Today we look at some squatters, and I don't mean those pesky lowlife types who move into vacant properties without paying rent. We start with Bill Cable by Colt.
Saturday, February 22, 2025
David O'Boyle
Bob Mizer said of David O'Boyle, "And what a scamp that one was!" David must have been "special" to get that sort of remark from Mr. Mizer, whose stable of models included every imaginable hustler, thief, huckster, street tough, and at least one murderer. All in a day's work, I suppose.
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Friday, February 21, 2025
Bib Overalls Day, Part 1 - Workers
As some of you already know, I have a thing for men in bib overalls, especially if they omit the shirt. Today's set will be a two parter with intermission. Part one consists of working men,
and I believe this gentleman was a Midwester farmer from the postwar era.
1942 Chevy
This gentleman is sitting on the bumper of his 1942 Chevy pickup. But then it could have been a '46 because Chevrolet did not have time after World War II ended to design a new truck and retool their factories. Nearly all 1946 models were warmed over '42s and sold like crazy anyway.
Bib Overalls Day, Intermission - Two Moderns
While researching this series I came across some nice modern photos, so I decied to post two
of them as an intermission. This guy could work on my construction site any day.
Almost faked me out again
Someone on another blog posted a version of this one that had been converted
to black and white as well as made a bit fuzzy to make it look vintage.
For once, I was suspicious and did some checking to find that
it has a professional model and is less than 10 years old.
Bib Overall Day, Part 2 - Rock Stars
Part two of today's series shows some late 60s and 1970s rock stars in bib overalls, something that became a sort of fashion trend at one point. We start with Robert Lamm of Chicago.
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa went out of his way to stand the music world on it's head,
and he succeeded to a large extent. A favorite bit from Dirty Love:
I'll ignore your cheap aroma
And your Little Bo Peep diploma.
I'll just put you in a coma
With some dirty love, dirty love.
Bob "The Bear" Hite
This is Bob "The Bear" Hite, front man for Canned Heat.
Below, we see him shirtless and sweaty. You're welcome, Leroy.
The Bear tragically died of an overdose in 1981 after a fan in LA gave him a vial of almost pure heroin. When he went unconcious, his idiot bandmates first tried to revive him with cocaine
and then drove him to a private home rather than calling the paramedics.
Dennis Wilson
Our final bib overall photo has Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys at a studio mixing board.
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The other photographer named Roy, Roy Blakey
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At the same time Roy Dean was making his successful coffee table books, Roy Blakey was also producing some really fine male nudes. Today we look at ten of Mr. Blakey's photos,
starting with this somewhat pensive looking young man.
Darryl Robinson I
My source says this is "Darryl Robinson and Unknown," but I think it's
Mr. Robinson alone in a very interesting double/multiple exposure or overlay.
Tim Scott
I find myself fascinated by this photo of Tim Scott. We get an unconventional pose,
an interior horizon line, and some excellent lighting. Lots to like here.
George Payne
Mandate magazine feature Roy Blakey photos on a number of occasions.
This time the model was George Payne.
Darryl Robinson II
Roy Blakey used exceptional lighting and pose selection
for this photo of Darryl Robinson.
Edmund La Fosse & Sergio Lopez
We get a pair of nice smiles and derrieres
from Edmund La Fosse and Sergio Lopez.
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