I love the attention to little details in TBITB
As a cox, Bobby would have to keep his weight down. George Pocock designed his shells for a 120lb max weight of a cox with them preferably being a bit lighter, and Bobby Moch was 119, so about perfect. But while he'd not have had the same conditioning regime as the crew, he'd have been running, sweating in saunas, and generally eating as little as possible to keep small. He literally wouldn't be pulling his weight, so he had to be light.
So while his boyfriend crew were piling their plates high in Poughkeepsie with meats and potatoes and eggs, fats and carbs, Bobby's plate was tomatoes, steamed veggies and was small even then.
For contrast - Don and Joe tucking in vs Bobby's plate
Just a little background moment, but a character moment. Joe and Don in particular (alongside another couple of the crew) were grindingly poor and always hungry. Joe was infamously able to eat and eat and eat, always hungry and never full. That Joe and Don have their plates full isn't just a moment that informs their place as athletes - rowers, esp olympic rowers, consume an insane number of calories, to the point where it can be a literal chore to eat that much to get the nutrients they need - but also their place in society, during The Depression. Never enough anything. Never enough money, never enough food, never enough heat, never enough security. Make hay while the sun shines - the party has food? Eat until you can't anymore because who knows when it's gonna be this good again
Little details, man, they make a movie.
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I once again lurked into the depths of Pinterest for tbitb content and thought I'd report back that I think this behind the scenes photo is really cute
Look at all these dorks (affectionate) (I love them)
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Bobby Moch, Washington's #1 Troll
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT (2024)
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getting through my cardio on the rowing machine by pretending I’m that quiet jacked piano guy and the lil short dude is yelling in my face
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Loving that 5'6" collection of spite, spunk, and sass is a tough job, but Don's never turned away from a tough job before.
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The category is...
Behind the scenes pics where you can find Luke by looking for who is small
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he mostly feels this way because they can’t hear him in the back and therefore do not LISTEN!!
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