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Former percussionist Thomas
Sayers Ellis (also known as Sticks) purchased a stolen camera from
a Go-Go trombonist in 1986. With this camera, he began
to document Go-Go culture, particularly Little Benny and the Masters and
the Day-Glo posters that advertised shows. In 2005, he published The Maverick Room,
a collection of poems about D.C. which includes many observations and ideas
about Go-Go. His poems and photos have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies.
Currently he divides his time between New York and Washington, and
teaches at Sarah Lawrence College. The Pick of the Week represents his attempt to
alter the representation of Go-Go, to show its many public and private moments, and
to repair and recover the lost images of its history. Known
for walking-by and snapping a mug from his hip, his best
photos contain the opposite energy of advertising and hype and he likes
to make people look like real people
not like shiny objects.
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