Buzz is on Instagram

[GrimReaper]

A collection of dead rat photos? Rats that his trusty dog trapped?

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A collection of dead rat photos? Rats that his trusty dog trapped?

I have a feeling that will just be the title of the book and tie in with the cover photo. I'm sure the rest of the book won't be all rat pictures. But with Buzz you never know!

[rimb]

A collection of dead rat photos? Rats that his trusty dog trapped?

Cancelled rats?

[vince furnier]

Cancelled rats?

i was like...."what the hell? Buzz knows Die Antwoord and photographed their pets?!!!" 

[amazonAMAZON]

Melvins plus Yolandi Visser EP. Hope that happens. It might bomb or it might be brilliant. Either way, she is the kind of voice I could hear Buzz going for.

[black stallion]

i think Buzz misses his old pedal

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i think Buzz misses his old pedal

Hahaha, imagine if the rest of the book was just photos of guitar pedals.

[vince furnier]

once again, Ney York gets all the special stuff for absolutely no reason! 

https://twitter.com/RecordGrouch/status/1570001296089927681

"Buzz Osborne will visit our @SupplementalSp 411 Kent Ave (bet #Broadway & South 8th). This one-day event celebrates the publication of Buzz's first book of photography: _Rats_ (Ed of 300, hand-numbered). We'll have a special edition of the book & photos for sale."

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once again, Ney York gets all the special stuff for absolutely no reason!

It's probably for the best that he is in NY. If i was ever able to attend something like that i would no doubt be fucking irritating!! "Buzz what about that?? What about this?? Buzz!!! BUZZ!!!!!!!". A typical super fan who wouldn't leave him alone!

[buddy holiday]

https://www.shoxop.com/products/buzz-osborne-rats-hardcover-book

[GrimReaper]

https://www.shoxop.com/products/buzz-osborne-rats-hardcover-book

Thanks! Got a copy!

[amazonAMAZON]

Thank you thank you!

[vince furnier]

my wife thumbed through the Buzz book and enjoyed it a lot. says he really loves his dogs and that's good to see. surprised they like golfing. says he's a great photographer.

cover # 28/ 30
book # 63/ 300

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says he's a great photographer.

Trust me, he is! Although with anything creative you never see the outtakes or the failed attempts. Buzz has said as much himself - that he has to wade through a lot of crap to find the gold. I'm sure his photography is the same. For every great photo there are probably a few rubbish ones and plenty of average ones. Having a decent camera like he has though certainly helps. But also like he loves to say "it's the Indian, not the arrow" which is absolutely true.

[amazonAMAZON]

Just got my RATS book from shoxop.

Beautiful! (And good work on the shipping, Haze team). Mine is signed and numbered by Buzz inside, and also includes a black/silver hand-printed outer wrap that is sealed with a Mackie style skull sticker. That wrap is hand numbered and signed by Buzzo. Looks like that's ed. of 30

Inside the book is a page of writing by Buzz, quotes from friends (including Patton, further dispelling any rumors about their relationship).

The bulk of the book of course is photos, mix of black and white and color. The printing is excellent. There are some quintessential Buzz photos. My favorites are mostly the American street photography. A few of the subjects are not so novel (theme parks, LACMA lamp posts, plane window shots) but taken as a whole it's a good selection of both the life of the photographer and his unique eye.

Then as a little bonus there's a few pages at the back where there's little comments by Buzz about each photo next to a thumbnail. This is a really great touch. You can and should flip through the book to study each photo without being distracted by the text. But the addition of the comments is a really nice thing for the fans.

If you haven't ordered yours yet you should go check if there's any left.