1975 and Work

@webeishere (36313)
United States
March 23, 2007 4:59pm CST
Okay all I got bored and dug through some of my photo albums. I didn't have much to write about till I found this picture of me. I'm an alcoholic and have been sober close to 16 years now. I just found this picture hilarious as it was from 1975. I was drinking heavily then. I worked at a bar. That's where this was taken. It was called "Sunny's" here in Minneapolis MN USA. Anyhow I've posted it as well on my photos on my home page if you want to check it out there instead of enlarging it here. Look at all that hair. How about the facial growth? Oh my gawwwd. I was a hippy then too. Thanks and have a great day. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!
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@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
23 Mar 07
-wolf whistle- Hot to trot, baby! lol Not bad at all, Grandpa Bob. I like the hippy look, doncha know. '75..let's see..I was 6yrs old then. Just starting 1st grade. ughhhh!! How I hated school and still do.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
23 Mar 07
LOL. Thanks for the wolf whistle. I used to get hit on working there every single day. I loved it. The wife wasn't real pleased though. Hahahaha! Thanks for the response also. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!
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@rosie_123 (6113)
23 Mar 07
LOL - I remember when all the guys looked like that! I was 17 in 1975 - still at school, and doing my A-Levels (for entry into Uni). That photo brought back loads of memories though - thanks for sharing!
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
23 Mar 07
No problem at all. I love this photo actually. Thanks for the response also.
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@rosie_123 (6113)
23 Mar 07
You are welcome! I always enjoy reading your discussions. And ny the way - your tip about the email notifications seems to have worked! Thanjs. When I wake up in the morning I will probably have hundreds - LOL!
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@classy56 (2880)
• United States
23 Mar 07
yep! you looked pretty hippie..i also notice that tv in the back ground..that thing looked so old..cong.on being sober..i sure hope you got a hair cut by now.an shaved that hair off the face..you should have posted a before an after picture..many years later.that would have been neat to see. the 70.s was good years to remember..
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
24 Mar 07
maybe soon Ill have a before and after photo all in one. Thanks for the response also.
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@cdparazo (5765)
• Philippines
24 Mar 07
My this picture was taken on the year that I was born..he he he! And you really are a hippy Grandpa Bob and you were right, your hair looks nice.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
24 Mar 07
I think I had just got it cut a few months before this was taken too. It was to my waist then got it cut. LOL. Thanks for the response swetheart. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!
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@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
23 Mar 07
congrats on the 16 years, were those not the days the long hair and the jeans with the holes and the wild music (as our parents called it) flash forward about 29 years and we dont like there long hair baggy pants with holes and that music!!!!!!! wow go figger nice pic i to think a before and later would be cool to see thanks for shareing
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
23 Mar 07
My other avatar is only a month or two old. So that's the after picture. I still like long hair but mines gray now and well..... LOL
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@EvanHunter (4026)
• United States
24 Mar 07
The only thing missing out of this picture is a tie-dyed Tshirt and a joint hanging out of your mouth.. maybe its in you left hand???
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@dixielol (1579)
• United States
26 Mar 07
Hehe. Good pic. I cleaned my nieces room last night. She has a purse that I got her at a yard sale last summer. As soon as I bought it for her, she took a picture of me & my boyfriend out of my purse & put it in hers. No one is allowed to touch her picture. Last night, while cleaning her room, I found the purse & the pic is still in it. Shes had it over a year now. I left ther purse on top of her toy box. She came in this morning & seen her purse on top instead of on the bed were she leaves it. She threw her doll & teddy bear down & started screaming "My picture! Its mine! Mine!" I had to show her that it was still in the purse so she would stop screaming at me over it. Okay, that was off topic. But anyways, its funny how a picture can bring back memmorys. Thanks for posting this one! I found one of my mom from the late 70's. She looked so funny back then. I never knew she use to be really skinny. She now wears a size 12 in jeans but apparently she use to wear a size 4. She had long thick hair & was really pretty. I was suprised at the picture.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 Mar 07
Kids are so cute with the antics they pull off. Cute little stroy. Thanks for sharing it here with us all.
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
24 Mar 07
wow, there you are! we're lucky any of us survived! great picture though.. hubby and I got an unexpected call and are going to get together with old friends, from those old days.. I'm not into any drinking tho.. we're pretty low key these days.. anyway, you look like you would have fit right into our crowd with no problem at all..
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@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
24 Mar 07
Looking at that picture we will have to change your name from Grandpa Bob to Grandson Bob. LOL
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@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
25 Mar 07
You really did look different back then, but then you were younger too. It's always neat to go back and look at old albums. I have pictures of me wearing the old bib top overalls. Real farmer I looked like. Congrats on 16 sober years. That is a real accomplishment.
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@aliasad (1567)
• Pakistan
26 Mar 07
What I know that the man is worshiper of the past! The olden and golden days are so good that one would always wish to have all back, at any cost. Sometimes these are so much inspiring that .... no more comments. Just to say that the age does't a matter, the things matter are only "The Recollections of those times when sparkes were there!" So cool so good the young age was! All the best and have a good day Grandpa!
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@AndiCat (325)
• United States
24 Mar 07
Isn't it amazing how we change - both physically, mentally, and spiritually? Looking at some of the pictures of myself way-back-when just about freaks me out. The hair, my Goodness, the HAIR!! What was I thinking? MAybe I'll post a pic, but it won't be today! LOL I am not the same person I was 20 years ago, nor would I want to be. But traveling down memory lane is a lesson in styles, way of life, and hair-do's!
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@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
24 Mar 07
~~wolf whistle~~ Ah, the 70's fashion era! I was 3 in 1975 and as I look back on it, 70's fashion has come full circle. LOL. I love the long hair! Congrats on the 16 years of sobriety! That is such an accomplishment. This picture reminds me of my dad! He was pretty much had the same look as you in that picture and he has been sober for 32 years. LOL on the facial growth!
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