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  1. erikb02809

    Unseen In The Worse Places [Blackjacks & Saps]

    Sorry Feraud, I was typing my response while you must've been typing yours. I stand by my objection of discussion of strikes to the 'nads' and such, but defer to your judgment as Bartender, as I must. I'll leave this thread alone.
  2. erikb02809

    Unseen In The Worse Places [Blackjacks & Saps]

    Before this devolves into a flame war, I'd just like to state I stand by what I wrote, and think that my stance is more than legitimate. My critique is of the appropriateness of the course of the discussion given the setting and membership, and not of the people participating in it. Said...
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    Unseen In The Worse Places [Blackjacks & Saps]

    So is what I wrote. I'm getting tired of repeating myself - in a nutshell the thread went from talking about vintage saps (I've got no problem with that really) to talking about preferred methods of beating belligerent drunks with improvised devices, in the 'nads' among other places. You don't...
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    Unseen In The Worse Places [Blackjacks & Saps]

    No, I mean exactly what I wrote. And it's not a matter of morals, it's a matter of taste. We're on a vintage fashion forum, and there's discussion of nad shots and beating people. I don't have a beef with anyone personally, merely the content of the thread as it has evolved, which is why I...
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    Unseen In The Worse Places [Blackjacks & Saps]

    I've been more of a lurker (as opposed to a contributor) for the last couple of years, so forgive me if I'm overstepping my bounds here... But am I the only one who finds it distasteful that this thread has to some extent devolved from "hey, old timey blackjacks and saps, aren't those neat?"...
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    Unboxing my new Black Mod Suit from Indochino.

    I seriously hate to be negative, but it looks to me like the shoulders are too wide for you. The terminal edge of the horizontal plane of the suit's left shoulder appears to extend well past where it should. Maybe it's just due to being folded up for shipping and there's a crease that is making...
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    Adam's leather coat from TV's Mythbusters

    Here's a big +1 on Wilson's Open Road line's quality. I bought a Wilson's Perfecto-style Open Road when I was 16 years old. I am now nearly 30, and I still wear the jacket. It's held up beautifully, and all the stitching was properly aligned, etc. :offtopic: I've owned two jackets made...
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    Motorcycle (Brando, Elvis) hats

    I just got a cap from Rico, aka "Killer Diller Jack" on myspace, and I can vouch for the quality and style of the hat. It's got the authentic Brando look, and he's selling it for less than half what Baron hats is selling the similarly styled cap for. Rico was really helpful and pleasant to...
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    Trench Coat - the 'Ultimate' Thread!

    I pretty much wear mine exactly as Avedwards describes.
  11. erikb02809

    New ELC Hartmann

    One way or the other, that's a sharping looking jacket, and Hawkeye wears it well. "Luftwaffe Jacket?" Well, looks to me like Hawk Eye's wearing the jacket. In my book, that makes it "Hawk Eye's jacket".
  13. erikb02809

    Any Reviews of Legendary USA?

    Hi Jac, I agree with you. And I definitely have no complaints on their horsehide. I think I'm kinda ruined for life now when it comes to other hides, after owning one horsehide jacket. And I agree, over time, it would be freakish for the stitching on quilted linings not to come undone here and...
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    Any Reviews of Legendary USA?

    Well, basically, they wouldn't give me a new jacket when things started unraveling after a week, because I had already taken the tags off. Which I wouldn't have done if I knew my $600 + jacket was going to start unraveling on me. I sent it back to them for repair, and they crudely repaired a...
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    Any Reviews of Legendary USA?

    I know my story seems to be the exception, but I had nothing but bad experiences concerning the quality of their product when I bought their Trojan model two years ago. Misaligned/incomplete stitching, stitches coming undone, etc. This was a surprise to me. I've got $150 jackets bought at...
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    songs that make you shiver/cry

    Betty Harris's version of "Cry to Me". Also, "Alma Mater", by Alice Cooper. Off the bat, it doesn't seem like it'd be a tearjerker, but the tempo and volume dynamics in the song combined with the sentimental subject matter with melancholy overtones give me sad goosebumps. [huh]
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    Wearing Classic Leather Motorcycle Jackets

    With wearing motorcycle jacket, I say go for it, biker or not. I first got into the style similar to how Edward did, namely, as a huge Ramones fan (gotta love the Coop too though). Halfway through college, I had enough saved up to buy a motorcycle, and the fact that I basically had all the...
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    Wearing Classic Leather Motorcycle Jackets

    Garzo, If its any consolation, the quality control on those Trojan Horsehide jackets by Schott was, based off my own firsthand experience, total crap. Missed stitches, extra stitches, and loose stitches all over the place. I was tempted to give it another shot when they were on sale, because...
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    Minor Flaws in Garments

    If it's a minor flaw that I "put" there, then it doesn't bother me. If I buy something new and it comes from the factory with an unintended minor flaw, it drives me out of my skull. For example, the $600 Trojan Horsehide jacket I bought from Legendary USA (manufactured by Schott), that had loose...
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    Vintage biker style...

    As a motorcycle owner, I'm thrilled to have an excuse for when someone sees me walking around with goggles up on my head and raises an eyebrow, only to see that no, that guy's not a weirdo, he's about to be getting on that motorcycle parked outside. Although admittedly, this picture was...
  22. erikb02809

    What are your sartorial guilty pleasures?

    Perhaps going off on a little bit of a tangent here, but when I first started wearing them in my teens in the mid to late 90s, they were $20-$25. I had several pairs when I started college, and they ended up lasting me through graduation. Next time I bought a pair, it must have been 2002 or so...
  23. erikb02809

    What are your sartorial guilty pleasures?

    Also guilty here on the wearing the Chucks bit. Also, T-Shirts with cartoon characters on them. I'm afraid some of the pics of me on my Myspace page are enough to give a vintage purist the heaves.

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