Mugshots Monday, June 6, 2011
While sites like the Smoking Gun specialize in the scandal of celebrity mug shots, the creators of "Mugshots: A Celebration of the Journey From Ruin to Redemption" seek to inspire with stark black-and-white portraits of onetime bad boys and girls who ultimately found salvation. Photographer Jonas Mohr's "mugshots" capture the intensity of the stories that unfold in Jason Porath's text, true stories of addicts, criminals and gang members, and the twists of fate that saved them. Among the misguided lives: rapper Coolio, actor Danny Trejo, writer Jerry Stahl, singer Adele Bertei, BMX pro Rick Thorne, Hollywood agent Manny Jimenez, bluesman Jake La Botz and tattoo artist Mr. Cartoon. Mohr and Tom Moyer, the book's creative director and designer, discuss and sign the book, along with four of the book's subjects, actors Emilio Rivera and Ty Granderson Jones, playwright Stogie Kenyatta, and community activist Luis Rodriguez. Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd, W. Hlywd.; Sat., June 11, 2 p.m.; free, book is $39.95. (310) 569-3110, booksoup.com. (Originally published in L.A. Weekly, June 10, 2011.)
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