I wanted to show off this picture which was featured on eBay, and which I actually bought! The issue is, my scanner isn't currently working, so I'm unable to show you my awesome version, sans eBay sticker. But this is the next best thing. Apparently this is the original image that spawned the blurry headshot I featured on here not so long ago -- which was also part of the set taken for the "Nightmare of a Child Star" article.
And let me tell you, this is awesome. It's the one close-up portrait-style photo we have of Bobby as a grown man, and it gives away several details about him. Allow me to point them out....
First, I can't help but love the imperfections. If you look closely at this picture (or you might not be able to see it here, but I can certainly see it on my print), he definitely has a unibrow. You can also see how deeply set the acne scars are, which may have been made worse if, in his drug use, he was what they call a tweaker (picking at skin whilst high, feeling like things are crawling on your face, itching, etc.). But what I guess I love about these details is, they give us an even more complete picture of him and what we would have seen if we could have stood face to face with him. No movie makeup magic.
The other thing I noticed was how thick his wedding band was. Now I'll be honest, it kind of blows my mind that he would have worn his wedding band from the Marilyn marriage to an interview he actually took Suzanne with him to, but I'm just going to guess he had his reasons and leave it at that.
Lastly, it's the intense gaze that draws me in the very most. I've said this before, but in this shot, it's as though he's tilting his head to look right into a person's eyes, bidding them to really get to know him as a man -- not a child star.
I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I did! I really don't have alot else to say currently. BUT, it sounds like Jordan Allender of the documentary will have some exciting news for us soon! He updated the Facebook page for Lost Boy by telling us to stay tuned for an announcement! With any luck, we may finally get either a release date or another preview of some kind. I truly believe in this project, because this is the only guy I've seen yet that's spent such a long period of time researching and interviewing people about Bobby (since 2011), and looks to definitely be over halfway finished. That lends credence, because I don't think he would ditch his work after coming this far. At any rate, this documentary is currently our only hope of having something publicized about Bobby's life with the input of those who are still alive to speak about it firsthand.
Happy October! As I do, I'll be back soon with something else by and by!
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