8/28/2023 0 Comments Simon le bon height![]() (The timing didn’t work for me to join them. Such as the one below, where every member of the band seems to have a distinct take on “I like my hair best when it’s … ”Īnd this one with Roger doing selfie chin:Īs with the hair photo above, everyone here is taking a different approach to seducing the camera, aren’t they?ĭuran Duran is touring right now, and Sarah and Allyson are going to their St. Others are in there just because I like what’s going on in them. Not all the pictures in the file are awkward because of height differences. And another where Andy is making sure that the eye goes to him. Image by © Lynn Goldsmith/CorbisĪnother with no lean. He leans great.”īecause, again, here’s what happens if you make no one lean.ġ981 - Members of Duran Duran are, from left: Simon Le Bon (vocals), John Taylor (bass), Andy Taylor (guitar), Nick Rhodes (keyboards), Rodger Taylor (drums). (Obviously, however, it’s Andy’s expression that’s the very best thing here.) And by making Simon lean against that tree. Here you can see that the photographer hoped to get around the height differences by lining Nick, Andy and Roger up in a row like three garden planters. This is the picture that kicked off the collection, the one that Choire found. Often the height range could be made less noticeable by strategic posing. Now, even then, with eyes filled with love, I’d noticed that the fact that John and Simon were both very tall (6’2″, Google reminds me) while the other members of the band-Nick, Andy, and Roger-were in the 5’7″ to 5’8″ range presented certain challenges for photographers. Not terrible… but one that junior high-me would have deemed more outtake-ish (“where are you looking, John?”). The third wall had pictures that were more like this: Two of the walls were the “good walls” -and that was where I hung photos like this one: In my bedroom during this period, I had three walls dedicated to posters and pictures of Duran Duran (the fourth one was Bowie). The piece was a look back at what it was like to be a teenage fan in a town like Appleton, Wisconsin, back in the ’80s. While Choire was editing it, he found one of the photos that you’ll see below, and the collection started. (Allyson and Sarah preferred not to use their last names on the piece so that, when people Google them, the top search results will not be “Total Duranie” forever and ever.) The occasion for the article was Nick Rhodes’ 50th birthday (his is June 8th!). The collection started four years ago, when I wrote an article for The Awl with my friends Allyson and Sarah about a Duran Duran sleepover that Allyson hosted back when we were in junior high. Eeh-hee-hee! So apologies if this isn’t your bag and we’ll be back to regular programming next week! But my birthday’s this weekend, and in a sentimental and celebratory vein, I wanted to share what is a source of ongoing pleasure and glee for me, which is a file on my computer called Awkward Photos of Duran Duran.
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