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  1. PrettyBigGuy

    Trader Vic's in L.A. to close?

    The Trader Vics @ the Palmer House in Chicago closed a year or two ago as well.
  2. PrettyBigGuy

    is this an "antique" wrench?

    Just be careful with that wrench when hanging around the conservatory with Col Mustard!:p
  3. PrettyBigGuy

    I saw it and I just had to buy it!

    I ended up buying this one: http://www.villagehatshop.com/turkish_fez.html It's a bit taller than I wanted, but it has a leather sweat and it is of better quality than the others I found. Thanks for asking!
  4. PrettyBigGuy

    I saw it and I just had to buy it!

    Great looking coat Tommy, but I thought this thread should be over here with the other jackets and coats! PBG
  5. PrettyBigGuy

    New (Vintage) Bicycles?

    I realized that I never posted pics of our Electra cruisers, so here they are: This my RatRod which I have modified with a springer fork, seat rail, rear mudflap, flame tread tires and "ape hanger" handlebars. Here's look at the springer forks and the flame treaded tires. (I also added the...
  6. PrettyBigGuy

    WWII Birds and the Goose

    Great shot! I knew the Peacemaker was big, but WOW! I's like to see the same shot, but with a B-17 & a B-52 added!
  7. PrettyBigGuy

    Show Us Your Pedigree! The Heritage Thread.

    Pedigree: 100% Polish. Both sets of great-grandparents emigrated. One set of them came from region near the German border and that territory's ownership had been disputed over, so for a long time we thought that we were part German. My family has since decided that they were just in denial...
  8. PrettyBigGuy

    May Day Boycott

    Okay, I'll bite. If I understand you correctly you are saying that Mexican citizens are entitled to live in the USA because they are indiginous to the continent? By this same argument, Myself being of European descent, have the right to illegally emigrate to Europe regardless of the laws of the...
  9. PrettyBigGuy

    Favorite Summer Drink

    This may sound a bit strange but a drink that is pretty tasty in the summer is bourbon (I perfer Maker's Mark) and cream soda over ice. I'm also fond of Grey Goose orange vodka and soda. There's also nothing like a good Mai Tai as well! In the evenings a bit of Patron tequila in a snifner...
  10. PrettyBigGuy

    Where do FL readers stand on tattooing?

    When threads get as long as this one these kind of things invariably happen. Everyone has an opinion and this is the place to state it, but as long as everyone plays nice, I won't have to cover the sandbox! This isn't the Observation Bar you know!:p ;) Incidentally, I have one tattoo on my...
  11. PrettyBigGuy

    Ancestral Golden Era Jobs

    My paternal Grandfather was a machinist durring WWII. He had 3 brothers, 1 of which was also a machinist and the two of them worked on components for the atomic bomb. The other 2 brothers went to war (where one was KIA). After the war my grandparents opened a neighborhood grocery store / deli in...
  12. PrettyBigGuy

    May Day Boycott

    Another problem is that the US border patrol is so hamstrung with rules that they are ineffective. I heard an interview with a member of the border patrol who was stationed in San Diego say that they were not allowed to question people that they suspected of being illegal unless they were within...
  13. PrettyBigGuy

    May Day Boycott

    Having just recently moved back to the midwest from LA, I got a daily look at illegal aliens everyday. You couldn't drive into a U-Haul or Home Depot parking lot without a whole pack of them jumping in front of your car asking in broken English if you needed a day laborer! I find the fact that...
  14. PrettyBigGuy

    Your favorite Scotch? Your Favorite liquor in general?

    Make Mine Maker's as well! I was a Jack Daniels drinker for a long time, but I've changed over to Maker's Mark in the last few years. In the cold weather months it makes a fine Manhattan if I do say so myself! When I'm not knockin back a Grey Goose Orange and soda in the summertime, I've been...
  15. PrettyBigGuy

    The Dance Snob

    I've seen way too many guys who do that. In fact a buddy of mine and I used to always see a guy, who we nicknamed "Elwood" because he was a skinny guy who always wore a black suit and fedora, that was so into his dancing that he didn't even look at his partner! These poor gals couldn't follow...
  16. PrettyBigGuy

    The Dance Snob

    I never understood this either. That's why I used to do the opposite! Long after I considered myself a beginner I used to go to the beginner East Coast lessons at the Derby. Not because I thought that I needed more lessons, but because the classes were so crowded, the instructors couldn't...
  17. PrettyBigGuy

    New (Vintage) Bicycles?

    I took some pics over the weekend in my basement, but they turned out pretty dull. Now that the sun has come out I'll take some more and post them ASAP. All this talk of military surplus bikes made me remember another modern-cruiser company called Nirve. http://www.nirve.com/ Check out the...
  18. PrettyBigGuy

    New (Vintage) Bicycles?

    Hepcat, Did you check-out the parts section of the website? They've got all kinds of custon parts you add to personalize your bike. We opted for the these "knee-action" springer forks on both our bikes: We've also got these seat-rails: (which I think protect your seat from tearing if...
  19. PrettyBigGuy

    New (Vintage) Bicycles?

    Unfortunately, Schwinn just isn't what it used to be. If you want a modern bike with vintage style, I recommend Electra. http://www.electrabike.com/ They have lots of models to choose from, ranging from choppers to old style beach cruisers. Looking at the website I'd say that the "Coaster" or...
  20. PrettyBigGuy

    Show us your dance pics and vids

    That's for sure. I've seen so many couples that are concentrating soooo hard on the steps that I fear that their heads will explode! Just have fun for heaven's sake! This is one of the few I have of me dancing. I don't usually bring a camera with me when I go dancing. But since this was my...

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