today i got in a wild mass email dialog with a few of my oldest friends - sam, harris, peter and craig - about a true high point in all our lives, the summers we spent at camp poyntelle/lewis village. for two straight hours, the inbox was bulging and i was laughing out loud at my desk thinking about how great it was to be 16 years old and completely carefree. after the whirlwind was done, my gmail was somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 emails heavier, my cheeks ached from smiling, and i had in my possession a few 20 year old photos, courtesy of craig and his scanner.
one photo in particular stood out for me.
there he is.
your boy. in the peak physical condition of his life. rocking the full on, perfectly conditioned hebro mullet. completely titless, fully headbanded and totally confident. could be the best photo ever taken of him.
now contrast that photo to this one taken almost 2 decades to the day later.
that's me. i'm drunk and about to date rape a rented frozen margarita machine.
please feel free to show this blog to any impressionable teens you know. let them learn what i could not.
one photo in particular stood out for me.
there he is.
your boy. in the peak physical condition of his life. rocking the full on, perfectly conditioned hebro mullet. completely titless, fully headbanded and totally confident. could be the best photo ever taken of him.
now contrast that photo to this one taken almost 2 decades to the day later.
that's me. i'm drunk and about to date rape a rented frozen margarita machine.
please feel free to show this blog to any impressionable teens you know. let them learn what i could not.
6 comments:
Hebro. Mullet.
Best ever.
That post was art
And moments after this photo was taken, he crossed the field and challenged Michael Flatley to a dance off.
Flatley, fearing for his own follicles, fled the field in disgrace.
Holy shit, dude. That picture is utterly magnificent.
I'm impressed that you took the time to wind your bandanna into that supremely thin, John Travolta/Staying Alive sort of headband thingie.
Good stuff.
Nice teenage glower there.
Nice hair!
And the headband too
i can vouch that mat was in fact titless.
gone are the carefree days of lewis village...i cant wait until the night i get to pick up my own daughter at 2am on a wednesday because she got caught smoking pot with scott habers daughter
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