Just A Good Ole' Boy...

I was recently on a shoot for the Algonquin Hotel in NYC. It's a cool, boutique hotel with a lot of history. It's only a few blocks from John's Pizza, which in and of itself made it a great shoot. Free cocktails in the hotel lounge didn't hurt matters.

Last minute, we were asked by the hotel to shoot a portrait of one of their upcoming entertainers... Tom Wopat. Holy Mopar!... LUKE DUKE!!! This was awesome! I grew up in the 80's... I'm a much bigger fan of Tom Wopat than Tom Cruise.

To give Tom his due, his role as Luke is probably the least impressive line on his resume. His credits also include a tour in the US Marines, a stint as a boxer, a Tony nomination, 8 albums and countless Broadway performances. He also happens to be a really, really nice guy. Lastly, at 57, he looks like he could still slide across the hood of a '69 Charger with little effort... and has a full head of hair (Bastard!).

All this having been said, I got to do something that Boss Hogg and Rosco P. Coltrane never did in six years of trying. Yup... I shot a Duke boy.