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    The Accursed "Boomerangers"

    With the economy the way it is, companies don't want to hire new graduates. There are plenty of people on the market with a few years of experience, so they don't want to take some kid from college and give him a few months of training about "how it works in the real world", they want someone...
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    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About PREP, But Were Too Stuck-Up to Ask

    For you guys saying you've been dressing this way since the late 70s/early 80s, you DO realize this article is FROM 1980, right?
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    Who needs four-wheel drive? Offroading in the Golden Era.

    I think most people with SUVs have never really driven them in REAL snow, so they don't have a clue what they are doing when a few inches come down. They figure they can just drive like they normally do, and they're usually spinning out and in the ditch before I have yanked the lever in my SUV...
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    In Search Of: The Great Hot Dog Stand

    I like the hotdogs from Dearborn Sausage Company. Their Kielbasa is great, too. As far as hot-dog "venue", that would have to be Lafayette Coney Island in downtown Detroit. I get my coneys with "everything", which is chili sauce, diced onions, and yellow mustard.
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    Who needs four-wheel drive? Offroading in the Golden Era.

    My Jeep Cherokee has 4wd but I find it really isn't needed most of the time. I don't do much off-roading but when I do, I tend to leave it in 2wd mode (rear-wheel drive) unless I get stuck. I figure driving around in four just means that when I get stuck, I'll be further into trouble.
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    Groups or clubs?

    Well, I do a lot of swing dancing. Most of the music we end up dancing to is from the 30s and 40s, though some is current bands that play in a similar style. Quite a few people in the scene are into vintage clothing, or at least have vintage stuff or vintage-styled stuff they wear to events...
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    Input on Quality and Fit of Less Expensive A-2 Jackets

    I have the US Wings jacket. It's held up well for a year or so, and I've worn it a lot. No complaints. It fits well, it's comfortable, and it seems to be durable. I don't really have anything to compare it to, though.
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    How you may live and travel in the city of 1950.

    This is really neat in that there isn't anything especially exotic about it. Probably the only thing in there that's not realistic are the spiral escalators; they do exist, but the curve isn't nearly that tight.
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    Bug out bag ETO 1939

    Knife, compass, matches, flint (backup fire source), revolver, ammo, cash (assorted currencies), cigarettes (for barter/greasing), change of clothes, canteen w/cup, flask of expensive whiskey. And a blanket if it's winter.
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    The Vintage Camera Club Thread

    I've got a few. A pre-war Kodak Retina and an early '50s Retina IIa (both made in Germany with excellent Schneider lenses). Both are 35mm folders, but the IIa has a coupled rangefinder which makes focusing it a lot easier (the older Retina is scale-focus; guess the distance and set it on the...
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    Beginning drinking

    Try lots of stuff, and don't forget beer and wine. Stay away from cheap beer; life is too short for cheap beer. Try and find some local/regional beers from your area and try them all, see what is readily available, and what type(s) of beer you like. With wine, try a few different varietals of...
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    Whats the deal with tie length these days?

    I'm a big guy (6'1", 220lbs or so, last I checked, 16 1/2" collar) and used to find modern ties too short, but then I started being careful to make the wraps in my tie knots a little tighter and find that they are just about right. With modern pants and a Windsor knot, the short blade goes...
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    Michigan Anyone?

    I'm not too familiar with southwest Michigan. My sister went to Kalamazoo College, so I've been to Kzoo a few times, but not really explored it much. There's a good restaurant called "Food Dance" on Michigan Ave. Nothing vintage about it, but the food is great. There's a bar with live blues...
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    Learning to Dance

    I'm not sure what to add about finding the beat on the dance floor since I don't have trouble with it. Growing up with musical parents (mom plays viola, dad plays violin) will do that, as will a few years of piano lessons, and just listening to tons of music. I guess that's it---listen to lots...
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    Suggestions for hat stores in Detroit

    Bluegrass, how was your visit? Detroit seems to get a bum rap. Sure, it's run-down, there's crime, etc., but there are a lot of great things about this city, and I'm looking forward to seeing her transformation over the next few years. Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus
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    How authentic is the LANDS' END US TANKER JACKET

    I'm not at all familiar with it. I buy a fair amount of stuff from Lands End, though. Their shirts and pants are very nice for the price, and their stuff seems well thought-out and reasonably well-made. I wouldn't expect "authenticity" to be high on their list, though. They tend to make...
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    Boater faction!

    I might just have to go see if they have one in my size soon. I work right near HtH, haven't actually gone there yet though.
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    Suggestions for hat stores in Detroit

    Oh, and Jacoby's is supposed to be good. I've never been there, but they've survived for 100+ years. It's a German biergarten on Brush, just north of Congress, a few blocks north of your hotel. And a fun hangout is Cliff Bells, just north of Adams on Park. Restored Art Deco bar. It's really...
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    Suggestions for hat stores in Detroit

    Hmm, well, I live in Dearborn and work right in downtown Detroit so I'm right in that area. There's a store called Henry the Hatter on... I think it's Broadway right near Gratiot. That's easy walking distance of Ford Field and your hotel (in fact, it's on the way). I haven't had a chance to...

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