Boys Next Door

Gary B. of Orlando wrote and told me he has a voodoo doll of Ron Desantis that he's working 

magic on.  For a break from sticking pins, he'd like to see a boy next door series.  

With a lead-in like that, how could I refuse?  So here we go with a set of ten.

 

Larry

I have a name, but no photographer for this one.  

He's Larry Ross and easy on the eyes.

 

Classic hair

This guy has a classic 60s haircut.

 

Blonde

Appropriately enough, this blonde came from a magazine called Boys.

 

A pair

I came across this pair and said, "Why not?"

 

Noel

For those who like 'em lean, Walter Kundczic took this photo of Noel Peters.

 

Fan palms

Whoever took this one used a location with some nice fan palms.  Our model 

looks a lot like another guy in todays series.  May or may not be him.

 

Deer

A lot of guys in this category look like deer in the headlights.

 

Thoughtful

This guy looks thoughtful.  Not deep in thought, mind you, just thoughtful.

 

Necklace

My source described our last boy next door as a "hippie,"

but I don't get it.  He's just a young man with a necklace.

 

Boy next door

Who was it who said, "Youth is wasted on the young?"

 

Moo

This is my favorite of all today's photos.  Why?  Because of the cow on the milk carton 

and the antique cookstove at right.  Yeah, I'm strange one all right.

 

Outtake?

This one seems just a little bit "off" in a couple of ways, leaving 

me wondering if it was an outtake, discard, or amateur effort.

 

Mel Roberts Day

Mel Roberts is known as one of the first physique photographers to work predominantly in color, 

so in my usual perversity, I am featuring some of his very good black and white work today.  

We start with Bobby Pacheco in a succulent garden.

 

Derek

This is Derek Jahn, a model who appeared in beefcake magazines around 1970.

I think he first appeared here in a "boy next door" series early on.

 

Boys next door

Yes, friends, it's time for some young men many of you would probably love to have next door . . . 

or in the house with you.  We start with a guy on an outing in the woods.

 

Two views

Our twofer for the day came from one of those flash in the pan late 60s magazines.

 

Derriere

This young man seems to know he has an asset.

 

Blonde

This blonde in color is leaning on an ivy covered wall,

but something tells me he was not Ivy League.

 

I didn't do it.

This one looks like he was just sent to the principal's office.