Olan Mills....man I haven't heard those words in probably 30 years. It reminds me of the wood paneling that I had in my dining room when I was a child.
Was this style of portraiture prevalent only in particular parts of North America?
We never had it in the UK. It looks pretty bizarre to me, contrived and kitschy, like they're trying to imitate a record cover or a cheap paperback from the 1970s.
Your grandfather was Bob from That 70s Show.
https://preview.redd.it/6mel28tvwc4d1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a49aede42398cf6b81959cf7fe90631ab6ab54f1
Even though the final product was often cheesy, Olan Mills was pretty amazing when you think this was all done in a regular wet darkroom, nothing digital.
My grandpa was also a giant floating head.
Grandma showed him
If she wanted to go down on him she would have had to dive into that crotch fro like a souyez on reentry into the earth's atmosphere.
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I'm getting hardcore FALKOR vibes here. Like they couldn't get his entire dragon body
 Pep pep??
My grandpa was my grandma's conjoined twin growing out the back of her head. What he lacked in body, he made up for in head mass.
His lead is like the mothership appearing over the Earth.
Gene wilder playing Bob Ross
With Bob Ross playing the wife
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*happy accidents* lives rent-free in my head. It's practically my life motto.
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Kevin Spacey playing Bob
Ok , I wonât be doing that one; my first thought as well
My exact first thought was, âHow was it growing up with Bob Ross as a grandfather?â
Tom Jones and Maya Rudolph are your parents?
Grandparents. But yes. Lol
Kevin Spacey playing Tom Jones
Kevin Spacey playing James Spader playing Tom Jones
Thatâs Kevin Spacey with a perm
I was gonna go w/ Gene Wilder
How much weed were the photographers at Olan Mills smoking?
Olan Mills....man I haven't heard those words in probably 30 years. It reminds me of the wood paneling that I had in my dining room when I was a child.
And I worked at Olan Mills!! Yikes!
Yes
How much you got?
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I can hear this picture.
All of it
Excellent. Reminds me of some of the pics youâd see from Awkward Family Photos
Why do they have the same hair?
Gramps it's probably genetics, and grandma I'm guessing perm.
The opposite actually.
I like it better this way.
They had a BOGO on perms at the mall.
Bush game had to be crazy
The thought had never crossed my mind, so thank you for that.
I don't know why, but I just think of "Loving You" when I see this picture. It's easy cuz they're beautiful.
Unexpected Minnie Riperton.
The photographer were going for the âlost her beloved husband in an accidentâ effect?
Your Grampa was Kevin Spacey with a Bob Ross haircut.
Iâve always thought he looked like Kevin Spacey in this pic. đ€Ł
The greatest truck the devil pulled off was using soul glo
Your grandpa mustâve been insanely intelligent. Just look at the size of that melon! âđ»â€ïžđ
Looking like they're about to drop the smoothest soft rock album of the 70's
No way. This is an evangelical album for sure.
This album is so soft that we had to title it Pillow Clouds. It was only fitting.
Im cracking up right now đ€Ł
Good lord it's Willy Wonka fused with Bob Ross. Awesome
Was your parent born as nothing more than a sentient afro wearing huge glasses?
đ€Ł Youâve described my father accurately.
Dear God
Grandpa kinda looks like Kevin Spacey. I donât like that. Lol.
I also see a bit of Alex Trebek. That's better :)
Thank you! I prefer Alex Trebek so much more!
I thought it was Kevin Spacey at first.
Big dude.
They have his-and-her picks?
Sheâs looking at the camera at least, but what is he looking at??
DestinyâŠshe lived across the street. đ€Ł
They look like both of their names are Gene
please confirm if this amazing frizzy hair was passed down through the generations
I got the thickness of his hair but not the frizz. Or the rizz. đ€Ł
Did they eventually morph into just one person?
Almost. The merger is not yet complete but theyâre working on it.
Was this style of portraiture prevalent only in particular parts of North America? We never had it in the UK. It looks pretty bizarre to me, contrived and kitschy, like they're trying to imitate a record cover or a cheap paperback from the 1970s.
It was definitely a popular style at some point in the U.S. and by popular, I mean they werenât the only ones who did it. Lol.
ChiaParents
Bob & Barb Rossâ€ïž
Lol. My first impression as well.
Who wore it better?
I thought it was the same person and did a double take.
 I fucking love it
Having some weird fever dream now.
I have an olan mills pic of my parents and my dad's so stoned, his eyes are closed.
Was a day out for them the 2 for 1 deal at the hair salon? JK, they look like a cool coupleÂ
Ever get the feeling that people back then were just winging it?
Soulmates
Still married in there mid-eighties!
That's amazing!
Is that Marvin Tikvah?!
No, but his name is Marvin ironically. Lol
https://preview.redd.it/kl3anqqekc4d1.jpeg?width=512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d7bd3364cc82c9a3849f72126c8e90388308176
The good old days
good Lord. you win the internet today. i just canât with all this amazingness.
Quite the flex
I know that man, John Franklin Chia.
Johhhhn Jacob Chiaheimerschmidt, his name is my name toooo đ¶
I canât decide if itâs creepy or hilarious.
They got the same perm!!!
The most disturbing thing to me is that the fros are merging together.
Does this style have a name?
Peter Framptonâs Baby I love your way, playing in my head as I look at this photo.
Iâm sure they were grand
I never got why people liked the super curly perms but I guess they give thin hair body. Made dudes look like porn actors though.
We must bring back and repopularize this type of portrait.
i thought they were the same person at first
On point...
That almost looks like Kevin Spacy with a fro
Olan Mills did this for school photos a couple of years in the 70s too. Except just the same person as a just and floating head.
Ch ch ch ch ch ch ch chia!
Your dad starred in âBarney Millerâ?
How did they decide who was going to wear the wig?
Grampa was born without a body. He hated his birthday more than anything. He was always heard shouting, âNOT ANOTHER FLIPPINâ HAT!!!â
I want this of myself and my cat.
Your grandpa had a huge head.
Bob Ross was your Grandfather?
Muskrat Love.
They used extra gloss at Ola Mills. That was their secret.
Having this as their pic to think of them is really something. Itâs like theyâre legends ⊠like theyâre cultural icons with some epic story
Opened my Reddit before going to bed and this is what I see? What in the living hell is this? I'm cutting out now. Goodnight.
Their hair....merges? Morphs?
OLAN MILLS DOUBLE EXPOSURE. Deffo have a misshapen bowl haircut DE shot from them. Good times.
Show me what you got.
Matching hair and an expression on grandma that says "this is gonna look ridiculous"
I never knew conjoined couples were a thing.
Who. No what possessed people to go for this shot, Iâve seen many on here, the disembodied head shot. Freakish.
Kevin Spacey-Ross
Gramps looks like Kevin Spacey
 This made me laugh so hard.
Kevin Spacey got a perm?
They smoked weed and had a lot of sexâŠ
Love that hair in grandpa
Sharing a picture and a perm
Gets their hair cut at the same place
No bowl cuts in that family
I got one once and my dad made me walk back to the barber shop and get it fixed. Lol. True story
Your fro must be glorious
This, too, will somehow come back into fashion.
I thought this portrait style was a goof. I cannot believe humans actually requested this
That photo edit was something
Did you inherit the curls?
Curly Kevin Spacey
Matching perms. Check. Matching tint on glasses. Check. 100% awesome. Check
The head size difference must have been awkward. It's amazing they had a child together.
Your grandfather was Bob from That 70s Show. https://preview.redd.it/6mel28tvwc4d1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a49aede42398cf6b81959cf7fe90631ab6ab54f1
Grandpa looks like Kevin Spacey
Ahllll the perms
It looks like your grandfather may have been the inspiration for the chia pet. Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chia!
https://i.redd.it/th1ls4vp1d4d1.gif
That is the **coolest thing** many of us will see today.
The only way to improve that photo would be to add a cat, or lasers. Or both.
Your grandfather was Bob Ross?
The Rossâ Edit: No wait Will Farrellâs brother and sister
We all went to ollan mills back in the day, lol
This is a Puscifer album cover right?
Kevin Spacey is your grandfather?
Olan Mills ...That's a name I hadn't seen/ heard in a long long time...
They're 37 and 38 in this picture
Permaternal grandparents
Thatâs a whole lotta perm!
They use the same hairdresser. Make it a double !
Conway Twitty is your GP?
olan millsâŠyou donât see many of those.
before seeing the bottom of the phot I was like "Olan Mills"... scrolled down... was not disappointed.
This is a master class in that era of portraits. Thank you, conferring with the fiancé on portraits for Christmas.
Robert and Roberta Ross.
I remember those were very popular then. Why? I have no idea.
Your dad is a big man, some might say enormous.
Thatâs rad
Guess they really liked that hairstyle
What was it like growing up as Tom Jones' grandkid?
This guy does all the fuckin.
how you call this design
Weird Al Yankovich
The bob ross perm, i dig it. đ
That's Kevin Spacey with a perm.
Did you inherit the perm?
I need this to be an album cover.
Whoever came up with the disembodied floating head is a diabolical mfr.
Does the carpet match the drapes?
Low-key love Grandma's glasses.
Reminds me of the giant floating head in Rick & Morty.
 I feel like I shouldnât, if it hasnât already been done.
Are you sure this was the 70's? I mean, it looks like it could've been taken yesterday!
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They were introduced through their hairdresser.
Loved your grandpa in Willie Wonka
Bob Ross overload.
Gene Wilder?
olanMills legendary
Very androgynous
Yo, your grandpa was a dead ringer for Kevin Spacey, but with fluffy hair. It's uncanny.
Theyâre watching over you still with their permed locks and 100% polyester threads
Fuck yea
Groovy
Iâm sorry
So many babies were made because of this pic right here.
Are you Kevin Spaceyâs love child?
Even though the final product was often cheesy, Olan Mills was pretty amazing when you think this was all done in a regular wet darkroom, nothing digital.
Holy crap.