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  1. filfoster

    Panther tank and 88mm Flak gun removed from a home in Germany!

    Was the owner married? I am envious of having a spouse that would allow a collection like that!
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    WWI British field officer's trench whistle. J. Hudson & Co. Birmingham - 1915!!

    As a collector/assembler of reproduction uniforms, I am glad to get a source for the whistles. Thanks!
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    what what your favorite 1960's movies?

    This is the strongest of the trilogy, IMHO. Love these also very much and they hold up very well for movies that are getting on half a century old.
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    what what your favorite 1960's movies?

    I used to watch that too. It was on roughly the same era as Run For Your Life with Ben Gazzara, wasn't it? I recall reading somewhere that Michael Parks was kind of a 'tool' to work with which limited his career.
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    what what your favorite 1960's movies?

    I think it's interesting that Garner and McQueen were good friends. I recall reading in one of the nice write ups after Garner's death, that he viewed McQueen as 'sort of a delinquent younger brother'. Their personal lives seem to have been strong contrasts.
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    what what your favorite 1960's movies?

    I Love it but was sad that Bullitt seemed dated when I introduced my younger daughter and her steady to it, this past summer. Still, the young man is now a fan of 'The King of Cool'. Hope he treats my daughter better than Mr. McQ did most-no, all- of his wives.
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    What's Your Favorite Fall Weather Drink?

    I hope to be locked in a liquor store or bar with the fans of mead. There will be no fighting over it, or the sloe gin, whatsoever.
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    Fedoras With Character

    I'd offer that most members believe that their hats take on 'character' as they are worn, no matter the style or make. If you buy an un-bashed (open crown) fedora and bash your own, like an Akubra Fed III or IV, that certainly has 'character'.
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    What Song Would You Like Played At Your Funeral.

    What does it say that I've thought about this within the last few weeks? I used to think something somber would be nice-the overture to Tannhauser, or Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla, or some Chopin piece. Then, I thought swing music would be nice. Now, I think "Hotel California" (Gypsy...
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    Smiley's People & Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

    Count me as a huge fan of these also. They used to be available on Amazon as DVD's. Consider also: Michael Caine as Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File and Funeral in Berlin for a similar era Brit spy vibe. And of course, Richard Burton in The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, as noted above...
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    Favorite Halloween movies

    I forgot one, and very unique: A Halloween movie about the making of a Halloween movie, with a great cast and period setting and costumes: Shadow of the Vampire about the making of 'Nosferatu' with Max Schreck. My wife hates it. I love it. I watch it alone.
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    First TV show you ever watched (and can recall)

    Trapped in T-Wilight Zone, I'm glad I could contribute a thread that brought you out of the shadows! Welcome!
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    What is wrong with people?

    To the OP, Spitfire, I stopped asking that question back in 1975 or so, when it was apparent that the answer was beyond my grasp. Verified every day since. This story is one more boil on the cultural backside.
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    How would you earn a living?

    Originally Posted by Edward Jinkies, how funny... we've gotten this far down the thread and not one of us has thought to say "I'd gamble on big sporting events!" Make sure you get an introduction to that Arnold Rothstein fellow...
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    Vintage style-new pants

    http://www.old-town.co.uk/
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    Question about a wallet

    I'm content with the calfskin that your pocket polishes to a glossy sheen. People say sharkskin lasts forever but the sewing is the key for durability with any of these and only use can really prove how good that is. Isn't the trick with all of them to keep them from morphing into a (George)...
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    What's Your Favorite Fall Weather Drink?

    To the OP, bourbon, almost any brand, Van Winkle if you're buying. If it has to be a cocktail, an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan.
  21. filfoster

    what what your favorite 1960's movies?

    Anything with Paul Newman: Hud, the Hustler, Hombre, Harper...notice anything?
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    What are your favorite Vintage Restaurants?

    In Cincinnati, there's only one left downtown that was here in the '50's (and earlier): Arnold's, on 8th Street, between Main and Sycamore, north side. So sad that it's the only one left in a town this size. Maury's Tiny Cove, out on the West Side, on Harrison Avenue, is the only other one...
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    1930s Berlin

    Yes, before I got to your post, I was going to contribute that. Davd Downing's books also contain a lot of pre-war Berlin geography, landmarks and 'atmosphere' very vividly. In a way, these 'word pictures' allow our minds to time travel better than films.
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