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The article’s not about how they chose their name.

That's pretty common knowledge at this point, isn't it?

What common knowledge do you mean?

Hi Taxine, This is an intensely beautiful shot! However one can't help but want to know more:

* Date?

* Photographer?

* Certainty of the location?

If there's one from that show, surely there must be others.

Adam Ritchie has confirmed that this is indeed his pic, and indeed from Cinematheque in Feb. ‘66.

Ah, now I see it. Many thanks for your'all's help.

Thanks, but that's a different kind of chair. Also, I don't see any reason to assume the photo is of anything other than the official performance.

I dunno, Alfredo, Lou looks to be wearing a different outfit in the referenced photo than he is in these Ritchie/Cinematheque images: https://www.adam-ritchie-photography.co.uk/?page_id=1310 Also, Moe's seated in a wooden folding chair in the referenced photo, where I don't make out her seat in the ...

Hi, The audio to a YouTube posting of the Cleveland Music Hall recording is familiar to me, but not the photo that accompanies it:



Anyone recognize its source?

The Velvets's Banana logo is so special -- not only inherently beautiful, but also financially lucrative -- that the VU wound up suing Andy Warhol's corporate legacy over its use. The case went to trial in 2012, with the plaintiff's claim denied on grounds of failure to present a "justiciable contro...