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photo life: Can we get a collective “Awww”? In 1971, photographer John Olson traveled from the suburbs of London to Brooklyn to the Bay Area in California to take photographs of rock stars at home with their sweetly square folks. Now, LIFE brings back Olson’s nostalgia-sparking photos — marvel at the awesome decor! — and shares his insights and memories of hanging out with pop culture icons of the Sixties and Seventies. Pictured: New mom Grace Slick dangles her daughter China by the feet, 1971. (see more — Rock Stars With Their Parents) You know that saying that reality is stranger than fiction? I think reality is memer than memes.

life:

Can we get a collective “Awww”?

In 1971, photographer John Olson traveled from the suburbs of London to Brooklyn to the Bay Area in California to take photographs of rock stars at home with their sweetly square folks. Now, LIFE brings back Olson’s nostalgia-sparking photos — marvel at the awesome decor! — and shares his insights and memories of hanging out with pop culture icons of the Sixties and Seventies.

Pictured: New mom Grace Slick dangles her daughter China by the feet, 1971.

(see more — Rock Stars With Their Parents)

You know that saying that reality is stranger than fiction? I think reality is memer than memes.

3 months ago

February 7, 2012
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