By: gary
Hi Chris, Remember me Gary who also Repped Steve with Charie? I remember you and your brother. Both great guys. Did you know that Steve passed about 9 years ago? Email me. Do you know the whereabouts...
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[…] is a commonly held idea that sound makes the air travel out like a fan. This can be seen in the classic 1978 Maxwell ad that shows a guy’s hair blown back due to some rockin speakers. In my usual...
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Hi Gary. My hubby is Jak C.’s cousin… he has always been told that it is him in that chair. Is it? We would love to have confirmation! Thanks!
View ArticleBy: Chris Noonan
Hi Julie, Yes, that is Jac C. I was there, as the photographer’s set builder. Gary and I have spoken recently about the shoot and Jac. I’m sure that when he sees your post that he too will confirm Jac...
View ArticleBy: Gary Hurewitz
HI, I am Gary and I was Steve Steigman’s assistant representative at the time. I was at that shoot with Chris Noonan. I think the shoot took place in 1979. I had just started working with Steve. The...
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The “Blow Away” shot had become iconic. It is hard to believe that it was taken 35 years ago. Steve Steigman was considered a Top commercial photographer at the time but this shot catapulted him into...
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By: Tisha Phillips
Hi Julie, I never respond to these, but I can guarantee the guy is Jac Colello as I am his niece and I have the pictures of him doing David Bowie’s hair. Can I assume your husband is Ramond, or Tony?
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[…] the critics.) Instead, for me, opera offers the experience of the man sitting in the armchair in that famous Maxell ad. It’s everything blasting at you: orchestra, powerful and un-amplified voices,...
View ArticleBy: priscilla croft
Gary Hurewitz! Priscilla Croft here. How sad I am to learn on this forum that Steve passed away 9 years ago. I had a dream last night in which Steve and I were having a conversation, hence the search...
View ArticleBy: Gary Hurewitz
Hi there Priscilla. Yes it is true that Steve is not with us anymore. I had lunch with him on a Thursday and that Saturday I got the call. I would like to tell you about the details so please send me...
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[…] Rarely has an advertising image been hailed as a pop culture icon. In that rarified company of Marlboro Man and Benetto Pieta belongs this 1978 photograph by Steven Steigman, which would later be...
View ArticleBy: Jamie Rogers
Thank you for the information on “Blown Away”, I remember this art concept growing up. I am doing a essay of this picture, so thank you again for the interesting information.
View ArticleBy: Gary Hurewitz
Is this for school? If you need any additional information feel free to ask. I was present at the shoot and was Steigman’s representative (agent).
View ArticleBy: Kim Furillo Stone
It was Jack all right. I’m also a cousin of Jack. I think maybe a second cousin. His Mom was my great Aunt Lena I believe.
View ArticleBy: Gary Hurewitz
Hey, I was there. I knew Jack very well. I was at his New Years Eve party that year. What an event. Unfortunately, Jack was an early victim of AIDS, before they knew what it was or had any treatments....
View ArticleBy: Thor Hugo
I always thought this pic was a LP-cover of a 80s Pop-group. Pink Floyd or Alain Parsons…
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[…] Selwyn-Holmes, A. (2010, May 31). Iconic Photos: Blown-away Man. [Web log]. Retrieved from https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/blown-away-man/ […]
View ArticleBy: Chris Noonan
Hi Sandra, Try e-bay or http://www.baddogposters.com/1117maxellblownawayadmini111501.html Chris
View ArticleBy: sandy davids
That is Jac (not Jack) Colello in the chair. I was his best friend for many years. We also lived together for a time. I miss him everyday. He was gorgeous! The most beautiful big blue eyes! He had a...
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