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dom123 New Member Posts: 2 From: Registered: Jan 2007 |
posted 01-09-2007 11:00
   
Check out this Ebay Auction of a possibly 3rd Robert Johnson Photo... The price is pretty Hefty as well. IP: Logged |
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outfidel Member  Posts: 1454 From: Ridgewood, NJ Registered: Jul 2001 |
posted 01-09-2007 11:04
"It is not verified, but if you hold it side by side to one of the (2) other only known photos of him, you will see for yourself." Okay, I'm sold! This is easily worth $795,000!! IP: Logged |
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Eric W Member Posts: 76 From: Toledo, OH< USA Registered: Jan 2006 |
posted 01-09-2007 11:06
Seems fishy. Looks "too" good and there's something about it that isn't quite right. The pen in the pocket doesn't seem appropriate. To blues historians and RJ aficionados on this list, was Robert Johnson literate and would he carry a pen? Eric [This message has been edited by Eric W (edited 01-09-2007).] IP: Logged |
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Mike Neer Member Posts: 898 From: Registered: Mar 2004 |
posted 01-09-2007 11:08
Different nose. Ain't him. And who cares $800K worth anyway? IP: Logged |
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dom123 New Member Posts: 2 From: Registered: Jan 2007 |
posted 01-09-2007 11:11
Yeah i Knew when i saw it that it couldnt be him...The pen, The guy in the photo doesnt have a lazy eye or a "bad eye" as RJ did. Its Funny cos he probably got that photo at the swap meet i always go to...i could of found that photo...i would of just put it on my wall not ebay for 800,000. IP: Logged |
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outfidel Member Posts: 1454 From: Ridgewood, NJ Registered: Jul 2001 |
posted 01-09-2007 11:15
Aside from the eyes, nose & mouth, they look exactly the same! [This message has been edited by outfidel (edited 01-09-2007).] IP: Logged |
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Bob Brozman Member Posts: 1871 From: Brozmanistan, Earth Registered: Nov 1999 |
posted 01-09-2007 11:19
wishful thinking + greed = this silly auction IP: Logged |
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toremainn Member Posts: 682 From: Bodö, Norway Registered: Jan 2003 |
posted 01-09-2007 11:39
ROFLMAO....my daughter taught me 
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D.E. Cottrell Member Posts: 29 From: Forest Knolls, CA, USA Registered: May 2005 |
posted 01-09-2007 11:52
Anyone else notice the cleft bottom of the picture, as though someone was a little careless in photoshop? "...photo album of old south delta type photos"!? That in itself is laughable. Good stuff, good stuff. Someone would have to be a real [rich] sucker to buy that thing. IP: Logged |
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Rhino Member Posts: 389 From: Southern Cal, USA Registered: May 2004 |
posted 01-09-2007 12:20
Ha, not even close. Look at the part of the nose between the nostrils, RJs drops down some below the nostrils. This other guy's is non existent. Also, the eyebrows are different, the angle upward. Gotta admit, the auctioneer has BRASS BALLS to try and pull this off. He'll be on an island somewhere before the buyer even receives the pic. Reminds me of when Bart Simpson changed his report card so he could go to summer camp. He made all the D's into A's. Maybe if that guy was asking $10k he'd have a chance. Len IP: Logged |
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Reson8r Member Posts: 216 From: Olinda, Maui Registered: Aug 2004 |
posted 01-09-2007 13:46
Anyone who belies that this is real probably subscribes to,the,"They all look the same, anyway" theory. Shameless... IP: Logged |
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antispam Member Posts: 93 From: state of grace Registered: Aug 2004 |
posted 01-09-2007 13:56
Pre-1950 ! Hey this guy realy knows his stuff IP: Logged |
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OldOriginalKokomo Member Posts: 10 From: Pittsburgh Registered: Dec 2006 |
posted 01-09-2007 14:03
This is either offensive, hilarious, or the most brilliant ebay scam ever. I'm gonna go with hilarious in a brilliant, offensive, and maybe sad way... P.S.: I would like to trade an old guitar featured on on the Paramount recordings of Charlie Patton, Willie Brown, and Son House from the 1920's (not verified, but you will hear for yourself) for 795,000.00. I really need the money fast for a big purchase and am looking for a quick transaction. IP: Logged |
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Reson8r Member Posts: 216 From: Olinda, Maui Registered: Aug 2004 |
posted 01-09-2007 14:21
And...don't go and buy one of these either for $15...like I did three years ago: It says "Old photograph" but it is actually a shit photocopy that you could do yourself at the printer for $1.50 He also sells Son House, Elvis and other cool artists: IP: Logged |
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mondo Member Posts: 859 From: Summit, NJ Registered: Aug 2002 |
posted 01-09-2007 14:30
I can't imagine a better combination to get this forum going than a combined topic of Robert Johnson AND ebay! Throw in a 1930 tricone into the photo and I think the server will crash. IP: Logged |
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Knucklehead Member Posts: 208 From: Carefree, AZ, USA Registered: Dec 2003 |
posted 01-09-2007 14:45
I read in one of the Robert Johnson biographies that a third photo exists. It was supposedly obtained from Johnson's sister along with the other two well known photographs by Steve LaVere. The few people that have seen the picture report that RJ is in the aame striped suit as the studio photo and is in the company of his family on the occasion of a relative going into the Navy. Whether of not it will ever be made public is unknown. Wonder if we'll see that photo in our lifetime, along with the much touted book on RJ by Mack MacCormack that will reveal new information. I recall mention that LaVere or MacCormack have Johnson's little black book or diary. IP: Logged |
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Andy Volk Member Posts: 66 From: Boston, MA USA Registered: Dec 2005 |
posted 01-09-2007 14:58
You are are getting sleepy ... your eyelids are getting heavier with each moment ... click on the PayPal button ....you will remember nothing once I snap my fingers .... [This message has been edited by Andy Volk (edited 01-09-2007).] IP: Logged |
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Curtis Blues Member Posts: 12 From: Registered: Nov 2006 |
posted 01-09-2007 18:17
Robert had a drooping eyelid. They should have included that detail in this scam. IP: Logged |
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Reson8r Member Posts: 216 From: Olinda, Maui Registered: Aug 2004 |
posted 01-09-2007 19:47
Here's another beauty to go along with your new photo: Buy both and have two pieces of memorabilia from two of the greatest guitarists of the 20th Century... IP: Logged |
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Bottleneck John Member Posts: 494 From: Östersund, Sweden! Registered: Aug 2003 |
posted 01-10-2007 00:12
I'd say it looks like a young Howlin' Wolf..!? BJ IP: Logged |
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snakehips Member Posts: 822 From: Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. Registered: Feb 2003 |
posted 01-10-2007 05:25
Hi there ! Funny you say that Johan ! I was thinking the same thing !!! This guy looks far too "beefy" to be the liitle "squirt" that is RJ. Other than the lack of "lazy eye", he does look similar though. IP: Logged |
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Devildawg New Member Posts: 1 From: Registered: Jan 2007 |
posted 01-10-2007 06:00
... There is another RJ photo out there yet to be published, surfaced about two years ago. I haven't seen it personally but a very reliable source has & it is indeed authentic. All I will say is that in the photo he is accompanied by another reputable guitarist. Sorry for the tease, but if I say any more on this it will be my neck! Let's just say there is something to look forward to. PS I am already a member here under another username but chose anonymity on this. IP: Logged |
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outfidel Member Posts: 1454 From: Ridgewood, NJ Registered: Jul 2001 |
posted 01-10-2007 07:28
Okay, Mr. Tefteller - I mean, "Devildawg" - we'll just have to wait for the announcement 
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jvesey Member Posts: 1405 From: New York Registered: Jul 2003 |
posted 01-10-2007 07:38
I've heard from pretty knowledgable sources that there is a real debate over whether the original two RJ photo's are even the same person. IP: Logged |
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Danny C Member Posts: 166 From: Registered: Jan 2005 |
posted 01-10-2007 09:48
what difference does it make? i mean, its not how he looks that is what he is remembered for, is it? more then a little silly/greedy imho. IP: Logged |
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jvesey Member Posts: 1405 From: New York Registered: Jul 2003 |
posted 01-10-2007 13:07
quote: The ebay / value issue is a joke. But I love the research aspect of Pre War music. It would be great to find a scrapbook full of old shots of Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Lemon and Blind Blake. (There's a joke here about a scrapbook full of blind people, but I'll leave that to others.) But not for the price tag it would attract. I think it would be fun to know more about these guys, although saying that, part of their "aura" has always been augmented by the mystery factor. IP: Logged |
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eskimo Member Posts: 2370 From: Midwest Registered: Feb 2004 |
posted 01-10-2007 13:54
Right on Danny C - What is important are all those sped-up recordings he left us... Oh, and sure, the crossroads, the devil, mojo hand, black cat bone, "She wants 50 cents and I lacks a nickel", etc etc etc......... IP: Logged |
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