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  1. Bugguy

    Royal Head

    I'm not sure I appreciate this style. Anyone recognize the hat? I'm sure many of you recognize the head. My daughter, an independent Nashville weaver, met HRH Prince Charles in Wales last week. She was the only American to be invited to display a top she wove using Welsh wool. As the...
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    Stefano from HatWrks

    Anyone have any experience with the HatWrks in Nashville? My wife and daughter gave me a nice gift certificate for my birthday and I blew it there on a Stefano panama. I tried on a bunch and this was the truest 7 3/8, fit perfect and I really like the look. The sales folk were nice and...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Really trivial, but high on the pet peeve scale... guy owns a Hummer 2 or 3, made to climb mountains, ford deep rivers, optional expensive off-road suspension, 24" road clearance, etc. Why does he need to take the railroad tracks at 2 MPH. Why not make use of the suspension and take them at a...
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    My Finest ART DECO Item

    While I don't have a vintage home anymore, I sure love vintage fixtures and furniture. Last weekend I stumbled on a pair of opalescent, pressed glass deco ceiling fixtures from a Chicago department store. The patent on the metal work was 1936. They are in perfect shape and will replace the 2005...
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    Show us your vintage home!

    ...and tuckpointing.
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    How Was Your Day?

    Again in all seriousness, condolences to the family of the construction worker who lost his life when the span fell.
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    How Was Your Day?

    Mine couldn't be anywhere near as great as the guy who had the gazillion pound concrete bridge span fall on the hood of his truck. He may have won the trifecta... new truck, workers comp, and a humongous settlement so he goes away. No doubt too traumatized to ever drive again (I would be)...
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    Lunch, Anybody?

    How about pimento loaf and swiss cheese on some kind of round flat bread. A few baby (?) carrots on the side. I guess if I got up earlier I could whip up something gourmet, but my bride leaves at 0400 and I'm lucky to get anything. At least one of my office mates made something like pumpkin...
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    Vintage SCUBA Diving anyone?

    I knew if I looked deep enough I'd find a vintage SCUBA thread... I was certified in 1966, the soonest a kid could take a class. I trained on a double-hose and bought an early single-hose Dacor Dart, tank, BC, etc. I still have the receipt for all of $263.00 - complete set less wetsuit - all...
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    Shangrila

    The Great Barrier Reef off Cairns, Australia - both from the air, at sea level, and 10m below. I might add, all points south and west qualify as the cream in my bucket list.
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    What are the Oldest Objects you Own?

    This is my all time favorite. Its about 2" H x W and looks like solid lead. I saw one just like it go on auction at one of those snooty NY auction houses. It has some characters raised on the bottom - can't tell if they're oriented correctly. I'd love to know more about it, but no time for...
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    Deco Clock Crazy

    This little guy excited me... Made in the USSR. I haven't done anything to it yet because it seems to be working. Twice a day its right on time.
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    Vintage trains

    I've always been a D & RGW narrow gauge fan. There was something about those balloon smoke stacks that I liked. They kept the sparks from burning down the forest.
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    Vintage roadside

    I stayed here at Cocoa Beach, Florida down the road from The Kennedy Space Center... Owned by the original seven Mercury astronauts. (not me in the pith)
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    How would you earn a living?

    I'd give real estate a try. Perhaps buy a whole block of row houses across from the inner harbor at Fells Point, Baltimore, MD. Or lakefront property anywhere near a city. Or acreage outside Asheville, NC. Or, or, or...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    One more vintage thing thats struggling to make a comeback... If you're interested Kentucky I-65 Ex 86 two hours ago! I just had to buy 1/2 tank and take a picture.
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    The WPA

    Ditto... Growing up in the 50's, we used the CCC barracks in Devils Lake State Park (Wisconsin Dells) as our summer Boy's Club camp. That entire park exists today because of the CCC/WPA. Our family still hikes the original trails. (images from Wisconsin Historical Society)
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    Why were the 70s such a tacky decade?

    I'm conflicted about the 70's... too many confused memories. I started 1970 1A and 265, if you know what I mean. Three years in Korea, two in grad school, a career, and no 401-anything contributions. A lot of unclear, hazy recollections: Steve Goodman's Lincoln Park Pirates at the Earl of Old...
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    My "Bah Humbug" Moment...

    You made it back, so muscle memory served you well. You pulled the take-down move which speaks to you not being a crazed Vietnam vet. You still have control. Don't worry, she'll remember it longer than you will.
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    Turquoise/Native American jewelry

    Vintage pawn when I bought it - I've had it for almost 30 years.

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