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86. OK, now you've done it - (sorry) I can't stop . . . . . (longish)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 10:43 PM

Nov 2013

me (on the right), my little brother Glenn (back), his partner Tom, and my two daughters, Abby, and Lori at Cranberry Cottage in upstate New York around 1989

painting my daughter Lori's bedroom when she was a baby (1982)

admiring my work - I used acrylics. I'n sure the apartment mgmt. hated it (LOL) but it was worth the deposit

150 year old quilt made by my great grandmother made

Got in the Paper! me at a pie eating contest for charity in college (1971)
I won - 7 pies in 6 minutes

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I found a picture of me from 1980. Let's have a picture thread [View all] geardaddy Nov 2013 OP

Let's not and say we did taterguy Nov 2013 #1

Too late. geardaddy Nov 2013 #2

! mwdem Nov 2013 #7

Me and Mrs. me in 1981 DFW Nov 2013 #3

Awesome photo! geardaddy Nov 2013 #4

She DOES make a mean turban, doesn't she? n/t DFW Nov 2013 #5

Aye! geardaddy Nov 2013 #6

As always, you guys are inspirational. dawg Nov 2013 #67

In our case, anyway. DFW Nov 2013 #73

1980 Hell Hath No Fury Nov 2013 #8

Nice! geardaddy Nov 2013 #13

Hey kids! Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2013 #31

I'm not near home for baby pictures tabbycat31 Nov 2013 #9

Well, how about when you were 15? n/t geardaddy Nov 2013 #14

On my FB there's 2 and 9 if that helps tabbycat31 Nov 2013 #30

Mine is from 1980, too. Me in 7th Grade: Aristus Nov 2013 #10

Awww, sweet! geardaddy Nov 2013 #12

Here I am in about 1991. applegrove Nov 2013 #11

Wonderful! geardaddy Nov 2013 #15

It's all grey and short now. People like it better. But I prefer it long. Easier to take care of. applegrove Nov 2013 #16

In that photo, you look a lot like the woman ... dawg Nov 2013 #65

Aw. So sorry. applegrove Nov 2013 #74

Don't be. I lived a dream for many years. dawg Nov 2013 #75

This is me, in the shades, upper left corner... GReedDiamond Nov 2013 #17

Very cool. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #38

As Jerry Rubin said, before he became a "yuppie"... GReedDiamond Nov 2013 #40

Closest I could get, 1982 at Heavenly Lake Tahoe. bluesbassman Nov 2013 #18

I really love this photo of you. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #51

Thanks ITW... bluesbassman Nov 2013 #57

That is an awesome photo. geardaddy Nov 2013 #94

Okay, but don't say anything about the hair Samantha Nov 2013 #19

1983 fizzgig Nov 2013 #20

Circa 1973, aboard the USS Forrestal... Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #21

Here ya go OriginalGeek Nov 2013 #22

Thought I tried that one.... Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #25

This was at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 1980. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #23

Wowee!! Aristus Nov 2013 #29

Scary Rambis Nov 2013 #24

My wife and I on top of Mt Cannon (NH) the summer we met - 1979 - with her dog Heidi NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #26

Sweet. applegrove Nov 2013 #27

Oh how cuuuttteeee you were uppityperson Nov 2013 #34

Sue asked me to grow a beard on our first date - April 7 of 1979. And I did.... NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #35

Both your eyes are the sameas they were. uppityperson Nov 2013 #36

except we are both pretty much blind as bats (and I am getting deaf as a stone!) NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #37

Gorgeous puppy too - TBF Nov 2013 #47

You guys look like such a great couple. dawg Nov 2013 #68

1987, I think? yewberry Nov 2013 #28

YOW! Aristus Nov 2013 #33

Thanks, Aristus. yewberry Nov 2013 #41

We all got old. Aristus Nov 2013 #45

I know I have a few of when I was younger Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2013 #32

Wow! Are those your siblings? Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #39

Yep! Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2013 #42

It's nice you had about half boys and half girls, too. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #43

That's baby sister Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2013 #44

Me in about 1975 OxQQme Nov 2013 #46

Me.. around 1978 ish, was 25 ish madmom Nov 2013 #48

A stunner! nt No Vested Interest Nov 2013 #59

Thank you :) madmom Nov 2013 #112

You looked a lot like someone I had a crush on in the early eighties. dawg Nov 2013 #69

Aww, thanks.... madmom Nov 2013 #87

Words defeat me dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #110

Why thank you. I wish I could say I madmom Nov 2013 #111

Me in 1986 MrScorpio Nov 2013 #49

If that's '86 then we're probably close to the same age. dawg Nov 2013 #72

Oh, I age. Damn, I feel old. MrScorpio Nov 2013 #78

You must be aging on the inside. dawg Nov 2013 #79

Looking good! geardaddy Nov 2013 #88

back when i was young slim and good lookin' KG Nov 2013 #50

1989-- Me and my big brothers ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #52

I had a sweater like that of the brother you're sitting next to. Aristus Nov 2013 #54

Ah, the 80's. dawg Nov 2013 #70

Me with no shirt about 1978 in California GreydeeThos Nov 2013 #53

I don't have anything from the 80s or 90s on my computer, but here's one of me from 2 weeks ago smokey nj Nov 2013 #55

Great photo! Glad you couldn't find an older one... bluesbassman Nov 2013 #58

Va-voom! geardaddy Nov 2013 #61

You're really pretty, but ... dawg Nov 2013 #66

I don't have any from my younger years in the comp but here's a fairly recent and really bad pic Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #56

Nice axe! geardaddy Nov 2013 #60

Thank you I love it. I love all pre fender Jackson guitars but the king v was always my big love Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #62

A Portrait from 2006 Sognefjord Nov 2013 #63

Nice! Did you paint that? nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #90

I only wish! It was a professional artist from my town Sognefjord Nov 2013 #91

I bet I would love your music collection. dawg Nov 2013 #71

I'm self taught as well but I have dreams of playing classical guitar Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #76

Not "exactly" classical, but I'd love to be able to play this one day ... dawg Nov 2013 #77

This is what I would love to learn this was the person that made me want to pick up a guitar Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #80

here's the guy that made me pick up a guitar..... Gato Moteado Nov 2013 #96

It truly is maddening when we can touch the greatness of those that inspire us Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #98

or when we can't! Gato Moteado Nov 2013 #101

Yeah that's what I meant but typing from my phone I always screw something up lol Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #102

i thought that's what ya meant..... Gato Moteado Nov 2013 #103

Virtual Keyboards will forever be a bane upon me Arcanetrance Nov 2013 #104

My people! Iggo Nov 2013 #81

Okay, I'll play. From 1979... a picture of me as Fagan in Oliver Twist. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #64

I was Oliver in 1981 (12 years old) Behind the Aegis Nov 2013 #105

That is SO cool. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #106

Small correction, she played the Artful Dodger, not Fagin. Behind the Aegis Nov 2013 #107

It is cool to have a shared experience. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #118

I don't have any digital pics LWolf Nov 2013 #82

I had the wrong era. Here I am in 1980. Not Old and Gray! Sognefjord Nov 2013 #83

Me in 1981 frogmarch Nov 2013 #84

Both pics are great. And I must ask what you are excavating there. Sognefjord Nov 2013 #92

Thanks. :-) It's a frogmarch Nov 2013 #95

that is awesome Gato Moteado Nov 2013 #97

The Mammoth Site of frogmarch Nov 2013 #99

Thanks for the information. Sognefjord Nov 2013 #100

This is me in about 1950 Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #85

OK, now you've done it - (sorry) I can't stop . . . . . (longish) ashling Nov 2013 #86

Great photos! geardaddy Nov 2013 #93

I do like that 1982 wall painting. dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #116

Thank you ashling Nov 2013 #117

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #89

me at 15 with my baby sister yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #108

Cute! geardaddy Nov 2013 #113

c. 1974 dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #109

Great photo! geardaddy Nov 2013 #114

De rigueur in those days. dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #115