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Bow Ties
I picked up this tie a few years ago at a historical reenactors' convention outside of Chicago - a vendor sold me this and eight or ten others for about $35. There's no label on it, so I have no idea what brand it is, but I'd guess it dates anywhere from around 1955 to 1965 (though if anyone has...- Merlin
- Post #1,156
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Show us your SHOES !!!
Johnston & Murphy's Holbrook model, brand-new. . . they're also available with navy leather, which I'm finding increasingly hard to resist buying.- Merlin
- Post #3,456
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Calling all cars!
Nice! Back in the mid-90's, my daily driver was a 1971 M-B 280S. I've heard tales of other owners having problems keeping the twin Zenith carburetors in tune, but so long as I ran mine daily (or thereabouts), I never had problems - she always stayed in great tune. Never got much more than 15...- Merlin
- Post #123
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Belt-back gray tweed jacket, 42R/42S
Sold. Send me a PM with the payment details and I'll give you the shipping info. Thanks!- Merlin
- Post #4
- Forum: Classifieds
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Show us your vehicles
Looks like a Lamborghini Espada to me.- Merlin
- Post #837
- Forum: The Display Case
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gray hats and brown trench coats?
I think a lot depends on the actual shades of brown/gray. I wouldn't pair a dark sable hat with a charcoal coat, but something in a tan would probably pair well with a lighter gray coat.- Merlin
- Post #5
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Can you remember where you were when you heard Princess Diana had been killed?...etc
The night Princess Di was killed (Labor Day weekend, 1997), I was vacationing in New Hampshire with my cousin and a friend of hers. We were watching "Saturday Night Live", and they broke into the broadcast to announce the accident. For the first 10 minutes, we thought it was an SNL sketch, and...- Merlin
- Post #31
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Motorcycles
Nice ride! I'm in the middle (well, maybe more like the beginning) of reassembling my '72 R75/5. I used to think that nothing pissed me off quite like the Stromberg carbs on a '71 Mercedes that I used to drive. Then I discoverd the Bing carbs on the BMW, and it opened up a whole new world of...- Merlin
- Post #12
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Fedora Pin
You're right. It's a great idea, but it's not like most of the folks here at the lounge would vanish in a crowd, at least not in the eyes of fellow Loungers. Still, it would be neat to wear when "incognito". . .- Merlin
- Post #27
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Sartorial Objections
If memory serves, I believe the great Homer Simpson justifies the look by claiming, "But Sipowicz does it!"- Merlin
- Post #7
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Greetings from another newbie.
Welcome aboard! If you ever need to commiserate with anyone about the woes of wearing a size 7 5/8 hat, I'm all ears. Damn this oversized melon! -
"The Wild Party"
The Wild Party is actually a poem by Joseph Moncure March and was considered so scandalous upon its release in the 1920's that it was banned in a lot of places. For a different take on it, check out the graphic novel with illustrations by Art Spiegelman (of "Maus" fame). It's a great read...- Merlin
- Post #5
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Best TV Themes (music)
Hands down, the best TV theme song of all time was the theme to Barney Miller. The funkiest bassline this side of James Jamerson, a wailing blues guitar, and a horn section hot enough to melt steel. My only complaint is that it's over in under a minute. The theme to Sanford and Son gets an...- Merlin
- Post #22
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Modern Film - Vintage Fashion
I agree, but I have to say that Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, while not a true-to-life depiction of Golden Age fashions, was a damn good lookin' movie! Tucker is a classic (though every time I see Jeff Bridges, all I can picture is "The Dude"...). Wouldn't it be nice if one of the...- Merlin
- Post #40
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Soundtracks and film scores - what's in your collection?
Confessions of a music junkie Like a few others here at the Lounge, my score collection is a bit too lengthy to list, numbering somewhere at 250+ CDs. One of note, that many of you fellow loungers would probably really dig, is the score to "The Cooler" by Mark Isham. Yeah, it's about 50/50...- Merlin
- Post #64
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Indian Jones IV movie news....
The thought of "Indy IV" appeals to me while at the same time terrifying me. I'd love to see another Indiana Jones film. He's one of the most memorable characters in cinema history. That said, my feeling is that they capped the trilogy almost perfectly with "Last Crusade", and if they want to...- Merlin
- Post #13
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Movie Cliche´s - The Car Chase
I tend to prefer my car chases with a dose of realism in them, which is why I love the ones from "Bullitt", "The French Connection" and the original "Italian Job". A lot of what you see in modern cinema really pushes the limits of believability. Don't get me wrong, I found movies like "The...- Merlin
- Post #22
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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English Actors as opposed to American Actors.
Hmm. . . in addition to "Shopgirl", Steve Martin also wrote the play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile", which is quite good. Other than that. . . Hmm. . . Hey, here's one; Harrison Ford can build a deck on his house. Can Kenneth Branagh do THAT?- Merlin
- Post #44
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Geatest designs of WWII
I certainly wouldn’t say that the UK built Merlins (which indeed outnumbered the Packard ones by 2:1) were any less powerful than the US built ones. However, the Rolls-Royce Merlins were hand assembled by skilled craftsmen, which meant that in order to build them with largely unskilled factory...
