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Monday, November 28, 2022

AMG Corner


Bob Mizer made good use of this corner in his LA compound over the years.
The City should put a plaque there to mark the historic spot.

 

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  1. Larry Adams at AMG in 1972. I have this photo and a dozen more from this session -- all in color. There's even a link to see this session on video. I found him to be very attractive -- made even more so because he was quick with a smile.

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  2. I believe they used Bob Mizer's original backyard in the film they made about AMG. It is quite amazing to realize that I know it better today than the courtyard in my parents' country house! This must be a later shot because of the model's hair length. It is interesting to note, however, that in comparison with Britain, American men's hair length was often far shorter. That threw me for a while when I was doing my research. He does indeed dangle, doesn't he.

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    1. All that is true, plus I just realized that this guy could have made yesterday's lanky set.

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  3. The first male person in our family with long-hair was a cousin in 1971. Permed til frizzy and down to his shoulders, the uncles had fits. Poor Dave.
    Other families we knew had long-haired sons and the uncles thought nothing of it. Until, one of the boys in our family gets long-hair and all hell broke loose.
    The kid up the street has long hair, okay. You have long hair, very bad !
    At that time (67-72) a lot of families in America were dealing with the long-hair issue. Somehow it made people think 'long-hairs' were bums or criminals.
    My step-brother had a half brother with long-hair, some in their family said pretty bad things about him. Far from it, Marc was one of the most easy going guys you could ever meet and pretty smart for a 16 year old. He treated and protected me like a kid brother. ( I was 11 at the time) -Rj/IE

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    1. During the period you mention, guys with long hair in Texas where I grew up were routinely harassed by the police, school officials, and ordinary redneck citizens. Some businesses and public accommodations refused to serve them. The place hasn't changed all that much since then.

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    2. The Rolling Stones when they first toured the US in 64 they had no problem in the big cities and coasts of America, but when they went to the Mid-West they had sparse audiences and were subjected to ridicule.
      (their appearance and demeanor had a lot to do with it)
      When we lived in Fresno,CA they were on TV and my granma couldn't believe the mouth Mick Jagger had, that boy has been places ! as she said, and the way the camera seem to focus on his crotch on occasion.
      Some in our family saw them perform in Fresno in 65 and only a thousand showed up, despite heavy promotion and a big venue for thousands. Apparently people in Fresno thought the Stones were too far out for their tastes. Later on our family members got to talk to the Stones at the airport tarmac before the Stones left for the next city on their tour. -Rj/IE

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  4. As far as Bob Mizer's home goes, the gay community in SoCal should have bought the property and preserved it. Then get the Bob Mizer archive back to its proper home on 11th Steet, LA. Same goes for Bruce Bellas' home in Rossmoor, then part of Los Alamitos when he lived there. That house is still standing. -Rj/IE

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