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bombin, the brass bristles are softer than you would expect. They work pretty well with everything, you will learn to alter directions with the brush and to keep it light.

Just noticed that the brass bristle lint brush is out of stock at the Vermont Country Store. It is in stock on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Newhouse-Lint-Chaser-Brush-111/dp/B004YES1VS

I've found this brass bristle brush from the Vermont Country Store very handy: http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/productDetail/Lint_Brush/16225

Another possibility for a goatskin jacket is Lost Worlds. http://www.lostworldsinc.com/A-2_Flight_Jacket_Goatskin_Leather.htm I have one of their A-2's in goat and it's one of my favorites. Although not generally discussed, Stuart usually has an interesting variety of other hides besides...

Downton Abbey Costumes If any Downton Abbey fans are in or about the Los Angeles area I would recommend a visit to the FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising: http://fidmmuseum.org/exhibitions/current/#seventh-annual-television-costume-design It is free to visit and although there...

Great story, thanks for posting. Last year as we climbed on a small plane to get close up views of Mt. Denali (McKinley) in Alaska, my wife looked at the pilot and immediately asked, "How long you been flying and how much did you have to drink last night?"

Thanks A.C., I recently took the plunge into the Roku 3 world and I wasn't aware of this service. I waited until Roku was streaming in HD to purchase it but now I've had to bump up my internet speed. Although streaming in HD, it seems that if the channels "sense" the speed of your connection...

I've used this product on old leather jackets and it works very well. The only "problem" is that it removes all odor. In other words it won't smell like a leather jacket, but it won't smell like mildew or mold either. It also kills mold spores. "It's a smelly world out there."...

Thanks for posting that. I brought one back from Paris for a friend recently and she literally was jumping for joy. The design was a beautiful Bengal tiger with bright turquoise eyes. Nice to see how it's done.

A good decade or two ago there was a jacket site (now defunct) which focused primarily on A-2's. The site heavily favored a particular brand in the UK (not Aero). Over time it became known that not all A-2's by this manufacturer were horsehide. Because the site principals had been a little...

Vespizzare, would you share the name of the vintage store in LA please? Thanks!!

My experience with Oxi Clean has been very good. But you have to dissolve it in a basin of some type and then let the "afflicted" area of the shirt soak in the solution for a couple of days. The more troublesome the stain the longer the soak. Then wash in cold water to see if the stain is...

I have found this effective: http://www.nokout.com/Cleaning-Mold-and-Mildew.html

Hey Sean, Not that it's any big thing, but I think your ring has an image of an Aztec warrior as opposed to a Kokopelli. http://www.galleryhistoricalfigures.com/Figurefull.php?abvrname=AzLeoWar_v2WA A Kokopelli is a flute player and part of the Hopi culture. The figure on your ring has a...

This stuff works very well: Lafe's Natural Crystal Deodorant Hemp Roll-On. If you look it up on Amazon you will see some pretty similar alternatives.