Lunch with Brian

I've been a fan of The Dresden Dolls since around 4-years ago, so last month's lunch with Brian was quite a treat. He's the drummer of the Dolls and was in town to play a show with a friends band and I was supposed to photograph the show and do a studio shoot. Well I wasn't able to do the show and the studio shoot wasn't able to happen due to the snow storm we had. I would have been pretty disappointed, but we were able to grab some lunch and mess around testing out my new camera for a little bit before rushing him off to catch a plane. Not gonna lie, there are few people who I can say I'm truly smitten over as far as those in the entertainment industry, and Brian is one of them. I mean I totally played it cool...or at least I think I did... Regardless, he's a sweetheart and I had a blast just goofing around the apartment with my new 5D. Next time we'll have to plan a real shoot.

UPDATE: Brian just launched his new web site and included one of my graphics from the shoot. Hotness. Check it out at brianviglione.com

Oh and I finally got a copy of The Virginia Companion, a songbook put out by the Dolls recently where one of my photos was published. It's a great book full of wonderful artwork and I'm honored to be apart of it. I was talking with Brian and I guess that show was unique in that it was the only time he can remember fans rushing the stage as they did. What a security nightmare but how cool to see Amanda on drums, Brian on guitar, and the crowd dancing and singing along to the Beastie Boys - Fight for your right