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  1. AdeeC

    Favorite Use of a Song in a Golden Era Movie

    So many great songs have featured in films from the Golden Era. Mack the Knife sung by Ernst Busch from the 1931 German film THE THREE PENNY OPERA is one of the most impressive and creepiest at the same time. This scene from the film opening shows Mack the Knife stalking two women whilst a...
  2. AdeeC

    White's Semi-dress Boots..

    I suggest you go for the single leather sole option. I have two pairs of Drew’s cascade ranchers made by Whites. One pair single leather sole and the other with Vibram soles. The difference in weight is remarkable. The leather sole is miles lighter and the thinness negates the clunky...
  3. AdeeC

    Break in at Aero

    Looking at items like iPads for sale on Ebay it is surprising how many are locked and come without chargers. That is usually an indication they are stolen. Honest sellers take the bother to unlock their Ipads so that new buyers can use them. Any frequent Ebay buyer has likely unwittingly bought...
  4. AdeeC

    1940's-50's serial ?

    Could be Haunted Harbor, Republic Pictures 1944. Also known as Pirates Harbor.
  5. AdeeC

    Modern "Grizzly" Jackets?

    I own an Aero and also a Steve Sellers example the same as casechoppers. Both are great. There seems to be two polarising schools of thought with grizzly's. The hair on hide and the fur fans. Personally I like the fur. The hair on hide look great when new but are susceptible to hair loss over...
  7. AdeeC

    Tramp Steamers

    A lot of Somerset Maugham's short stories and books relate to voyages on tramp steamers based on his own travels and observations in the Far East early in the 20th century. Read them many years ago and perhaps some of the most evocative exotic travel romantic writings ever.
  8. AdeeC

    The Golden Age of the Streetcar

    Yes, the last of the old trams used to travel the paying North Richmond to St Kilda line and were phased out two years ago. The city circle trams are very popular with locals also who work in the city. The whole circuit can take up to an hour depending on traffic and always crowded. The ones...
  9. AdeeC

    eBay WARNING!

    I recently bought a a miniscule collectable charm weighting less than an ounce and had to pay $34 USD to ship it internationally. The seller told me he had to pay about $2.60 to ship it to Pitney Bowles. He just started using the system and didn't know it was such a ripoff and he now realises it...
  10. AdeeC

    The Golden Age of the Streetcar

    Melbourne aside from having about 30 vintage trams still in service to complement the modern fleet also has roughly 200 vintage trams in storage. Some trams are also receiving major upgrades and now being stripped down and completely restored to run on the free city circle line.
  11. AdeeC

    Pree WWII style beach racing in Aus

    Awesome event. Thanks for showing us.
  13. AdeeC

    The Golden Age of the Streetcar

    I live in Melbourne too and am lucky to live 3 minutes walk away from 2 tram lines. I drive my car very little and share it with my wife. The roads trams travel on are full of life. Long busy pedestrian friendly strip shopping areas with plenty of cafes, shops, parks, connections, services and...
  14. AdeeC

    AL CAPONE , which movie was the best portrayal of mr Capone?

    Yes SCARFACE is excellent and certainly based on Capone. I believe Edward G Robinson was deliberately chosen by Warner's for his role in LITTLE CEASER because he did resemble Capone but had to make it fictional as Capone then a notorious public figure but still a free man and convicted of...
  15. AdeeC

    AL CAPONE , which movie was the best portrayal of mr Capone?

    Though not a biopic I really like Edward G Robinson as "Rico" in LITTLE CEASER 1931. This fictional film was loosely based on the real Al Capone. Kick started the whole gangster film genre.
  16. AdeeC

    Purple Knit Colors on Vintage A-2s

    I believe the Dubow 27798 jackets had either brown or purple knits. Could have been due to the large contract for these jackets right at the time the airforce was in rapid expansion and the inevitable war time shortage of materials. They just used what was available.
  17. AdeeC

    General thread about quilted-jackets

    Maybe I should have explained better, feel bad the way I worded that. Was in China many many years ago in a poor part of the country during winter. People wore quilted jackets as well as trousers continuously 24/7. It was for most of them part of their only set of clothes they owned which they...
  19. AdeeC

    General thread about quilted-jackets

    Completely agree. They remind me of something to sleep in if poor and homeless.
  20. AdeeC

    White's Semi-dress Boots..

    Amazing the popularity and the infinite varieties and options of the Semi Dress now available. I remember when they were an archaic footnote in their catalog available in one CXL style with a choice of single or double leather sole and only on special order. I still own an original single sole pair.
  21. AdeeC

    How should jackets fit?

    I also tend to believe the slimmer one is the tighter the clothes they can wear comfortably. When I used to box and do gymnastics I weighed 53kg and could wear the tightest jacket like a 36 without sacrificing comfort or movement. Now although still quite trim at 67kg tight clothes are somewhat...
  22. AdeeC

    How should jackets fit?

    I have a 39inch chest. Two inches added would be too tight around the chest on a leather jacket for me. Cloth maybe OK. Three will be my bare minimum, preferably four. I guess there are a lot of variables in upper body shape also to consider.
  23. AdeeC

    Horse Hide Jerky?

    Aero real deal compared to original Dubow Jacket with has over 70 years of more wear and leather dressing. Variation of grain can be seen around real deal collar. To the naked eye the colours are very similar but the Dubow appears slightly darker with the phone camera. They have a similar...

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