Recent content by Merlin

I picked up this tie a few years ago at a historical reenactors' convention outside of Chicago - a vendor sold me this and eight or ten others for about $35. There's no label on it, so I have no idea what brand it is, but I'd guess it dates anywhere from around 1955 to 1965 (though if anyone has...

Johnston & Murphy's Holbrook model, brand-new. . . they're also available with navy leather, which I'm finding increasingly hard to resist buying.

Nice! Back in the mid-90's, my daily driver was a 1971 M-B 280S. I've heard tales of other owners having problems keeping the twin Zenith carburetors in tune, but so long as I ran mine daily (or thereabouts), I never had problems - she always stayed in great tune. Never got much more than 15...

Sold. Send me a PM with the payment details and I'll give you the shipping info. Thanks!

Looks like a Lamborghini Espada to me.

I think a lot depends on the actual shades of brown/gray. I wouldn't pair a dark sable hat with a charcoal coat, but something in a tan would probably pair well with a lighter gray coat.

The night Princess Di was killed (Labor Day weekend, 1997), I was vacationing in New Hampshire with my cousin and a friend of hers. We were watching "Saturday Night Live", and they broke into the broadcast to announce the accident. For the first 10 minutes, we thought it was an SNL sketch, and...

Nice ride! I'm in the middle (well, maybe more like the beginning) of reassembling my '72 R75/5. I used to think that nothing pissed me off quite like the Stromberg carbs on a '71 Mercedes that I used to drive. Then I discoverd the Bing carbs on the BMW, and it opened up a whole new world of...

You're right. It's a great idea, but it's not like most of the folks here at the lounge would vanish in a crowd, at least not in the eyes of fellow Loungers. Still, it would be neat to wear when "incognito". . .

If memory serves, I believe the great Homer Simpson justifies the look by claiming, "But Sipowicz does it!"

Welcome aboard! If you ever need to commiserate with anyone about the woes of wearing a size 7 5/8 hat, I'm all ears. Damn this oversized melon!

The Wild Party is actually a poem by Joseph Moncure March and was considered so scandalous upon its release in the 1920's that it was banned in a lot of places. For a different take on it, check out the graphic novel with illustrations by Art Spiegelman (of "Maus" fame). It's a great read...

Hands down, the best TV theme song of all time was the theme to Barney Miller. The funkiest bassline this side of James Jamerson, a wailing blues guitar, and a horn section hot enough to melt steel. My only complaint is that it's over in under a minute. The theme to Sanford and Son gets an...

I agree, but I have to say that Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, while not a true-to-life depiction of Golden Age fashions, was a damn good lookin' movie! Tucker is a classic (though every time I see Jeff Bridges, all I can picture is "The Dude"...). Wouldn't it be nice if one of the...

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