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#459:Glen E. Friedman/Photographer,Skateboards,Punk Rock and Hip Hop

Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK

Dean Delray

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🗓️ 4 February 2019

⏱️ 140 minutes

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Summary

Today on Let There Be Talk my guest is Glen E. Friedman A pioneer in Skate, Punk, and Hip Hop Photography.

Glen has a book out right now called My Rules that is absolutely one of the best Photo Books I've ever seen.

I sit down with Glen and we talk late 70,s Skateboarding, Punk Rock, Hip Hop, New York and Los Angeles.

We also dive into eating clean, keeping the planet together and just trying to be a nice person.

This man is a legend and you should definitely buy his book ASAP.

Thanks for tuning in Please do not forget to leave a review and Subscribe on iTunes.

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0:00.0

Hey, what's up everybody? Happy February 4th, a Monday. Welcome to another episode of Let

0:07.6

To Be Talk. Today it is episode number 459. My guest today is an incredible artist and

0:16.9

I would also consider it a handmade edition since this man is a spectacular photographer

0:24.9

and pretty much shot these photos back in the day and developed them by hand, shot by hand

0:32.9

with the old school analog camera and came out with some masterpieces, some pieces of art

0:42.7

and historical pieces I would say. I would definitely say that. My guest today is

0:50.7

Glenn E. Friedman. This man has a book out right now called My Rules, which is a coffee

0:59.9

table photo book and it is a collection of some of the best photos I've ever seen in my

1:07.0

life. It taps all the buttons for me and I think if you listen to this show it will definitely

1:16.3

tap all your buttons. It covers the greatest era of skateboarding, the late 70s, early 80s,

1:25.7

all that great stuff, the Dogtown era, J. Adams, Duane Peters, Tony Alva, all that stuff,

1:34.4

early pool riding and it covers some of the greatest hip hop era, public enemy. When

1:44.3

they're starting out, run DMC and Beastie Boys from the start of the Beastie Boys all the

1:51.5

way to check your head, he shot that cover. This man's book makes my head fall off. I just

1:59.9

look through it and I smile, I smile and just think wow, what an age of innocence, no

2:08.7

social media, no cell phones, nothing. You just left your house and headed somewhere and

2:19.5

when you got back you got back. That was a different time and looking at these photos

2:26.5

definitely make me smile and it was great to have Glenn on what an incredible New York

2:32.2

guest to get. You wouldn't get this guest in Los Angeles or anywhere else. I love this

2:37.9

man he stopped by, we talked for a few hours and he definitely has a point of view and he

2:43.7

speaks his mind which is very rare in this day of PC and loony, loony, loony, loony, loony

2:53.3

sea. I think you guys are going to enjoy it. Thank you Glenn for doing the show and also

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