I double dog dare you...

[mayfly]

to post an old photo of yourself. For example, who's this young looking fellow who's obviously proud of that Rick 620?

 

[mrpinter]

This is me, with a friend, in the late sixties. That's me standing behind the drivers side door of my 1964 Rambler American, that I bought for $300 and put over 100,000 miles on. A lot of those miles were in trips from Grass Valley, CA, to San Francisco to take in concerts at Bill Graham's Fillmore West. Those were heady times - I saw a lot of the sixties bands that are classic rock staples now. The atmosphere and "zeitgeist" of those times and places is almost impossible to convey if you weren't there.

 

[teleme01]

Only one I have on this phone, summer 1968 , 1969 Buick wildcat

 

[Spud]

All I could find, dunno where rest are. I think maybe 35 years ago? Time is a beeaaghtch. Still looking for casstttes or VHS of"Buck Daddy and the Ebeneezers" rocking the house. lol

 

[supertruper1988]

Me in 2009:

https://imgur.com/483sQEv

 

[Spud]

Me in 2009:

https://imgur.com/483sQEv

You were such a well behaved lad.

 

[supertruper1988]

 

[BroccoliRob]

my dred's were nuts

 

[mayfly]

as were your shades!

 

[bagman67]

A portrait of the artist as a third-grader, if memory serves.

 

[Scab Pickens]

my dred's were nuts

My first formations ... mid '90s?

 

[Scab Pickens]

Probably around 4th grade, if I had to guess (and, no, it was not around Halloween! ). My life changed dramatically when my mom told me that being a clown was not a proper career choice. Oh, dear ...

 

[Scab Pickens]

Things did somewhat even out for a brief period of time. Junior year of high school ('91-'92?).

 

[Scab Pickens]

One of the best dogs ever ... Allman Joe!

 

[Scab Pickens]

Bringin' it all back home! ...

 

[Wizard of Wailing]

Close up of my avatar. This is early '89 after getting my first guitar for Christmas of '88. It was basically a black no-nane Cort style hardtail with 2 single coils and strat shape. Also got a small Peavey amp. The first song I learned was Devil Inside by INXS. Wasn't good enough to learn the solo, which I thought was amazing because it opened with a slide up the fretboard.

 

[bagman67]

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Close up of my avatar. This is early '89 after getting my first guitar for Christmas of '88. It was basically a black no-nane Cort style hardtail with 2 single coils and strat shape. Also got a small Peavey amp. The first song I learned was Devil Inside by INXS. Wasn't good enough to learn the solo, which I thought was amazing because it opened with a slide up the fretboard.

cool first riff!

 

[Spud]

my dred's were nuts

Domo origoto Mr. Roboto….to your sunglasses.

 

[Spud]

A portrait of the artist as a third-grader, if memory serves.

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Looks like you were already plotting a coup even back then!

 

[bagman67]

No coups for me, brother Spud. Who wants to run things? Not I. I'm far too lazy.