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    A Vintage Christmas..

    Seemed like a good idea for this time of year. What are some ways the Forum brings the Golden Age into the holiday season? For us: -A Christmas Story -It's A Wonderful Life -Charlie Brown -Several others -One somewhat non-conformist thing we do is we turn on every last light we have on...
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    Annoying modern trends...

    My nominees: Clothes. Skinny everything. "Retro." (1970s-80s LOOKING) Flip flops. Uggs. For the ladies, tights as trousers. Cars. Tachometers and floor shift in EVERYTHING. Any color you want, as long as it's white, black or some shade of gray. Other. Smartphones. Black, matte colored and...
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    The Shortwave Radio Thread.

    I'm listening to Jack Benny on a station somewhere in the neighborhood of 3.2 Mc, program called "Classic Radio Theater".... Nothing like OTR on, well, an old time radio. What do you have, and what are you listening to on it? Sent from my SM-G386T using Tapatalk
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    I'm back...

    It's been an... interesting summer, to say the least. Non-select for CPO, again. Tried to change rates to Mineman, denied. Tried to go on extended active duty orders, no joy. And, Chattanooga. I drill there. Enough said. So, here I am back. Let's set the Wayback Machine for about 1947...
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    Maybe OT: Took my first CPO test yesterday.

    Vintage content: Brooks Brothers actually makes 'premium' Service Dress Blues, and the CPO "seabag" has only changed in detail since the Golden Era.
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    Lookin' for an OR clone...

    More I wear it, the less I like my straw Stetson OR. Too tall of a crown and a little broad-brimmed for me. What I really want is a straw hat with c. 1965-75 OR dimensions; stingier brim and lower crown. I'm weird, I know.... It's just that a "classic" OR makes me almost look like as much of...
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    Norma Zimmer has passed.

    Broke on the news this morning. Norma Zimmer, Lawrence Welk's last (and longest tenured far as I know) Champagne Lady, passed of "natural causes" last night. Following Youtube clips should suffice to demonstrate just what an awesome Voice she had. We have lost a very significant connection to...
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    Saw our own MajorMoore on TV last night..

    http://www.wnpt.org/productions/crossroads/2010_sep.html He was featured in an article on Tennessee Crossroads, a travelogue about interesting people and places here in the Volunteer State. Not sure if there's any way to watch it online, but NPT (Nashville Public TV) might have it online...
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    Won a Campdraft...

    It's medium gray and was on Epay. I will have to rebash it as I actually LIKE a cattleman crease with a snap brim, but I will post pix once I get it. Can I post a link tot he now-defunct Epay auction? AO1
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    Best Duke era?

    For this puropse, we'll call "early" John Wayne's debut up to about 1940, Middle/WW2 would be 1940-@1965 or so (the time of his lung operation) and Late would be 1965-1976. Waddayathink? Which era Duke is the best Duke> B-westerns and Stagecoach? She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Big Jim McClain and...
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    Bathtub Nashes....

    Am I the only one that thinks a '49-53 Nash is the neatest car of the late Golden Era?
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    Ike pix in ORs?

    OK, I have a project for the Lounge. Fixing to get my OR refurbished by a fellow Lounger, but I need some pix of Ike in his OR so the hatter can have something to work with. Unfortunately, all I can find is Ike lookin' over the YB-52 and it's not that good a pic. Any help is appreciated.
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    Flattening the brim on a straw hat?

    My $20 straw OR looked like a taco shell when I got it. Making some progress, but any suggestions?
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    Straw Open Road or clone?

    Been looking and only found ONE place that has them locally. Is Stetson getting out of the straw OR business? If so, is there such a thing as an OR clone in straw?
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    Vintage Heat?

    What firearms best work for The Golden Age? My Nominees: Colt New Service Colt Government Model (either .45 or .38 Super) Smith and Wesson Military and Police Smith and Wesson Model 1926 .44 Colt Police Positive Remington Model 81 Remington Model 51 M1928 Thompson with vertical...
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    Hatters in East TN?

    I have an OR that will require a bit of work in the next several months, and am starting to look about. Suggestions?
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    Famous (and not so famous) OR wearers...

    The OR is one of the more prolific hats of the 20th century. I never realized how many people wore them, adn am just curious to see how many famous people have been seen in an OR. Here's the few I can think of offhand: Truman Ike LBJ...
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    flattening the brim on an OR?

    Finally got me one and the brim rolled up a mite in shipping... I have been resting her on the brim inverted and letting gravity have her perfect work, but it is still a bit more rolled up on the sides than I care for. I like the turned up brim and the 'cattleman bash', but would prefer the hat...
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    Open Road or lookalike...

    New hereabouts, and am wanting me one of these. I am of the understanding that several companies made hats that were almost identical to the OR. I like the OR, but am having a time justifying $125-150 for a hat with the Queen (wife)... Been trying to find me one of the lookalikes with no joy...

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