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  1. PrettyBigGuy

    The History Channel taping @ The Derby!

    A good buddy of mine who still lives in LA went to the Derby last night to check out Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums perform. He emailed me this morning to say that the History Channel had a film crew there taping a show on the history of the club! There is a small blurb on the Derby's website...
  2. PrettyBigGuy

    Fez: Who's got 'em & where'd ya get 'em?

    I've been kicking the idea around of picking up a fez for a while now, and before I do, I thought I'd see if anyone here has them where they recommend I get one. I've found several websites that claim to sell genuine Moroccan Fezes, but there is not much detail about the hats themselves. Ebay...
  3. PrettyBigGuy

    My New(ish) Optimo

    I visited Optimo a few weeks back while dropping off my fiancé at Midway airport in Chicago. I was planning on having the ribbon on my Optimo Pecan replaced and have a clean and block on my straw. What I didn't count on was Graham having a hat in my size that I couldn't pass up. At...
  4. PrettyBigGuy

    Ivory Dinner Jackets

    As I've mentioned before, I'm getting hitched this May and my attendants and I will bill wearing Ivory colored dinner jackets with black slacks. We are going to be wearing black bow ties and cumberbunds too. I just went to register at a tux rental shop last week and was asked if I wanted white...
  5. PrettyBigGuy

    The ORIGINAL Optimo Indy

    Up until I moved away from SoCal I considered myself to be very fortunate when it came to fedoras. Why you ask? Well I'll tell you. You see, there is a certain member the the SoCal Tribe (Rundquist) that purchases hats from Optimo more often then some people change there socks! As luck would...
  7. PrettyBigGuy

    Tuxedos and Spectators?

    I'm getting hitched this May and I am leaning toward wearing a tuxedo with a white dinner jacket and black slacks. I was also thinking about picking up a pair of Allen Edmonds black and white spectator shoes to wear. I'm not sure if this is a fashion faux pas or not so I thought I'd check with...
  8. PrettyBigGuy

    The Black Stallion

    I really dug trhis movie as a kid. I just saw it again recently and it was still pretty entertaining. I've never read the book, but in the movie, A boy gets shipwrecked on a desert island in the Med with a black arabian horse. Soon after winning the horse's trust they are rescued and return...
  9. PrettyBigGuy

    Swingin' at The Derby NO MORE!

    It is with a heavy heart that I write this post. The Derby, in LA, has "re-decorated" their large backroom into a lounge, complete with cocktail tables and sofas. This room has for years been used for swing dance lessons and, while the bands wailed on the stage in the main room, housed the...
  10. PrettyBigGuy

    WWII USAAF Squadron Patch Resource

    I've been doing some research for the A-2 I hope to order this summer. I found this page while trying to find examples of specific squadron patches. Enjoy! http://members.aol.com/brimiljeep/WebPages/SquadronPatchPage.html
  11. PrettyBigGuy

    Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher

    I saw this Over @ AICN and I copied the link. Kinda reminiscent of the old Fleisher Superman cartoons with more T&A. www.monkeysuit.com Looks pretty cool, except that Rex seemes to flying around in an F-4U1 Corsair! As far as I know the USAAF only used the Corsair in the Pacific.
  13. PrettyBigGuy

    Optimo Davenport

    Well, my Christmas trip to Optimo has paid off. May I present to you all, my Dove Gray Optimo Davenport (and some guy's bird) I'm very happy with how it turned out! I love how tall the crown is(keep in mind that I'm 6'5" and the ribbon is 2"). I'm still playing around with the...
  14. PrettyBigGuy

    A Very Optimo Christmas

    Happy New Year everyone! As a mentioned in another post, I was fortunate enough to pay Graham and Kevin @ Optimo Fine Hats a visit last week. On Dec 23rd, as part of my annual pilgrimage to Nothern Illinois to spend Christmas with my folks, I made a detour. Before driving approx 1 hour...
  15. PrettyBigGuy

    Sad State of Affairs

    A friend of mine emailed me this and it made kind've sick. I wonder how it is going to take for this to come around and bite us in the rear-end: Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6am. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved...
  16. PrettyBigGuy

    ATOMIC Trouble?

    I just remembered that I didn't submit an address change, after my recent move, for my ATOMIC Magazine subscription. When I visted their website and clicked the "subscribe" button I got this message: ATOMIC has suspended publication until further notice and is not currently offering...

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