What was the last TV show you watched?
I didnt want to userp the movies thread, but with the rise of tv shows on DVD, I love being able to watch an entire season in a week! I just finished House MD season 3 and was not as enthusiastic about...
View ArticleDEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects
This post is to acknowledge when a notable individual unrelated to the Golden Era passes away. -HJ http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/02/diddley.obit/index.html (CNN) -- Bo Diddley, the musical...
View Articleseeking size 36 or slim 38 a2
Looking for that perfect a2. You know the quest. Do you have one that isn't your "go to" jacket? Let me know. Thanks all
View ArticleCollecting Vintage Trains....
I have always been intrigued by the history of trains and would like to have a collection, kind of like a coin collection. Is this a thing in vintage collections? Where does one find this?...
View ArticleVintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?
I was riding home from work tonight and passed an excavation pit in the middle of the street with flashing LED pylons around the perimeter to keep the unwary from falling in -- and I had a flashback to...
View ArticleHow much of a difference from 38-40? (Schott Perfecto)
Closing in on a used size 40 schott perfecto on ebay. the description says its between a 38 and a 40 i was curious how big of a deal it would be if i was a size 38 and bought a 40?
View ArticleLaugh to keep from crying Chippewa engineer boots
Hi guys. Very occasional poster but appreciator of all your info here, particularly with boots and jackets. I ride a Harley and have been considering, and trying, U.S. made engineer boots for the last...
View Article"Star Wars" Episode VII Cast announced/revealed
I'm not a big Star Wars Fan myself... Jar Jar Binks ended that for me absolutely and completely. I'm a Trekker I suppose at heart. Still, here's some news for you die hard members of the "Rebel...
View ArticleThis or That
I saw this thread at another forum and thought it would be fun to introduce it here. State your preference between one or the other and then add your own question for the next poster. I'll start it off...
View ArticleFull Grain v. Top Grain
Andy of BK wrote the following to me last week: “Victory horse leather is full grain (i.e. first quality) while Shinki is top grain (second quality) so by definition only Victory horse is better as it...
View ArticleEastman Roughwear 1401 A-2 jacket - Holy Grail!
I am happy to report that I have recently taken possession of my umpteenth A-2 jacket and can finally say, “we have a keeper folks!” View attachment 40182 Jimmy Stewart’s A-2 (as seen in You Gotta Stay...
View ArticleWhat are you listening to?
If you have 'music of your choice' on as your reading this, what are you listening to? Stating random radio or background music is no good. I've got Grateful Dead / The Grateful Dead CD on. Waiting in...
View ArticleSeal leather samples for ANJ-4 poll
Right, Rachel at Aero very kindly sent me a few samples of the different seal leather choices that I have for the panels on my ANJ-4. Naturally, it's like being offered several types of beer and being...
View ArticleUS Authentic A-2 fit
There was recently a thread on this, but I wanted to re-attack the topic. In searching this board, US Authentic has a rep for being a trim, "WW2" fit. However, a handful of posts have come up saying...
View ArticleVintage Hollywood photographs
Just ran across this from the AbeBooks site: http://tinyurl.com/hr5ck2z All eras, and fascinating, though they have the one of George Reeves mislabeled. Pics of the young Lena Horne and Joan Crawford...
View ArticleYour Most Disturbing Realizations
* Veterans of the Second World War are to people living in the mid-2010s what Civil War veterans were to Americans living in the 1930s. *This year's World Series is the first ever to be played between...
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OVER 30 SCARFS! Cashmere, Lambswool, silk; from Scotland, Ireland, and more!
As always, I offer FREE SHIPPING ON EVERYTHING; International inquiries are very welcome, with shipping at cost. Also as always, ALL OFFERS ARE VERY WELCOME--especially on two or more scarves! Please...
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Akubra Overload
Here's a thread to keep up with all the Akubra's. Sort of a documentation to keep up with all the styles and actual pics of these wonderful lids perched on our heads. I borrowed the title from a post...
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Adult men and outsticking (T-/Polo-/Man's-)shirts - a classic controversial...
What's your opinion? Some kind of conviniend? Some kind of youthism? Some kind of hedonism?
View ArticleEbay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
As I know some of you can't resist cruising ebay for hats, I thought an ongoing thread where we can brag about a great deal, complain about skyrocketing prices or pointing out a rarity that was, sadly,...
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