Let's spin the big wheel and see where we land today ...
There is so much mystery attached to this old Polaroid. At least somebody (me? who knows?) had the foresight to write "May 29, 1977" on the back. This much is certain: That's my friend Mike and me on Governors Island, New York. We're on the bleachers, not paying attention to whatever is going on down on the field. The man holding a baton indicates there is a band playing. I'm wearing my Chuck Taylor All-Stars and my Captain America T-shirt. Mike is drinking a Nehi grape soda and he's not-so-subtly showing off his bicep.
I'm still fighting the curly hair here. From about age 12 to age 17, I liked my hair long, but I wanted it straight. Forcing a part in my hair, constant combing, holding and pulling my hair proved a losing battle.
Who took this photo? What is this event? Why is the photo torn in half? Why do I have a black eye? Add these to the growing list of history's mysteries.
7 comments:
Hey, Free Thinker!
The skull is one of my favorite motifs. "Memento Mori", as the philosophers would say..."contemplate your own mortality". I like the constant reminder that I am living in a suitcase of flesh, to put it one way, and that I am not here on this planet forever. It reminds me to look at things with a healthy perspective.
That Captain America and the Falcon shirt kicks ass. Ill even forgive the lack of sleeves :)
hello free thinker. love the hair in both styles...
i remember 1979... fortunately i didn't have to tourture my hair, but did watch my friend do so.
thanks for stopping by my blog..
FT: You know what I think: cool! But I have a thing for the 70s like ;-) Yay.
Strange how our memory works, eh? So many questions and uncertainties attached to this photo.....Sometimes we remember everything down to the smallest detail, and then at other times we cannot even remember something we did ourselves....
I know what you mean when it comes to being a pack rat -- so am I!! It's like an obsession sometimes. An obsession that requires a helluva lot of storage space!
I recognized your shoes. These shoes had a comeback in germany last year. I don´t like them that much, but they are very popular.
Perhaps your black eye came from Mike punching you because he was jealous of your cooler t-shirt?
Paula ~ Ah, yes, "Memento Mori," Latin for "Remember that you are mortal." Like you, I also heed that reminder. One of Steven Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is "Begin with the end in mind" -- and this applies not just to projects, but also to life itself. I believe I have one life only, this one, and therefore every moment is precious. For many years I had a plaster replica of a human skull on my desk as my own "Memento Mori."
Radio ~ Oh my -- I remembered Captain America but I forgot about the Falcon! My comic book cred is slipping ...
Susan ~ If you never had to torture your own hair, consider yourself fortunate!
Lilly ~ Looking back, I guess the '70s were pretty cool after all. If it weren't for photographs, we might forget even more of that decade! See -- it's OK to be a pack rat!
Eyes ~ Those shoes are "Chuck Taylor All-Stars" by Converse. I wore them because The Ramones wore them. Gabba Gabba Hey!
MPH ~ Funny! But that's as good a guess as any!
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