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  1. Patrick Murtha

    RIP Maury Chaykin

    Maury Chaykin, who starred as the detective Nero Wolfe in A Nero Wolfe Mystery on A&E, has died on his 61st birthday: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/07/28/chaykin-maury-tributes.html The series, co-starring Timothy Hutton as the dapper Archie Goodwin, has got to be one of the most...
  2. Patrick Murtha

    "Mad Men" Trouser Question

    In the most recent "Mad Men" episode called "The Mountain King," which I have not seen yet (I'm still working my way through the first season), Don Draper wears a pair of to-die-for speckled grey trousers: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2703725568/tt0804503 Pardon my ignorance, but is that...
  3. Patrick Murtha

    Dapper Detectives: Looking Good, Ready for Action

    This is a really fun piece. Make sure to read both pages and to play the 5 minute video. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/nyregion/04detectives.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin Befitting that I should post this, with my Eliot Ness avatar (and there is a reference to Ness and the historical...
  4. Patrick Murtha

    Art Deco Society of California

    When I lived in San Francisco from 1985 to 1989, I often attended events sponsored by the Art Deco Society of California -- both social events such as the Gatsby Picnic, a Victory Canteen to celebrate the end of WW II, etc., and educative events. A look at their website shows me the Society is...
  5. Patrick Murtha

    Clothing, Key Element of Your Lifestyle?

    Earlier today in another thread on another board I wrote: I have always spent a very high percentage of my income on clothing -- although I've never been in the same financial bracket as many of the bankers and lawyers on the board, and therefore I'm not buying $2,000.00 suits. I've hit six...
  7. Patrick Murtha

    The Recession and Layoffs Thread

    Whether or not we're actually in a recession, people keep talking about the possibility (and it appears this is one of those things we actually nail down after the fact, whether we were in one at a given point or not). I've noticed a trickle of posters on various boards I belong to announcing...
  8. Patrick Murtha

    The Workplace...A Modern Tragedy?

    A poster at a related forum lost his job in a downsizing this week. In offering my condolences to him both publicly and privately, I had an interesting thought. When it comes to work, I've either actively liked or at least not minded the duties of the vast majority of the various jobs I've had...
  9. Patrick Murtha

    Ebay UK

    Has anyone had much luck finding great stuff on Ebay UK? A few quick searches seem to indicate that there is less variety there than I would have supposed. For one thing, the "Men's Clothing," "Men's Shoes," and "Men's Accessories" categories do not appear to be sub-categorized. (The "Men's...
  10. Patrick Murtha

    LL Bean Suede Vest

    I recently bought this LL Bean suede vest in an Ebay auction: It's quite nice, but when it arrived, it didn't fit; it was too small. The label says "L," and I am a 44 (38 waist), but it was not at all big enough for me; it fit more like a medium vest. Here is the original Ebay auction...
  11. Patrick Murtha

    Minor Flaws in Garments

    It is in the nature of the clothes we wear to become worn, so I'd like to explore our attitides toward minor flaws in garments, the sort that are probably only noticeable to you and that no one else would be likely to care about: a mild scratch on the toe of your shoe, a slight rip in the silk...
  13. Patrick Murtha

    Menswear in the Movies and Television

    I was thinking that, although I've posted a few times in "What Was the Last Movie You Watched?", I'd personally like to take a new approach to the discussion of movies and television at The Lounge. I belong to a number of movie forums online and I post my general film comments in those forums...
  14. Patrick Murtha

    O To Be a Silver Fox

    I'm 49, and my short brown hair has been gradually graying for years, but the pace has picked up noticeably in the past year. I love the gray, always have, and can't wait till I'm a full-blown silver fox like Anderson Cooper or actor John Slattery on "Mad Men." I asked a stylist if there was a...
  15. Patrick Murtha

    "Mad Men" Golden Globe Nominations

    Classic Style cover boy Jon Hamm has been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Drama, and the series itself has been nominated for Best Television Drama. These are well-deserved recognitions; the show is wonderful and Hamm is terrific in it.
  16. Patrick Murtha

    Dark Hats, Light Hats

    In my obsessive viewing of classic movies and television (I've been on an Untouchables binge lately), I have been noticing with delight that the classically dressed men often do not match their hats to their suits or topcoats in simplistic ways. I can't make out colors in black and white, of...

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