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  1. dr greg

    the shoe was lost

    we'll see I'll be going in there today.
  2. dr greg

    Hawaiian Shirts - Aloha Shirts

    iconic is OK I'l wear the real deal over a repro anyday, because if I've got the authentic thing on, I can be assured that there's no one in at least a 1000 miles wearing the same outfit. But that's just me, most people don't care about such things.
  3. dr greg

    I have purchased the holy of holies....

    cheap option or just wear it on very dark nights
  4. dr greg

    I have purchased the holy of holies....

    holy hell In this country the practise is known as Invisible Mending, and it cost me $120 for ONE hole about the size of a ciggy burn, but when you look with a magnifying glass you can see the reason why, mine was done by an old Japanese lady, who quoted me $2000 to do the whole suit, so I just...
  5. dr greg

    The Lighthorsemen

    the mail My great uncle WALSH, Trooper Michael, No. 3194. Age at enlistment: 34. Religion: RC. Single. Farmer, of Brisbane, Queensland. Next of kin: Mother; Margaret Walsh, of Tambourine, Queensland. Source: 25th Reinforcements, joined Regiment 02 Jul 1917. Trooper - Trooper. Discharged...
  7. dr greg

    The Lighthorsemen

    mist of time My grandfather served in WW2, but up in Dutch New Guinea, so not much horsemanship to be had there, My great-uncle Mick rode in Palestine with the Light Horse, and according to my mother, was at Beersheba, but I only remembering him telling me about finding a crashed german...
  8. dr greg

    The Lighthorsemen

    out of time It's already the 31st here, and in Palestine it seems, because I just heard the news report on the charge being over already! funny old world.
  9. dr greg

    The Lighthorsemen

    The day Perhaps it's worth mentioning that today is the 90th anniversary of the Beersheba Charge, and apparently some Australian lighthorsemen are over there for a re-enactment, which according to the radio just now, has been done. I thought I might indulge myself with some scans from a book...
  10. dr greg

    the shoe was lost

    depends I'd say all I have to lose is whatever the guy charges me for the hat....if he lets it go, he struck me as a bit weird about it.
  11. dr greg

    the shoe was lost

    I don't know about the US but here it's a tradition that shops that sell hats boots and other "western" menswear in country towns have the walls covered in the incredibly holy and beatup lids that have been traded in upon purchase of a new one. My local shop has what looks like a quite nice grey...
  13. dr greg

    They Say Em' From the Golden Era - Slang & Memorable Phrases

    freak out Everyone usually quotes Tod Browning's FREAKS in regard to this stuff, but an equally interesting if melodramatic look at sideshow carnie culture and the "geek" is this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_Alley_(1947_film)
  14. dr greg

    Help! Smoker Smell!

    Sol Turn it inside out and hang it in the sun, or throw it in a tumble dryer with a tissue soaked in eucalyptus oil, which should be easy to get over there. last time I was in California it looked like my backyard.
  15. dr greg

    Saw

    wise up Movie makers have always done what they can get away with remember that KING KONG had a scene deleted because it was deemed too scary for the public. In a world where you can watch real footage of dismemberment with the click of a mouse, entertainment has to stay ahead of the game, and...
  16. dr greg

    Hawaiian Shirts - Aloha Shirts

    palmed off And I should have looked closer, it's not bamboo!
  17. dr greg

    Hawaiian Shirts - Aloha Shirts

    what you want As a collector of Hawaiian and Pacific Island shirts of the 40's thru to the 70's I would pay that kind of money if I could afford it, that one has a rare design, bamboo being a popular motif. It's not unusual to see mint condition Hale Hawaii's and Dukes going for over a grand...
  19. dr greg

    Smith and Wesson Model 22 Revolver .45 ACP

    draw pardner As a licensed shooter for long arms I don't have any pistols, and don't really need 'em on a farm, so I'm no "hoplophobe" as you call it, but it seems to me that this discussion skirts close to irrelevancy in regard to the majority of discussions on this forum. A case could be made...
  20. dr greg

    Polyester?

    all a matter of taste A mate of mine bought a Dries Van Noten suit for $5000, and it was polyester, and he loved it...I thought it made him look like someone who would sell you stuffed toys from the boot of a car.
  21. dr greg

    What is it to be a gentleman?

    as they say I once heard it said that in regard to the fair sex: A gentleman is one who can do what no gentleman would, as only a gentleman could.
  22. dr greg

    MEN of the LOUNGE

    digger At the risk of being pedantic, that is not the block traditionally associated with the digger's, or 'slouch' hat, as I recognise the iconic shape, http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-uniforms/slouch_hat.htm but as is revealed here...
  23. dr greg

    steaming a hat

    coincidentally This very issue being addressed right now on this thread http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=24332

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