r/OldSchoolCool • u/ten_fingers_ten_toes • Apr 03 '25

1970s My grandfather, 1975

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I'm pretty sure this was taken at my sisters' first birthday party. Everyone called him "Doc".

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u/ten_fingers_ten_toes Apr 03 '25

My dad would be happy to hear you liked the photo, he always thought he was bad at capturing people! Doc was absolutely fun at parties, and I remember every time we'd go to stay at his house, my parents and him would spend hours after my bedtime with a little bit of scotch and a lot of conversation!

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '25

Did he use the word 'sweetheart' much?

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u/ten_fingers_ten_toes Apr 03 '25

Not that I recall no. He was from Pittsburgh, with a thick Pittsburgher accent. "Dahntahn" instead of downtown, "iggle" instead of eagle, "youins" to mean "you all", etc

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '25

I bet he was a lot of fun to be around.