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September 08, 2007 |
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Down on the Beach
FOUND by David Liljemark
in Stockholm, Sweden
I found this picture at Clemenstorget (the Clemens square). Whoever and wherever they were, this frozen, happy moment is still with us, shining on after 38 years.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
OK, who is going to rescue this dog?
what dog. am i missing something in the pic
i hate the beach!
always manage to step on broken glass...
but i DO enjoy urinating on the legs of those stung by jelly fish
Are they standing in white sand, snow or - could it be - salt?
I think it's Martin Scorsese. Too bad about his daughter's arms.
Nice bathrobes, though.
I do believe it is the top three winners in the fancy robe competition
Are these people famous? Swarmed by paparazzi? Caught on the beach in a private moment... How many cameras are they looking at?
and um..
What dog? Do you smell updog?
That man seems to favor one of the women over the other. Can't say I blame him.
Oh Bjork, please don't mention salt. Even in lower case.
I guess 38 some odd years ago, it was the custom in Sweden to wear your housecoat to the beach. (before fashionable wraps, sarongs, etc were the rage.)
Even though there's no resemblance, the dude in the picture reminds me of Hugh Heffner, for some reason. It's all in the attitude.
the man has his arms through his sleeves. the women just have their robes draped over them.
sick gender roles don't even let women wear clothes in a manner that allows them range of motion.
JUST JOKING! please don't harass me.
Katie, I'm thinking the man is nekkid under his robe. You can see the women's bathing suit straps.. but I think he's going commando. So he needs that range of motion to keep the front closed.
My dad went to Hawaii once. He got sand up his shorts and said there's nothing more uncomfortable then damn sand up the shorts, near yer asshole and under the balls and how can anyone enjoy this. He then threw the cheap time-share scuba mask far unto the sea.
family woke up to watch the sunrise for their last day at the beach. the black sheep family member got to take the picture.
Diana and Dodi's father (Mohamed al Fayed??) before the assasination.
Umm, how does the finder kow this was 38 years ago?
Junky, is the date printed on the border of the photo?
It's Jack, Chrissy and Janet posing for press photos for Three's Company - The Senior Years...
"Frozen moment" is right--these folks look COLD!! Maybe that's why the thick robes; it may be cool to swim in freezing seas but getting a chill from a wet bathing suit is another matter.
Hope they made some glühwein to warm up with!
i don't know why, but this picture scares me a little...
Hi everyone! I'd just like to clarify that I found this photo - dated "Oct 68" - not in Stockholm, but in Lund (a beautiful university town in the south of Sweden), in 2006. (The "Down on the beach" title is of course referring to the great swedish band Union Carbide Productions - last track on their first album. [Note: UCP later evolved into The Soundtrack Of Our Lives]).
The "dog" that supposedly needs saving is the man in the middle of these two not so attractive women. Supposedly. Just answer the question about the dog.
They look very happy .
The beach has a lot of seaweed on it , just like the Atlantic Coast did all summer this year. Look , a sandbar .
Fashions of the 60's. Bathrobes on the beach, what could be more stylish?
Mom put the hot tub .... finally a funny logon. Funny guy , that Dad of yours !
You guys keep saying that the two women and the man are not attractive. However, I think we all know that, as people age, they become 'less attractive' for certain reasons. This find makes me think that these people have been friends for a very long time. Perhaps they wanted to relive a moment they had a long time ago- when they were young and, possibly, when they were more attractive. They do look cold, but they still project happiness in their faces. Their children, if any, are probably their age now. The world is so cold now, I doubt that their children will ever relive any young moments with old friends at the beach- I hope they try.
Here's my theory. From left to right: daughter, father, mother. I find them all very attractive. With the low, low sun suggesting a northern winter evening and the cloudy sky in the background, I'm wondering where this handsome trio got their fabulous tans?
I hope Rex and/or Flargy will be along shortly to give us a credible back story.
Turbo, my main man: this FIND will be a challenge, even for you!
Happy Saturday to all FOUNDERS!
katie in atlanta: you completely had me! that was GREAT!
Wow. I've got nothing.
Except to think, 'that's the month/year I was born' - wow.
Won't be long, I suppose I'll start looking like that.
They look like they had fun though, and that's all that matters in life.
Mom and Dad have problems. His body language keeps her away from him. His elbow is almost like a pointy arrow stabbing her.
The daughter-father-mother theory seems plausible to me; I've had the same thought.
(Could the date be from when the camera film was developed, not when the picture was taken?)
I agree. This is daughter, dad and mom. Notice how Dad's right elbow is inside Daughters robe? That's quite an intimate posture. The direct look into the camera from Dad suggests that Daughter's husband or fiance is taking the picture, and Dad is trying to convey (in Swedish), "if you hurt my little girl, I will strangle you with my bathrobe belt." (David, maybe you can translate for us?) 8-)
Also, the women's bathrobes are obviously borrowed, as it would be too intimate to actually put your arms in the sleeves of another man's robe. Even in the 60's women had much better taste in loungewear.
Bjork, I suggest you review a few episodes of "What Not to Wear". 8-)
At first i thought these people were naked under the robes, then I saw the swim tops. Naked would have been more interesting.
BJORK'S HERE? UNWORTHY, GET ME MY SHOTGUN
I agree with Unworthy about the naked part. And they are most definitely a family. I don't think, however, that there is some kind of tension between Mom and Dad, Terrie. I think that a gust of wind came up and Mom pulled her robe together while Daughter got closer to Dad for warmth. Dad, of course, is stoic and doesn't even feel the cold wind... mostly because his robe was cinched up anyway.
Nice picture. They look happy.
Woah, SALT! What's your beef with Bjork? I know I'm new and stuff, but damn... I haven't seen you get work up like this before.
Although, it's hard to tell with the caps. It could be nothing. Ah, the vagaries of posting!
"I'm not Swedish, but I've heard it's fantastic."
My boyfriend has glasses that look almost exactly like this man's.
I only hope we'll be this sexy when we get old!
Here. But you're out of ammo. Want me to run up to Walmart?
This is a very frightening picture. Reminds me of being a little boy and all of the adults get drunk and sleep til noon. They wake up at our huge beach house and begin to moan and drink bloody marys. Then they run out to the beach after a few drinks for a photo shoot. They kids are left to fix food and do first aid.
It looks like dad still has his rehab outfit on.
Don't think that he would get by with not getting dressed in rehab, Herve. They run those places like boot camps these days...not that I know first hand.
If you have a huge beach house, can I go?
Hipster,
1."Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
2."What goes around, comes around"
3."Instant karma's gonna get you."
It doesn't make sense to be age-ist. God willing, age is something we can't escape.
Thanks for the info, David!
That's sad what Jules wrote.
This is a picture of a man, his wife, and his retarded sister.
Yep, sad. This picture is sad.
Loks like George Bush and his twin daughters.
this looks like the beach where i grew up in florida
He looks like a very young Henry Kissinger. Wouldn't that be funny? And I do agree about his being nude under the robe...or he's just very uptight about his body.
maybe they did go skinny dipping and now they have put their bathing suits and robes back on.
I want to take a picture of you here on the beach but you three look horrible in your suits so a brought your bathrobes. Put these on so you wont break the camera....
I think it's (From left to right) Wife, Hubby & hubby's sister. Family that vacations together - takes stupid pictures and scars their children for life.
I still like the first comment of the day - "who IS going to rescue this dog?"
Don't know why, but it just fits and amuses me.
Great find. That was a great month/year.
Not a lot to say, because the picture says it all.
Well, somebody say it - it looks like the day after photo of a bad threesome.
Or day of meeting.
Isn't that image nice to have in your head now? You're welcome.
creepy.
I believe October would be near the time of the midnight sun in the northern latitudes. If this is Sweden, it may have been the middle of the night. This would explain the long shadows, and why the people look so tired.
I wonder if they are just about to go swimming. I don't think they've been in the water yet, since their hair isn't wet. I wonder if they were members of the Polar Bears.
There is nothing unattractive about these people. They are beautiful. I wonder where they are now.
I was looking at the photo a little close, it's neat to see the date close up. But I just wanted to dispell the rumours of "hue heffner" being nude. Unless his body is oddly shaped then I think I can see his speedo line.
Unfortunately I don't quite know whether I prefer the idea of him naked or in a speedo.
Finally, I kind of like this photo, i'm not being age-ist but they are undeniably old, or at least older than me and it's nice to know that peoplstill do spontaneous things like go to the beach on cold days in bathrobes just for the sake of doing it even if they are grown up.
Oh, my, look! It's Omar and Flo Brillstein and their lovely daughter Sandy! Such a nice girl! And, did you hear? Just hired at Floozy, Doxie, Trollop and Tart! We should all be so fortunate!
Night in gale, I'm sorry.. I guess that what I was trying to say didn't come across as clearly as I hoped it would. What I was trying to say is that, these people ARE beautiful (I never really said they weren't) and I think that it's nice that these people are doing something spontaneous despite their age. Make sense? Again, I'm sorry that I didn't come across as clearly as I had hoped- I hope this helps make a little more sense.
Flo, go in the kitchen and make me a drink willya? Thank you baby.
ok hipster you are forgiven. i take away the curse. Just don't say this anymore, it sounds mean:
"However, I think we all know that, as people age, they become 'less attractive' for certain reasons."
Thank you and good night
Honestly, other than the glasses (and they're comming back) this picture could have been taken yestarday. It's not that dated. I think they're gorgeous. I like this find. Not my favorite, but not the lamest.
Freon LOL! Best comment today.
Good find, good comments. Hell, I even laugh out loud at SALT'S comment today.
Lunar, that is EXACTLY what I thought, I was hoping I wouldn't have to say it. I am actually thinking the woman on our right (his left) is the wife. The other woman, is the "guest star" for their threesome. Either someone they picked up at the local swingers' club, or she was already sleeping with the man and when the wife found out she tried to be cool with it and incorporate the mistress into their bedroom activities. The husband and the mistress are OK with it and each other, the wife not so much... But that's just me.
I love how they're all holding their robes so tight to their body! This looks like it wouldve been a sweeet beach trip
Note to Clover: sorry to bust the exotica bubble here, but you don't get midnight sun in the south of Sweden, only in the high north (where there are no beaches like this, as far as I know)... :-)
SWINGERS!! THEY'RE SWINGERS!!!
This looks a lot like the beaches in my hometown Skanör in the south-west of Sweden. It's not very far from Lund either, so that would make sense.
So, Matilda, do you know these people???
dennis hopper looks good