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    new guy in town

    What part of Ohio are you from? I'm from Belmont County along the Ohio River across from Wheeling, WV and about 60 miles southwest of Pittsburgh.
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    Salon Article

    Actually, it's not the hat he was wearing but rather the coat - or more aptly, the combo. Abramoff in Borsalino and dark double-breasted coat did look like Al Pacino / Michael Coreone in the scene where he's just back from Sicily and goes to meet Diane Keaton / Kate. If Abramoff had worn a...
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    What happened to Esquire?

    A better question might be, "What happened to the American male?" Let me put it this way, once upon a time the ideal might have been Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, etc.. Now, it's Arnold. And, no, Esquire is not a rich man's Maxim. It's a juniur executive's...
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    Mack the Knife...

    Once upon a time, longer ago than I care to admit, I was a cub reporter for the Martins Ferry, Ohio, Times-Leader and was assigned to the Bellaire (OH) office. Although the Ohio River valley is traditionally robustly Democratic, a Repulican, Mary Fitch, had been elected mayor. Into her...
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    Different hats for different Occasions

    I don't wear my Akubras as much as I used to -ever since I got my convertible. But: Rugged Outdoors: 1) Rainy Weather: Watership Haven 2) Hot Weather: Tilley 3) Brisk Weather: Akubra Flinders Casual / Dress Oudoors: Akubra Lawson or Banjo Paterson Various Patch or Tartan...
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    Mack the Knife...

    Coming from Bob Ney's district in Ohio, this is going to be interesting.
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    Another new memeber with a question

    Check with Noggintops . Last time I looked, not only would they sell you a Banjo Paterson but would trim the brim to make it more fedora-like as well.
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    Joy in Mudville

    Ohio State beats Notre Dame while W. Va. defeats Georgia. What a day!
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    Any predictions on Hussain trial?

    Vlad the Impaler, the historic Dracula, is now the national hero of Rumania. I rather suspect that Hussein will make a farce of the trial but nevertheless will be convicted and executed. He will be become a martyr and a cult figure, somewhat like Vlad.
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    Become a Gentleman thread

    Aeschylus: "Ouk estein 'o aristotitos all' edein" ( "Not to seem the best, but to be.") Of Lord Byron, "He was mad, bad, and dangerous to know." Combining these two, we could conclude that Alcibiades, whatever his faults may have been, was a gentleman ( or as the Greeks put it...
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    Become a Gentleman thread

    Fielding's Squire Western, by your definition would not be a gentleman.
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    Become a Gentleman thread

    I do not know whether that is necessarily true. However, I do know that - prior to 1066 - William the Conqueror had been known as William the ba***rd.:) Beyond that, we should note that "No man is a gentleman in the eyes of his butler," which suggests that - perhaps - if we aspire to be...
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    The modern work ethic . . .

    I am a great fan and admirer of St. Anthony of Egypt, who in the late third century and early fourth century went out to the desert and founded monasticism. Beyond question he was one of the great influence on the entire course of Western civilization and - by all accounts - apparently a most...
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    Become a Gentleman thread

    Actually, it would do well to remember "Gentleman Johnny" Borgoynne, the British general who surrendured at Saratoga. He essentially had been fighting to impose the Stamp Tax and such upon the colonists.
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    Become a Gentleman thread

    Egad man - that's what the feudal system was all about - exploiting the peasantry.
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    The modern work ethic . . .

    I'm sorry, but - with all the downsizing and outsourcing going on - anyone who fails to view his employment with a jaundiced eye is more than a little bit naive. And with the minimum wage not having been raised in all these many years - well, you get what you pay for. ( Businesses which...
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    Questions for the G-1 collectors

    Aero sells used jackets, which can include G-1's of various vintages from time to time. The two advantages of dealing with Aero are that you are apt to get a market price and you will get the item described. And it makes a great deal of difference whether the G-1 in question is 1950's...
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    IRVIN NUTS?...the ULTIMATE thread for those who love 'em!

    There's no shame in being a Hurricane pilot - far from it. Actually, Hurricanes bore the brunt of the Battle of Britain.
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    IRVIN NUTS?...the ULTIMATE thread for those who love 'em!

    It's not a matter of preference or allocation, it's a matter of timing. As the war progressed, shortages in sheepskin caused Irvins to have more and more panels - in order to conserve material. The sort of jacket you have ceased being made sometime in 1940. It was followed, sometime that...
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    avirex?

    The general opinion is that they are bad. I get this impression from people who place high value on high fidelity to historical WWII A-2's, while Averix are not highly historical. Still, I've never heard anybody assert they are high quality leather jackets in terms of workmanship and...

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