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  1. HudsonHawk

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    The other day I was wearing just a simple sport coat with a button down shirt, and a lady in the elevator said "I'd say you look nice, but I assume you're dressed up because you're going to a funeral." Sad.
  2. HudsonHawk

    The Origin Of "The Fifties"

    Or for Joanie and Chachi's wedding!
  3. HudsonHawk

    You know you are getting old when:

    I'm playing baseball the other night, behind the plate, and as the inning starts off, make a little small talk with the batter coming up. He was 22-24 or I'd guess. He called me "sir". I wanted to take that stick out of his hands and crack him over the skull with it.
  4. HudsonHawk

    What are you listening to?

    The Beat Farmers were sort of the Official Party Band of the 80s, at least for me and everyone who wasn't wearing a black trench coat and listening to The Smiths.
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    What are you listening to?

  7. HudsonHawk

    Musician's hats

    Individually, they were all fine players. Collectively they were terrible. I don't know if it was Axl's issues or what, but they looked and sounded like a neighborhood garage band in the first rehearsal. I've seen "tighter" bands in a school talent show.
  8. HudsonHawk

    Cowboy Boots

    I've been wearing cowboy boots for almost 50 years, and I never wear anything but dress socks with boots. Nothing blisters my feet faster than a thick pair of athletic socks in a pair of boots. Not to mention the thick socks make my feet sweaty and it's hard to get the boots on and off. Your...
  9. HudsonHawk

    Lost art of proper relaxation

    I work with a bunch of enginerds...err..engineers, and those tight, crisp block letters are essential for that profession. You have to learn that in engineering school. In fact, it all looks the same, you can't tell one person's writing from another. I'm sure that's a good thing.
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    The Origin Of "The Fifties"

    Not to mention that the Cunningham's had another child that just disappeared after the first season. No word on whether or not Howard used a shovel from is hardware store to bury ol' Chuck in the back yard.
  11. HudsonHawk

    Red and white "tiger-balm"

    I think it was just the smell that sort of penetrated your nostrils. It was your basic methyl salicylate analgesic (like Absorbine Jr, Ben Gay, IcyHot, etc) along with capsicum. Basically, like most "sore muscle treatments", it's just a skin irritant which gives you a temporary warm feeling in...
  13. HudsonHawk

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    The DQ may not have the best foo-foo milkshakes with egg cream and whatnot, but nothing beats the Oreo Blizzard. They're kind of an institution around here. "Annatto"?
  14. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I'm planning on doing the same thing. Except I'm going with a Hooter's waitress.
  15. HudsonHawk

    Red and white "tiger-balm"

    Back in my competitive baseball days, we used to use this stuff called "Atomic Balm". As soon as you put it on your arm, you could taste it in your mouth. There was also "Heet", which took off a layer of skin. Heet was also better for the ol' jockstrap prank, or as Roger Clemens called it...
  16. HudsonHawk

    Musician's hats

    When I first heard GnR on a record, I thought "this is the greatest band in the world". Then I saw them live, and thought "this is the worst band in the world".
  17. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Yes, the value of your vehicle goes down over time, along with the cost to reimburse you if it's totaled. However, the cost to repair it goes up, as does the cost to repair/replace other vehicles should you be liable. That's why the older your vehicle, the more likely the insurance company is...
  19. HudsonHawk

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    Tetraethyl lead had a pleasant fruity aroma, but the para xylene still smells just as sweet too. When I worked at the refinery, I used to like to stand next the big tanks of it. You just kind of floated off into la-la land.
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Why is it that all women from the 1930s look like they could kick the crap out of me?
  21. HudsonHawk

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Exactly. They're everywhere. There are probably 10 "five and dimes" within 2 miles of my house.
  22. HudsonHawk

    What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

    The Flor de las Antillas is an excellent cigar. I'm smoking an Oliva Serie V Melanio with my Maxwell House this morning.
  23. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It's not the construction industry, it's the taxpayers who have to pay for such a road. They are orders of magnitude more expensive. As for potholes, I think that's more than trivial. That's a public safety issue, one that can be pretty serious if not addressed.

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