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  1. filfoster

    The Evening Tipple...

    Taps None of you are married to Mrs. Foster, raised Baptist and imbiber long enough to get through the wedding reception, (bait-and-switch?). She does not support my 80 year,(I am mid-way through), non-clinical field test, measuring alchohol's effect on longevity, so my evening tipples are...
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    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Mai Tai good Anyone ever have one AT Trader Vics?
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    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Last Night's libation Cheap white wine, Redwood Creek, Sauvignon Blanc, about half a liter. It always provides a fine haze the next morning.
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    Vintage Movie Suits

    Thankfully, I have been spared that measure by any tailor; it is my own observation. By your criteria of covering the posterior, the wardrobe department may owe Mr. Cooper a few inches. It simply looks short, to me. It evidently met the tastes of the time.
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    Is the suit relevant in your life?

    Suit yourself I work at a regional Midwestern bank. (Yes, they are still open and solvent for the moment). Suits are required except for the corporate practical joke of casual Friday. The conservative culture eschews vintage double breasted suits or even fifties narrower lapel suits. We serve...
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    Silly Seersucker question

    Wannabe This is an interesting subject. I have always wanted a seersucker suit but haven't done so yet. I understood the utility of wearing it with light trousers. What shoes?
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    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Rump hole Is Leo McKern, the actor who memorably played Rumpole still living?
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    Harry Kinnard, aide to WWII general

    Harry Kinnard I just Googled him to answer my own question. What a mensch! Pearl Harbor defender, Paratrooper, landing at Normandy and in Market Garden, Distinguished Service Cross, the Bulge mentioned above.
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    Harry Kinnard, aide to WWII general

    RIP Wasn't he also involved in the development of the Air Cavalry concept, depicted in the great movie, "We Were Soldiers Once, And Young"? The one about Col. Hal Moore, (Later Lt. Gen)? He would have been Moore's CO?
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    Mens haircut

    Haircuts This is an example of how great this site is. Where else can you get this kind of information?
  13. filfoster

    Cheers To The Baseball Cap

    Play Ball! I note the absence of Ball caps in The Fedora Lounge store. I may custom make one and post a picture.
  14. filfoster

    NEWS BOY CAPS

    Newsboy cap Borsalino makes (made?) a wonderful cap in this style, in herringbone and salt and pepper tweeds and solid colors. I have two, for that career switch, if necessary.
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    Sherlock Holmes Hat

    Holmes hats
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    Hat Stores-a list

    Best hat stores in America Gus Miller's Batsakes at 6th and Vine, Cincinnati, OH.
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    Classic Hat Makers List

    Classic hatmakers I wore a vintage Adam brown, snap brim, "Premier" fedora today. Bought it on Ebay. I did think about Eugene V. Debbs.....
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    Essential Books every Gentleman Should Have?

    Books for the Gentleman I have no idea. If I were in solitary, I'd want the Durants' History of Civilization series; It seems that for a gentleman's library, the shelf should be quite empty. Reading was for drones. Do you think Lord Chesterfield's son read any of those famous letters...
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    What Are You Reading

    What are you reading? Can you read? The one I'm reading (slowly, as my aged lips tire easily), most interesting to this forum would be "Desert War" by Alan Morehead. What wonderful evocation, from a Brit journalist's point of view, of the war in Africa and around the Mediterranean. He takes a...
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    M-1941 1st Pattern Field Jacket Repro

    Parsons jacket I have one of the ATF parson's jackets and they are nicely made. Contact Rollin and see if they may make them again. IF not, George Petersen at National Capital Historical Sales, Inc. in Virginia has the ETO jacket that is close; it's a m1941 field jacket in gabardine for...
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    WWII Marshals of the Soviet Union

    Soviet WW2 Marshals Amen to this thought. It was an easy choice to be ruthlessly successful because their boss didn't allow mulligans.
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    What is your favorite aircraft of all time?

    Favorite Aircraft of all time B-17. Captures the essence of America's European WW2 in the air. Not the best bomber, by payload (B 24) but it's an icon. It is history.

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