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ELI JAMES is an actor, writer, songwriter and standup in New York.

His Broadway credits include the National Theatre of Great Britain's "One Man, Two Guvnors," directed by Nicholas Hytner, and Alex Timbers's and Michael Friedman's "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." His solo show "William and the Tradesmen" has been performed at Ars Nova, La Mama, and The Drilling Company. Further stage credits include "Rutherford and Son" and "Temporal Powers" at The Mint, "The Four of Us" at Manhattan Theatre Club, "Becky Shaw" at Boston’s Huntington Theater, and the world premiere of Jason Grote’s "Maria/Stuart," directed by Pam McKinnon. His TV credits include "Gossip Girl," "Lights Out," and "Murder in Manhattan." He co-founded, wrote and performed with the sketch comedy group Quiet Library at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and currently performs with improv team Pleading Softly. His essay "Finding the Beat" was published in the Random House collection "Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers," a Boston Globe Bestseller.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

The Old Days - When Fashion Was My World.


Man, I used to go nuts making fliers when I had a band. I think I lived at Kinko's, bullying anyone who stood in my way of the paper slicer.

And, like many, I stole images off of books. I didn't have many books, so I kept going back to these rare archival photos from all of the Monty Python biographies I had. Yes, there were several, and I'm pretty sure I had them all. They each contained various levels of detail.

(Shit. Seriously, I'm much cooler than any of this is making me sound.)

Photos like these, I thought, were the only things in my possession (though "possession" is certainly questionable) that spoke to the band's sound and aesthetic. God only knows if that was actually true, or if anyone gave a shit. Either way, I've said it before, and I'll say it again - that jacket Eric's got on way over on the right - pretty incredible, right?

3 comments:

cheezstake said...

Who is the man on the left? This picture looks familiar, but I just don't recall who that is.

Eli James said...

It's David Jason, I believe. Photo from "Do Not Adjust Your Set."

cheezstake said...

Very correct. Thanks.