Chubby Day

Rejoice, Leroy!  It's chubby day on the blog, and we start with something from World War II.  I have over half a dozen photos of this guy washing his truck on the Ledo Road during the Burmese campaign.  In this "new" one, the man at right seems to staring straight at our hero's package.  The picture was taken by Bernard Hoffman in 1944, and it's in the LIFE Archive.

 

Nice tan

This guy has a nice tan.  Too bad we can't see if it's all over.

 

Sunglasses

This guy is adjusting his sunglasses, and some wag at the nudist 

magazine said he was "making a spectacle of himself."

 

Crisco

I think that's an open can of Crisco on the kitchen counter.  I can think of all kinds 

of things to do with it, but I'm pretty sure this guy is planning on eating it.

 

Idyllic

These two have chosen an idyllic setting for a wrestle.

 

Happy Guy

This man seems to be having a very good time.

 

Something else

Although not the chubbiest in today's set,

this guy gives us something else to look at.

 

Greeting

These two fellows seem to just be getting acquainted.

 

Badminton

This grainy photo is from a nudist camp badminton game.

 

Pointy

Our last chubby fellow not only has a happy trail,

but he seems to be pointing at us.

 

Rod Crowther Unknowns

Rod Crowther, a Washington, D.C. area based photographer is one of those whose work has 

a high proportion of unknown models.  Today, we will look at ten of those I found on my own.  

A future series will present some sent by Bryan B and Tim.  We start with a shot taken 

on a terrace that Mr. Crowther put to good use on several occasions.

 

Basking

When I posted another photo of this model, I remarked that he reminded me of my dog 

basking in the sun.  He does here as well, and remember, I adore my dog.

 

Oil or sweat?

While I suppose there's an outside chance of that being sweat,

I think this was a rare case of Mr. Crowther using oil.

 

Tattoos

The jailhouse tattoos aren't clearly visible, but they're there.

 

Plywood

The pose here is unusual to begin with, and then he's sitting on a piece of plywood.

 

Second appearance

I posted a different photo of this handsome model in an earlier Rod Crowther series.

 

1962

I have a date for this one, 1962.

 

Towel

This well endowed model brought his towel along.

 

Terrace II

I'm pretty sure this one was shot on the same terrace

that we saw in an earlier post today.

 

One last upward look

In case you haven't noticed by now, Rod Crowther often posed his models 

looking upward.  Our final unknown model is another example.

 

Odds and Ends Again

It's time for some more leftovers or odds and ends.  We start with a guy who looks 

like he knows that we want more . . . and just might give it to us.

 

No clue

I don't know what you call that exercise he's doing, but it certainly seems to work for him.

 

Wowza

All I can say is O.M.G.

 

Prairie Highjinks

Several of you like these sorts of photos, so here's another.

 

Brotherly love

My source labeled this one "brotherly love," 

but they look like pretend cannibals to me.

"Eat 'em up! Eat 'em up! Rah! Rah! Rah!"

 

Moonbeams

Here we have some moonbeams.  A sunbeam will be along momentarily.

 

Prison Daily News

I think they used this for the prison newspaper,

or perhaps they had a yearbook.

 

Sunbeam

"I got my sunbeam.  I got my running stream.  Ain't life grand."

 

Primate grooming

My anthropology professor said mutual grooming was central to primate social cohesion.

In this case, whatever is in that bottle seems to be helping things along.

 

Number please

And finally, if anyone has this guy's phone number, I need it.