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    What are you listening to?

    Shake Sugaree - Elizabeth Cotten; just fell in love with this song! Next up, Bing and Satch do Gone Fishin'!
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    Architectural history lost: "It's gone, Jim."

    thunderw21, I remember that fire but I wasn't familiar with the buildings. Really too bad. And I share your pain regarding the destruction of historical buildings; Des Moines is absolutely notorious for the practice. We have numerous empty parking ramps and grassy lots to show for it. We...
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    Your alter Golden-age ego?

    I wish I were as slick, confident and good looking as Cary Grant in some of his Hitchcock roles.
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    What we have to put up with!

    I don't disagree with you, but I suggest taking additional consideration. All of us come to the Lounge with different sets of skills, ideas, and strengths. As a result, some of us aren't as developed in our ability to turn a calloused cheek to this kind of derision. I think it's better to...
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    What we have to put up with!

    How unfortunate; and the man calls himself a doctor? Too bad. He should consider not judging books by their cover, lest someone do the same to him. (which I am doing as we speak ;) )
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    What we have to put up with!

    I'm not sure why I even read that article, if you could call that "blog entry" and article. But I suppose that's what passes for "opinion" articles now. In any case, I was no more offended by this article than I would be offended by a NASCAR fan passing judgement on a ball game, or 5th grader...
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    Show Off Your Projects!

    Wow, that is beautiful! Nice job! How did you do that?
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    Finances in the Golden Era and today

    Which brings to mind the WWII-era Donald Duck cartoon in which Donald is tempted to spend his dough at the bar, while his Uncle Scrooge tries to keep him patriotic. It was a dark cartoon for Disney, but quite interesting.
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    Show us your Guns!

    I think sport shooting, reloading and firearms proficiency (along with firearms collecting later down the road) were valid aspects of life during the post-WWII years (50's-60's and beyond) when men were coming home and mixing their recent experience of firearms with their need for recreational...
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    Finances in the Golden Era and today

    It appears to be from the NYTimes. Any feedback 57plymouth?
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    Finances in the Golden Era and today

    Interesting graph, thanks for posting.
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    When did the Slide Toward Casual Begin in Earnest?

    I think you're on to something Lizzie (i.e. when did we start letting ourselves get too comfortable). I think it must have been the 60's and 70's when the anti-establishment movement really started gaining steam among the youth of the country; with earlier roots in both post-war eras. It...
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    Any writers?

    lol Yes! I know this feeling! I wish it wasn't part of my writing process either, but it's definitely helped scrap three books and really built a wedge between two more. I often watch movies, too, just to get my mind back on track. I already read alot of non-fiction, but it's typically...
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    Any writers?

    Do any of you writers ever find yourself suffocated by a project, so you take a week or two (or in my case a few months) away from it? What do you do to get back in the swing? Here's my example: I usually try not to read anything that I think would influence my current projects, but from time...
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    When did the Slide Toward Casual Begin in Earnest?

    I think there are many factors, too many to count, that have moved us from "formal" to "casual". Technology, fashion, utility, culture, etc. Consider that at one time, a fedora was considered rude and redneck; a man of standing wore a stiff bowler, homburg, or top hat. That shifted in the...
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    Dating for Fedora Loungers?

    :offtopic: And here I'd read the title of this thread as if you were trying to carbon date one of us. Schucks!
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    Berlin, 1927

    This one stood out the most to me as well. Tall crown, back bow, side dents - real sharp hat. Thanks for the pics! :eusa_clap
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    Your signature cocktail.

    No, but sometimes when I'm feeling snotty, I'll throw a cherry on top! ;)
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    Any writers?

    You know, I'm not very good a genre fiction - I'm more literary. My stories seem to ramble and go nowhere, but all the while in the background text, something is brewing. And in the end, I try to leave the reader both shocked and satisfied.
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    What Games Amuse you

    I like poker, Crazy 8's, Mexican Train dominoes, chess or black jack if there's a large crowd to play. I'm also fond of Apples to Apples, and Trivial Pursuit.

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