Stonehenge

All photos scanned by me, courtesy of Michael Cooper

The alchemy of the alliances

"It's really odd, the whole business. Keith and Anita, Mick and I. The magic, the alchemy of the alliances was very powerful and had an impact far beyond our little romances. I don't, obviously, know why. I've always been extremely wary of Kenneth Anger and the Tower and all the dark stuff. But there was definitely something very powerful psychically about my alliance with Mick. And it enhanced us both in a way that, in the end, almost destroyed me."

-Marianne Faithfull

(all images scanned by me)

Venus In Furs

Marianne sitting on a fur throw talking about the wonders of LSD on national TV:

In Heathrow with Anita and Brian:

With Mick at Stonehenge wearing fur scarf. Photo by Michael Cooper:

Marianne's great-great uncle was none other than Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the author of famed erotic novel, Venus In Furs. Personally, I love wearing fur, although I know it's a hot-button issue, and I understand why. I love animals too, don't get me wrong, but there's something so luxurious about a fur coat. I thought I'd put up some photos of Marianne wrapping her sumptuous physique in such. Photos mostly from my scans, plus Yahoo groups and Google images.

Coming colors in the air, everywhere...

These images are all scanned from an old issue of Les Copains magazine which I received in the mail recently. I believe the issue is from '65 or '66. Look at how gorgeous these photos are! I especially love the first one of her in fur. She comes in colors indeed! In the fourth picture down, where Marianne is clad in a sweater and trousers, she actually looks like she has hips and thighs (I mean that in a good way of course). Really a testimony to how anorexic and strung out she would become later in the decade (she suffered from anorexia for years on her own admission). I've been trying to find old magazines that feature incredible photospreads like this, but they're hard to come by. I've spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars on Stones books and hard-to-find or rare articles, mags, etc. Some are still arriving in the mail, so I hope to get together a decent collection. I haven't yet invested in a top-quality scanner, so I've been using the one at my office (one of those printer/fax/scanner all-in-one devices). If anyone has any recommendations of a good one to purchase, I'd really appreciate it! Click on images for slightly larger copies. If for some reason, you're obsessed with Mari just like I am and want the original sized (huge) photos, just ask!