I want to wish each and every one of you a Happy New Year.

 

New Years Eve

It's time for our annual New Years Eve party series,

and we start with my favorite Stooge, Curly.

 

Early in the day

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Pool Party?

Here we have a fellow who's about to serve up some poolside drinks.

 

Whipped Cream

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Waiting on a Call

This guy decided to start the party alone while waiting for that phone call.

 

Party Glasses

An enterprising internet merchant is offering this attractive set of glasses for your next party.

They even advertise the men's images as being vintage without identifying them.

I think I've seen photos of at least three of the four at one time or another.

 

Chug-a-Lug

One guy is getting ready to play a record while the other is chug-a-lugging something.

From the look on the music man's face, it's probably alcoholic.

 

Barry Hostetler

Barry Hostetler seems to have just about finished off that bottle of wine.

Perhaps he's ready to move on to some other activity.  From Playgirl.

 

West Palm Beach

 

This is supposed to be West Palm Beach bar celebration from the 1970s.

The leather community seems well represented.

Sunglasses

Our concluding party guy is celebrating on a deck chair while wearing sunglasses.

Maybe he took a Holiday cruise.  You can interpret that any way you want.

 

Military Day

It's military day, and we start with some men stripping off for swim.

 

Corn Fed

This St. Mary's Pre-Flight School photo reminds me of an ad 

I saw back in the 80s for Midwestern Corn Fed Beef.

 

Hygiene Training

This grainy item is supposed to be from a World War I German hygiene text.

 

Candid camera

I get the feeling this shower shot was taken on the fly.

 

Engineer Training

This is a pre-war German field engineers training session from 1937-38.

Or at least that's what one source says.

 

Gafsa Baths

This is a recent find from Eliot Elisofon's remarkable photos taken 

at the Gafsa Roman Baths in Tunisia during World War II.  

 

19th Century

Here's another photo from that late 19th Century collection that still has me wondering if they used models or actual soldiers.  I think there are at least eight different men in the pictures.

 

Beefcake and Cheesecake

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Here we see some 1958 baracks beefcake enjoying cheesecake girlie photos that would 

hardly turn an eye these days.  The guy at far left got my immediate attention.

 

North Africa

At first glance I thought these World War II Germans were swimming near the beach barriers 

at Normandy.  Turns out, however, that this was taken in North Africa.

 

Looking for something

Our last three naked soldiers appear to be looking for something in the water.