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  1. mike

    Is the vintage crowd the curmudgeon crowd?

    Right! It was on the tip of my tongue :eusa_doh: thanks!
  2. mike

    Is the vintage crowd the curmudgeon crowd?

    From my experience (which comes from running monthly rockabilly/psychobilly/garage dj nights with live bands for about ten years) weekly events are hard to keep going anywhere. People always feel like if they miss this one coming up, there's another one in just a few days. Plus spending...
  3. mike

    Is the vintage crowd the curmudgeon crowd?

    I would like to add to my own comment regarding living an exciting life; I don't think staying out till dawn equals having an exciting life. But the idea of creating your own enjoyable time (any time of day) rather than expecting it handed to you on a silver platter - that's the crux of the...
  4. mike

    Is the vintage crowd the curmudgeon crowd?

    Well speaking as a person that runs a 20s/30s delta blues night on a wednesday night, we stay open if people are walking in the door till 4am. So takes all kinds I guess. But I always thought the Cicada Club closed far too early. It's virtually Shangra La! And then, it's gone in a flash...
  5. mike

    Advice, please

    Well I guess it all depends on what job he's going for. I can just say in my life, there is a clear, bold line between what I'm wearing to work and which union tag year some terrific suit was made in. Even some of the RRL or even Polo stuff that has some great vintage-inspired aspects like...
  7. mike

    Advice, please

    Personally, I wouldn't show up to work in a white suit ever. The focus should be on keeping your job by looking professional and not drawing too much attention to your wardrobe while maintaining a continual, understated sense of style. Atleast this is my view from my professional experiences...
  8. mike

    Is the vintage crowd the curmudgeon crowd?

    That description sounds exactly the same as the Cicada Club really. Promoters everywhere need to work with venue's schedules to run events that aren't heaving by modern club/bar attendance standards. I'm thankful that there actually are venues that are willing to work with promoters looking to...
  9. mike

    Interview with Vintage Man

    f'real? That's a shame! That tour was one of my favorite experiences in LA!
  10. mike

    White's Semi-dress Boots..

    thanks for the guesses! I bet there's some water buffalo in there somewhere too though :eusa_doh: I just got off the phone with White's and there going to send me a catalog. Hopefully that will shed some more light on (some) of the many options! :) I'm definitely thinking of selling my GT's...
  11. mike

    Show Us Your Purchases....GUYS !

    I just purchased for my father a 44L 1930's single breasted peak lapel 2 piece suit.... So that we can -almost- be twins! lol For I've got a little somethin like this myself.... I can't wait for photo opportunities! My mom puts up with me/us very well I must say ;)
  13. mike

    Teddy Boy Rock'n'Roll

    That probably happens a lot more often than we know actually. The name "Egypt" if memory serves isn't written on any 2700 BC pyramid wall but rather a later term describing those people by... I forget who or when, I just woke up :eusa_doh: :p But the point is, if you could go back in time and...
  14. mike

    Visiting New York City ~ reccomendations?

    Fantastic, atmospheric and supernatural trilogy of terror coming up just a hop skip and a jump away.... http://loewsjersey.org/
  15. mike

    Is it possible to tailor a heavy overcoat?

    Also keep in mind, if you're wearing a suit underneath the overcoat, a size 38 suit jacket would fit nicely under your size 40 overcoat! ;)
  16. mike

    Is it possible to tailor a heavy overcoat?

    I unwittingly collect items that don't fit me. I have several 38 sized overcoats, original 30's and 40's overcoats. If you're interested, let me know, I'll post em on here!
  17. mike

    Teddy Boy Rock'n'Roll

    I recently relistened to some of the mid 60's Vince Taylor recordings and I absolutely love his reworkings of earlier classics!
  19. mike

    Teddy Boy Rock'n'Roll

    Tempest and TeddyBoy, great to meet you and thanks for posting! Can I ask, who was the older ted that past away the other day? I doubt I know him but I have been on some various websites for years including Hawk's Rockhouse & Myspace talking to different folks. Sorry to hear about your loss...
  20. mike

    Teddy Boy Rock'n'Roll

    Not really. Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Jerry Lee Lewis and Bill Haley were some of the first American Rock n Roll artists to actually play in the UK. Gene Vincent settled there for the remaining years of his life in part because America basically turned its back on him and he continued to...
  21. mike

    Interview with Vintage Man

    The Esotouric bus tours are well worth the price of admission alone for experiencing Nathan's showmanship, not to mention his very well put together researching of old, weird, historic LA! :eusa_clap 60 bucks gladly parted with! :D
  22. mike

    THE BIG PARADE (1925)

    I'm just baffled that some of the best King Vidor work has never been issued on dvd. Considering dvd's have almost run their course and companies have been scrounging around for any content whatsoever. The fact that Fox was able to release the Murnau/Borzage box set before MGM/Time Warner...
  23. mike

    Very rare silent film tie-ins

    I'd love to know what sort of cash they're raking in from Clara Kimball Young ties! lol I know she was a top star in the late teens. I've only seen her in Maurice Tourneur's film TRILBY (1915) which was remade and perfected in the early 30's as SVENGALI (1931)! A Laura La Plante tie would...

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