Many are now well-known figures in culture, but at the time many were young and starting out in the city, trying to carve out their careers. By the time of his exchange with Rosenkrantz, Hujar had been taking photographs of friends, lovers and acquaintances for several years, depicting a dazzling constellation of writers, artists, musicians and queer life, predominantly in the Lower East Side in a classic black and white signature style. In portraiture, whether photographic or painted, a connection is often required between artist and subject an intimacy and a feeling that you are both on the same side. Rosenkrantz asks whether they’re suitable for the NYT, and Hujar responds, ‘Probably, but he gave out nothing it was that we didn’t connect.’ The experience was seemingly uncomfortable for both parties, and Hujar notes, in the transcript which eventually becomes a book, Peter Hujar’s Day (2021), that the portraits didn’t turn out the way he wanted them to. Ginsberg had insisted they take photographs next to or in front of ‘burned-out buildings’ and ‘boarded-up windows’ in New York’s Upper East Side. Hujar also recalls Ginsberg’s scepticism or disdain for him by telling Rosenkrantz that he was ‘suspicious and cool to me’, as they embarked on a journey to find a place to shoot Ginsberg’s portrait. He expresses his trepidation about the part of New York Ginsberg lives in, as well as Ginsberg’s apartment, which was ‘the most rundown tenement’. When Hujar arrives, Rosenkrantz asks him to narrate the day’s occurrences while she records the audio and, besides dropping names of peers and friends, such as Susan Sontag and William Burroughs, and chasing money from various magazine commissions, he recounts his experience of taking portraits of Allen Ginsberg for his first New York Times project. It is simple in intent: she asks her friends to make notes about what had occurred in their day. My all-time favorite was when Louis said “showers that are Danish” and Niall laughed so hard at him.December 1974: writer Linda Rosenkrantz invites her friend, photographer Peter Hujar, to her apartment to participate in a project. They were all so random and just wanted to have a laugh together on stage. There are hundreds of lyric changes the boys did throughout the years live on stage. Was it rigged? We will never know, but I think we were all hoping for Niall to get his first tattoo on live television. James Corden provided the most superior content, and the top one might be when they played Tattoo Roulette. The all-time favorite was when Harry got his mic stand caught on the floor and instead of dropping the stand, he falls straight on his back. It wasn’t a One Direction concert without someone falling on the water from their water fights. Falling on StageĪll five members were the clumsiest people ever. Were we excited for our One Direction show in 2014 or were we excited for our show’s “Where We Going Today Mark?” Mark was the glue to the fandom, and these videos he and Niall did were the fans’ dose of serotonin. They talk about how they’re excited about their solo future and James teaches them the dance to “No Control.” One important question though: where’s the McDonald’s footage? It’s been four years. Right before their hiatus, they were featured on the Late Late Show’s Carpool Karaoke. The hours of video diaries hold the most memorable moments, quotes and inside jokes in the fandom: “I like girls who eat carrots,” “I’ll marry you Harry,” Kevin, the stairs, “Superman.” It’s the closest we will ever get to their true selves before management and fame kicked in. They hold the most memories, laughs, and nostalgia. Whenever you’re missing the boys, the video diaries are the go-to. The most memorable one of all, though, was the one with Harry and Louis. TwitCamsįrom the Barbie song to “I wrapped it myself” to the Zouis prank call to the Cookie man, the TwitCams deserved a spot on this list. How did they do this? Why did they do this? Are they okay? Regardless, the footage we got was so funny and iconic. All of the security hacksįourteen-year-old fans, or FBI agents? I still question where these girls are today and what they’re doing. I can only imagine how chaotic this interview would’ve been with Louis there. They kept making her uncomfortable and gave awful responses to her ridiculous questions. The interviewer was so unprepared and the boys were not having it. Hands down, this is the worst interview the boys ever were a part of.
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