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Title: the awkward years
Post by: alantani on December 20, 2014, 06:33:55 AM
just got an email from an old high school classmate of mine.  figured you all could use a good laugh.  got any photos like this?  post 'em.  i'll go first......

(http://alantani.com/gallery/11/1_19_12_14_11_26_04.jpeg)
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Zimbass on December 20, 2014, 07:04:09 AM
You have not aged a day Alan  ;)
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Chandler on December 20, 2014, 08:16:54 AM
It looks like a Amaj7 chord.
Right? :D
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Big Tim on December 20, 2014, 04:02:38 PM
1980...Need I say more  ;D

(http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx76/fresnotim/1979_zps40c436aa.jpg) (http://s743.photobucket.com/user/fresnotim/media/1979_zps40c436aa.jpg.html)
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Bryan Young on December 20, 2014, 04:15:57 PM
Quote from: Big Tim on December 20, 2014, 04:02:38 PM
1980...Need I say more  ;D

(http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx76/fresnotim/1979_zps40c436aa.jpg) (http://s743.photobucket.com/user/fresnotim/media/1979_zps40c436aa.jpg.html)

AAAAAAAAAAAA......  :D
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: handi2 on December 20, 2014, 05:58:46 PM
Don't you wish you still had that bike..!! Alan looks like a movie star.
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Marcq on December 20, 2014, 06:59:12 PM
Quote from: handi2 on December 20, 2014, 05:58:46 PM
Don't you wish you still had that bike..!! Alan looks like a movie star.

I find he looks like Bruce Lee  8)

Marc..
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: alantani on December 20, 2014, 07:00:38 PM
tim looks like he came out of a scene from easy rider!
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Big Tim on December 20, 2014, 08:10:57 PM
Alan was the guy everyone's mom wanted their daughter to bring home and I was the one the were afraid of  ;D ;D ;D And yes I wish I still had that bike...I actually had good grades and could hit a curve ball 350 feet back then...No speed = no baseball future
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Aiala on December 20, 2014, 08:15:13 PM
Groovy bell-bottoms, Big Tim!  :D

~A~
Title: Re: the akward years
Post by: Dominick on December 22, 2014, 01:05:37 AM
Quote from: Big Tim on December 20, 2014, 08:10:57 PM
Alan was the guy everyone's mom wanted their daughter to bring home and I was the one the were afraid of  ;D ;D ;D And yes I wish I still had that bike...I actually had good grades and could hit a curve ball 350 feet back then...No speed = no baseball future
Sounds like you could have played for the giants.  Dominick
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: alantani on December 22, 2014, 01:44:25 AM
no, my grades were good but eddie and i were still the black sheep of the community.
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Tightlines667 on December 22, 2014, 02:18:29 AM
Don't think this qualifies, but it is a picture of me from the 1980s.  This is my 64lb wahoo caught on 16lb test.  It was caught on December 31, 1984.  I needed to catch one more good fish on light line to win junior angler of the year for the SeaHorse Anglers Club.  This was a highly contested and coveted prize, because my closest competitor/rival, who was none other then Ian Card, the son of the world renowned Captain Alan Card, F/V Challenger, caught a nice fish the day after Christmas.  The weather was terrible 20-25knots winds, but the fish won me 'fish of the month', 'fish of the year', 'junior angler of the year', and was a Bermuda and line class world record fish (at the time).  I was 10 years old.
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Rothmar2 on December 22, 2014, 11:43:25 AM
Epic capture at 10!!!
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: alantani on December 23, 2014, 01:26:06 AM
dom, thanks for pointing out the spelling mistake.  here's something even more awkward than "akward!!!!!"

(http://alantani.com/gallery/11/1_22_12_14_6_24_04.jpeg)
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Shark Hunter on December 23, 2014, 02:31:46 AM
Alright Guys,
Alan has showed us his awkward years. Its your turn! ;D
I looked a lot Like Tim did back in the 80's. I will post my senior picture if you do. ;)
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Alto Mare on December 23, 2014, 02:40:37 AM
Quote from: alantani on December 23, 2014, 01:26:06 AM
dom, thanks for pointing out the spelling mistake.  here's something even more awkward than "akward!!!!!"

(http://alantani.com/gallery/11/1_22_12_14_6_24_04.jpeg)
Alan, if you had that lucky hat of yours, you could have been the singing cowboy ;D
Quote from: Tightlines666 on December 22, 2014, 02:18:29 AM
Don't think this qualifies, but it is a picture of me from the 1980s.  This is my 64lb wahoo caught on 16lb test.  It was caught on December 31, 1984.  I needed to catch one more good fish on light line to win junior angler of the year for the SeaHorse Anglers Club.  This was a highly contested and coveted prize, because my closest competitor/rival, who was none other then Ian Card, the son of the world renowned Captain Alan Card, F/V Challenger, caught a nice fish the day after Christmas.  The weather was terrible 20-25knots winds, but the fish won me 'fish of the month', 'fish of the year', 'junior angler of the year', and was a Bermuda and line class world record fish (at the time).  I was 10 years old.

John, that's one nice pic. You were actually handsome at one time ;D
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Ron Jones on December 23, 2014, 06:46:34 AM
Quote from: Big Tim on December 20, 2014, 04:02:38 PM
1980...Need I say more  ;D

(http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx76/fresnotim/1979_zps40c436aa.jpg) (http://s743.photobucket.com/user/fresnotim/media/1979_zps40c436aa.jpg.html)

And I thought you were ugly as the FAT BA$TARD!!:)
Love ya
Ron
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: ohfishalee on March 17, 2015, 05:10:19 PM
Quote from: Tightlines666 on December 22, 2014, 02:18:29 AM
Don't think this qualifies, but it is a picture of me from the 1980s.  This is my 64lb wahoo caught on 16lb test.  It was caught on December 31, 1984.  I needed to catch one more good fish on light line to win junior angler of the year for the SeaHorse Anglers Club.  This was a highly contested and coveted prize, because my closest competitor/rival, who was none other then Ian Card, the son of the world renowned Captain Alan Card, F/V Challenger, caught a nice fish the day after Christmas.  The weather was terrible 20-25knots winds, but the fish won me 'fish of the month', 'fish of the year', 'junior angler of the year', and was a Bermuda and line class world record fish (at the time).  I was 10 years old.

(http://alantani.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12520.0;attach=9553;image)

I looked for this picture in FlyBridge Tackle here in Bermuda but did not see it on the wall but Mr. Eddie Cook explained that there are so many pictures that were archived over the years but a magnificent catch all the same!! Where in Bermuda is the picture taken ?
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Tightlines667 on March 17, 2015, 07:52:19 PM
Thanks for inquiring with Mr. Eddie Cook.  The last time my dad visited Bermuda, to do some fishing with Mr. Andrew Card, he stopped by Flybridge Tackle, and was surprised to see this photo still being displayed behind the counter.  He was curious, as was I, if it had remained there after these 30 odd years.  Our family's time in Bermuda were some of our 'best years', and its always great to take a walk down memory lane.

The photo was taken at Robinson's Marina of course.  We had our 21' Cobia moured at the first ball past the world's smallest drawbridge for the 4 1/2 years we were there in the mid 80s.  Is the marina still there?  We lived at Windsor Retreat on Knapton Hill, in Pembroke Parish.  Both myself and my sister attended Mount Saint Agnes in Hamilton.  In addition to my SeaHorse Anglers Club Jr Fishing records, I had the distiction of winning a record for the highest flying kite at Horseshoe Beach on Kite Day one year.  This was due in large part to my dad's novel idea of affixing my homemade kite to 80lb mono on a fully loaded 9/0.  Good times.
Title: Re: the awkward years
Post by: Big Tim on May 02, 2015, 03:15:25 AM
No way better to re open a thread of the awkward years....1971...I'm a stud...That's right  ;D ;D ;D If you look at the right hand finishing position I most likely was throwin' a circle change  :o ;D 8) ;D
(http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx277/timliddle/akward%20pitching.jpg) (http://s763.photobucket.com/user/timliddle/media/akward%20pitching.jpg.html)