Hello Ladies, Gentlemen....
I found this site trolling about looking for... (Wait for it.....) fedoras!
I suppose I should start at the beginning. "I was born at a very young age..." OK, probably not that far back. I am not a person with a thing for a bygone era per se, there's just certain elements of it I thoroughly enjoy. I wish my generation dressed better, acted with at least a modicum of civility and decorum, respected others (If not themselves) and just generally acted like decent persons. I wish folks still dressed nice to leave the house. I wish men acted like Gentlemen and opened doors for women. I wish women acted like Ladies and let them. So, for reasons like that there are certain elements of those halcyon days that I wish were still around, but I have no desire to re-enact them. That being said, some of my favorite movies are The William Powell / Myrna Loy "Thin Man" movies and of course Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon etc.
I smoke a pipe, hence my nick. "I smoke a pipe and live in Oregon, where it rains...". For a living I manage a wine & cigar shop in my hometown, and try to add a little class, and some of the aforementioned elements to the establishment. My success in that venture is still up in the air. Way up. I do enjoy certain elements of the past, but I also thoroughly enjoy my modern amenities, such as electric guitars and firearms and I tinker a bit with HAM radio. I have a serious "Thing" for watches, especially skeleton watches, fountain pens and cufflinks.
So there you have it.
I found this site trolling about looking for... (Wait for it.....) fedoras!
I suppose I should start at the beginning. "I was born at a very young age..." OK, probably not that far back. I am not a person with a thing for a bygone era per se, there's just certain elements of it I thoroughly enjoy. I wish my generation dressed better, acted with at least a modicum of civility and decorum, respected others (If not themselves) and just generally acted like decent persons. I wish folks still dressed nice to leave the house. I wish men acted like Gentlemen and opened doors for women. I wish women acted like Ladies and let them. So, for reasons like that there are certain elements of those halcyon days that I wish were still around, but I have no desire to re-enact them. That being said, some of my favorite movies are The William Powell / Myrna Loy "Thin Man" movies and of course Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon etc.
I smoke a pipe, hence my nick. "I smoke a pipe and live in Oregon, where it rains...". For a living I manage a wine & cigar shop in my hometown, and try to add a little class, and some of the aforementioned elements to the establishment. My success in that venture is still up in the air. Way up. I do enjoy certain elements of the past, but I also thoroughly enjoy my modern amenities, such as electric guitars and firearms and I tinker a bit with HAM radio. I have a serious "Thing" for watches, especially skeleton watches, fountain pens and cufflinks.
So there you have it.