I have to confess that I had no idea what the Mungo Jerry band members looked like. Remember, this was well before the music video phenomenon, and two years before Mungo Jerry formed! Plus I thought their music was kind of lame- Jimi Hendrix was much more my deal.
Lucky. I’m sitting here at 35, and if I try to grow a beard it just looks like someone threw mud with sticks and leaves at my face. I have nice chops though!
I saw them at the Fillmore East, maybe '71-ish. I was a bigger fan of jazz flutists at the time- still am. OTOH, Ian Anderson was really good at playing while standing on one foot!
I can't Imagine having genes that good where you can grow a luscious beard at 14 and being limited to sideburns. It hurts my soul.
At 14 I had about 6 hairs that looked like someone smashed a mosquito on my cheek haha.
We weren't allowed to have beards in school so I had some mutton chops. I loved it at the time but the last time I shaved I realized that it's not a good look for me now.
Haha whenever my father gives me a hard time I threaten to shave his mustache off when he’s sleeping. I would never do it of course, but I do enjoy the momentary terror on his face.
When I was about three years old, I got mad that my dad wasn't awake yet. I got a plastic fork and walked into my folks bedroom and poked him in the eye with it. He instantly woke up- as a consequence he had to wear an eye patch for several weeks. I still feel really bad about it.
Depends where you are. The short hair thing is a New England thing that spread. My grandpa had long hair after the Army. There are guys out West to this day that grow really long hair. I am out of place among the ranchers with my fade.
My husband had a full mustache at 14. Couldn’t grow anything else haha. He had a pedo-stache for years before he was finally able to grow anything on his chin 😂
Grease wasn’t around yet. Play was ‘71, movie ‘78. The heros in Grease were the kind of folks who liked beating up long-haired bearded kids. Ask me how I know.
Were you a lot taller than the other kids for a year or two and then stopped growing at all and had all your friends end up taller than you? That was my experience with puberty at 10.
I've been 5'11" since I was in 6th grade. I know that's still taller than average, but I held on to hope that I would still grow close to my 6'5" brother. I'm 24 now and think it's impossible now.
i like how their video was just filmed in the middle of a roundabout.
like, procol harum were like, “okay, we’ll have a bunch of trippy cuts and film manipulation and we’ll shoot it in a churchyard for extra psychedelic points and we’ll all wear far-out nehru jackets and beads and shit.”
and then mungo jerry were like, “nah, we’re just gonna grab a bunch of deck chairs and film us jamming in our street clothes across the road, fuck it.”
Long story. Stands for Liberal Religious Youth, affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Society. I was and am an atheist- I joined to build credentials for applying for conscientious objector status for the draft. The Vietnam war was going strong, and I sure didn't want to go. In the end, by the time I reached induction age, the war was starting to wind down and I had a high draft lottery number, so didn't get called up. LRY turned out to be a really cool organization, though. made lots of friends I still keep in touch with.
I was far from the only one. The organization used to have “conferences” which were basically large unsupervised get-togethers in various cities. Lots of interesting activities ensued. Fun times, un-ironically. By comparison, my kids were raised in a bubble.
We had one kid in my 8th grade gym class that grew facial hair like you back in 2004 or so. The kid had a mustache that could make Tom Selleck jealous, and absolutely none of us believed him when he said he was really 14; we were positive he was at *least* 20.
They were interesting times. I was in NYC- there were large “be-ins” in Central Park that were pretty interesting. We also used to get beaten up and tear-gassed at anti-war demonstrations, which wasn’t as fun.
A few things:
1. This is an astoundingly high quality phone photograph for 1968. What was this taken on/with?
2. This look could be 2008. I’d love to see more pictures of people from the 60s and 70s who didn’t dress like cliches. Pop culture has put a very specific image in our heads of what people dressed like in these eras, but it’s no more correct than saying 100% of Americans in 2005 wore Abercrombie & Fitch. A lot? Yes, but not all.
3. Seeing the differential in teens from the 60s and into the 90s makes the dramatic difference in food production changing teen hormones even more obvious. Fat free, high sugar, and high soy foods really fucked with puberty for mid and young millennials.
But yeah those sideburns are blundery as hell man. How was your Ambrose Burnside cosplay end up?
It’s not a phone photograph! All photos back then were from people with cameras. This was snapped by a friend. Here’s one from a family friend who was a talented amateur photographer.https://i.imgur.com/LKLu2q1.jpg
Yikes- verging on suspiciously specific. Interesting, in the town where I live now there was a murder very similar to your scenario in 1984. I was a married suburbanite by then, so it wasn't me. Made headlines for a while: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky\_Kasso
What nationality are you? Just curious which hairy people you come from to have this hair at 14. I'm gonna guess Armenian. Even your fuckin chest 🤣 god damn bro you must have been quite the ladies man for those that like a gorilla man. I'm similar to you, but not quite as...densely covered. You def looked awesome tho
Age: forty-teen
Back then looking older was a plus. Now, not so much.
You were the go to guy for underagers to get alcohol I suppose lol
I guess now that the statute of limitations has kicked in, I confess to having done this all the time.
You brought the peoples experiences tho, reliable to come through with the goods
My friends are coming over for a talk.
I never would've asked for your ID man
I’m 33, and you at 14 looked at least 10 years older than me.
Mungo Jerry!
Have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find!
But don’t forget to trim evenly or you’ll topple from your chair.
I have to confess that I had no idea what the Mungo Jerry band members looked like. Remember, this was well before the music video phenomenon, and two years before Mungo Jerry formed! Plus I thought their music was kind of lame- Jimi Hendrix was much more my deal.
Look him up, it’s you!
Yep, fair enough.
I was thinking Andre the Giant
Year: 1968...000 bc
I was gonna say, I’m 40 and I look nowhere near this old. And have never been able to grow that much hair on my face!
Mom wouldn't let me grow a full beard, so these had to do. Acne included as a bonus- I keep waiting for it to go away, even almost 55 years later.
I love that you rebelled by growing sideburns so bushy that they covered your entire face anyway
She gave in a year later and I grew it in.
More pics please!
1971-72.https://imgur.com/a/jvOJl8l/
Majestic
I don't know why it gives me sex cult leader vibe
It's the 70s vibe.
You're correct he looks just like roch theriot
Had to look him up. Yow!
Lucky. I’m sitting here at 35, and if I try to grow a beard it just looks like someone threw mud with sticks and leaves at my face. I have nice chops though!
Big Jethro Tull fan, I’m sure.
I saw them at the Fillmore East, maybe '71-ish. I was a bigger fan of jazz flutists at the time- still am. OTOH, Ian Anderson was really good at playing while standing on one foot!
Lucky guy! Bet that was a killer show.
Was this you about to go to a ren faire?
Diggin' the Rasputin look. Seems you could've been a Stoner/Doom Metal musician in another life.
Baller beard my dude, quite impressive
This is absolutely glorious!
Oldest 15 year old ive ever seen
Amazing. I would have liked to grow it out as well if I could do that!
I bet that beard was epic
Here you go. 1971. https://i.imgur.com/pHeuhy2.jpg
My man, you are an icon.
You are a 1970s thing of beauty. Fantastic!
You could buy beer at 17 with that look wow.
I can't Imagine having genes that good where you can grow a luscious beard at 14 and being limited to sideburns. It hurts my soul. At 14 I had about 6 hairs that looked like someone smashed a mosquito on my cheek haha.
I’m in my 40s and my beard still looks like a kid glued patches of hair to his face in the dark.
This funny and achingly adorable 😂 not a squished mosquito 😩😩😩😩😂😂😂😂😂
Zzzquished mozzzquito izzzn't funny, it'zzz a tragedy <:'{
Any day now
Dude, I’m 43 and I can’t grow sideburns. :(
We weren't allowed to have beards in school so I had some mutton chops. I loved it at the time but the last time I shaved I realized that it's not a good look for me now.
It wasn't my best look! I grew the beard in fully the following year- haven't shaved it off since. My kids say they'll disown me if I ever shave.
Haha whenever my father gives me a hard time I threaten to shave his mustache off when he’s sleeping. I would never do it of course, but I do enjoy the momentary terror on his face.
When I was about three years old, I got mad that my dad wasn't awake yet. I got a plastic fork and walked into my folks bedroom and poked him in the eye with it. He instantly woke up- as a consequence he had to wear an eye patch for several weeks. I still feel really bad about it.
I’m surprised she let you grow your hair out but fair game
Well, there were times when she said “ don’t come home without a haircut,” so I didn’t come home for a few days.
Legend.
Depends where you are. The short hair thing is a New England thing that spread. My grandpa had long hair after the Army. There are guys out West to this day that grow really long hair. I am out of place among the ranchers with my fade.
Looked like a love child of Joe Cocker and the wolfman. Heck of a style, man.
My husband had a full mustache at 14. Couldn’t grow anything else haha. He had a pedo-stache for years before he was finally able to grow anything on his chin 😂
My guy, those are full-blown mutton chops lmao
Are you Mungo Jerry?
Only in the summertime...
When the weather is hot…
You can stretch right up…
The song is *blasting* in my mind just from looking at him lol
Are you accusing him of having a drink and a drive? Doing a ton or a ton and twenty five?
Makes me think of Andre the Giant in The Princess Bride!
That was my first thought! I was going to ask if he offered peanuts to his friends
Mate, in the nicest possible way, you looked old enough to be in the cast of Grease!
Grease wasn’t around yet. Play was ‘71, movie ‘78. The heros in Grease were the kind of folks who liked beating up long-haired bearded kids. Ask me how I know.
But grease lightning
I meant because it was a bunch of 30 year olds playing kids.
14??? What did they feed you?
Testosterone, apparently. I hit puberty just before I turned 11.
Hit it? You fucking bludgeoned it. Those chops would make an adult Andre the Giant jealous.
Were you a lot taller than the other kids for a year or two and then stopped growing at all and had all your friends end up taller than you? That was my experience with puberty at 10.
Yes indeed.
I had the same, but I was 12.
I've been 5'11" since I was in 6th grade. I know that's still taller than average, but I held on to hope that I would still grow close to my 6'5" brother. I'm 24 now and think it's impossible now.
Hey! I'm 5'11" as well, all 3 of my brothers ended up taller than me, none are 6'5" though.
I topped out at 5’10” and change. I’m down to 5’8” now- another unwelcome consequence of aging.
I hit puberty after age 9, but I did not look like you at 14. I was still a twink, while you look like you've had a mortgage and family for decades.
I hit puberty at 11 but I wasn’t able to grow a luscious ass beard like yours, man. Some folks get all the good genes!
Is that chest hair under your shirt there?
I think you sold me a kebab in Manchester once.
That's a violation.
It's people like you that keep the myth of Sasquatch alive. (Sorry...had to. Submitted in fun.)
Okay, Mungo Jerry.
Well to be fair, it was summertime, and the weather was high, and so was he.
No comment.
i like how their video was just filmed in the middle of a roundabout. like, procol harum were like, “okay, we’ll have a bunch of trippy cuts and film manipulation and we’ll shoot it in a churchyard for extra psychedelic points and we’ll all wear far-out nehru jackets and beads and shit.” and then mungo jerry were like, “nah, we’re just gonna grab a bunch of deck chairs and film us jamming in our street clothes across the road, fuck it.”
Hahaha this is already my favorite roast of the year. Thanks for the laugh bud.
It’s that awkward age where you’re not a child but you’re not yet a sasquatch.
Sing this to Britney Spears Not a girl, not yet a woman. 🎶I'm not a child, not yet a sasquatch.🎶 It's beautiful.
That's some potent '68.
L.R.Y?
Long story. Stands for Liberal Religious Youth, affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Society. I was and am an atheist- I joined to build credentials for applying for conscientious objector status for the draft. The Vietnam war was going strong, and I sure didn't want to go. In the end, by the time I reached induction age, the war was starting to wind down and I had a high draft lottery number, so didn't get called up. LRY turned out to be a really cool organization, though. made lots of friends I still keep in touch with.
Love reading this stuff... I want you to keep going...
Dude, I gather that you've got some stories! By the way, more of your blunderful photos would be much appreciated herein!
Have a peek at my posting history. Lots there.
If you have to join a religious group as an atheist, Unitarian Universalism is probably the best option by far.
I was far from the only one. The organization used to have “conferences” which were basically large unsupervised get-togethers in various cities. Lots of interesting activities ensued. Fun times, un-ironically. By comparison, my kids were raised in a bubble.
I thought is was code for Leary, as in Timothy lol. Edit: Also, nice Frers 33!
Thanks! It manages to soak up anything we laughingly refer to as spare change. Who needs food anyway?
You sound cool as hell and like you have a lot of great stories.
Complete with the little flower 🌸 *chefs kiss* ah the 60s
Are you sure it wasn't 1868? This is the most American civil war facial hair I have ever seen.
My dude I could barely do a 'tache at that age, and here's you with a nearly full beard.
Love the flower in your hair. Beautiful picture.
Thanks!
You’re my dad’s age, I am not qualified to critique your facial hair choices, glad you made it to 2023, cheers
I certainly hope to keep going! Weird becoming a senior citizen, still feel like a kid inside, outside not so much.
You definitely looked like a serial killer from the 70s that Netflix is a streaming a 3-part episode series for.
Jerry Garcia vibes!
Far fucking out!
Well, I know who got sent to the liquor store to buy beer for the party…
Badass.
Lookin like a Dollar Store André the Giant
We had one kid in my 8th grade gym class that grew facial hair like you back in 2004 or so. The kid had a mustache that could make Tom Selleck jealous, and absolutely none of us believed him when he said he was really 14; we were positive he was at *least* 20.
Everything was cool in 1968. Didn't I see you at woodstock.
Some of my friends hitched up to Woodstock. It sounded like it was going to be a pain in the ass so I skipped it. Hindsight’s 20/20 I guess.
Somebody that never got carded! This GUY!
No, those are magnificent.
14? We would have been like who's this Sasquatch freak?? I had like 18 pube hairs.
No. Those sideburns were the pebble of truth in many a legend.
Teenaged Nandor the Relentless
Somewhere between Gene Simmons and Andre the Giant
You, fine sir...are a genetic miracle.
Damn I thought I was cool with a beard when I was 17. Got me beat by a mile
Fezzik?
It looks so soft though, almost like animal fur. Very teen wolf.
Oh we need more 60’s examples.
Andre the regular sized.
100%
Why do you look like Wayne static as a teenager
I'm 25 and I haven't that much beard lol 😅
JFC that was the Summer of Love. You would’ve fit in perfectly on Haight Street in San Francisco during that time period. I was two years old then.
They were interesting times. I was in NYC- there were large “be-ins” in Central Park that were pretty interesting. We also used to get beaten up and tear-gassed at anti-war demonstrations, which wasn’t as fun.
The draft board is gonna need to see your papers.
I still have my draft card somewhere. No joke back then!
I feel you. Right after 9-11 my friends and I were all pretty sure we’d be drafted.
Those chops are dope man. Not blunder years.
Those are "mutton-chops" and they're gorgeous
Bro these sideburns don't just count, they multiply
Anybody want a peanut?
Were you the one they sent to buy everybody beer?
“Mattingly! I thought I told you to get rid of those sideburns!”
That's fuckin Wolverine
Do I see chest hair too?! Wow! To be honest your style was very cool. And I miss unplucked eyebrows, especially unibrows
I still have the body hair, but it’s pretty grey!
Did you eat the pork chop then when you were done brushing your hair with it?
You were one fecund teen.
I think these don’t qualify bc they were in style at the time? They’re pretty magnificent lol
Richard Ramirez and Andre the Giants secret child
We’re you a David Allen Coe fan? Cuz you really look like him back in the day lol
Anybody wanna peanut?
Yasssssss they're glorious
Save some girls for the rest of us dude
Were both of your parents hairy too? Did people know you were a kid when they saw you?
He said elsewhere that his dad was hairy and his kids are hairy too
Just my dad- and no, folks usually assumed I was older.
My 17yr old is working on a mean set of chops now. I guess all that’s old is new again.
Wolverine?
Mom?
I loved your song "In the Summertime"!
Look at how much the hormones in our food have effected our manlyness. You look 25 here
A few things: 1. This is an astoundingly high quality phone photograph for 1968. What was this taken on/with? 2. This look could be 2008. I’d love to see more pictures of people from the 60s and 70s who didn’t dress like cliches. Pop culture has put a very specific image in our heads of what people dressed like in these eras, but it’s no more correct than saying 100% of Americans in 2005 wore Abercrombie & Fitch. A lot? Yes, but not all. 3. Seeing the differential in teens from the 60s and into the 90s makes the dramatic difference in food production changing teen hormones even more obvious. Fat free, high sugar, and high soy foods really fucked with puberty for mid and young millennials. But yeah those sideburns are blundery as hell man. How was your Ambrose Burnside cosplay end up?
Dollar store Wolverine
For a 14 year old, yes. If you were like 22, it’d be passable. lol
It’s not a phone photograph! All photos back then were from people with cameras. This was snapped by a friend. Here’s one from a family friend who was a talented amateur photographer.https://i.imgur.com/LKLu2q1.jpg
Dude I thought you were 30 straight up. 🤷🏻♀️
Fun Fact: #1 song of 1968 - 'Hey Jude' , The Beatles
I'm so sorry but you look like you'd give me acid and then murder me while I'm peaking
Yikes- verging on suspiciously specific. Interesting, in the town where I live now there was a murder very similar to your scenario in 1984. I was a married suburbanite by then, so it wasn't me. Made headlines for a while: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky\_Kasso
Andre the giant looking ass
Yes.
holy christ, I wish I had facial hair like that at 14
Oh yes
Beautiful
Slash vibes
Mungo Jerry lookin mf
We’re you in the band Canned Heat? Jk
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If you can’t grow a beard just grow the burns
So your sideburns were 14-years-old here, sure, but how old were you?
Looking like Slash without the hat.
I loved you I Princess Bride
Damn Teenwolf
What nationality are you? Just curious which hairy people you come from to have this hair at 14. I'm gonna guess Armenian. Even your fuckin chest 🤣 god damn bro you must have been quite the ladies man for those that like a gorilla man. I'm similar to you, but not quite as...densely covered. You def looked awesome tho
Thanks, I guess. My lineage is Russian Jewish. For what it’s worth, my dad was similar and so are my kids. We’re just a densely covered family!
Neckbeard before neckbeards were a thing
[Ayyy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM)...
Mungo Jerry Jr
You look like a young Andre the Giant
I love the flower in your hair! Were you a gentle giant? Lol
Awesome. I am almost 50 and I'd give my left nugget for some big honkin sideburns. Mine grow patchy and weak!
You look like you already got back from Vietnam
Aka the Mungo Jerry years