Bobby and Luana! Too much cuteness...

I did find a pic this month I hadn't seen before!  Actually I found it last month, or maybe longer ago even, but who cares about these details? :D  I was hanging on to it to post on here at some point.

Who else thinks this is beyond adorable?  They both have such serious little faces!

Notice how perfectly coiffed Bobby's hair was, always.  That was a product of his era, but also, can't you just imagine how, as a little boy, he probably stood stone-cold still in front of his momma for her to gunk his head up with product so she could sculpt it so well?  At least, I always assume he went for his publicity appearances with his hair fixed already.  I'm not sure they spent quite the money and time back then on trussing up child stars for their pictures as they do now.

I know this may feel a little like an extension of the post I did on Isabelle to bring this up, but who else thinks she was absolutely FIERCE when it came to teaching Bobby manners?  I just have a feeling -- especially based on how strict she was said to be with him.  I also know from my own grandparents and stories from people older than me that those mid-century mommas could be a force to be reckoned with.  I'm betting his rules went something like this:

Don't bite your nails.  And by the way, go clean under them. (His nails were always nicely trimmed too... and I recall Clet questioning their cleanliness before one of his teen interviews).
Don't ask the adults to stop filming for you to go to the bathroom.  Hold it! (Ugh...)
No sass-mouthing.  Ever.  (I wonder if he felt a certain amount of excitement when he was neck-deep in that altercation with the surfer guy he ended up hitting with a pistol?)
Treat ladies better than you treat yourself.  (He was quite the charmer, and he always had long-term relationships to show for them).

And probably a ton more.  It polished him up quite well, at least... until he grew tired of perfection, as we know, and turned to a helper.  Anyway... hope you enjoy this one! 

I really wanted to do a post at some point discussing Bobby's artwork and more of his poems, but I have trouble sorting through his symbolism.  Anyone else who thinks they have a corner on this, please speak up!  We'd probably all love to hear from you.