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  1. OldStrummer

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Another Hollywood trifecta? Yesterday Doris Day, today Tim Conway. These are bitter losses. Who's next?
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    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Variety's obituary notice. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/doris-day-dead-dies-actress-singer-1203212685/ It covers pretty much everything about her career.
  3. OldStrummer

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

  4. OldStrummer

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    I haven't posted in a while, mostly because a) I've been addressing a health issue, b) I've been traveling a lot, and c) I have no new hats. But a couple of weeks ago I was walking down the streets of downtown Chicago, and a fellow I passed commented, "Nice hat. Is it a Stetson?" "Thanks...
  5. OldStrummer

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Richard Anthony Monsour (better known as Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar) 81. Per Wikipedia: He pioneered and created what many call the surf music style, drawing on Middle-Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation. He worked closely with Fender to produce custom made...
  7. OldStrummer

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    When I was a high school student, electronic calculators were BANNED from science class! We had slide rules, and by golly, we were going to use them! :)
  8. OldStrummer

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Peter Tork of the Monkees, 77. More details here
  9. OldStrummer

    Hat Feathers

    I like feathers in my hat band. I think ornamenting a hat with a complementary feather adds distinction and uniqueness to a hat. It also lets me see in an instant which is the left side (man's).
  10. OldStrummer

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    There is a 26-foot tall statue on the Sarasota, Florida marina named "Unconditional Surrender" modeled after the famous photograph.
  11. OldStrummer

    Show us your photography

    The first photo would make a terrific ad for Comfort Inn!
  13. OldStrummer

    Post New Hats Here!

    Thanks, Mike. Yes, a gray card is used for establishing consistency of exposure for a specific photo shoot. From Wikipedia: Gray cards can be used for in-camera white balance or post-processing white balance. Many digital cameras have a custom white balance feature. A photo of the gray card...
  14. OldStrummer

    Post New Hats Here!

    The USPS makes you wait and wait, and then all of a sudden, a parcel is left at your door. Frank Lee Ruggles, all around good guy, photographer extraordinaire, bon vivant and entrepreneur, has been recognized by the Stetson Hat Company by the release of The Ruggles, a 100% wool, made in the...
  15. OldStrummer

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    The advances in photo post-processing software and in camera technology makes some of these features and capabilities almost needless. Still, I'm a believer in "getting it right as near as possible," to keep from having to spend time in "the darkroom." A gray card sets the camera for the...
  16. OldStrummer

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    This is the widest brim hat I will ever have had. I'm not certain how it will look on me, but since it's meant for the photographer, chances are I will wear it on photo journeys. I'm sure you also understand the concept of the "gray card?" Photographers use an 18% gray card on which to...
  17. OldStrummer

    What hat are you waiting for today?

    In a rather unusual move on my part, my friend and photography mentor now has a line of Stetsons named/made for him. It's a wide-brimmed, wool hat made in 18% grey (you photographers will understand), all-season photographer's hat. Available for purchase here. According to the USPS, it's...
  19. OldStrummer

    Rollers in public

    It's a good thing you qualified this with the reference to SoCal. That makes it believable, even though it's still something I would go out of my way to avoid seeing.
  20. OldStrummer

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    We had about 5 inches of snow last night, so I decided to take my time and shovel the driveway and sidewalk. I remembered my goose down-filled Schott bomber jacket I'd bought -- what, 35-40 years ago? The handwarmer pockets are a little thin (I wouldn't put a key in one), but the jacket has...
  21. OldStrummer

    Does Anyone Remember Car Coats?

    Yesterday I had a need (okay, call it a desire) to wear a coat over my attire that was longer than a jacket, but shorter than a topcoat or trench coat. I found I do not have such outerwear in my closet. In years past, there was a garment known as a "car coat." It was a coat that fell below...
  22. OldStrummer

    Glenn Miller Orchestra dates 2019

    I wonder if any of the original band members will be playing. Okay, that's a joke. I say this because yesterday I was recollecting seeing Iron Butterfly in concert three years ago. None of the original members of the band were present (two of them have deceased). Someone online took...
  23. OldStrummer

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    The news is reporting Toni Tennille was at Dragon's side when he passed.

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