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  1. dhermann1

    Mmmmrrrbble mmmrrbble . . . Hello, everybody!

    Whoa! Wow! What happened? I stepped into a time machine and went the wrong way, I guess. I haven't been here in an AGE. Been missing you motley band of misfits. Anything interesting happen since the last time I was here???
  2. dhermann1

    Horrible news: Roseland Ballrom closing

    One of the truly iconic names of the Golden Era will be shutting its doors soon. Roseland, the legendary ballroom in Manhattan, is closing. http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/5763099/roseland-ballroom-historic-nyc-venue-closing-in-april-breaking
  3. dhermann1

    Lounger world famous in Britain now

    Fellow Lounger V for Victory (I haven't seen him here in a long time) has a nice story about him in the BBC News website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24470206
  4. dhermann1

    "I Am Dandy"

    I recently met a lovely young lady (TRAGICALLY married. Her husband is a great guy), named Rose Callahan, who did the photos for a spectacular book that has just come out called "I Am Dandy". It's a celebration of dandyism in all its diversity. Several of the chaps shown in the book are...
  5. dhermann1

    Ha har! Jack lad. Talk like a pirate!

    Avast, mateys! Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day! This be no joke! Them's what DIE'll be the lucky ones! Batten down the mizzen mast! Keel haul the poopdeck! Shiver me timbers!
  7. dhermann1

    Army website blunder

    I have to say, I'm kinda shocked about this. Not a WW II issue, but a US history mistake, and a rather glaring one. The official US Army website says that 50,000 were killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. I HOPE there's nobody here at the Lounge, at least on this part of it, who doesn't know...
  8. dhermann1

    L'shanah tovah!

    L'shanah tovah! Happy New Year to all my Jewish friends here in the Lounge!
  9. dhermann1

    Where were you when the lights went out?

    Ten years ago today the Northeast US was hit by a cascading blackout that left 50 million people without power for hours, and in some cases days. I wound up walkng home over the Brooklyn Bridge for the second time in just two years. Where were you that day? And anybody remember the big...
  10. dhermann1

    WW II Pilots wearing ties?

    Jusr an errant thought that suddenly apeared between my ears a few moments ago. I was wondering how long the habit of wearing neckties in combat persisted among allied (and for that matter Axis) pilots during WW II. I was wondering (idle mind) if Douglas Bader would have been wearing a tie...
  11. dhermann1

    Roaring 20s Lwn Party, Ipswich, Mass

    Well, there used to be a thread called Vintage Pictures of Yourself, or something like that, but darned if I can find it. So here are a few images of a wonderful event I attend two weeks ago in Ipswich, Mass., at and estate called Castle Hill. Fabulous doesn't BEGIN to describe it. The event...
  13. dhermann1

    84 year old sailboat win Trans Pac Race, again.

    The Dorade, an ocean racing yacht originally designed by the great naval architect Olin Stephens, won the Trans Pac Race in 1936, and has won it again in 2013. They gave it modern sails, a stronger mast, and straightened out the hull a little. Pretty amazing if you ask me...
  14. dhermann1

    Lucy and Desi's Mid Century mansion in Palm Springs

    I just stumbled across this really neat set of pictures of Lucy and Desi's 4,500 sq ft home in Palm Springs, from around 1954. Ultra ultra retro. Wish they were in color. http://www.paulrwilliamsproject.org/gallery/1950s-houses/
  15. dhermann1

    Stratoliner Hawaiian shirt

    Don't know if I'd call this a deal, but it's certainly a find. For all you guys who are devotees of the Stratoliner, here a Stratoliner Hawaiian shirt. Another reason to regret not having won that $600 million jackpot a few weeks ago...
  16. dhermann1

    Bio of Lorenz Hart

    Here's a very well written review of a new biography of Lorenz Hart, Richard Rogers's first partner. Great insight into the life a a brilliant lyricist and Broadway legend. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/words-and-music/309249/
  17. dhermann1

    Caretaker guzzles $100,000 worth of vintage whiskey

    Here's a story that cracked me up but also broke my heart. This house was the childhood home of one of my best friends, who passed away a few years ago. It's in southwestern Pennsylvania, in the heart of the old coal country. In its hey day Scottdale, PA was close to being the coal capitol of...
  19. dhermann1

    Dame Vera Lynn - 96 today!

    One of the truly iconic names of the WW II era, Dame Vera Lynn, turns 96 today. She, of course, was most famous for what was almost the British National Anthem during the battle of Britain, "We'll Meet Again". Can't hear that song without getting a little misty. But she sang many other songs...
  20. dhermann1

    The continuing destruction of our Harlem heritage

    I posted this over in the Golden Era forum, but it has me extremely upset, so I thought I'd post it here as well. Two of the most important landmarks of the Harlem Renaissance have been destroyed, to make room for more apartments. Horrific...
  21. dhermann1

    Another Harlem landmark bites the dust

    One of the famous clubs of the Harlem Renaissance will meet the wrecking ball soon. The Ubangi Club, whose name I've always been familiar with, but knew little else about, will make room for another apartment building. Yawn. The Harlem real estate boom booms along. This article explains that...
  22. dhermann1

    Can someone give me some info on this?

    Here's a jacket a friend wants more info about. I am a total ignoramus on the subject, but I hoped some of the people here might be able to shed some light. I believe it's from Korea. As you can see, the label is virtually illegible. Thanks!
  23. dhermann1

    The Dumbing Down of America - Here's Why

    Here's an excellent article that makes the point the vocabulary is the strongest indicator of success in life, and that the American system of education has been dumbing us down for a couple of generations. Makes my blood boil. http://www.city-journal.org/2013/23_1_vocabulary.html

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