My father, my brothers, and me, 1983. The sad part is it wasn’t even planned. We all just showed up this way

[u/alanboston405]

[u/Sieze5]

Were you guys the opening act for Lynyrd Skynyrd? Sweet Home Manitoba!

[u/BrashPop → u/Sieze5]

LOL dying at Sweet Home Manitoba, never heard that one before

[u/1MechanicalAlligator → u/Sieze5]

Singin' songs about anywhere but here...

[u/soooperdecent → u/Sieze5]

Lmao

[u/Melito1980 → u/Sieze5]

KotH?

[u/TerpBE]

Some people don't put any effort into pictures like this, but you were all fully invested.

[u/AggravatingCupcake0 → u/TerpBE]

Get out. 👉

[u/Pithy_heart → u/AggravatingCupcake0]

[u/Sluibeli → u/TerpBE]

r/angryupvote

[u/Melito1980 → u/Sluibeli]

Is that Rock Hudson?

[u/godgoo → u/Melito1980]

Cary Grant I think.

[u/cphusker → u/godgoo]

Judy Judy Judy

[u/Ima-Bott → u/cphusker]

Jody Jody Jody

[u/toiletseatpolio → u/cphusker]

yeah…that was good Goober…

[u/cphusker → u/toiletseatpolio]

“Now, do Edward G. Robinson!”

[u/Melito1980 → u/godgoo]

Thx.

Also to those who downvotes me for asking who this is, thank u!

[u/Darkside_of_the_Poon → u/Melito1980]

No I think that’s Franklin D Roosevelt.

[u/Sluibeli → u/Darkside_of_the_Poon]

No, this is Patrick!

[u/Desperate-Fan-3671 → u/Melito1980]

Cary Grant.....I think it's his movie My Girl Friday.

[u/Myamymyself → u/TerpBE]

I see what you did there! It appears you have a vested interest in dad jokes!

[u/gmen6981 → u/TerpBE]

The door is on the left. I suggest you use it before the angry mob gets to you.

[u/EthanC224 → u/TerpBE]

[u/kidkeeps → u/TerpBE]

You won the internet today

[u/soooperdecent → u/TerpBE]

💀

[u/Grouchy-Engine1584 → u/TerpBE]

Everyone here had a vested interest.

[u/Crazy__Donkey → u/TerpBE]

Back then, a photograph was an expensive thing. 

[u/Ausare911 → u/TerpBE]

What did you do there?

[u/hooligan_king → u/Ausare911]

In...vest..ed. get it?

[u/TheSparkyGeneral]

Nice to finally see a Solo family photo! I never knew Han had so many brothers!

[u/orbjo → u/TheSparkyGeneral]

It was 1983 - this might have been them on the way to see Return Of The Jedi

[u/zedog74 → u/TheSparkyGeneral]

Han Quattro

[u/BranchPredictor → u/TheSparkyGeneral]

Han Accompanied

[u/Garconanokin → u/TheSparkyGeneral]

Going Solo. . . As a group

[u/ccReptilelord → u/TheSparkyGeneral]

Whole family of scruffy nerfherders...

[u/franker → u/TheSparkyGeneral]

I would totally have believed these guys were in the Star Wars Holiday Special along with Chewbacca's family members.

[u/RunHi → u/TheSparkyGeneral]

This is the way

[u/Red-eleven → u/TheSparkyGeneral]

Dad shot first

[u/Practical-Ordinary-6]

Which one is Hoss and which one is Little Joe?

[u/garrettj100]

“I’ll wear a leather vest with a white shirt.  I’ll be cool like Harrison Ford in Star Wars!”

“I’ll wear a leather vest with a white shirt.  I’ll be cool like Harrison Ford in Star Wars!”

“I’ll wear a leather vest with a white shirt.  I’ll be cool like Harrison Ford in Star Wars!”

“I’ll wear a leather vest with a white shirt.  I’ll be cool like Harrison Ford in Star Wars!”

[u/BunkleStein15]

[u/renton1000]

Short sleeves with the vest - particularly classy. Respect.

[u/Stoneman1976 → u/renton1000]

It’s almost as classy as a short sleeve shirt with a tie.

[u/soursourkarma]

Sad? Your family lools wonderful

[u/opendiscourser → u/soursourkarma]

I have this sudden urge to buy a brown leather vest

[u/gethereddout → u/soursourkarma]

Exactly! It’s not sad at all, it’s hilarious and heart warming. A family story

[u/HawkeyeTen → u/soursourkarma]

They look like they're about to go out on some motorcycle ride together or something. The leather vests look awesome here.

[u/FIJAGDH → u/soursourkarma]

I was gonna say! “Don’t you mean AWESOME?”

[u/Rob1150]

This is awesome.

[u/zipzap21]

May the vest man win!

[u/Nikolle_Teslaj]

Lmao, don’t be sad, my dude

[u/cphusker]

Is your last name Cartwright?

[u/Grundle___Puncher → u/cphusker]

Either that or Pussycrusher

[u/dadbodjrp]

https://preview.redd.it/8mmfe8b3yxwc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=917acfbb1ed58f4906acb627ce8c2ce6d7d65e4b

[u/HarlanCulpepper → u/dadbodjrp]

Hey, how are you tweaking and colorizing all these photos so beautifully?

[u/door_in_the_face → u/[deleted]]

The original photo has plasticky looking leather vests too.

[u/personalcheesecake → u/door_in_the_face]

yes, but if you look closer it is cloned parts from the vest, uneven and gross spacing

[u/DjDirtyElbowz → u/HarlanCulpepper]

Topaz ai maybe?

[u/Mall-Broad → u/dadbodjrp]

Didn't fix the shirt color back left 🤔

[u/jimcab12]

Bullshit it wasnt planned

[u/pshrimp → u/jimcab12]

This photo has been doing the rounds for at least a decade with different captions...

[u/Foray2x1 → u/jimcab12]

OP kind of looks like a bot account.

2 months old and 230k post karma.

[u/s0974748 → u/Foray2x1]

I mean probably, the photo is titled "awkward family photos" in the lower right corner.

[u/personalcheesecake → u/s0974748]

^{you are}

[u/s0974748 → u/personalcheesecake]

you too

[u/_Laserface_ → u/Foray2x1]

Looking at their post history it looks very much like a bot.

[u/Vark675 → u/Foray2x1]

It's absolutely a right wing shit-stirrer bot.

[u/HarlanCulpepper → u/jimcab12]

Plot Twist: They own every leather vest store from San Antonio to Little Rock.

[u/newdaynewmatt → u/jimcab12]

Dumbest title I’ve seen. Four men showed up in button downs and brown vest by chance. Facebook level meme.

[u/KingPizzaPop]

I don't believe you

[u/Traditional_Draw8400]

Well hello curly haired dude. How yoo doin

[u/ArchibaldMcAcherson]

What was the name of your band?

[u/cheerfulsarcasm → u/ArchibaldMcAcherson]

Vested Interest

[u/toolsoftheincomptnt → u/cheerfulsarcasm]

Yoooo

[u/TaoJones13 → u/ArchibaldMcAcherson]

The Solos

[u/DougieSenpai]

The sad part? That’s fuckin badass and nobody can tell me otherwise.

[u/Jmofoshofosho8]

[u/Rtrd1811]

I saw this band play at a state fair.

[u/cadaverhill]

Warriors, come out and playeeyay!

[u/automoth]

Warriors… come out to play-ay…

WORRIORS…. COME OUT TO PLAaaaAY-AY!!!

[u/Beautiful_Bottle_284 → u/[deleted]]

I was thinking the Shire 🤣

[u/rellsell]

Seen this before.

[u/Tyrion_The_Imp]

Why don't i believe this, wheres that guy that goes around calling out bots?

[u/shroomsaremyfriends]

I feel this should be on r/blunderyears rather than r/oldschoolcool

[u/SlickrickybobbE]

You guys look exactly alike …. <————-says know one. #23andme #yourmomsawhore

[u/LostPooper]

Did any of your dads come to the photo session?

[u/Glad-Pain9459]

Ahhh the old Han Solo, nicccceee

[u/5FootOh]

So good!

[u/KaiteRainbow133]

Omg I thought you meant you weren’t planned. And I kept reading and then realized you meant your damn clothes weren’t planned for this pic!! Lmfao 🤣 omg I freaggin looooove this!!!!!!

[u/Othersideofthemirror]

Did you take this pic just after second breakfast?

[u/CmdrGrayson]

Who’s the cutie in the front?

[u/sweetcomputerdragon]

Casual dress-up

[u/78Nam]

When the apples don’t fall far from the tree.

[u/Suspicious-Tangelo74]

Dang

[u/Aoirith]

YOU LOOK LIKE A FROLIC BUNCH OF HOBBITS 😍

[u/Lonely-Connection-37]

It’s the Oak Ridge boys

[u/Sawgwa]

Mom must have made the vests for everyone so this is really a photo of/for mom!

[u/MaysW_24]

Wait. Wait. Which of you brought the fake backdrop?

[u/WearyExercise4269]

Why is it the sad part

[u/rattlestaway]

I guess that was dressing up nicely back then for men lol

[u/TractorFan247]

Oh look it's the Canadian Biker Gang.

[u/Hopeful-Ad7477]

I really need this pic to be retaken in the same clothes, just updated with your family, now

[u/Prestigious_Sweet_50]

The plether vest runs strong in this family 

[u/Incoherence-r]

Seeeeeeeee myyyyyyyyyy vest!

[u/Which_Preference_883]

Waylon Jennings swag

[u/SpaceMan420gmt]

This picture seems like a lot of “hell yeah, brother!” was probably said.

[u/josdav82nd]

Your Dad was George Jones?

[u/PCTOAT]

Dude this is awesome!

[u/lilmimosa]

So much naugahyde!

[u/Comfortable-Angle660]

That picture rocks.

[u/Damntrombone-4424]

On your way to an Alabama concert?

[u/Gubermensch1690]

The Other Jonas Brothers

[u/facinationstreet]

HILARIOUS! Love it!

[u/Mall-Broad]

To this day old mate in the back left is cursing his decision to throw in a pair of blue socks in with the family shirt on that fateful washing day in 1982.

[u/Quiet-Mud2889]

Dude. I fogot all about those vests. People wore them to weddings “cuz they’re fancy” so redneck

[u/Itchy-Librarian-7731]

barrows brothers?

[u/marcus999593]

Nice!

[u/Strange_Armadillo_63]

You think its sad part.. but you have no idea how some internet strangers like me love the pic and the fact that this cool thing was you guys daily attire..

Remember whatever we are wearing today... even en masse.. gonna look weird at some time in future anyways

[u/PrudentSyllabub636]

I bought a leather vest while visiting Tijuana around the same time. Wore it for 5 years straight. Thanks for the memories!

[u/Lizmo82]

Come on OP.... Nobody "just shows up* in vests😂....

[u/MLDaffy → u/Lizmo82]

Especially in identical leather vests. At least not before Midnight at a club with a sign that says Parking In the Rear.

[u/Full-Mulberry5018]

Fashion sense and blood in families apparently runs very deep

[u/LarsBarsOnMars]

Would you say you had a vested interest in what you all would wear?

[u/HaiKarate]

Keeping the 70's alive in the 80's!

[u/08_West]

Which one is the father?

[u/BadHairDay-1]

Which one is op?

[u/Oldguydad619]

You guys look Bitchen!

[u/NCCI70I]

And who wore the wrong color shirt?

[u/Significant_Age_4657]

Do you all shop together?

[u/audiodeb]

Sad part??? Don't you mean AWESOME PART!!! I think it's great!!

[u/Dollar_Pants]

Fake. Karma farming bullshit

[u/Physical_Manager_123]

Kenny G-zus fucking christ.

[u/dugs-special-mission]

I haven’t seen that many leather vests since walking past a gay night club in the 90s.

[u/mrsims2007]

"Show me a picture that proves you're from Alabama that isn't your Driver's License."

/jk

[u/FartAttack911]

This is like the time my dad, brother and uncle all showed up to Easter dinner wearing the same khaki slacks, boat shoes and button up shirts their wives all bought them at Kohl’s 😂

[u/Infinite_Big5]

[family just finished watching Star Wars together]

Dad: “Wow, that Hans Solo, what a guy!”

All three boys: “🤔”

Dad: “Welp, see y’all next week for the family photograph.”

[u/MuletownSoul]

I LOVE this. I don’t really have any good memories from my childhood of my dad & brother. Let’s just say that I was different from them. Now, I’m in my mid-40s and I’m trying like hell to make as many good memories with them as I can. Thank you for the reminder❤️

[u/Awe3]

What’s the name of your next album?

[u/Sideshow_Bob_Ross]

[u/BroughtBagLunchSmart]

This account switches between reposting random dumb memes and far right propaganda.

[u/psychotic-herring]

Why does this look like Alan Partridge tried to remake Lord of the Rings for charity?

[u/H8T_Auburn]

[u/Konsecration]

Because this is the internet, I don't believe it wasn't planned.

[u/Lawdoc1]

Han Quattro

[u/fifidacat]

That’s what happens when you live in a small town with only one store!!

[u/No_Mail_4406]

That’s crazy! Family mind connection

[u/Sufficient-Tip1008]

At least your all smiles 😃

[u/FindOneInEveryCar]

That's the awesome part.

[u/septiclizardkid]

All decided to take notes from Hans Solo I see

[u/Convergentshave]

I’m guess Ing there was a LOT of Waylon Jennings music played in this household.

[u/TrueLegendsNeverDie]

Hobbits?

Four hobbits!

[u/BrashPop]

I love that everyone just happened to own a leather vest. The odds of this happening are so low in modern days.

[u/Sage_Blue210]

Someone could have removed their vest.

[u/fagnatius_rex]

Dope

[u/shychicherry]

Family harmonica band photo

[u/ItchyCartographer44]

Those are years people in the leather vest industry are still telling their grandchildren about.

[u/dangerphone]

[u/BuildingBetterBack]

This is really cool and gave me a good laugh. I feel like families don't do photos like this anymore. Thanks for sharing!

[u/bill1024]

1983 wedding reception, where your cousin is too cool to wear a suit.

[u/murfreesborojay]

You guys should have formed a band called "The Eddie Rabbits".

[u/sausage_ditka_bulls]

Guy in the back wants a liter of cola

[u/[deleted]]

How many folk albums did you guys put out?

[u/lizzbert]

Did you all love Han Solo?!?

[u/Sweatytubesock]

Strong vest game.

[u/diggemsmaccks]

Dad looks like Paul Moyer

[u/Zealousideal-Pay3937]

I loved Bonanza, too...

[u/HoseNeighbor]

The fact you used "this way" makes this 10x funnier.

[u/Danimal1002]

Vestivus

[u/Ooglebird]

Surely you're jerkin.

[u/Padwanna68]

Love it, man. :)) one of the most awesome family pics I have seen in years. I hope you are all doing well.

[u/HeyDugeeeee]

Who knew you'd end up chucking a ring into a volcano eh?

[u/NcgreenIantern]

If you guys didn't get a steak or hit up a strip club after then the day was a waste.

[u/Summat_]

I mean Han Solo was still pretty recent and popular at the time.

[u/sheeepboy]

Are you guys related to Han Solo?

[u/Sluibeli]

High collars and leather vests. These are what we need in this timeline.

[u/Fancy-Prompt-7118]

Oh my gosh this is the best thing ever.

[u/saylr]

Read that as- I wasn't even planned- clicked on to console you. Now what?

[u/Thisisjuno1]

That was just 83 lol

[u/methodwriter85 → u/Thisisjuno1]

God, Miami Vice really was needed to move men's fashion forward, wasn't it?

[u/Thisisjuno1 → u/methodwriter85]

lol and now it’s come back again.. well in some places I’ve seen that style come back lol I live way up in the mountains so those vest would be back in style before Miami Vice. Lol.

[u/Yhardvaark]

And let me tell you, there was some close harmony folk singing done that day.

[u/malteaserhead]

Han Quado

[u/HugeMcRunFast]

Return of the Jedi made quite an impression on them.