Men with Beards Day

Today's theme is men with beards, and we start with a guy outdoors who looks Latino.

 

Familiar

I feel like I should know this guy . . . 

or maybe I would just like to know him.

 

Repeat

I think I've posted this one way back there somewhere,

but I also think he's worth another look.

 

John Skaggs

This is the only model today for whom I have an ID, 

and he's John Skaggs as photographed by Bruce of LA.

 

AMG

Surely one of you AMG experts can name the model here.

 

Color

Our only color photo of the day has a guy on an ottoman

with a painting of naked female off to the side.

 

Close cropped

This guy was either new to beards of liked the close-cropped look.

 

Nature boy

I wish I had a clearer image of this nature boy.

 

Had to be 1970

This had to be 1970.

 

Sophisticated

Our last bearded guy seems to be going for the sophisticated look.

 

Hairy Wrestlers Day

It's time for another look at some pro wrestlers from the 50s, 60s, and 70s.

We start with Bruno Sammartino in a dingy hotel room.

Photo is by Lee Friedlander from 1960.

 

Don Kernodle

I really like this photo of Don Kernodle.

 

Jerry Lawler

This is Jerry Lawler early in his career.  He ditched the body 

and facial hair later on, but I like this version far more.

 

Dee Exx Contribution

Dee Exx sent me this intriguing photo of what looks like an unidentified father/son team.

If you Google the concept, several family sets turn up.

Thanks, Dee!

 

Pretty Boy Fulton

I could only find one photo of Pretty Boy Fulton.

 

Dan Plechas and Mike Dibiase

Dan Bulldog Plechas and Mike Dibiase were tag team partners 

when this 1958 photo was made in Amarillo.

 

Larry Henning

This handsome fellow is Larry "The Axe" Henning.

 

Dennis Condrey

Dennis Condrey used the nickname "Loverboy."

 

Pampero Firpo

Italian import Pampero Firpo specialized in wild man schtick.

 

Thor Hager

Our last hairy wrester is Thor Hager from 1961.

 

FKK Through the Decades II

Today I'm posting another series of FKK photos through the decades in chronological order.

We start with a boatman photographed by Georg Gruebl in 1912.

 

1928

Here we have a middle aged FKK man relaxing in the grass in 1928.

 

1930

FKK photos from the 1930s tend to all be in the very early years of the decade.  The Nazis curtailed FKK organizations not because the Nazis hated nudity, but because they didn't want any large, popular organizations that were not in their complete control.  This statuesque guy is from 1930.

 

1949

As I've mentioned previously, FKK photos from the 1940s are rare.

Between the Second World War and its aftermath, very few had the time.

This guy from 1949 seems to be play fighting.

 

1953

I can't tell what this guy from 1953 is doing.  Flying a kite?

 

1957

Something was going wag-wag during a beach run in 1957.

 

1962

This fellow from 1962 looks like he's at the entrance of a cave.

 

1967

There's a shadow there for you know who in this 1967 FKK photo.

 

1970

Our entry from 1970 is a Dutch man with a peekaboo view.

 

1980

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