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    Your Top Ten Golden Era Films?

    I was just thinking it might be fun to see what is on everybody's top ten list from the golden era. My list is just my favorite to watch movies, not necessarily my picks for "best." These are the ones I find myself watching over and over again. These are in no particular order. What's yours...
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    How did you start wearing hats?

    Gosh, good question. I started being a "hat guy" when I was a kid. Like another poster, they were an easy part of getting into "character" when playing. I then started buying neat hats at junk and antique shops...a deerstalker and an Irish tweed hat I still have from that time. I didn't have a...
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    Marty

    Wow, I didn't know about the Playhouse 90 version, either. The phone rejection scene as played by Ernest Borgnine in the movie is pretty hard to watch as well. Great movie and largely unknown today.
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    Cleaning My old Stetson Strat ?

    Gentlemen, Thanks for the tips on cleaning my old lid. With a combination of gentle vacuum power and a little brushing the old strat looks like a million. :)
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    Personal Heat

    I think I posted this one in another thread, but it fits here, too. Love those old thumb busters! This Colt is a 2nd Generation that was made in 1960.
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    Calling Barranca . . . Calling Barranca . . .

    I'll have to check that one out. Sounds interesting.
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    Personal Heat

    I was surprised to see so many Loungers "packing heat." Pleasantly surprised, I should add. Firearms are a hot button issue with many folks. Like some of the other posters, I'm a cop and I assure you the dark underbelly of society we see will make you a pessimist about the goodwill of our fellow...
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    Opinions on Cooper A-2's?

    Weston, If I had your size I would be all over an original A2. The guys are shooting you straight on that. However, if you like the A2 look you'll probably want one you can wear without worrying about it too much, so a repro is great for that. The website Airfrog gave the link for is a...
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    Miller's Crossing

    Well said, Jake! Some movies aren't meant to be "seen" so literally. I think you hit the nail on the head with this one.
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    Out of the Past

    Feraud, I recall now it was mentioned in the thread on Noirs. It is amazing that Kirk Douglas was so new to the screen. I think on TCM they said it was his second screen role! Mitchum is very, very cool in the film and like you it made me a big Mitchum fan. Everyone in the movie does an...
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    Out of the Past

    I went back a few pages and didn't see any references to "Out of the Past" with Robert Mitchum. I've seen most of the classic noir and detective films of the golden era, but one of my all time favorites would have to be "Out of the Past." I was recently watching the movie on TCM and in the...
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    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    I found this thread from November on "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" and thought I'd comment. I saw this movie when it came out and loved it. I was already a golden era fan back then, and a fan of noir and private eye flicks. What amazes me is how -relatively- well it still holds up. As a spoof, it...
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    How did you find the lounge?

    I think it was about a year ago I became aware of the lounge. I saw it mentioned on one of the flight jacket forums. The other day I went back to the vintage flight jacket board and Paddy mentioned the London soiree for lounge members and I decided to check out the fourm again. I got hooked...
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    Miller's Crossing

    I think it is even better on second and third viewing... This thread has made me want to check it out again, it has been a while since I saw it.
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    Miller's Crossing

    I haven't seen that one in at least five years, but I enjoyed it very much. I had a roommmate in college who considered it his favorite film at the time. I still think it was a very good flick, and not just one on the level of the sets and wardrobe. The acting and writing were first rate in my...
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    All users with Myspace, please share :)

    Wow, this myspace thing makes me feel like an old fogey. I tend to agree with MK, it seems like something for the younger crowd...I'm 34 and freely admit I tend to be behind the tech curve. I can remember when I thought cell phones were unnecessary and an affectation. Guess they're here to stay...
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    The Great Beer Thread

    Great thread. Lately I've been drinking Pilsner Urquell and Bass more than anything else. I like a Corona with lime in the summer. If I can get it, a real German beer is always good...lately I've been indulging in Maisel Weissen at a local bistro that carries it. I like a Shiner Bock and...
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    What do you do for Living?

    Well, I posted on the other thread "What's Your Racket" that I'm a cop. In my area of the world, like most others, we're not exactly overpaid. Sooo, I work a second job like many other flatfoots to pay for the little extras like collectibles. My wife is an accountant and very good with money so...
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    What do you do for Living?

    Just another flatfoot (copper.)
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    30's~40's Work Boots

    Try some boondockers I didn't have time to read the entire thread here, so I hope these haven't already been discussed. I have a pair of WWII Impressions USMC "boondocker" boots that I like a lot. They are made "rough side out" with the smooth leather on the inside. The army wore a very similar...

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