I always thought Dennis looked pretty dead in almost every photo from about 1980 onward ( actually from 82 or so onward after he cut his hair and beard and had the stubble and bloat).

Quote from: Harmonymeister on May 23, 2007, 03:35:25 PM
He looks great with Karen Lamm in those Peter Reum pictures. Pretty studly at Brian's 34th birthday party. And I am completely hetero, but I have to say he looks pretty Adonis-like on the P.O.B. cover. Got the whole Dionysusian shag thing going on. He looked an established young millionaire rock star (think the Ed Roach POB promo film). Man, I can smell the sinsemilia just looking at that cover shot. Cruising Pacfic Coast Highway in Ferrari Daytona.

Do you mean the ones of the New Years eve party included in Love You? Very good at Brian's party agreed. P.O.B. promo a little rough hewn but ok, but that cover to me he just looks dead in the eyes. "sinsemilia" more likely snow was falling.

Naw not snow, my own sinsemilia from back during my college days. The Karen/Dennis picture I was referring to appears in the Gaines' "Heroes & Villains" bio. Black & White, They are standing next to each other with the beach in the background. Might be a Peter Reum or Guy Webster photo (can't remember and I'm going from memory).

He looks great with Karen Lamm in those Peter Reum pictures. Pretty studly at Brian's 34th birthday party. And I am completely hetero, but I have to say he looks pretty Adonis-like on the P.O.B. cover. Got the whole Dionysusian shag thing going on. He looked an established young millionaire rock star (think the Ed Roach POB promo film). Man, I can smell the sinsemilia just looking at that cover shot. Cruising Pacfic Coast Highway in Ferrari Daytona.

I really like the black and white photo of him with the dark suede jacket. I've heard quite a few women say they thought he was quite handsome during the Surf's Up-Holland period. I think Dennis's downfall started when he shaved his POB beard for the POB promo tour. He did look pretty good in those Ed Roach photos from Hawaii mid 78.

Murry died in the summer of 1973. Could the drastic weight gain and overall depression be attributed to that? His way of dealing with the pain. Another interesting weight gain is 1991 or so to his wedding in 1995.