Submitted by addisonbass t3_zzfjvx in OldSchoolCool
Check out the fly paper on the ceiling!
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becidgreat t1_j2bce4w wrote
That’s a pop with a loaded rifle stuffed btw the mattress and the headboard who smells like cigarettes coffee and whiskey. He has the most taunt skin over his arm muscles and when you’re too scared to fall asleep - hearing his boots hit the floor in the hallway always makes you feel safe.
addisonbass OP t1_j2betiz wrote
WOW! Great message. You’re insanely close … you can add an “always available” toothpick in his ear and a torn-up paisley hanky in his pocket. He used to smoke Kool kings and Lucky Strike non-filters at the same time. Yes, AT THE SAME TIME. He’d take a couple hard pulls off the Lucky for the nicotine and then lean back and drag off the Kool for the menthol. Had a pack rolled under each sleeve. Ironically, the tobacco never took him … dementia did.
becidgreat t1_j2bfao9 wrote
I love him - never met him but his ilk are easy to love
And respect
Factorybelt t1_j2bgy0n wrote
This one’s hitting me a little hard. I was 5 when this picture of you and your Pops was taken. My Pops is really sick in the hospital right now. Probably around the same age yours would be now.
addisonbass OP t1_j2bktjk wrote
Hang in there, my friend. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to your old man. They’re not always perfect, but they always seem to do their best.
FencingHummingbird t1_j2bphw2 wrote
Swallow on the hand…those fists fly
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Roaddog442 t1_j2c48t6 wrote
He was cool for sure!!
admire816 t1_j2cczn8 wrote
Came here to mention the swallow. I’d be interested in seeing more of the ink and any stories behind them if OP knows
icubud t1_j2evbi8 wrote
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great photo of a moment in time, thanks for sharing with everyone
the smile on your dad's face is what struck me first about the image
Grimmitt_ t1_j2badso wrote
Great photo. Thank you for sharing that.