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  1. Edward

    Akubra questions

    Oh for a Federation in Lagoon blue!!! FWIW... about a decade ago I rather rashly wore an Akubra Rap (their porkpie) to a Pogues gig. It got knocked off and pogoed on before I could retrieve it (these things happen in a heaving crowd). Looked like it had been driven over. Fifteen minutes with...
  2. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Dialects evolve, I suppose.... though I'm sure it's been accelerated, at least in the Anglosphere, by an increasingly homogenised entertainment world over time. It's widely reported here in the UK (both simply as a phenomenon, and with added handwringing in certain outlets) that so many kids in...
  3. Edward

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I quite enjoyed Scott's go on that for its very unconventional approach, tbh. That it played with the notion of Moses questioning whether he was communing with the divine or going mad was interesting - rather a modernist take, of course, though that's what appeals to me about these things...
  4. Edward

    Where to go for specific leather jacket?

    Never tried their leathers. I've only bought a few ties from them - though extremely pleased with the quality of those. In the early days when Magnoli's main focus was vintage repro (they've broadened the range into cosplay now, which makes commercial sense), they were quite widely used on here...
  5. Edward

    Men rings - How to choose? What do you wear?

    Yes, I think context is king. If I'm going full leather and denim rockabilly, I'll sometimes wear as many as six or seven rings. Mexican style souvenir rings in particular. For a more formal setting, I'll cut back to just my wedding ring and a signet ring on my right hand finger, with a ring on...
  7. Edward

    What is the proper fit for leather loafers?

    I have one pair of Bass Weejuns in one of their softer leathers (I think a Horween) that run a little loose on me. Heel cushions and some targeted hot water on the toe box helped, though I'm also going to experiment with a tongue pad. Next time I buy a pair like that, I'll opt for a half size...
  8. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I wonder if the Irish influx also impacted in the NE US, particularly the greater Boston area. In the North, particularly the Six Counties, it's a very common vocalism. (One much parodied in the British press wrt the use of terms like 'Briddish'.)
  9. Edward

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    aha! That was my main hunch. Nice to have it confirmed! :-) It looks very cool. I do love my B3 & Irvin. The B3 has the distinct advantage that the map pocket is somewhere to stow a pair of gloves when I step inside. I've always been halfway tempted, though, by a B3 with B6 style pockets... a...
  10. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    They certainly did him no favours. For my money Craig was far superior, but he did have the benefit of the series having a clear direction, and (some) better writing.
  11. Edward

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Jordan Bolger (who some Loungers will also have seen as Isaiah Jesus in Peaky Blinders, also written by Stephen Knight) in This Town, currently running on the BBC. Bolger wears this distinctive civlianised B3 in character in the show. I'd put money on it being either an Aero or an Eastman. It...
  13. Edward

    Quips, Comebacks & Amusing Insults.

    Nice to see this thread come up again. I'm reminded of Oscar Wilde's line about flattery, which is much more of a burn when quoted in full than the truncated version o which most are aware: "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to genius." My favourite Wilde...
  14. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    If I had to pick the definitive Bond picture, it would have to be Goldfinger. It still holds up as a yarn, even if very much a period piece. I like Connery in the role (even if, for me, his absolute career zenith was playing Henry Jones Snr). He had the sense of menace that none of the others...
  15. Edward

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Recently binge-watched Daredevil on Disney+. Nicely made series, though I can't help but wish someone would give it the full noir treatment and actually transfer the story back to the late 40s. It would work beautifully, imo, with very little need, if any at all, to adapt the source material to...
  16. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Clever marketing. I remember reading a business study years ago about a toothpaste manufacturer that increased profits substantially simply by making the nozzle of the tube fractionally wider so every use took that little bit more out. Sounds to me like 'whole body deodorant' is simply a way of...
  17. Edward

    Loungers' Pets

    What a cutie! Mimi used to do this sort of thing with me - particularly if she wanted my attention at the table, she'd rest her chin on my thigh, and then gradually press on it more and more firmly if she thought she wasn't getting my attention. He's very definitely a handsome little man, and...
  19. Edward

    Loungers' Pets

    Bertie has been with us a week now, and is proving to be a delightful little man. He barks a lot at other dogs as he is still finding his feet, bur he's a joy. It's been an easier experience than Mimi was for the first couple of months as ge doesn't have any street trauma. Turns out, though...
  20. Edward

    Anyone here have the RMC Dispatch Riders Coat?

    I've never owned one, but I did see one in person (did not try on) at their London store. Beautiful, but crazily priced of course. Wish I'd bought a dozen of the real thing back in the late 80s when they used to go for fifty quid in surplus stores!
  21. Edward

    Does anyone here have the Red Tornado RGT supply jacket clone?

    I have two of their cotton bandanas. No help re sizing, but the quality is lovely. Bought from an ebay seller, very helpful.
  22. Edward

    Return of the russet band to scoutmaster hats

    I was involed in the Scouts from 1980 to about 1992, and an ASL for a couple of years. Good times. Would have loved a campaign hat. The standard hats in UK & Ireland in my day were a traditional cap for Cubs and a green, military style beret for Scouts. As our Troop were designated Sea Scouts...
  23. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I'd be surprised if his Cork accent was poor - he certainly had the feel of it in Michael Collins way back when (albeit that for me Brendan Gleeson's take no the Big Fella just pipped Neeson's, a few years previously in the Treaty, a much more studied, less 'Hollywood' take on a very specific...

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