s there seem to be very few photos of the place. Robert John has a few in his book. Are there any pics of it in Reckless Road? Why so few pictures of the place? Can you describe your recollection of it to us? From what I gather it was part garage, part loft and part above-ground spider hole (lined with photos out of porn magazines) and the parking lot it sat on was their toilet (literally). What the heck did it smell like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) That was taken in 2007 and it's where Pasha studio wasThanks Marc, I probably should have inferred that since it was on the Pasha studio page. It would be very cool to have a book of "then and now" photos of buildings along the Sunset Strip. But I suppose taking pictures of buildings in the 1980s with the forethought of them being historic one day wasn't on too many minds and in LA especially they liked to tear down places and replace them with strip malls and such.The Gardner studio surprises me because considering it was the "epi-center" of GN'R culture back in the early 80s there seem to be very few photos of the place. Robert John has a few in his book. Are there any pics of it in Reckless Road? Why so few pictures of the place? Can you describe your recollection of it to us? From what I gather it was part garage, part loft and part above-ground spider hole (lined with photos out of porn magazines) and the parking lot it sat on was their toilet (literally). What the heck did it smell like?It didn't smell bad. It was just a small place where they could practice and a few of them would sleep there when they had no where else to sleep. the parties started getting out of hand at the end and the police were looking for them so they moved into Vicky's place for a few months till they got signed and then got a place of their own. Here is a photo of what is there now. http://i49.tinypic.com/2hd1et1.jpghttp://i49.tinypic.com/348lr2f.jpgthis is the walkway leading up to the studio right off of Gardner Edited August 14, 2012 by recklessroad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariablue Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Do you have any old pics of the inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Do you have any old pics of the inside?You would think that I did but I didn't think to bring my camera there. Also it was such a small place and the lighting was not that good. I was more into the live shows anyway because thats what looked good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryLouise Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 The Gardner studio surprises me because considering it was the "epi-center" of GN'R culture back in the early 80s there seem to be very few photos of the place. Robert John has a few in his book. Are there any pics of it in Reckless Road? Why so few pictures of the place? Can you describe your recollection of it to us? From what I gather it was part garage, part loft and part above-ground spider hole (lined with photos out of porn magazines) and the parking lot it sat on was their toilet (literally). What the heck did it smell like?It didn't smell bad. It was just a small place where they could practice and a few of them would sleep there when they had no where else to sleep. the parties started getting out of hand at the end and the police were looking for them so they moved into Vicky's place for a few months till they got signed and then got a place of their own. Here is a photo of what is there now. http://i49.tinypic.com/2hd1et1.jpghttp://i49.tinypic.com/348lr2f.jpgthis is the walkway leading up to the studio right off of GardnerMarc, I can't thank you enough for these photos. I also just want to take a moment to thank you in general for all the photos you took of this band in the 1980s. Being 16 years old in 1985, I can remember back then when having a camera at a party or a school prom or any event with friends wasn't the usual thing to do. We didn't have cell phones w/cameras taking digital pics and lugging around a clunky camera and rolls of film was the last thing anybody wanted to do. And even if you did, you had 12 or 24 shots to take, that's all, so you chose wisely, which meant you missed a lot. And getting those used rolls of film to the local photoshop or drugstore for developing rarely happened. So, what you did back then by taking all those photos and keeping them is really remarkable and I don't think the younger fans completely understand how fortunate we are, as fans of early GN'R, to have them. If you ever consider doing a group Guns N' Roses urban trek tour with a stop at Canters for lunch, let me know ! I can't think of a better tour guide than you ! Thank you again ! - Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 (edited) I have taken some people on a small tour of some of the landmarks in the past when I've had the time. Edited August 15, 2012 by recklessroad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Marc, is this the Gardner studios?From the Behind the Music documentary. See 7.55-8 and 8.11-19.It looks similar, green door, the alleyway. If it is you actually have a brief glimpse of the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Neither one of those were Gardner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Okay, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 By the way as well as Behind the Music (a bit too obsessed with the drugs) I also watched the Biography channel documentary which featured, your good self. It was a better doc than the BTM one, more balanced. Pity they didn't obtain the sync rights though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessroad Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 They were not as smart as VH1 they used a loophole by using the videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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