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| The Fontyijnzall, upstairs at the Milky Way, became an art gallery instead of a theater in the autumn of 1978. An art dealership from London displayed a selection of original art by San Francisco poster artist Rick Griffin, plus some posters for sale. There was a huge banner announcing the exhibit accross the entire front entrance. It was a profound link to my younger days, and the seminal West Coast cultural explosion which had inspired Amsterdam's own alternative scene. The trading company's name, Alcock & Dicks, still makes me laugh, but I'll never know if it was a joke or not. |
| The following pages were scanned from my own copy of De Melkweg's catalogue -- run off in black and white by a Gestetner machine on rather soft manilla paper which was already a soft yellowish color. (Click to see an enlargement of each image.) |
 Catalogue Front Cover (see the color original at top of page) |  |
 |  Catalogue Rear Cover (see the color original at top of page) |
Rick Griffin (1944 -- 1991) died as the result of a motorcycle accident, but his work and influence lives on.
Images from my own collection.
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