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    Fountain Pens, Pocket Watches, Pipes

    I have a really good friend (although we haven't seen each other for many years, since I left home), who's studied calligraphy quite extensively. He always carries an ink pen, and refuses to let anyone else use it, on the grounds that anyone else's writing will "duress his nib". I have no...
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    Which Rat Pack member are you?

    I knew I was going to be Dino. I was right. That calls for a drinkie winky....
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    China Clipper Model Plane

    Oh man, that is soooo sweet... "Nice to see you again, Dr. Jones."
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    Games people play

    What, nobody hits the dogtrack??? That's vintage, baby...
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    Of all the gin joints in the world...

    Yeah, sure, I can see that, definitely a 30's-40's kind of vibe around those big buildings downtown, cool...and then you cross the bridge and it's straight into the 50's, up around Sandy there (where I was staying when I was there)...I can definitely see where there'd be a fair bit of...
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    Random Experiment Works Out Great...Go Figure

    No, no shrinkage, but I should postscript the whole deal by noting that, in fact, there was some shapal distortion after everything was said and done, I've had a bit of a go getting the brim flattened out and drooping evenly fore & aft as before. I got it wet and clothespinned the very center of...
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    Of all the gin joints in the world...

    Holy moley, that's a deal! I was actually thinking about this, and maybe you can fill me in a bit. What was going on in Portland during the actual Golden Era?? It seems to me that most major (or major-ish) North American cities (NY obviously, Chicago, DC, LA, SF, Tulsa, Houston, New Orleans...
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    Of all the gin joints in the world...

    MK, that's beautiful, I think I'd read about Musso & Frank's before. Actually, it's all academic, since I'm on the whole nother side of the Pacific, but I did live in Portland for a couple months, whereas I've only transited thru LA and been to the SF airport. But I didn't visit many bars in...
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    Orvis' new golden era shirt!

    Belly me lad...thanks, now I have to go change me kecks...
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    German motorcycle jacket 40's 50's ??

    Das ist ein Shloompfenjacketen, mein freund!!! Sehr gut, jah? Jah!
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    If I had to pick one girl from the golden era

    You da...uh, Root, thanks, partner.
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    If I had to pick one girl from the golden era

    Hayworth. O'Hara. Made me feel all...funny inside when I watched their movies as a kid. And one nobody else has mentioned, and I can't find a single decent photo (Root?) , but Katherine Grayson, like...holy moley...
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    Of all the gin joints in the world...

    So reading Wild Root's diner thread got me thinking, does anyone know a nice retro-feeling bar? Not one of those cheesy New Jazz-age cigar lounges, but a real barman-with-a-tie-shaking-up-a-Rob Roy kind of a joint where you might spot a classy tomato down at the end of the bar who just got...
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    White pants, Navy D/B jacket?

    Go for it, Belly! No picture offhand, but Hemingway and his groomsmen all wore the white flannels and blue DB blazers at his first wedding...very summer in Kennebunkport sort of a look... If one's into that sort of thing...
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    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    I would definitely take The Professionals over TM7 for the Seven Samurai Old West Revision...
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    an interesting letter from lands end.

    "Now I'm stocking shirts in a Wal-Mart store, Just like the ones we made before, 'Cept this one came from Singapore... I guess we can't make it here anymore..." We Can't Make It Here Anymore James McMurtry
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    Country Music Awards...

    This is interesting, firstly because I front and play rhythm guitar in an Americana/Alt. Country band, and secondly because I've recently been trying to locate a source for some of those Nudie/Nudie-inspired short jackets. Gram Parsons brought the Nudie suit to rock and roll when he was with...
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    Bad repro looks

    How do we feel about these guys? Especially when so many elements of the show are obviously near and dear to our hearts?? I kind of get the feeling that a large percentage of us here, if given the choice of making a TV series based on anything in the world, would probably have chosen this one...
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    Aftershave : That nostalgic true masculine smell!

    Not a toiletry, but in the spirit of the original post, without exaggeration, 90% of all women I meet over the age of about 25 are utterly captivated by the smell of my Zippo...same deal as the Old Spice, all fond memories of Da...most will grab it, open it, and just smell the fumes...not that...
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    The wrist watch.

    I've been salivating over this bad boy for about 2 years...still haven't figured out a way to own it and remain married at the same time... sweet

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