John Buckley is author of the novels Family Politics and Statute of Limitations (Simon&Schuster). He has recently completed his third novel,The Geography Lesson, which will be published by ______. The Business of Happiness, by Ted Leonsis with John Buckley will be published on February 9th, 2010. He has written about rock’n'roll for NY Rocker, The Soho Weekly News, Village Voice, Rolling Stone, and National Review. He believes he has atoned for a long career in U.S. presidential campaign politics, and has held senior management positions for more than 15 years in two Fortune 100 companies that won’t be mentioned here, for who wants to mix art with commerce? For the past several years, off and on, he has published Tulip Frenzy, a blog focusing on favorite bands and artists such as Luna, the Mekons, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Joe Strummer, Alejandro Escovedo, Bob Dylan, and the Fleshtones. To go to Tulip Frenzy: http://johnbuckley100.wordpress.com/

About the photography: virtually all photos on the site taken with a Leica M8. The exception are some of the older photos posted on the Jackson/Yellowstone gallery, which were taken with an M7. And now, happily, images will be posted from the Leica M9.