Actor Corey Haim passed away a couple of days ago. Best known in his child-actor days for the movie The Lost Boys and for being interlinked with fellow actor Corey Feldman. They earned the nickname, the two Coreys, and it followed them into adulthood.

I photographed the two Coreys in 1987, a few months after The Lost Boys premiered. I was working with a publicist doing PR photos for a nightclub, the Tunnel. It was the first client I had acquired on my own and my first assignment for them.

The two Coreys were 15 and 16, out partying and checking in on a fashion show at the Tunnel.

Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, and models. The Tunnel, New York City, 1987.

Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, and models. Andre Van Pier Fashion Show, 1987.

I don’t know what they went on to do that night. I called it quits at about 1am but was asked to run the film to the NY Post immediately. I eagerly obliged my new client, happy at the prospect of a published picture but not knowing that the Post was at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge and that the photo editor wasn’t due in until 7am.

*Miles Davis at the Tunnel: Re-Birth of the Cool.

or… The Icicle Thief.

The Icicle

The Knight

The Battle

The Unicorn

The Narwhal

The Level

The End

The Red Coat blog post.

Team Fordham wins the Partriot League, 11/17/07.

The ‘09 to ‘10 jump has been a time of teams. If you have teenage girls in the house then late this fall it was Team Edward or Team Jacob. Apparently, Team Jacob ruled the roost but considering that I couldn’t even make it through the first movie, it was well off of my radar.

Lately, in the press it’s been a battle between Team Jay and Team Conan, pushing Team Tiger vs. Team Common Sense out of the news. None of this, of course, matters in the scheme of things. Looking at world events in the past week there is one team everyone should be on – Team Haiti.

Fortunately, there are many ways to help and be a part of Team Haiti. These are but a few:

American Red Cross or text “HAITI” on your cel phone to donate $10. You can also donate to the ARC in Apple’s iTunes store.

Yele Haiti – Musician Wyclef Jean’s Foundation, or text “YELE” to donate $5 via your cel phone.

American Jewish World Service – AJWS provides support to native NGO’s. They have long-standing partnerships with grassroots organizations in Haiti.

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund – formed at the request of President Obama and led by past-Presidents Clinton and Bush.

Community Coalition for Haiti – a faith based NGO, based in Virginia, which has been working in Haiti providing medical care and building schools for many years. My friend, Cameron Davidson, is on their board. For more information Cameron has posted a few recent entries on his blog.

I thought the red coat was a bad choice. It looked great but it looked to be too light weight. I was sure it wouldn’t be warm enough. I was sure we would end up having to buy another new winter coat along with it and this second coat, bought out of parental pragmatism, would never get worn.

But I was one lone male voice in a house full of females. A voice after the fact since the red coat had already been purchased. And what did I know?

I think one of my New Year’s resolutions should be to be less practical.

Isabel, Leah, and Bix; making latkes. Princeton, NJ, December 12, 2009

Kelev tov means “good dog” in Hebrew. If you are looking for a nice story of understanding this holiday season look to Miky, the rabbi, and the policeman – a Western coming soon to a theater near you.

Mike Stern, Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadephia, PA

We caught Mike Stern and his trio at Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philly last night.  Great show. No matter what kind of music you are into, if you get a chance – see Mike and his group.

While covering the visit of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, finding some in-between moments:

NY, NY, October 27, 2009

This past spring I photographed The Gallatin School’s just renovated building. The school, part of New York University, specializes in individualized study and it hired Polshek Partnership Architects to give it a physical identity which matches its academic mission.

A full gallery is now on my web site.