Alan Aldridge wasp in a wig. Aldridge also created the artwork for "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" by Elton John in 1975. In 1977 he created an advertisement illustration for the Dutch beer brand Heineken. A retrospective "Alan Aldridge – the Man with the Kaleidoscope Eyes" featured at the Design Museum in London from 10 October 2008 to 25 January 2009, and was reviewed as "The trip of a lifetime". ""Aldridge was the 'Guv'nor'...no one comes close to matching his influence on illustration in the 20th Century!..."" – Sir John Betjeman, "The Times Literary Review", 1975. "His Royal Master of
Bernie Taupin lyrics for 10 songs (and an 11th completed non-album track "Across the River Thames") for John's 2006 album "The Captain & The Kid" (sequel to "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy") and appeared on the cover with him for the first time marking their 40th anniversary of working together. ("Across the River Thames" was issued as an Internet-only download as a bonus with certain editions of "The Captain & the Kid".) On 25 March 2007, Taupin made a surprise appearance at John's 60th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden, briefly discussing their 40-year songwriting partnership. Of Taupin's importance to