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Destruction of American History: DON'T DO IT.
I have a 1940's radio cabinet that is doing duty as my TV stand/dvd cabinet. It's superb in the job, but the problem is that I am moving to Australia at the end of the month. It's beastly heavy and it will probably end up in a junk pile. Unless somebody wants to come and get it... -
Touchy impression or a part of war that must be told???
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Touchy impression or a part of war that must be told???
I look at reenacting in an askance manner- just an opinion and a general impression. It strikes me as somewhat ridiculous. I'm not sure how you're going to reenacting collecting dead bodies and body parts. Digging them up again and relocating them to permanent cemeteries; collecting the... -
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Much Stuff For Sale
Moving to Aus and have to move stuff. I have: a 1920's slip shade light fixture brass 1920's bridge lamp Art Deco metal horse-head bookends 1920's living room set 1940's telephone table Living in the Vancouver BC area- so geography does matter. PM me for details/pictures.- Chas
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What are you listening to?
Lee Wiley on Majestic. "A Woman Alone With The Blues". Then, Nat King Cole alone on the piano, "These Foolish Things". Very appropo, considering my frame of mind and state of being. -
Interesting WW2 article
Not necessarily. They've gone after ppl like Milosevic and his ilk. There are trials going on at the Hague fairly frequently, but they're not reported on much. Genocide trials don't make sexy news, I guess. I saw a rather interesting doco once on the Gestapo. In one city (can't recall... -
Sunken WWII treasure
IIRC, the Merch. Marine suffered the highest casualty rate in the Empire/Commonwealth forces. They're forgotten because there are no cemeteries, just the ocean wave. My dad was in the RCNVR during the war and watched a lot of them die and rescued quite a few as well. They had to fight to get... -
Interesting WW2 article
^^ You're assuming that there is such a thing. Suppose their "maker" has left the laboratory and couldn't give a toss? Fudge that. There is no statute of limitations on murder, and these filth of humanity are no less guilty than they were back in the day. I say ship them back to Germany and... -
For Wearing 'Golden Era' Vintage, Are Men Socially Castigated More than Women?
I was walking up the street some time ago, wearing two-toned spectators, black fleck 1940's pants with a jacket (can't remember which) and a newsboy - a guy drove past, yelling out the window - "Hey, Rude Boy!!". I wasn't trying to look as one, but I sort of was one (still am?) back in my salad...- Chas
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Excessive posting? ... Interesting.....
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What would it be, if you could own just one thing?
I'd like to be the owner of perfect eyesight and a perfect set of teeth. I'd save more than enough money to buy something really nice.- Chas
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The most amazing newpaper front page I've seen...
I don't know about those. They only exist to me as images in a history text book. Can only say that this is the one I remember most.- Chas
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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favorite cars of the golden era
Old Buicks are hot. I once had a '56 Roadmaster, killed me to have to sell it. A friend of mine has a '60 Invicta, and that is one sexy beast of a car. That purple VW bug with the blown hemi is visual flatuence.- Chas
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Vintage Baseball
I'm a Giants fan; ever since I was a kid. I finally got a chance to see them play a few years again, and hope to again some day. We have a lovely little ball park in Vancouver, Nat Bailey Stadium. Brooks Robinson played briefly with them, IIRC. I love the minor league parks; they're...- Chas
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Favorite Golden Era Couples
Yep, it's for real. Louis sent this as a gag postcard to some of his friends. He was an enthusiastic user of "Swiss Kriss", a herbal laxative. He talked about it all the time, and recommended it to folks pretty often.- Chas
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vocal groups of the 30's and 40's
The Five Red Caps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEwBIKWzr3Q The Three Keys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLBYZeaAzZA&feature=related A vocal group that played hot acoustic swing - The Cats & The Fiddle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEQ9Sz0UCl8 The Striders - singing with the wonderful... -
Oldest person you ever knew?
I know: Dal Richards - the only bandleader I'm aware of that was active in the 1930's - he started his first band at the age of 18 and in 1940 his band landed a plum job playing the Starlight Roof nightclub at the Hotel Vancouver. The shows had a Canada-wide CBC radio feed, so he was heard all...- Chas
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What is your favorite aircraft of all time?
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Excessive posting? ... Interesting.....
Substance is overrated. This looks like James Mason.- Chas
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