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  1. Lincsong

    Have you ever gotten into a heated argument with a "tailor"?

    Well, a couple weeks ago, I buy a sport jacket and want to have the thing alterered. So the store's tailor comes out and I indicate to her that I want a little bit of cuff showing. She refuses to do it. I tell her to pull it up a little more, she refuses. Finally, she shuts up and...
  2. Lincsong

    Articles says men lose fashion sense at age 37....

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2189365/Men-stop-caring-clothes-hit-37-thats-turn-Jeremy-Clarkson.html
  3. Lincsong

    What a buffett of class....

    http://www.ebay.com/sch/noclevermoniker1969/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562
  4. Lincsong

    The Good Neighbor Policy; Latin music in the 30's and 40's....

    I've got an itch for some Carmen Miranda, Xavier Cugat, Desi Arnaz this morning and it made me remember all the great ballroom Latin Music of the '30's and 40's. So I'd like to start with my personal favorite...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-y8TS7jbpY&feature=related Aquarelo de Brasil is...
  5. Lincsong

    I remember when, (the music thread)

    Since we're having fun in the Observation Bar remembering things, I figure let's start one on music. So this is from the year of 1969 when I made my grand appearance in the World...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UWRypqz5-o&feature=fvwrel
  7. Lincsong

    Video synopsis of 1940's

    http://www.objflicks.com/decadeofthe1940s.html
  8. Lincsong

    Has anyone heard this B-17 story before?

    Charlie Brown was a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot with the 379th Bomber Group at Kimbolton, England . His B-17 was called 'Ye Old Pub' and was in a terrible state, having been hit by flak and fighters. The compass was damaged and they were flying deeper over enemy territory instead of heading home...
  9. Lincsong

    My Grandfather's Application for citizenship 1948....

    I came across this letter while looking at old pictures at my Mom's. It was dated March 1, 1948 and sent to the Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service in Honolulu T.H. He originally applied in February 1947 while living in Honolulu, seven months after President Truman...
  10. Lincsong

    Love at first sight. Golden Anniversary Stories.....

    I have an Uncle and Aunt who have been married for 56 years. The story of their marriage was "love at first sight". My Uncle walked into a night club in 1953, sitting at a table in the room was guy and girl, the girl saw my Uncle, took the engagement ring off her finger, handed it to her...
  11. Lincsong

    Do you watch Hulu.com and what do you watch on it?

    I just started watching it. My favorite so far is McHales Navy. I saw Rhoda and Mary Tyler Moore Show. Now I know why I hated it even as a 4 year old. lol
  13. Lincsong

    New found color film of VJ Day in Honolulu

    http://www.breitbart.tv/newly-discovered-vintage-film-of-vj-day-in-honolulu/
  14. Lincsong

    The Sand Pebbles

    Starring Steve McQueen, Richard Crenna and Richard Attenborough. (1966). About the U.S. sailors aboard the gunboat U.S.S. San Pablo in 1926 China.
  15. Lincsong

    The Return of the Lady's Lady????

    Well, we have women chiming in on the "Return of the Man's Man" thread and how certain qualities can also be attributed to women, so let's start a thread for the Lady's Lady? What consitutes the qualities of a "Lady"????
  16. Lincsong

    Japanese Surrender in World War II

    <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vcnH_kF1zXc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vcnH_kF1zXc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"...
  17. Lincsong

    Kurosawa Festival at Stanford Theater

    There is an Akira Kurosawa Film Festival begining Saturday, February 20 at Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto, CA. The film 7 Samurai starts off the festival. This was the film that The Magnificient Seven was based. Showtimes are at 2:30 and 7:30...
  19. Lincsong

    The Man With the Golden Arm

    I just watched this movie for the first time in 20 years. :eek: Anyway, it stars Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Darren McGavin. Sinatra plays a drummer hooked on "horse" (heroin). Directed by Otto Preminger (who played the Commandant in Stalag 17). It's probably one of the most intense films on...
  20. Lincsong

    Be careful singing "My Way" in the Phillippines

    http://www.spinner.com/2010/02/10/my-way-responsible-for-philippines-karaoke-deaths/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl2|link7|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spinner.com%2F2010%2F02%2F10%2Fmy-way-responsible-for-philippines-karaoke-deaths%2F Sorry folks, you'll have to copy and paste the above to read the story.
  21. Lincsong

    Some Came Running (1958)

    Based on the James Jones novel. Directed by Vincente Minelli. Starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine. The movie deals with Sinatra's character as a former writer/World War II veteran who comes home to the fictional Parkman, Indiana 1948 which is a stereotype of 1940's small...
  22. Lincsong

    Rent Sinatra's former Palm Springs home

    www.sinatrahouse.com
  23. Lincsong

    The Wall Bed....

    These are often shown in old movies. A store in Burlingame, CA that custom made them consolidated with their store in Palo Alto. I've never seen a house or apartment with one. Does anyone; 1. have one? 2. use one? 3. ever had/used one?

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