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  1. PeterGunnLives

    The wonderful foods of the Golden Era

    Oh yes, the one time I went to the House of Prime Rib, I neglected to get a reservation ahead of time, so there would have been about a two-hour wait for a party of one. So I just had a drink in the waiting area, took in the atmosphere, paid my tab and left. :D But unlike other patrons having...
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    Thank God for Ralph Lauren

    One of my favorite sport coats is green and gold plaid in Italian cotton, Polo by RL. It can fit with a range of period looks from the 30s to the 60s. I had my eye on this jacket for about three years at RL outlet stores in my area. I couldn't find it for sale online any cheaper, so I finally...
  3. PeterGunnLives

    The wonderful foods of the Golden Era

    I like the fine dining of past decades... i.e. Steak Diane flambeed table-side, Lobster Thermidor, table-side Caesar salad, prime rib roast carved and served from an art deco style chrome cart, flaming meat on skewers that look like swords, bananas foster flambeed table-side, flaming Spanish...
  4. PeterGunnLives

    Alright! Confession Time! What's YOUR "Guilty Pleasure?"

    I enjoy off-beat 1950s B-movies along the lines of Roger Corman. It was the "shock cinema" of the time.
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    How you ever worn certain clothes to give others "the finger?"

    I dress up all the time because I like to dress up. And part of it is my way of expressing a certain contrarianism, as my region is very casual, and, dare I say, not especially style-conscious for the most part. People go to the store in sweats and pajamas. I go to a stage show at an elegant...
  7. PeterGunnLives

    SJC Gang Jackets

    So... are the jackets gone? I don't see them on the SJC site anymore.
  8. PeterGunnLives

    Favorite hair styling products: Pomade/brylcreem/etc...

    I'm still using plain Murray's, as it works well in my hair. And, as I mentioned up-thread, $3 per can is a lot more affordable than a lot of these newer boutique brands. I mean, $20 for a little tin of hair product? Really?? Though I might give one of them a try if I get a bonus at work some time.
  9. PeterGunnLives

    Looking for affordable dress wrist watches

    On my quartz watches, the second hand stops at each second precisely. My Stauer has several smaller and much quicker stops in between each second, instead. So in comparison, it is "smoother," but not truly "smooth" as I understand that kind of watch really should be. One thing I don't like...
  10. PeterGunnLives

    What do you use to shave?

    It's interesting how little thought and observation people give to the things they use and see every single day... A friend of mine is so accustomed to electric razors or cartridges with three, four or five blades that he thought the DE safety razor was some newfangled trend! So he was...
  11. PeterGunnLives

    What's for Dinner?

    Leftover fish from an authentic Hong Kong-style cafeteria.
  13. PeterGunnLives

    Which word for sweater do you prefer?

    Terminology on my small portion of the US west coast... * A sweater is a knit yarn shirt. This word applies whether it has a button front opening (a "cardigan" or "cardigan sweater") or not. * A jersey is specifically a sports uniform. And I can't think of any sports teams that wear what I...
  14. PeterGunnLives

    Spectator Shoes

    The soles on my shoes used to be shaped like this: http://www.allenedmonds.com/shoes/mens-shoes/oxford-derby-shoes/strand-cap-toe-oxfords/SF1635.html?dwvar_SF1635_color=1635 To me, that's how a dress shoe is supposed to look. Whether that is actually "correct" in classical shoe-making or not, a...
  15. PeterGunnLives

    Every Time I Toss the Bacon Grease I Feel Guilty

    "There are eight million stories in the naked city..." And this one is about plastic bags. o_O
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    Other cultures

    Whoa, I was away from online message boards for a while and I come back to a whole bunch of alerts! Anyway, speaking of fast food chains... The development of the national structure of McDonald's was depicted in the recent movie "The Founder." While not necessarily accurate in all its details...
  17. PeterGunnLives

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I started, but I've only gotten a few minutes in.
  19. PeterGunnLives

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I try not to go too much with ratings either from professional critics or the general public, as neither one aligns with my particular tastes. If I like something, I like it for my own reasons.
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    Unappreciated masterpieces?

    While I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, I think "The Shadow," with Alec Baldwin and Penelope Ann Miller, should have gotten more recognition. It was the way I had always pictured that universe in my mind when listening to the radio program and reading the pulp stories. The movie really brought...
  21. PeterGunnLives

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    It's an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake (aka Richard Stark)'s 1962 novel The Hunter, the first in the Parker series. I like the 1967 movie adaptation Point Blank starring Lee Marvin as Walker (I don't know why the character was renamed). I didn't watch the one with Statham as the amount of...
  22. PeterGunnLives

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I still haven't had a chance to get to this! Hopefully this week.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I'm planning on watching The Fountainhead tonight, mainly for the modernist architecture eye candy.

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