Someone messaged me after my first Bits + Bobs post asking if the guy in the photo was my dad — and said they really hoped it was, because I guess they thought he looked cool (because I do).
Very classic 1980s rock aesthetic. I don’t hate it. It also reminds me a bit of The Lost Boys, which I loved.
That message sent me looking for a photo of my dad, and I ended up in his obituary folder. Then I found this.
I actually did a little shout when I realised what he was working on and called out to my son, “look what I’ve found — Grandad!”
He was in the middle of playing Fortnite and barely looked up, so I told him to look again — this time above the computers, where my dad’s painting is proudly hanging.
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