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Cocktails of LA?
The Edison is great and their site is a good way to get a sense of it in advance of going www.edisondowntown.com. My favorite new (ish) downtown spot is 7 Grand--great classic cocktails, whisky and a sense of humor.- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: The Connoisseur
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What Are You Reading
Just finished Elaine Dundy's "The Dud Avocado"--fun read abour boho life in Paris in the fifties. Reminded be a little of Carl Van Vechten's "Parties" with a little Nancy Mitford thrown in. Am also reading a biography of George Patton.- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: The Reading Room
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Photos: My Vintage U.S. Fish and Wildlife Stetson
It is never too late to get in touch with your inner cowboy--this hat may well be the catalyst....- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: Hats
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Baron Hats
Yes, they are very helpful there and they certianly know a thing or two about hats. Good luck with your search--which one are you leaning towards?- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: Hats
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Because it is raining, toaday I am wearing my brown felt Orvis--I usually wear it fly fishing--packable, impervious to water.- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: Hats
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Stetson Gun Club Catera
I have that exact model--the Catera--and love it. Great looking. Had to have it shaped to fit, though. Although not a true Western hat (despite the maker), I still wear it riding quite a bit.- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: Hats
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Poll: When you see a fellow hatwearer...
I rejoice in seeing a fellow hatwearer but do not make a big deal out of it. It is the non-hatwearers who should be getting the looks--not us! Ladies in hats look fantastic--they are not just for Easter! Don't wait for a wedding to look great, gals!- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: Hats
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Baron Hats
I recently had my old Bates Trilby steamed and blocked at Baron's in Burbank, CA--they did an amazing job, looks like the day I bought it. Bates offered to do it for free, but you have to send it back to their shop in Jermyn Street and the postage to the U.K. alone would be more than the hat...- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: Hats
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Your signature cocktail.
Scotch and Soda highball, Manhattan, Pegu Club or a Sidecar. Sometimes I get my copper Cock-n-Bull mugs out and make Moscow Mules. More often than not, I pour myself a glass of white plonk from the 'fridge and am done with it...... Pinch seems to be the golden era scotch of choice, and not...- Alex Oviatt
- Post #301
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Books that embody their time: Angels on Toast by Dawn Powell
The Golden Spur is another great Powell book. She was a protege of the famous editor Max Perkins (Hemmingway, Fitzgerald, etc.), which is a little-known fact. I agree about the review--I just thought it was interesting to see what they were saying about this in real time. Your description...- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Gin Lovers Unite!
Sidecars leave you cold? Manhattans too much? Try a Pegu Club! Stir with ice and strain 1 dash Angostura bitters. 1 dash orange bitters. 1 teaspoonful lime juice. (4 dashes) 1/3 curacao. (1 oz, 3 cl, 1/4 gills) 2/3 dry gin. (2 oz, 6 cl, 1/2 gills) Mix and strain into cocktail glass...- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Books that embody their time: Angels on Toast by Dawn Powell
October 20, 1940 Business in Bars By ROBERT VAN GELDER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGELS ON TOAST By Dawn Powell. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This novel, wittily written...- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Cologne and perfume
Elsha 1776 This Russian Leather scent is straight out of the past--what the man in the gray flannel suit might have worn (this one does, anyway). "Russian Leather" has maintained its title down through the years as the aristocrat of fragrances. Throughout Europe and the American continent it...- Alex Oviatt
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- Forum: The Connoisseur
