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Here's an old one - I went back to page one on this thread - it's interesting to see all the comments!
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Does not even look like him (Was it retouched?)
It doesn't matter, people know what he looks like anyway. I like the one on the back of 'Blockade Billy' where he's got the baseball hat and baseball jacket on. I think that's the way to go.
I can't remember if this is the photo on the back of 'Blockade Billy'.
That must have been what he looked like to Tabby for her to fall in love - isn't it great they have been together all these years!
That must have been what he looked like to Tabby for her to fall in love - isn't it great they have been together all these years!
Well I hope there was more than just physical attraction. I read somewhere (cannot recall where) something about him wearing some rubber boots around campus and she jokingly said "I think I'm in love" [or something like that].
I never get tired of hearing their rags to riches story. It's hard for me to think of a more deserving couple. The fact that they are so charitable (and have been since the beginning, with little fanfare) warms me up to them all the more. I wonder if we will see a biopic one day?Well I hope there was more than just physical attraction. I read somewhere (cannot recall where) something about him wearing some rubber boots around campus and she jokingly said "I think I'm in love" [or something like that].
Who knows if that is real or just a rumour?
Must have been tough way back when, living in a trailer with little kids and hardly any money.
I recall being in similar circumstances - renting part of a house, not having a lot of money to spend etc. I never really had a very steady job until after I applied to the Canadian military and got accepted. Wow - that was so many years ago. It was a different world. Not sure if I would apply today with all the unrest in the world. Back then we did mostly peacekeeping duties but everything changed after 9/11.
Anyway - that pic you posted showing Joe Hill and his Dad at roughly the same ages was a good one! You can really see the resemblance in that one - have a great day!
Hey - I just Googled it - turns out in was in one of his speeches - cool
"Now as for my remarks. The only person who understands how much this award means to me is my wife, Tabitha. I was a writer when I met her in 1967 but my only venue was the campus newspaper where I published a rude weekly column. It turned me into a bit of a celebrity but I was a poor one, scraping through college thanks to a jury-rigged package of loans and scholarships.
A friend of Tabitha Spruce pointed me out to her one winter day as I crossed the mall in my jeans and cut-down green rubber boots. I had a bushy black beard. I hadn't had my hair cut in two years and I looked like Charlie Manson. My wife-to-be clasped her hands between her breasts and said, "I think I'm in love" in a tone dripping with sarcasm.
Tabby Spruce had no more money than I did but with sarcasm she was loaded. When we married in 1971, we already had one child. By the middle of 1972, we had a pair. I taught school and worked in a laundry during the summer. Tabby worked for Dunkin' Donuts. When she was working, I took care of the kids. When I was working, it was vice versa."
....yep, he was so dreamy........*swoon*......
I wish I knew the context to this. Is he holding an iPad or is that some kind of reward? Great pic.
He does look pretty happy - where was this taken? i.e. what state? I don't remember him looking this happy in Toronto
I believe that was the Missoula,MT --Oct 2 event. And that would be his ipad. Had it at the Sarasota event. Lots of funny stories and laughter there.
We saw him on October 5th - by that time I think he was really ready to get back to Florida!
Indeed this was at the event in Missoula, Montana. We had seats in the front row. This is as close as I have ever been to ol' Steve. If you think he looks happy you should of seen what my face looked like!
