While roaming the streets of New York City last summer, I stumbled upon The Morrison Hotel Gallery around closing time. From the outside it appeared to be a cheesy Hard Rock Café chain experience, but upon walking in I found myself alone and face-to-face with one Bob Gruen, who was in the process of taking down his show, which had hung for the past two months and was now in its last hour. Lucky me.

We chatted for a bit and then I took in the sights: Some of the most memorable and iconic rock photos ever committed to newsprint, especially of the mid-‘70s Rolling Stones and the New York punk scene. Like a living, breathing tour of Rock Scene magazine in its heyday, one after another they came: Sid Vicious stuffing a hot dog in his face, Jagger and Richards sequined and stoned at Madison Square Garden, the Ramones, Blondie, the Clash, and the New York Dolls in their natural habitat, John Lennon in his New York City T-shirt, and on and on.

I bought a book for my wife, "John Lennon: The New York Years," which chronicles Gruen’s relationship with Lennon and Yoko Ono, and tells how he became their official photographer in Lennon’s final years. I suggested he bring a show to Minneapolis, which hasn’t happened yet, but -- lucky us -- Wednesday at the Fitzgerald Theater, Mary Lucia interviews Gruen in the Current’s Fakebook series. Don’t miss it; should be a feast for the senses.