OO Yesterday........And Today

[tgb]

So there have been a couple of threads where we've posted pictures of ourselves, but on Saturday I received a photo from an old friend. I've known Paul since 1st or 2nd grade, and he found this photo taken of the two of us when we were 8 or 9 (apparently having just joined the Nation of Islam). So I thought it might be fun to post childhood and current photos side by side. That would be me on the right, btw.

[Isgrimnur]

Bow ties are cool.

[Jag]

I knew you were one of the Little Rascals!

[Exodor]

Then


Now





Pretty much the same.

[Archinerd]

The top is me on the first day of Preschool.
The second is me meeting a penguin and her trainer at the Shedd Aquarium. I'm wearing a name tag so the penguin knows I'm a visitor.
Also, we were told not to get too close to the penguin for the picture in case it decided to bite.
You will notice that in both pictures I do not know how to smile, nor have I aged much.

[tgb]

I knew you were one of the Little Rascals!

How'd you guess?

[Scuzz]

I thought this thread was about Y&T, a very good rock-n-roll band in the day.

[KKBlue]

Because I don't want to do things around the house that I should be doing... I'll play!

Me with my brother and a Santa.



Me with my brother's middle boy at his oldest brother's piano recital last week.

[hepcat]

My parents burned all my childhood photos to hide their shame.

[Isgrimnur]

My parents burned all my childhood photos to hide their shame.

What else were they supposed to do when you turned their front yard into a rum-spring-a, dressed up like a pirate and tried to assault passing cars looking for "booty"?

[dbt1949]

Imagine tgb with more hair and beard and a happier face and fatter. That's me now.
When I was young I looked like Troy Donahue.

[$iljanus]

Imagine tgb with more hair and beard and a happier face and fatter. That's me now.
When I was young I looked like Troy Donahue.

Had to google Troy Donahue. You were dreamy back in the day!

[Kraken]

I don't have any digital childhood photos. Come to think of it, I don't have any prints, either. My parents filled many albums but I don't know what ever happened to them. My sister probably has them. She's into all that family stuff.

All kids look pretty much alike anyway, so just imagine a generic skinny blonde boy with glasses.

[Brian]

No readily available pics of me as a kid but here's what I do have:

Me when I was approximately 19 years old.



Recent me.

[hepcat]

Oh thank god, clothes.

[Mr Bubbles]

You posted that picture of Penn with your wife previously.. I still don't believe it's you.

[Mr Bubbles]

No readily available pics of me as a kid but here's what I do have:

Me when I was approximately 19 years old.



Recent me.

Proof positive.

[Brian]

Penn wouldn't wear a Casio watch.

[coopasonic]

Penn wouldn't wear a Casio watch.

He's wearing it ironically.

[Freezer-TPF-]

Penn wouldn't wear a Casio watch.

He's wearing it ironically.

Look again -- now it's on Teller's wrist and -- wait, now it's inside this orange!

[stimpy]

The trick is he got her to marry him............

just kidding

[tgb]

Actually it was I who posted the picture of Penn with my wife.



And Brian, don't worry. One day the mullet will come back into style.

[hepcat]

You never truly can understand just how freakin' big Penn is until you meet him in real life. I have a photo from Vegas of a huge crowd being greeted by him after a show...and he towers over everyone in that photo.

[Brian]

And Brian, don't worry. One day the mullet will come back into style.

Not that it would matter now since I cut it all off some time ago and donated it to Locks of Love.

Here's a much more recent picture.

[WYBaugh]

Me at 17 during Christmas:


Bill by wybaugh, on Flickr

Me with my son at Captiva Island:


100_0736 by wybaugh, on Flickr

[hepcat]

Me at 17 during Christmas:

There's a cause and effect thing going on between the two photos as it can't have been that long after getting such a fine polyester leisure suit for christmas that you got someone pregnant.

[WYBaugh]

Me at 17 during Christmas:

There's a cause and effect thing going on between the two photos as it can't have been that long after getting such a fine polyester leisure suit for christmas that you got someone pregnant.

I had to wear the damn thing for 18 more years before snagging a woman. You'd think I'd have been slaying them with that shirt.

[LawBeefaroni]

Oldest photo I have on hand is circa 1982(?) in Cooperstown:

(yeah, I'm wearing a soccer shirt at the baseball hall of fame )

Newest is 2 days ago in Ohio:

(hep, no hair jokes, I drank a bunch of Wild Turkey, slept in a tent, and didn't get to shower)

[Isgrimnur]

I was wondering why you looked like Babe Ruth.

[KKBlue]

LawBeef, tell me about your ring (rt hand, middle finger). I'm a big ring fan and it's rare to find a guy who wares something other than a wedding band.

[Jag]

Me at 17 during Christmas:

Excellent musical taste at 17.

I have a picture of myself in 8th grade wearing an adidas half shirt. That picture will never see the light of day.

[LawBeefaroni]

LawBeef, tell me about your ring (rt hand, middle finger). I'm a big ring fan and it's rare to find a guy who wares something other than a wedding band.

Missed this the other day.

There are two, both from the wife from way before we were married.

One is a white and yellow gold band (striped, yellow in the middle, white on the outside) with a small diamond set in it, maybe 1/4 carat. It's hard to explain but I really like it. It was a custom design she did with a family jewler from the old country. Understated and it has a great weight to it. The other is just a tungsten ring she got me while she was out of town for an extended trip.

The gold one has been with me for a long time (with all the pits and dings to show for it) so we decided not to get wedding rings and I just kept that. I didn't want to get it cut and resized for a different finger so it stays on the middle one. She never wears rings so we got her some nice pendants.


BTW, can someone photoshop Louis Farrakhan into TGB's childhood photo above?

[KKBlue]

LawBeef, tell me about your ring (rt hand, middle finger). I'm a big ring fan and it's rare to find a guy who wares something other than a wedding band.

Missed this the other day.

No super biggie at all I should of used the quote in my post to draw your eye/get your attention but I wanted the request to be casual.

Thanks for the explanation. Some people look comfortable with (or in) their clothes or accessories and I'm intrigued why. There is usually some type of personal story behind it and figured asking and hearing why only makes the match or comfort level stronger.

Funny cause I just pulled off my rings and will go without for a bit and reassess my collection and reapply rings to different fingers later today. Mine are simple silver ones without any stones. LOVE the stones and gems in them but I don't want to be bothered with taking them off for showering, so I opt for the sterling ones without stones. I do have my engagement ring, which has a diamond held secure making it the exception.

Anyways...

[gbasden]

Here's me at age 7 on Maui -



And me around Christmas time last year on a cruise -

[gbasden]

Me at 17 during Christmas:

There's a cause and effect thing going on between the two photos as it can't have been that long after getting such a fine polyester leisure suit for christmas that you got someone pregnant.

The contrast between the awesome Rush shirt and that ... thing being held is truly mind blowing.

[dbt1949]

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away........................
Now my grey hair is here to stay...............
And my fat won't go astray...........
And I finding it hard to get a lay......

[Freezer-TPF-]

Me at 17 during Christmas:

There's a cause and effect thing going on between the two photos as it can't have been that long after getting such a fine polyester leisure suit for christmas that you got someone pregnant.

The contrast between the awesome Rush shirt and that ... thing being held is truly mind blowing.

Flannel shirts are so metal, man.