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Purple anyone?
Who knew that Black Rit Dye doesn't really dye black unless you leave it in for a really long time... :eek: So now I have to give it a green bath and hope it goes gray like I was trying to do in the first place! -
Cool period light fixtures
http://www.schoolhouseelectric.com/ I'm not sure if anyone has posted this yet, but a friend of mine pointed this place out to me. The quality is apparently pretty good. Not a huge selection, but some nice pieces if the styles suit your needs. Dalexs- Dalexs
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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VERY COOL Newspaper find
While I was having my garage demolished today (built in the early 30's) I found a few old newspapers stuffed in the walls. It was the shopping section from the "Boston Globe News." Unfortunately, the papers crumbles in your handle it. Enjoy- Dalexs
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Is this hat too big????
:eusa_doh: Actually I just thought I'd share my latest project hat. Hopefully it will be finished up in time for either my LA trip or at least the Boston gathering. Dalexs -
"Hats off is the rule"
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Authentic 1950's Interior Paint Colors
Wow! I can honestly say that I have at last 3 of those colors in my current house.- Dalexs
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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New project hat for QM2006
I thought I'd finally show off my new project hat that I'm finishing just in time for QM2006. Took a bit to build up from scratch, but I'm fairly pleased with the results. Still need a few tweaks, but I have almost 2 weeks! Dalexs -
Crime and corruption in New Jersey, go figure!
Today, I had a bad day. I thought I'd share! So I needed to get a passport recently, in a very short amount of time, for a last minute trip to South America (on business, really.) I go to an official passport agency with all proper documentation hoping to have one before this weekend. (This...- Dalexs
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Surviving the '50s, '60s...
I knew I had this around somewhere. Hopefully, its not a repeat post. Enjoy! TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 1950's, 60's, 70's & 80's. First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a...- Dalexs
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Any guesses?
So I'm rebuilding this hat as a project. I posted it over on Club Obi Wan for the Indy gearheads to try to guess. Thought I'd give the experts a crack at it. Any takers? Winner gets a round on me! (And that is my new vintage tie I just picked up the day HJ stole the borsalino hat from... -
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Curious George: Bad for kids?
Here's a interesting little article in todays paper. Anxious, coddled, uncurious George I guess we didn't know how good we had it back then! Enjoy Dalexs- Dalexs
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Dark Art: What makes a Film Noir
Came across an interesting little article in todays Globe. Dark Art: What makes a Film "Noir"? I believe its an except from the authors new book. (I can't guarantee how long the article will be live on the site.) Dalexs- Dalexs
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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QMSummit.com Website up and running!
QMSummit.com For those who may not know, a couple of us were discussing putting a website together just to contain photoablums of events like the QMSummit. One of the Indygearers, farnham54 donated the space, registered the name, and I have installed photo album software. If anyone...- Dalexs
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Fantastic Four Fedoras
I just check out a featurette on Yahoo movies and it looks like Ben Grimm aka The Thing is going to be sporting a fedora in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie. It looks like Marvel likes having their characters dress nice, first Doc Ock, now this. Any guesses as to what kind it... -
The reason men's vintage is hard to find!
Well, there you have it! One more reason to deligently watch the obits, followed by yard sale notices. (hey, someone had to say it!)- Dalexs
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The Art of Art Deco
Check out what exhibit is coming to my local museum... http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/artdeco/ I guess its time to get me some more of that culture... Dalexs- Dalexs
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They're making a comeback I tell ya'
Just saw this with an interview of Sam Raimi (director of the Spiderman movies.) So not only does Molina's character wear one in the movie, the guy running the show wears wear on set! Click here if you feel like reading the interview. Raimi Interview -
The Look is Coming Back... I think?
I don't know if anyone has had the chance to see the ads in Newsweek or on tv but this caught my eye the other day. Click on the image to see the entire ad. I also just saw the tv ad the other night on late night cable (based on the "cheese" factor of the commercial, it's right...- Dalexs
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Just got me a brand New Hat
Earlier this afternoon... and a few hours later... I know some of you guys don't follow COW and I don' post over here that often so I figure I'd show you guys my new Akubra Federation Deluxe in Graphite Gray. I couldn't pass up the deal that Ron was giving last week. Ok, that's... -
Interesting article on QM2
Found this in this mornings Boston globe . An interesting read over breakfast. Enjoy H.D.S. GREENWAY Echoes of the age of ocean liners By H.D.S. Greenway, 1/9/2004 THE LARGEST and most expensive passenger ship ever built, the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2, is scheduled soon to depart...- Dalexs
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