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  1. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Re Tarantino, if you comb back through this thread, you'll see that I've said virtually the same thing about a half-dozen times over the years. I think Tarantino is a VERY talented writer of dialog... but he has squandered his entire career making "homages" to genre junk that was crap in the...
  2. Doctor Strange

    Brand New Café Racer Waxy Cowhide Leather Jacket SCHOTT NYC size L

    I think they may be telling you that because they don't want to admit that they're making a bogus claim. Or maybe they simply don't know and assume it's correct because that's how the description reads. (Years in this crazy hobby has revealed again and again that we know much more about these...
  3. Doctor Strange

    A2 jacket wanted

    This would be a more useful request if you mentioned your required size range, desired leather type and finish, a particular maker and/or contract you prefer, etc.
  4. Doctor Strange

    Brim up or Brim Down

    Right. I was just being specific. 35 years as a professional technical writer does that to you!
  5. Doctor Strange

    Brim up or Brim Down

    There's no rule. Even if there had been a rule in the past, it wouldn't matter nowadays. Wear it how you like. Personally, for fedoras I prefer the classic down in front, up in back.
  7. Doctor Strange

    Brand New Café Racer Waxy Cowhide Leather Jacket SCHOTT NYC size L

    Pedantic observation: I have one of these Schott 654 jackets in black, it's great. But I've never seen the cowhide described as "waxy" anywhere before, including Schott's own description at their site. I just Googled, and it's apparently only on the Nordstrom page for it. And I think "waxy...
  8. Doctor Strange

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Yeah, The Orville continues to be a real downer. And I'm done with Gotham. Folks here may recall that I've gone back and forth on hating and liking it, but 20 minutes into this week's (final) season premiere I just realized I don't care and turned it off. Even after finally having given in to...
  9. Doctor Strange

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I watched it too. More precisely, I hate-watched it. The show is such an embarrassment on every level, and especially MacFarlane himself, who can neither write a decent hourlong dramedy script, nor play the captain as an interesting character. The obviously big budget thrown at this show...
  10. Doctor Strange

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Again, it's partly a case of my phone not handling certain light/colors so well. It's off in the red/gold hues, I've had a number of sunset pictures that came out looking nothing like the sunset did to the human eye. My first selfie with this hat, taken in dappled sun with spring leaves just...
  11. Doctor Strange

    Akubra Overload

    Well, that's good to hear. My problem with them was a long time ago - around 2006 - so they likely have an entirely different staff and procedures now. But it remains the only problem I ever had with an Australian dealer across 7 or 8 Akubra purchases in 15 years... so I won't ever recommend...
  13. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Re Three Billboards, I'll say this for it: Out of nearly all the intensely hyped/praised films of the last few years, this is the only one that I didn't find hugely disappointing when I watched it. Great performances, unusual and not immediately predictable story. Yes, it's an ugly story of...
  14. Doctor Strange

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Re the Leisure Time in Regency Fawn... I got one a few months back, and it is really less of a "mid brown" than I expected based on Akubra's pics. It is an unusual gray-brown shade that is very hard to capture accurately, at least with a smartphone camera. This was taken in open shade and...
  15. Doctor Strange

    Akubra Overload

    Dude, there are a bunch of excellent Australian Akubra dealers. HatsDirect and Everything Australian are outstanding and carry the widest selection, I've had good buying experiences with both. Both dealers consistently get praised by the folks here. I've also had good buying experiences with...
  16. Doctor Strange

    Akubra Overload

    Quick phone selfie shot under fluorescent light yesterday. Taupe Fawn Campdraft and Gibson & Barnes M-422A.
  17. Doctor Strange

    Goatskin vs Horse Hide

    I've had jackets made from all kinds of hides, and I like goatskin the best. I'm not a moto jacket guy, so I don't need protection, just something that stands up to the elements and ordinary wear. Horse and cow leather are great - and even lambskin has its place - but as others have said...
  19. Doctor Strange

    A-2 or similar with articulated arms/elbows?

    How about a Navy G-1 (or the earlier M-422A) jacket? They have bi-swing backs and underarm gussets that provide much more freedom of movement in arms/shoulders than the more simply constructed A-2, and they look just as cool if not cooler.
  20. Doctor Strange

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I disagree. I didn't like, or feel we really needed, this episode. This series is much, much, MUCH too long. I mean, the whole first ten minutes of this episode was totally about a victim: did we need this character so carefully defined just so he could be killed? NO. Sure, it's very well...
  21. Doctor Strange

    Leather Police Jackets

    As I think I already mentioned here, I got a Taylor's Chicago model on sale at this time last year. I got an XL Long because there were no Regulars available, and I'm really glad to have the extra body length... but being only 5'8" I needed FOUR inches taken off the sleeves. Because the...
  22. Doctor Strange

    For those into the amish style hats...a link!!

    Hey, I have one of those Amish straws... purchased on a vacation in PA when I was a kid over 50 years ago! Here's one of the pictures I used in an oral report about hats I did in eighth grade (1968): And it's great to see the amishcraft links for the fur felt ones. I knew there had to be...
  23. Doctor Strange

    For those into the amish style hats...a link!!

    I suspect there are actual Amish hatters who make the bulk of the hats worn in their communities... and they are better made and less expensive than those Stetsons. But, not surprisingly, these Amish hatters have no presence on the Web!

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