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

It's early in the day to start a New Years Eve party on a boat,

but they say any time is party time, so why not?

 

Pool Party?

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

 

Whipped Cream

I hope that's whipped cream and not shaving cream.

Whipped cream can be conveniently licked off for cleanup.

 

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.

 

Kovert of Hollywood Day

I recently came across quite a few "new" Kovert of Hollywood photos.  Although I mention 

it in only one of the captions, most of these seem to have come from an unknown book.  

And speaking of unknown, all the models are exactly that, at least to yours truly.

We start with a man with a pencil thin mustache and minimal oil.

 

Dipped in oil

Although I find the model well built and attractive, 

he looks like he's been dipped in a vat of grease.

He could slide off that settee any second.

 

Wasp waist

This was on page 16 of some unknown publication, and those 

of you who like wasp waisted men may find him appealing.

I think he may be trying to bend that rod he's holding.

 

Not a natural pose

The first thing that occurred to me when I saw this one was that the pose was not something 

that anyone would just naturally do.  Having said that, the model looks just fine.

 

Al Jolson

I get an Al Jolson vibe from this photo.  Mr. Jolson's style was once

described as "shamelessly sentimental and melodramatic."

 

Rook

Freddie Kovert used that over sized rook chess piece in at least half a dozen photos.

 

High Kick

And here we have a very different version of the high kick dance move.

 

Pot Holder

I can't help but call this one The Pot Holder.

 

Geometry

This is one of those photos where geometry seems to have had a part.

 

Vaguely familiar

Our last Kovert of Hollywood unknown is a guy dramatically posed with a staff 

who looks vaguely familiar.  Just because I may have seen him before doesn't 

necessarily mean that there's a name listed for him somewhere, though.