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  1. green papaya

    What gives you that vintage feeling?

    walking through old historical city cemetaries and seeing some famous names of people towns, schools, streets and other places are named after old pioneers of the west when I see those old graves & family plots, I think back to those old days and what it must have been like over 100 years ago
  2. green papaya

    Could This Be the new Air Force Dress Uniform???

    http://defensetech.org/2008/09/18/new-af-dress-coat-left-flapping-in-the-wind/
  3. green papaya

    What gives you that vintage feeling?

    touring museums with vintage displays, especially military museums with lots of artifacts & photos
  4. green papaya

    My new Bill Kelso house A-2, and my thoughts about their service

    your a new man! nice looking jacket
  5. green papaya

    ever heard of very many tall people that live over 80?

    What is the life expectancy of world class athletes?: Not so good. The average elite athlete will die by the age of 67. That is considerably lower then the 76 year life expectancy of the average American. Do you want to hear something that is really scary? According to the NFL Players...
  6. green papaya

    ever heard of very many tall people that live over 80?

    seems like you never see really tall elderly people in the ages of 80's 90's? seems most dont live as long as average sized people if you go to a care home most people are average height or shorter
  7. green papaya

    office sealed since the `30s

    I lived next to an abandoned old building that was once owned by Japanese Americans that were sent to internment camps during WWII and they left a fully intact 1940's Barber shop that was sealed up, I remember seeing a barber's chair, mirrors, old stools, old magazines, barber supplies like hair...
  8. green papaya

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I usually just say Im going for a walk or using the track to run a few laps, and have to explain I walk here all the time, and this isnt even late in the evening, I usually go out after dinner between 7 - 10 pm at the latest, I never walk around town much later than 10 pm if it was past...
  9. green papaya

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I use to walk my Doberman for many years and seldom got stopped, except one time when I was running with the dog on a leash and the police stopped me and asked why I was running?
  10. green papaya

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    the ability to go for a walk in the evening without getting police harrassement / questioned they always want to know where Im going, why Im walking, etc the crime is so high these days anybody walking the streets is a suspect
  11. green papaya

    Does vintage make you look.... *older*?

    I notice vintage clothing does make some people look old, especially if they already have that frail old person body type, some people show their age much earlier than others , going grey prematurely, hair loss, wrinkles, sunken eyes, dark rings or bags under the eyes, smokers, etc and combine...
  12. green papaya

    First Leather Jacket

    my first leather jacket was from WILSON's Leather in San Francisco 1980 it was a short waist length jacket with plastic zippers on the sleeves, kind of a Saturday Night Fever style jkt people use to wear at the Disco it only cost around $79
  13. green papaya

    The Health of Military Surplus Stores

    there is one surplus store that I know of thats not bad, but most of the stuff is not US surplus, it's mostly modern european surplus, the same stuff you can order from Sportsmans Guide lots of used desert combat boots & modern camo, ammo cans, camping supplies
  14. green papaya

    does it ever bother you that vintage clothing is a deceased person's clothing?

    I have a military bayonet collection and many are captured war souvineers from the enemy, I sometimes wonder if some may have been used in combat? some are from the 1850's - WWII era but I read that bayonets are rarely ever used in combat, mostly used during guard duty or as a tool but...
  15. green papaya

    does it ever bother you that vintage clothing is a deceased person's clothing?

    I think I would prefer to wear modern recreations of vintage , old clothing has an odd odor that doesnt smell very pleasant, kind of like the smell when you walk into a thrift store full of old clothing
  16. green papaya

    The Original SPAM

    SPAM is a good substitute to use like bacon, fry it until it's well done and crispy and it's kind of like bacon and keeps for a long time on the shelf, good to stock up for emergency rations
  17. green papaya

    How old is your house?

    AtomicEraTom thats a nice house and location, and no lawn care or yard work to worry about
  18. green papaya

    What era of dress or style doyou prefer?

    I like the 1950's styles
  19. green papaya

    is wearing a shirt without an undershirt improper for the golden era?

    wearing undershirts does help keep your shirts cleaner and you can wear them a couple times before washing, depending on the weather conditions in places like San Francisco where it get cool and breezy often, a undershirt helps keep me from getting cold and I dont need to carry a jacket most...
  20. green papaya

    Hawaiian Shirts - Aloha Shirts

    the cars on the shirt look like 1960's Ford Mustang and a Corvette

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