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June 2009

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Friday, June 5, 2009 – Call the Doctor

"Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, Sunset Medical Tower, 9201 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood

You remember the quintessential song about life out here, the Eagles' Life in the Fast Lane:

    She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear the engine ring. We've been up and down this highway - haven't seen a goddam thing."
    He said, "Call the doctor. I think I'm gonna crash."
    "The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay him cash."
    They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost
    They didn't care they were just dyin' to get off
    And it was life in the fast lane

Here's that Hollywood doctor – "Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, and it stands in front of the Sunset Medical Tower on the Sunset Strip, just where the Strip blends into Beverly Hills. Frank Meisler was born in Danzig, educated in England and graduated in Architecture at Manchester University, and now his home and studio are in the Artist’s Quarter of the Old City of Jaffa.  In 1999, the Czech Academy of Art awarded him the Franz Kafka Gold Medal for Artistic Achievement. It figures.  And yes, you can buy your own miniature version of this piece.  But the big version is better.

"Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, Sunset Medical Tower, 9201 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood
"Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, Sunset Medical Tower, 9201 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood
"Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, Sunset Medical Tower, 9201 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood
"Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, Sunset Medical Tower, 9201 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood

The doctor's heart of gold –

"Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, Sunset Medical Tower, 9201 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood

What's behind his heart of gold –

"Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, Sunset Medical Tower, 9201 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood
"Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, Sunset Medical Tower, 9201 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood
"Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, Sunset Medical Tower, 9201 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood

Nearby, what can make you need a doctor –

Sofa Entertainment, Sunset Boulevard
LA Guns, Sunset Boulevard

Perhaps the nearby Roxy can make you sick – "a regular hangout for John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Alice Cooper and Keith Moon during Lennon's "lost weekend" in 1973-74" –

Sign at the Roxy, Sunset Boulevard
Sign at the Roxy, Sunset Boulevard

When you walk out of the Roxy, look up – across the street – vampires –

Vampire supergraphic, Sunset Strip - HBO's True Blood
Vampire supergraphic, Sunset Strip - HBO's True Blood

At the parking structure across the street from the Roxy, a bit of colic –

Cherub on tile, parking structure on the Sunset Strip
"Doctor in the House" by the Israeli sculptor Frank Meisler, Sunset Medical Tower, 9201 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood

If you wish to use any of these photos for commercial purposes I assume you'll discuss that with me. And should you choose to download any of these images and use them invoking the "fair use" provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, please provide credit, and, on the web, a link back to this site.

Technical Note:

These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 – the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto.  The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.

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