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  1. "Skeet" McD

    That's A Lotta Latke

    Well, I did a bit of poking myself. This might be of interest: http://www.imexco.com/antiques/imx-judaica-menorah.html "Skeet"
  2. "Skeet" McD

    That's A Lotta Latke

    Dear Viola, Chag Urim Sameach to you and all our Jewish Loungers! As you know from our various scribbles, I'm a Catholic...so it's a bit weird to be advising a Jew on Hanukkah! But--as you'll see--I'm a good deal closer to the vintage period than you are... Take a look at this...
  3. "Skeet" McD

    What Are You Reading

    Dear Wally, And I expect of mine, as well. Wonderful quotes! Just ordered a copy from a shop Down East...should be here in a day or two. Thanks for the recommendation! "Skeet"
  4. "Skeet" McD

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    1984....25 years later As I mentioned here I avoided the film 1984 like the plague, afraid it would be horrid. When I finally did see it, I was blown away; it's about the only time I've ever seen a filmed version of a beloved prose work in which the visual presentation was BETTER than I had...
  5. "Skeet" McD

    Knit Collar on an A-2?

    Dear TJ, I have no knowledge of procurement during WWII...but from what I know about the American Civil War--in the beginning of wars, QMs will grab whatever is available, contract regs be damned. So, on the face of it, that's a good suggestion--and the picture you reference is suggestive. I'll...
  7. "Skeet" McD

    Knit Collar on an A-2?

    Dear Papa M, Thank you for your benedictions. For what it's worth, here's the short version of his service, from the Remembrance/Veteran's Day thread; perhaps you might enjoy it: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=901139&postcount=5 "Skeet"
  8. "Skeet" McD

    What the heck does Jughead wear?

    CHINA CLIPPER: more whoopee caps... And, following my last post re: THE BLACK LEGION, sat down a few nights ago to watch CHINA CLIPPER (more early-ish Bogart, in point of fact...although Pat O'Brien got top billing). This film doesn't seem to have made it to YouTube (save for the trailer)...
  9. "Skeet" McD

    Knit Collar on an A-2?

    Thanks to all who've been kind enough to reply! As stated before: I'm VERY ignorant on these matters. Newsboy, he volunteered: didn't have to ask. Zip. "Skeet"
  10. "Skeet" McD

    Knit Collar on an A-2?

    Hello All, Allow ignorance to stand rampant: I was speaking with my 90YO father today; he served with the AAF during WWII. I asked him "if he was issued a leather jacket" when he completed pilot training. He immediately said "yes, an A2 jacket" and said that it was issued when he arrived at...
  11. "Skeet" McD

    Belts and Belt Buckles

    Thanks for the info....one of the problems is that the size of webbing required doesn't seem to be made anymore--or at least several years of searching the web hasn't turned it up. Using leather would solve that problem...but, before doing that, I'd sure like to see some originals...and there's...
  13. "Skeet" McD

    Belts and Belt Buckles

    Anyone have these still attached to the belt? Hello All, I think my first posting to the FL was to enquire about the proper way to attach these buckles....still don't know. Now that there's a proper home for 'em in this thread, maybe some kind soul will enlighten me...
  14. "Skeet" McD

    Who are your Role Models?

    Context is Everything....well, location counts for something, as well.... Ah, Edward: but you are an Irishman living in London...and we (presumably) are both Irish-Americans living in Boston...without in any way getting into the argument of what BBMcC's comment actually means, in real...
  15. "Skeet" McD

    It isn't Christmas Till you Have Heard This Song!

    True for you! Without a doubt: the saddest Christmas song ever written, and I mean that in an entirely laudatory way. It always gives me the pip when I hear more modern versions, bouncing along happily--with no seeming thought for the words, and obviously no comprehension of the situation in...
  16. "Skeet" McD

    What Are You Reading

    Like the title says.... At a session of trad music last night, between lashings o' the aul' jigs an' reels, a fellow-musician lent me a book written by an Ulsterman (another fluter) who is also an excellent wordsmith: LAST NIGHT'S FUN (which is the title of a reel). It's a fairly...
  17. "Skeet" McD

    It isn't Christmas Till you Have Heard This Song!

    A beautiful song (and a difficult one to sing, to boot!); and Baez does a surprisingly good rendition of it. I didn't know her Christmas album until a few years ago, and it has become a favorite. Peter Schickele (a.k.a. P.D.Q. Bach) did the arrangements, many of which are influenced by the same...
  19. "Skeet" McD

    New Here-Hello Everyone

    Dear CC, Welcome to the Lounge. As you've already found out, there's a great deal of knowledge--and cameraderie--to be found here. Enjoy! "Skeet"
  20. "Skeet" McD

    What the heck does Jughead wear?

    THE BLACK LEGION....a forest of whoopee-caps Hello all, Taped THE BLACK LEGION on TCM and sat down to watch it last night; imagine my surprise to see a WHOLE LOT of these caps on the heads of machine shop workers. It looks like the whole film is up on YouTube--and it's a good film on it's own...
  21. "Skeet" McD

    Feliz Navidad from THE MONKEES

    Well, I had no use for the Monkees when they were around (so was I)...and I'm afraid still can't count them as a guilty pleasure. Or any other kind. But: jedem das seine; svvm qvicqve, et c. But I will say: pretty amazing. This was the early period of early music...and this villancico was...
  22. "Skeet" McD

    Crazy driving in 1939!

    What a WONDERFUL document! And I don't even drive...I guess you know you're really around the bend when you can get excited about watching traffic. As usual, I think our friend Fletch has his finger on the right places. Motion study, if you will, was already an established, and trendy...
  23. "Skeet" McD

    Pocketwatches

    In the side pocket: a called shot... It was quite common during the 20s, 30s, and 40s to wear a watch chain made to clip onto the belt or waistband; they are long, and the watch rode in the side pocket. Keep an eye out in old movies or photographs: this presentation is seen with everything...

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