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  1. "Skeet" McD

    Any left-handed pianists out there??

    Dear CC, Good for you for going ahead and doing it! And how nice to have a son that will help you! Maybe HE should be your teacher....for a bit. I would advise you to study the "how to read music" a bit on your own...but do try to find a teacher (a SUPPORTIVE teacher) and have a few lessons at...
  2. "Skeet" McD

    Any left-handed pianists out there??

    Dear CC: I am a professional musician, although a singer, not a pianist. Nonetheless, I have played piano since I was a teenager, play more than acceptably, and (most importantly) derive a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction from my hours at the keyboard. So will you. Yes: I am left-handed...
  3. "Skeet" McD

    What Are You Reading

    Grá mo chroi, mo cruiscín..... Dear Harp, Yes, I have: a grand read. It's been a few years, however....I should really have another crack at it and refresh my memory. As you know, I'm quite a Joyce fanatic, Beckett less so, by a good deal....Myles et al. fits solidly in between, but MUCH...
  4. "Skeet" McD

    What Are You Reading

    One of the most remarkable books I've NEVER HEARD OF.... A friend lent me his copy of Jan Potocki's THE MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN SARAGOSSA....which, apparently, is the novelistic masterpiece of Poland...circulated (and seemingly written, in bits) in both Polish and French, it has been available in...
  5. "Skeet" McD

    Watch Chains

    Darn that Blackletter! It IS a beautiful watch! No; the letter is an upper-case "C" with the base of the letter oriented to about 2:30. "Skeet"
  7. "Skeet" McD

    Aviator Jacket and 1st Post Greetings

    Welcome! Dear lci, Welcome! You'll find a LOT of very knowledgeable people here...but, if you've been lurking a while, you already know that. The self-deprecating humor revealed in your avatar suggests you'll get along quite well! I have absolutely NO knowledge about leather jackets....so...
  8. "Skeet" McD

    What kind of shirt is this?

    Your grandfather lives on in your memory, but accept a very belated condolence. There's not much to work on, sadly....at least for me; perhaps others will be more astute. But, from what can be seen, I might guess a Guayabera the Cuban/Yucatecan/Latin American shirt which, at the time your...
  9. "Skeet" McD

    Does anyone else get Spam mail from the lounge

    Just another report: I wasn't aware of the Spam Report button either, so another round of thanks!; on the other hand, I've never received Spam from here in my 8 months around here; that's a short time compared to many of you...but I wonder whether it has anything to do with the fact that I'm...
  10. "Skeet" McD

    FS: iPhone 3Gs leather case by Beyza...

    Bought this for my wife, who carried it for a week and decided she preferred a different style..."as received" (i.e., new) with the exception of small mark on back from swiveling on the belt clip. Here's the manufacturer's description...
  11. "Skeet" McD

    the big 46 , is that all there is. 59lark

    Make it a happy birthday before you go to bed.... Dear 59L: Congratulations! For our birthday is the day we celebrate ourselves, and thank the good Lord, if we're that sort of person, for the very gift of life itself. Before you go to bed tonight, I hope you'll take stock not only of the things...
  13. "Skeet" McD

    Filson "orginal hunting vest"

    And after a decade.... this is what they look like: http://gallery.me.com/finiancircle#100014/DSCF4258 http://gallery.me.com/finiancircle#100014/DSCF4257&bgcolor=black Headed out for our opening day here in Massachusetts. A blank day, but a beautiful one: crisp, lots of color in the...
  14. "Skeet" McD

    Filson "orginal hunting vest"

    Have to agree with Alexi here: if the vest were not intended for hunting, it would be a tremendous waste of material, to say the least, to make it double, with a space accessible not only by the front entry, but also through the armholes/back. While Filson started out, and remained, a logger's...
  15. "Skeet" McD

    Filson "orginal hunting vest"

    Dear Alexi, Looks good on you...now to start breaking it in! One thing is for sure: you won't be cold this winter! "Skeet"
  16. "Skeet" McD

    First Bespoke Experience

    Thank you for your kind words, Doran and Chasseur; very much appreciated. "Skeet"
  17. "Skeet" McD

    First Bespoke Experience

    Cher Chasseur! Sadly, I can't offer anything of help to you, but those photos brought back some long-forgotten, yet fond, memories of MY first bespoke experience....which I certainly did not appreciate at the time. Perhaps it will not bore you to hear a bit about it. When I was 18--and...
  19. "Skeet" McD

    end of the month food

    Sounds grand! And you're certainly right about those meals...a large component, however, is the sociability. As I remember it, squirrel is one of the "traditional" bases of the dish, yes? Po'keepsie, eh? I grew up in Ossining.... "Skeet"
  20. "Skeet" McD

    end of the month food

    Well, there IS some border-state blood there: my mother and all her people before her were Kentucky Catholics, from Lou'ville. And, to keep this vaguely on-topic, her cookery (i.e., what I grew up with) was her mother's KY cookery. The lipid of choice...wait, make that "the only lipid" was bacon...
  21. "Skeet" McD

    end of the month food

    Good to have you with us, HR! And glad to hear that you're true to your roots, and that the good Lord has been kind. That latter might come in handy with what I'm about to mention :( because, unfortunately, what was once "cheap eats" is now....not. But if you're serious about your Carolina Rice...
  22. "Skeet" McD

    end of the month food

    That's grand, GD! Mille grazie! "Skeet"
  23. "Skeet" McD

    Filson "orginal hunting vest"

    Well, DG....I guess this is what makes the world go 'round. I take my upland hunting very seriously as well, and am lucky enough to be out almost every weekday during our 6-week season here in MA....now, I don't have to worry about jamming LOTS of birds in the vest...our regs are 2/day...and...

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