I watched Chinatown the other day. I've seen it before but only once, maybe twice, and never as an adult.
Better and more intricate than I remember. Haunting. Good quotable moments throughout.
In the sense that people in the American South tend to colloquialise all soft drinks as "Coke," not just Coca Cola?
And though I've not read Chandler's Marlow (on my list, bookstore picked out and everything), my research indicates that despite inconsistencies, Marlow ages with the century...
I watched Marlowe, with Liam Neeson in the titular role, a few days ago.
I enjoyed it, it was well made but with a few tweaks it could have been great, more on that later.
Neeson is great as Marlow (or is it Marlowe? ), and the production design is top notch.
Good suits, good cars, good hats...
Probably as a three seasons boot.
May test a few winter excursions. I remember reading one of their descriptions to say it was insulated well, but can't remember which boot it was for.
Saw these pop up recently , and wondered if anyone has used them.
https://jimgreenfootwear.com/store/african-ranger-brown/
Apparently they took a lot of notes and requests from African Wildlife Rangers and produced this boot (and a few others).
They make them in South Africa with local...
Could be of interest to some of you, as it is, me.
I found a website devoted to the clothing of the CCC.
https://sites.google.com/view/ccc-uniforms/home
I was specifically looking for info on the lumber jacket in red Buffalo Check pattern, and stumbled onto an Archeophile's gold mine.
Enjoy!
Realizing the following...
I'd like to ask if there is some hiking gear that take advantage of today's knowledge, maintains a 'vintage' appearance, and won't break the bank?
Another testament to their cust. service, I explained my fears of disproportionate head to hat appearance, and they sent a picture of Pat wearing one.
Apparently his noggin is similar to mine.
He looks great in it so my fears have been dispelled.
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