"Bob was my dog, an English Bull Terrier. He was very handsome, stubborn, and dumb as sh*t. But there wasn't a mean bone in his entire body, which was basically a large muscle attached to a large head. And there'd be times he'd take take your breath away just by watching him move, run, and I swear he could even pirouette—when he wasn't knocking stuff (including myself) over. I sure miss the guy; I always will...."
From Stan Banos's blog Reciprocity Failure, reproduced with permission, on account of I like dogs. And by the way, Bob was terrified of cats....
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Also on the blogs this morning: On One Hell of an Eye, Mike Salisbury tells the strange story of the Dale picture, which I actually remember from the car rags back in the day.
Mike
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Actually the stories on how to do photo manipulation before photoshop on a JM photos on Janis and how to reign Annie on budget are both very good read.
Highly recommended.
Posted by: Dennis Ng | Tuesday, 27 April 2010 at 10:24 AM
Another dog called Bob, from the photographer of Ernie cat fame. http://www.tonymendozaphoto.com/pages/bob.asp Enjoy.
Posted by: Mark | Tuesday, 27 April 2010 at 11:52 AM
"Actually the stories on how to do photo manipulation before photoshop on a JM photos on Janis and how to reign Annie on budget are both very good read"
Dennis,
Aren't they? I thought so too.
Mike
Posted by: Mike Johnston | Tuesday, 27 April 2010 at 12:34 PM
I think of Alasdair Gray's "Comedy Of The White Dog" any time I see one of these dogs.
Posted by: Tom | Tuesday, 27 April 2010 at 04:04 PM
My old dog Bonnie, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was also terrified of cats. All the neighbourhood cats used to chase her and beat her up. She also got beaten up by a peacock once.
Posted by: Dean Johnston | Wednesday, 28 April 2010 at 05:32 AM
"But there wasn't a mean bone in his entire body..."
Mine, too, packed her sweet nature in a wrong body and for that, needs to be muzzled in public places.
Now, back to Eggleston...
Posted by: Weng Ho | Wednesday, 28 April 2010 at 06:31 AM
Nice post about the dog, but the blog isn't for me. Too political.
Posted by: Driver8 | Thursday, 29 April 2010 at 01:16 AM
Driver8- I can appreciate not liking my blog because it's "too political" (or perhaps because the politics aren't to your liking). I can only say that one of my favorite all time photographers, Les Krims, is my exact political opposite- and his dear friend is none other than Milton Rogovin, his political opposite.
Posted by: Stan B. | Thursday, 29 April 2010 at 07:11 PM