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What Did You Drink Last Night?
Bourbon Maker's Mark on ice with a splash of water.- TimBer
- Post #98
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Best "hat movie" ever?
Baseball The new MLB channel has been replaying Ken Burns' Baseball documentary. While it is not a "movie" in the traditional sense, there are a lot of great hats in the photos and footage from the early years. It is amazing to see so many hats at those ball games. -
Capes/Cloaks
Bupers has the boat cloak listed as an optional item. http://buperscd.technology.navy.mil/bup_updt/508/unireg/Chapter3/Officers/om_1_DD_Formal.htm- TimBer
- Post #40
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Name That Tune
Looks like no one has chimed in for awhile Here's my offering: "Here comes that man with all the news. Box back coat and button shoes. Paid up with his union dues. _______ what __ _________ about ___ _______." -
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If Indiana Jones wears a watch.. what would it be?
Q: How do you know what time it is? A: I tell time by the sun. Q: What about night time? A: Well, night time is more difficult, but its only a couple of hours.- TimBer
- Post #16
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
My second favorite contradiction in terms. -
What are you wearing today??
Bugsy You are indeed correct about there not being carriers in Albuquerque. I am currently in Newport, RI, half-way through a 10 week temporary assignment. FYI, the two carriers in the back ground are USS Forestal (CV-59) and USS Saratoga (CV-60). Both have been decommissioned. Tim- TimBer
- Post #5,713
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
SDB's Me in my SDB's with my son, Shane (14 weeks). Shane is still in his PJ's as it was early in the morning.- TimBer
- Post #5,709
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Bates Dress/Military Shoes
Corofram's look like the dress shoes you rent when you rent a tux. They look good with dress uniforms, but too nice for regular service uniform, IMO. I wear Bate's Lite leathers, which we had to purchase during basic training so we could shine them on a regular basis - Corofram's were not...- TimBer
- Post #8
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Some bad news (now getting better!)
After smoking for over 30 years my dad spent his 50th birthday in the E.R. short of breath with chest pain. He has not had a cigarette since and turned 60 last month. I'm sure you will have no problem giving 'em up. -
Khaki on Kahki? The wife says no...
You need a good khaki garrison cap to go with the outfit. See my avatar. Tim- TimBer
- Post #12
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Rescued some old friends from the barn today.
And here is a picture I found on the web of a current CPO cover. -
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Rescued some old friends from the barn today.
This is a really crummy picture I just took with my phone. Sorry it is so blurry; I dropped my phone a while back and now all my pictures have this U2 video look to them. Hopefully you get the idea. -
Rescued some old friends from the barn today.
I have a khaki cover for my combination cover, but the elastic is black as opposed to being the same color as the rest of the cover. Perhaps there is someway to make it look right, but it would take some work. I believe that is a Chief Petty Officer cover since officers have always worn a... -
The nicest comment I ever heard
I was at my local pizzeria this afternoon picking up a to go order and one of the workers walked by and said, "I can dig it. That's fresh," and pointed to my panama. -
Need help, HAT GIVEAWAY!!!
Moxie Alouicious Res Ipsa The Banner (Rex Banner) In Flagrante [delicto] Midnight Moonlight -
The Hat From "There Will Be Blood"?
Alfalfa Bill If your Great Uncle was Alfalfa Bill, I'm guessing the picture is circa 1940. Thank you for sharing this great photo. I love the vest, tie tucked into his shirt and his coat, not to mention the hat.
