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  1. "Skeet" McD

    Reining Hats and Dogs

    Just Just inland from Newburyport, straight along 113: Groveland, near Haverhill, on the banks of the Miskatonic...
  2. "Skeet" McD

    Reining Hats and Dogs

    Myself and current bird dog Thomas Francis Meagher of the Sword "Tom" back after a day afield a few years back, when pup was...well: a pup. He's six now. Irish Red and White Setter, our third....
  3. PatsFirstCamp

    PatsFirstCamp

    On the hunt, 1850s-60s Adirondack-style ("Frank Forester" and "Adirondack Murray" era) — fir-bough lean-to and bedding covered with Goodyear's patent groundcloth.
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  4. "Skeet" McD

    Abercrombie & Fitch Co., 1916 outfitting catalogue

    First-rate! Thanks!
  5. "Skeet" McD

    FS Bing Band The War Years 4 CD set.

    PM Sent. "Skeet"
  7. "Skeet" McD

    Hatless

    Well, you know Tom: God will probably punish me for saying so (because I actually lived through those days....) but: there are very few that can carry either of 'em off. For my money: you did. If you ever decide to grow 'em back in...it won't be the fatal mistake it would be for almost everybody...
  8. "Skeet" McD

    Hatless

    Aureliano, condolences and respect to you as well. I remember your father's passing; we were in closer contact at the time. I am just now (hopefully) within a week or so of closing on my father's house; then the bulk of the issues following his death will have been attended to. The next time I...
  9. "Skeet" McD

    Hatless

    I have been largely absent over the last year or so, caring for my father who died this past July, God rest his soul! at age 92. But, out of respect for dear Aurelio (who is still hope to have the honour of meeting in the City, and with better liklihood now that trips there will be less...
  10. "Skeet" McD

    An Appeal to the Yanks Around Here

    A la tres estimable M. Marc Chevalier: I have been noticeable mostly by my absence on the FL over the past year; my father's last illness and death (God rest his soul!) has taken away almost all of my "free" time and therefore most of my appearance here. A week or two before his death I was, in...
  11. "Skeet" McD

    Men who can cook.

    An excellent brand of knife almost unheard of outside of Germany (it seems) is Fissler MAGIC CHEF. Crappy name: good steel. And REALLY good prices. I found them in a Kaufhaus in Essen (which, for those of you whose knowledge of German geography is only slightly less good than my own, is right...
  13. "Skeet" McD

    Christmas without Christ? Huh?

    Sheeplady: I don't know if I can explain it—but I'll at least try ;). You are quite right—unsurprisingly, judging by your moniker—regarding the likely historical time of Jesus of Nazareth's birth: it was in the spring, most likely in March from the arguments I've heard. I just returned from a...
  14. "Skeet" McD

    Show us your Guns!

    Good on yez, Tom! Looks good, and just in time for some bird-hunting. For the price—how could you go wrong? "Skeet"
  15. "Skeet" McD

    Cuff watch bands.

    Dear Edward: as "Cobden" has said, these are intended to go with early wristwatches which have wire loops soldered to the sides of the watchcase; the band which holds the watch to the larger band must pass through these lugs and under the watch. Some later-style watches MIGHT be able to affixed...
  16. "Skeet" McD

    FS: Vintage B&L Ray Ban 'Gatsby' sunglasses

    PM Sent... Like it says :cool:
  17. "Skeet" McD

    Golden Era Hunting Equipment

    Dear Derek, Good for you. All of us who try to "live in the past" are doomed to fail from the authenticity point of view: it's just a question, on the physical side, of how closely you look at the reproductions, and on the mental/spiritual side...well, if at some point you don't realize that you...
  19. "Skeet" McD

    Golden Era Hunting Equipment

    Dear Derek: If you are new to hunting, welcome! And I think you will find that almost everything about the game has to do in a large degree with where you hunt. There are (and were) books out there that suggest "one way to do things" whether it be guns; clothing; dogs; techniques: whatever. But...
  20. "Skeet" McD

    Golden Era Hunting Equipment

    Dear Derek, As has been mentioned a few times along the way, what, where, and when you hunt has a great deal to do with how you dress: although a born and bred Yankee, I imagine our good friend Atticus would confirm that few Southern dove hunters reach for their warmest clothing before heading...
  21. "Skeet" McD

    Golden Era Hunting Equipment

    Atticus, that's a first-rate photo! I've not been around much for some months, but this thread—which is close to my heart as an upland hunter who does all of his hunting in about "1927"—stopped me dead. For those who think that there was "only one way" to do it: well, this photo (and many...
  22. "Skeet" McD

    Atomic Era Tom's Items For Sale

    But, Tom: leaving things in your closet for 60 years or so is SO COMPLETELY GOLDEN AGE...believe me: I know. I'm really not looking forward to cleaning out my childhood home when my father (now 92) goes to the long home of his fathers.... "Skeet"
  23. "Skeet" McD

    The season is on....

    Dear Friends of the Lounge: Our young dog Caniscaeli Robert Emmett (Bob) was finally overwhelmed by lymphoma: half a week into the final protocol it was clear the cancer was still gaining ground. We took him to the vet at 1:40 today after a final run—belled—in his hunting grounds. He died with...

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