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| Bill Fibben in Piedmont Park Photo by Carter Tomassi (Seated behind Bill is sound engineer/musician/photographer Mike Hatchett, in striped shirt. He also lived in the Seal Place neighborhood.) |
After several years with The Bird, Bill joined the Atlanta Gazette, another alternative city paper run by Rick Brown, who was also formerly with The Bird and lived on Seal Place, too. In the early 1980s, Bill entered Georgia's film production industry. He contributed sound recording to over forty motion pictures. In that context I would run into him during the 1990s while working in film, too. He was always kind and welcoming with his unforgettable smile, no matter how much time passed in-between. Cancer took Bill Fibben's life in 1999 when he was only 55. His body of work remains a gift for us all.
Bill was active in the Atlanta film community since the mid-60s I believe. The first guy I ever saw with long hair in Atlanta was working a Kentucky Fried Chicken spot in 1966. The guy had thick red hair, pretty spectacular back then. I asked Bill about it 5 years later and Bill said that it was he.
ReplyDeleteDo wish Bill's archives were available. He has some unique shots from Atlanta during the era. Great person.
ReplyDeleteI am Rick Brown's son Josh and lived on Seal Place from 70 to 79. Bill was always a fun guy and he always seemed so huge to me. I attended his funeral and was happy to see so many familiar faces.
ReplyDeleteI knew Bill personally, when he was with Marty Wollbrinck and then carolyn Law.
ReplyDeleteWe were part of the theater and dance scene. Bill was a friend to all, that’s true. Always welding and always deeply soothing. I esp remember swimming with him and others at what we used to call ‘the farm’. Unforgettable.