Euro!Sync pictures (2/6)

[aruan]

While I found them to be a good mix, the auction was for primarily Justin pictures. These are solo shots of La Timberlake, back when he was just Justin.



*piches his cheeks*



April 1997 in an airport.



Handsome cheeky monkey though.



No reason for the black and white, the scanner was just being whimsical.



I really wonder where some of these pictures came from. A few feel almost too within their circle.



I like the red hoodie.



Love this one. It's oddly reassuring that there was a time he was a bit ill at ease with all the attention.



I have no idea.



Dork.



Yeah, a cute one, but still a dork.



Out of context, these pictures could be of any kid at all.



That earring is terribly tacky. Cute for what it is, but terribly tacky.



It's like the picture of JC in front of JoJo from the in-studio. Again, randomly black and white.



Aaaw, sleepy!puppy. *tucks him in*



October 26, 1996. Such.a.dork.



He looks a bit like a pilot. And interestingly older. I forget how much hair means until JC cuts his off eight years later and manages to look nigh identical at certain angles.

Comments

[nopseud]

He looks so old in the justinearring photo. Scary.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

It *is* a bit eerie. The lister said these were 96/97, but who's to say, and Justin was growing by leaps and bounds back then, so it could be a bit later than that. Still though, very oddly grown-up. But then, you can say that about a lot of pictures of Justin.

[giddyupnow.livejournal.com]

Awwww. Justin back when he was Juppy! *ruffles his hair* Such a cute little dweeb.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

Such a cute little dweeb.

My thoughts exactly.

The package arrived! *meep!* Iloveitsomuch! Had the lolli on the spot while flipping through the concert pictures. Mmm. I'll get you reprints of all mine eventually, too, but for now I just sent along enlargements of my favorites. Thank you again.

[giddyupnow.livejournal.com]

Not at all! I'm so happy that you got it in time! :-D

[truekat.livejournal.com]

I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying these! Thank you so much! :)

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

That's why I'm posting 'em! *g* Thanks for letting me know. It's so much fun to share in the squee.

[meinnim.livejournal.com]

I'm repeating myself here but ... thank you!

He looks so young and dorky, especially in that second to the last picture. He seems to be saying "You did WHAT?" Awwww, Justin.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome! Drive-by squeeing is always welcome.

I don't know about that picture. It's so odd and so intimate, like something Joey, but certainly not a stranger, would've taken. Hewassoyoung!

[timberho.livejournal.com]

Wow, that last picture.. *hugshimtightandcallshimgeorge*

Sooo hard to believe it's the same kid thats in my icon.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

He looks like he should be called George in that last one! *g* All English with his driver's cap.

Indeed. I can't get over how young he was.

[timberho.livejournal.com]

LOL yes yes he does.

It amazes me that it's the same kid. Same with MMC!Justin.. it's so mindboggling.

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

love the lighting effect on the sleepy puppy one - and yeah - oddly intimate shots, some of them.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

That was taken from outside through the glass of the bus, and yeah, it did turn out pretty and oddly appropriate for the tone of the picture. He looks so young, and so tired, and I can't even begin to imagine what their lives were like back then, but yeah. Oddly intimate is right though - even given how new they were to the business and fresh and hungry and open, some of these pictures really seem like they're from the cameras of people much closer to them than fans at airports.

[shutyourface.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of these look so intimate because they were taken back when they were just starting out when they were able to be more friendly with fans. I'm sure those first shows they did, they saw the same faces over and over again and so were more willing and more open with those people. Or maybe I'm just cracking smoke.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's a very good point about familiarity! Getting to know these people when there was less of a crowd wherever they went, having time to hang out and probably being more accessible because of less security detail/more intimate venues/etc. So cool that such candid moments exist for us to treasure, too.

[shutyourface.livejournal.com]

And cool of people to share them, albeit through eBay. It's good to see, esp at a time like now when there hasn't been any group action for quite some time now.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

I can't say my timing was entirely coincidental, but yeah, we've been lacking for group!love for quite a bit. The fandom needed a pick-me-up.

[trickyjazzer.livejournal.com]

oh my these are the best!
Thank you for sharing them.

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome! Heh, it's funny to see you regularly picture-posting folks swinging by and thanking me. Thank you, like, every day.