Do you recognize this man?

[rbnyc]

In 1985, I wrote an angsty letter to a famous person in which I said that I trusted he would write me back. A short while later, I received a postcard picture of him with one question scrawled in green crayon, "Why do you trust me?"

I drew this picture a short while later, with the question in his copied handwriting.

Later, in college, I gave the picture to a friend who had admired it. Tonight, he was going through some old stuff, found it and posted it on fb.

When I saw it, I didn't recognize it right away, but I thought that it looked like my style. Then I clicked on it and read his comment and it all came back to me.

Anyway, I thought I'd just drop in here for fun and see if anyone can recognize or guess who's the subject of this drawing.

[taterguy]

1. Morrissey?

[rbnyc]

4. ding ding ding

You got it!

[some guy]

7. interesting.

The first few times I looked at this, I didn't see a man at all - or anyone human.

After your response, I scrolled back up, and it jumped out at me. Left side of the face of Morrisey. Purty cool.

[rbnyc]

14. Thanks...

...did you see a bird?

[madinmaryland]

8. Who is Morrissey???

:shrug:

[some guy]

9. lead singer

for the Band The Smiths. Big in the early 1980s. Really good music to slit your wrists by. :)

eta:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5HpeA_WSo

[taterguy]

11. The word "angsty" in your text gave it away

:toast:

[rbnyc]

13. LMAO!

I don't think that's a real word, but it was the right word.

[rurallib]

2. I stink at this, but - Paul Newman?

[graywarrior]

3. That would be my guess, and it's an awesome drawing!

[rbnyc]

5. thanks nt

[Taverner]

6. Robert Mitchum?

[Arugula Latte]

10. Wow, from Moz?

Very cool!

[zanana1]

12. Elvis. If he was alive. nt

[PassingFair]

15. Patrick Ewing?

From Dallas?

Or whatever his name was?

[Lil Missy]

16. Simon - can't think of his last name.

[rbnyc]

17. Lebon?

Funny, I was a huge Smiths fan in high school and my best friend was a huge Duran Duran fan. I gave her a lot of crap for that.

:evilgrin:

[Bake]

18. Yes.

By the way ... nice post, Hitler.

:hi:

Bake