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  1. ChiTownScion

    Thurston Italian Vicenza Horsehide Full Grain Veg.-Tanned Horsehide for Aero Jackets

    Beautiful jacket. And the rust knits really stand out.
  2. ChiTownScion

    Lost Worlds jackets.

    And there you have it. I don't think that there's any question that LW is one of the top vendors. If he'd lose the attitude, and let the quality of his product speak for itself, he'd sell more jackets, earn more revenue, and a lot more of us will be wearing his work. I really like the look of...
  3. ChiTownScion

    This or That

    Hot dog. Chicago style- although I'll never say no to a Nathan's, especially down at Coney Island. Mustard, relish, onions, pickle, and celery salt. Hold the tomatoes and PLEASE....no ketchup. Three year olds put ketchup on a hot dog, not adults.(Save the ketchup for the fries.) Dream vacation...
  4. ChiTownScion

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    Methinks that there's a little Linus van Pelt in every true Fedora Lounger.
  5. ChiTownScion

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    I've seen that: up close, personal, and ugly. I dated two gals (NOT at the same time!) when I was just starting college. They were younger than I was, and both were certain that they were going to end up as physicians. One was even accepted at the accelerated pre-med program at Northwestern...
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    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    And the other aspect of it is this: I had a lot of fun in college! I don't mean an alcohol fueled spoiled frat boy existence fun, or an unwashed slacker drug crazed fun. I mean, for example, the friendships that have lasted a lifetime. Those Saturdays spent in a library: six hours researching a...
  8. ChiTownScion

    Lost Worlds jackets.

    A quality shearling or leather jacket is a major investment, and to my mind, it is as much about who you're dealing with as the product itself. Perhaps I'm getting too old for it, but I really have little patience with offensive attitudes from vendors who act as if they're doing me a favor by...
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    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    The Ph. D. route has fallen victim to the economic reality known as the rationing function of price. College students today face costs that are brutal: $40k/ year tuition for undergrad studies is not unusual- and I'm not talking about Ivy League schools. I was the only one of six among the...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    My view is that the only diversity that matters is diversity of thought, opinion, and outlook. I may not want to hear a particular opinion at any given point in time, but I sure as heck will defend with my life your right to express it.
  11. ChiTownScion

    Thurston Bros. - Official Affiliate Thread

    Carrie, do you think that there's any chance that Aero will produce a version of the B-2 flight jacket?
  13. ChiTownScion

    School and college sports

    The very mention of "Freakies" made me smile. Had a prof in college mid- 1970's - a very likeable older guy who was serious in his commitment to eradicating world hunger, and always tried to get us to consider the distribution of agricultural resources to that end. He was the incarnation of the...
  14. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    My dad's second wife used to really go overboard on the Christmas presents. I think that it was because she grew up fairly poor and felt the need to make up that loss. She'd start shopping in January, gift wrapping and storing presents in a small room in her basement. By Christmas Eve, that room...
  15. ChiTownScion

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    "Cleaning up for the housekeeper." I know that experience well: a residual effect of the Catholic Guilt of my childhood, no doubt.
  16. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It's definitely toned down within my extended family.. but mainly because there are- among many cousins and their kids- only a couple of little kids. We're waiting for the next generation to start having kids. One of my greatest thrills when I was single was buying noisy toys for my nephews...
  17. ChiTownScion

    School and college sports

    Especially with the blatant, "Hey kids! Tell your mom to buy.." television pitches of the Fifties, not necessarily confined to the commercials, but often in the shows themselves. I think that you've mentioned both Captain Kangaroo and Buffalo Bob shilling for their sponsors, Lizzie. It got toned...
  19. ChiTownScion

    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    For a good deal of the time when the kids were growing up we had a housekeeper come in once every 2 weeks. Never really thought of her as a "servant," more like a helper. We both had full time jobs and she was a godsend. She really kept our home from degenerating into a real pigsty. My oldest...
  20. ChiTownScion

    Seal leather samples for ANJ-4 poll

    Correction: my trim is oil pull, not jerky. I think that they're somewhat similar- it sure is a tough leather.
  21. ChiTownScion

    Seal leather samples for ANJ-4 poll

    Well, let's face it: you're going to have a terrific jacket no matter which option you choose. It's a personal decision as to what you like best, and only the ignorant who are not worth your time and effort will be so low as to say that they don't like it. I think that the variations in any...
  22. ChiTownScion

    Seal leather samples for ANJ-4 poll

    Okay...my own opinion here. And if there isn't disagreement among other thinking individuals on the subject, I'll be somewhat disappointed.. but here goes: I think the Vicenza looks elegant.... maybe too elegant for a jacket designed for the unforgiving confines of a high altitude strategic...
  23. ChiTownScion

    Seal leather samples for ANJ-4 poll

    Hope that this doesn't expose me as woefully ignorant, but wasn't goat primarily a Navy hide, and unlikely to be used in a USAAF jacket- even the technically "all services" ANJ-4? (Yeah, I know that the A-1 utilized a capeskin goat.. but that was pre-war/ USAAC.)

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