Heeeeere's Johnny in Gold at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Just for fun, I decided to use my cloudy setting to see how the late afternoon, late winter sun would look. Rather than try it on just any bust or statue, I decided to stay with Johnny Carson. Most of the people who are immortalized in bronze (or bas relief) were more than just TV stars; they were institutions. Johnny wasn't always on his own program; various guest hosts, ranging from Bill Cosby to (yes) Jay Leno and David Letterman, and more. But no matter who sat behind the desk, people wouldn't tune in to watch "The Tonight Show," they tuned in to watch "Johnny Carson." "Heeeeere's Johnny!" was such an iconic phrase that even Jack Nicholson used it in "The Shining," talking Stanley Kubrick into letting him say it. (And I'll get more into that when I post my photos from "The Shining" gallery at the Stanley Kubrick Exhibit at LACMA.)
Heeeeere's Johnny in Gold at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Just for fun, I decided to use my cloudy setting to see how the late afternoon, late winter sun would look. Rather than try it on just any bust or statue, I decided to stay with Johnny Carson. Most of the people who are immortalized in bronze (or bas relief) were more than just TV stars; they were institutions. Johnny wasn't always on his own program; various guest hosts, ranging from Bill Cosby to (yes) Jay Leno and David Letterman, and more. But no matter who sat behind the desk, people wouldn't tune in to watch "The Tonight Show," they tuned in to watch "Johnny Carson." "Heeeeere's Johnny!" was such an iconic phrase that even Jack Nicholson used it in "The Shining," talking Stanley Kubrick into letting him say it. (And I'll get more into that when I post my photos from "The Shining" gallery at the Stanley Kubrick Exhibit at LACMA.)