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The Fam - Circa 1971
The Fam - Circa 1971
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Location: California
Galleries: Humorous, History
Date Uploaded: Jan 13, 2008

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L to R:
My brother
Moi (can you tell who the radical in the family is?)
My Grand Uncle (Grandma's brother)
My Grandmother
My Mom

One of my favorite family photos. My Grand Uncle (center) was the closest thing to a grandfather in my family. Both my grandfathers died before I was born. My Grand Uncle was a hoot (check out that beard!). HE was the one who encouraged my art and creativity more than anyone else in my life. When he died in 2001 at the ripe old age of 96 he left me some inheritance money, some of which I used to buy my first digital camera. : )))

Some interesting facts about him:
1. Created graphic drawings for the "A" bomb (unknowingly) in a secret government project
2. Applied for work as an illustrator for Disney during the depression and Disney said he probably wouldn't be happy working for them and they turned him down. Anytime I said "Hey Uncle, we're going to Disneyland" he would throw his hands in the air and yell! haha
3. Was a model for the famous photographer Imogene Cunningham!! (30's and 40's)
4. Hated doctors and used Edgar Cayce's approach to healing himself (guess it worked if he lived to be 96)
5. Used to come and visit my ultra conservative Republican family and teach me about my psychic abilities, art, tarot, reincarnation, etc. They would just roll their eyes at him but I LOVED it.

Boy have times changed...

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10/06/2008 02:09:41 PM
Originally posted by citymars:

Dig those crazy jeans! Remember when flag apparel was considered radical?

Cool story about your grand uncle. Interestingly enough, my own uncle was a scientist who also unwittingly helped design a part for the first a-bomb.


hmmm maybe we are unknowingly related???
09/19/2008 09:40:36 AM
Dig those crazy jeans! Remember when flag apparel was considered radical?

Cool story about your grand uncle. Interestingly enough, my own uncle was a scientist who also unwittingly helped design a part for the first a-bomb.
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09/19/2008 07:16:58 AM
what a nice photo and what a great story, he sounded like a real cool bloke ;-)
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04/19/2008 12:53:16 PM
how did you do this piture?
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02/08/2008 11:31:05 PM
Love the story, love the picture.
:-))
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01/16/2008 04:05:09 PM
this one's great, especially the story! :D
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01/13/2008 07:49:03 AM
Wow! that's an impressive beard.

Thanks for sharing that photo :)
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