Monday, March 19, 2007

Portrait of the Rich '80s Nerd

4 comments:

VanillaJ said...

OMG! Where did you find that? And, I think that 80's nerd is sporting today's "neck beard" look twenty years before it's time.

Anonymous said...

"'He cried in a whisper at some image, at some vision -- he cried out twice, a cry that was no more than a breath:

"'"The horror! The horror!"'"

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Adam Thornton said...

It's from the January 1984 issue of "Hi-Res" magazine. The March 1984 cover is another gem:

http://www.atarimagazines.com/hi-res/covers/

You're right, maybe he WAS ahead of his time! But the bowl haircut doesn't quite work. When I was a kid I looked up to this guy, but not for his sex appeal.

Adam Thornton said...

Even Kurtz was prettier!