For the past year Pat’s picture at the Register has made him look a bit…1970’s. Seriously, he looked like Larry from Three’s Company and David Soul’s love child.
CMR friend Amy Giglio even emailed Pat to take that horrid picture down. She was kind but in order to make her point she said, “the bouncers at Studio 54 would never have let him in with that outfit on. Is that a green velvet jacket?”
So Patrick knew he had to get a new picture that wasn’t so…mockable. But he didn’t want to respond right away because it would seem he did it because people made fun of him. So he waited. CMR’s wardrobe consultants staged an intervention but Pat simply ran out screaming, “You’re not the boss of me.”
But now Pat has finally got a new picture. But don’t think it had anything to do with you guys making fun of him. It didn’t. He just decided he needed a new picture. All on his own.
I kinda’ expected a bit more gradual change. Maybe in an effort to get out of the 70’s he’d go all 80’s for a while with an Izod with the collar up like James Spader in Pretty in Pink while humming a Spandau Ballet tune. But no. Pat went right to a kind of “I’m a newspaper columnist take me seriously” look. Kudos to Pat.
Update: Pat says with this pic he “bring a da’ sexy.”
May 16, 2011 at 8:25 pm
God bless Patrick Archbold.
May 16, 2011 at 8:26 pm
Please say one Hail Mary for me.
May 16, 2011 at 8:29 pm
The shock of this revelation will probably send me into labor. Considering the fact that I feel like I've been pregnant as long as that godawful picture of Pat was on the NCR blog, I may have to name this girl Patricia.
May 16, 2011 at 8:48 pm
he didn't want to respond right away because it would seem he did it because people made fun of him.
Spoken like a child with lots of loving brothers and sisters.
So, looks like you are going for the older, distinguished look
May 16, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Amy, we'll give your baby the collar and you can use the material for a blanket, a pillowcase, and possibly a cover for your couch.
May 16, 2011 at 9:27 pm
I see he went with the Catholic Apologist goatee look.
May 16, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Can't see the elbows on his jacket, but I'm picking up a college professor vibe. Yeah, that's a look that could be at home in a Volvo. Or a Subaru.
May 16, 2011 at 10:31 pm
I don't know, I think I'm going to miss 70s Pat.
May 16, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Lookout, New Advent! New profile comin' at ya!
Also when will AoA do a follow up to Catholic hairstyles with a goatee and beard compare and contrast?
May 17, 2011 at 12:49 pm
MUCH. BETTER.
May 17, 2011 at 7:17 pm
OH. MY. GOSH!!!! Gorgeous!
May 17, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Thousand times better. So long Peter Pan outfit/Candid Christmas photo.