Recent content by Berlin Buster

Mine was suggested to me by a friend who was considering joining the board (he was using his favorite pulp magazine character's name) - it has a double meaning for me, because I have always been very big on bombers from World War II, AND am slowly working my way into learning more about the...

Yes, very true - and living in the Appalachian Mountain region, I can tell you that what you speak of is very true. West Virginia has an initiative every winter to help pay for elderly people's home heating, preferably with natural gas or propane; however, that doesn't always happen.

I'm personally going for Jazz and Blues, as well as Swing/Big Band sounds as our musical culture (anyone can write inane songs with only a rythm and melody, no harmony - that covers most modern pop music), as well as adding in that I think our food culture can best be summed up by...

One grandfather worked for his father's construction business as a carpenter's apprentice before the War, and afterwards, took it over (probably would have done so sooner if Pearl Harbor had not happened); the other grandfather was an errand boy before he lied about his age and joined the...

I've never personally seen one on a hat with a wider brim than two inches, but I know the local suit shop has several matching the criteria humon posted, and they all have a nice little red feather with black speckling on it, tucked neatly under the ribbon.

As Johnny and those before and afterward have said! I too, have a beard, though I'm not particularly sure what style one would call it (perhaps Amish). I've noticed similar looks when wearing even a newsboy cap and my workclothes (heavy pants, suspenders, buttoned shirt). The whole...

Very nice scouting, Hemmingway! My local paper only shows interesting things such as this when there's some sort of historical bit going on, unfortunately. The most suits my area sees outside of modern-day business is at church, and I hope to change that by dressing similarly to the...