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  1. Dr Doran

    Ideological and Historical Roots of anti-Suit Hatred

    I don't know if it would work in the university: in a doctoral thesis setting, one would be pressured by one's advisors to refrain from referring to this historical transformation in style as a "decline." One would be pressured to call it a less judgmental term such as simply a "transformation."...
  2. Dr Doran

    Ideological and Historical Roots of anti-Suit Hatred

    Yes; I specify this in the final paragraph of my initial post on this thread. I've noticed this as well. And I like it. I'll have to roll that around a few days. That's a good point. I hadn't thought of that. Now it makes proper sense. Good point. Yes, I did notice that in London...
  3. Dr Doran

    Ideological and Historical Roots of anti-Suit Hatred

    Lately I have been thinking about the roots of the negative attitude toward the suit in many parts of America, and toward dressing well in general. I am a historian by training, but not of the twentieth century (or "C20" as we call it). Still, my instinct is to look for large historical...
  4. Dr Doran

    Is the suit relevant in your life?

    A vest is a very smart thing to do in a cold place. I've been wearing sweater vests a lot this winter at home. (Although clearly not in this photo.)
  5. Dr Doran

    Californians Please check in!

    A short Caltrain ride away to SF, then you have Club Deluxe on Haight, everything in North Beach, the Verdi Club, Schroeder's, everything you need. In the early 1990s I worked in Mountain View, on Castro Street, at Printer's Inc. Cafe/Bookstore. Scotty Rehlaendeer lived in RWC and worked on...
  7. Dr Doran

    Californians Please check in!

    I love RWC. My friend Scotty Rehlaender is from there. I haven't seen him in a while. Good town.
  8. Dr Doran

    Classic 30's Dobbs in action.

    Lookin' sharp, Nicholas.
  9. Dr Doran

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Great Thread Great thread. I'm dumb as a doorknob when it comes to sewing, although I have tried here and there and we own a machine (my wife has no idea how to use it, so no help there). I'm eager to see more (as well as more knives, pendants, etc.) here.
  10. Dr Doran

    The nicest comment I ever heard

    A lot of the comments reported on this thread (exempli gratia "Dick Tracy," "Indiana Jones," "Elliot Ness") are ones that I would not find nice, but annoying and stupid. But you all seem to think these are nicely intended comments. Am I just a jerk?
  11. Dr Doran

    The 'Douglas' contest

    Marvelous photos, gents. Is this contest still on? I might want to give it a try if it is.
  13. Dr Doran

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Vitanola, it's wonderful.
  14. Dr Doran

    What Happens to Old Towns?

    Hi Foofoo, south of San Francisco is a series of formerly small towns on the way to San Jose. There is a train, a real, gray, steel train with uniformed conductors wearing hats who physically punch your ticket, a two-story commuter train, called Caltrain, that connects the two cities. It stops...
  15. Dr Doran

    Inauguration Parties

    Very well Rufus, I will tell you what I saw Tuesday morning on the University of California, Berkeley campus. First of all, huge crowd, as the new President is very, very popular with this population. Probably many thousands of people. This was on Sproul Plaza. Many people got in at 7:30 AM...
  16. Dr Doran

    The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard

    Godlike list Nick, you are a young god. This is a fine list you have put together. I may paste it into a blank document and print it out, or memorize it. Seriously, thank you for your hard work and organization! These are brilliant and the funny thing is, when I read them to myself I keep...
  17. Dr Doran

    Inauguration Parties

    Many of us respect Britain in this country. I always feel sad when I meet Americans who have no desire to visit England at any point in their lives. It would be almost as though, when Earth creates colonies on Mars (or another planet, or terraformed it) and people live there for several...
  19. Dr Doran

    Film Noir?

    Film Noir in general plus the Noir City Festival I'm a huge film noir fan, have read Eddie Mueller's book Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir and many others, but most of all and prior to such books of course I love the movies. My favorite may be Out of the Past, but there are so many it's...
  20. Dr Doran

    What Are You Reading

    I love Lovecraft ... I've been a fan since I was an adolescent. Plus, he's from the Era.
  21. Dr Doran

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Looks great!
  22. Dr Doran

    If I had to pick one girl from the golden era

    All right, I see your point now.
  23. Dr Doran

    If I had to pick one girl from the golden era

    But sometimes its the properest and primmest people who turn out to be the most ... oh never mind.

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