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  1. Matt Crunk

    Smokers in films

    Thanks much for the info and suggestions, Mike. I lived in Decatur for 10 years before moving to Town Creek. Small world. Yes, I'm sure we'll create our own packaging for the smokes, and make sure it is period correct without the warning labels. Ha! We'll probably go as far as to create...
  2. Matt Crunk

    Man Cave/Vintage Lounge - Thoughts, anyone? (Heavy with photos)

    I'm surprised that with all this talk about retro man caves and dens that no one has yet touched upon the home tiki bar/lounge. Yes, it's kitsch. Yes, it's more late '50s and '60s than Golden Era. But it is what it is, love it or hate it. Along with my seedy private dick-style home office, I...
  3. Matt Crunk

    Smokers in films

    Speaking of smokers on film, the film project I'm currently producing, a film-noir send-up (comedy) set in the late '40s, calls for most of the characters to smoke as part of the gag. I don't smoke cigarettes and never have, so I've never paid much attention to styles and brands. What should I...
  4. Matt Crunk

    What art is in your home?

    Being a visual artist myself by trade, my hanging art collection consists of mostly my own work, and a few choice originals from friends and fellow regional artists. My most prized piece is a large late nineteenth century watercolor from the Hudson River Valley. I also have an ever growing...
  5. Matt Crunk

    Forbidden items in my home...

    I came to this party late, but I must say I have a fascination with Nazi memorabilia. In no way do I support or subscribe to their ideology, but those guys had to be some of the sharpest dressers in the history of militaria. I collect it right alongside U.S. items from WWII. About the only...
  7. Matt Crunk

    Buy New, Vintage or Victorian Home?

    Having grown up in a 1960's Ranch style house and then owning and living in a 100+ year old post-Victorian four-square as an adult, I can say I've experienced the best of both worlds. Both have their advantages and their problems. My father built our family home and even bricked it himself...
  8. Matt Crunk

    Home Fragrances

    My wife inherited our current home, which used to belong to her grandparents. I'm not saying the place is haunted, but from time to time we'll get a faint scent of cigar smoke and old spice drifting through the house when there is no reason for either to be there. Those are both scents my wife...
  9. Matt Crunk

    Show us your vintage style home office . . .

    A little over three years ago, we moved from a 1903 two-story four-square in the city to a one story ranch style home in the country. The new house lends itself very well to mid-century modern decor, which my wife and I both love and set about collecting since the move. However I'm still...
  10. Matt Crunk

    Berets, Anyone?

    Thanks for the compliments.
  11. Matt Crunk

    Berets, Anyone?

    I guess berets have always been popular with the art & music set. Being both artist and musician (I've made my living at both) I guess I'm no exception. Here's a shot of me from a CD cover session taken about 15 years ago.
  13. Matt Crunk

    How Many Fedoras did you see today?

    Just got back from town, doing some last minute grocery shopping so hopefully I won't have to go back out again until after Christmas. I was in a hat mood, so I wore my vintage gray "Five-Star Quality" Wormser, and was on lookout for any other fedoras in the crowd. Very disappointing indeed. I...
  14. Matt Crunk

    How Many Fedoras did you see today?

    Very nice photograph. All three seem to be wearing their hats instead of their hats wearing them. Good to see.
  15. Matt Crunk

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Thanks to someone posting nearly all the episodes in restored/remastered quality to youtube, I'm been watching a marathon of the old UNTOUCHABLES TV series (1959-63) with Robert Stack as Eliot Ness. I hadn't seen these since I saw them in re-run syndication when I was a kid. Below is a screen...
  16. Matt Crunk

    Dating Your Hat (A Place to Discuss the Age of Your Vintage Hat)

    I picked this one up over the weekend at a vintage boutique in Nashville. (I don't usually buy hats at such places, preferring thrift stores and yard/estate sales, but, surprisingly, the price was right.) Anyone care to guestimate the age? I don't have a clue as I know the Dobbs company had been...
  17. Matt Crunk

    Downloading movies from the Golden Age?

    Yes, but Ted Turner is still very much alive, and he owns them now. Still, I feel no harm is done if I only download them for my own private use and do not re-post or redistribute them in any way myself. PM me and I'll be glad to share the name of the site.
  19. Matt Crunk

    Downloading movies from the Golden Age?

    I recently ran across a website which offers free downloads of over 150 classic Film Noir titles, plus many more general films from The Golden Era to present. Many of the films listed I have never found on DVD or anywhere else, while others are better restored versions of some of the PD films...
  20. Matt Crunk

    Deadstock 1940's Towncraft DB Suit - 46 Extra Long

    Congratulations. I'm envious. It's not often you find true vintage in the larger sizes, especially still with tags. What a find! If I had seen this auction sooner you would have been bidding against me for it. I'm a 48R, but a 46 is close enough to gamble on a fit. I would absolutely wear it.
  21. Matt Crunk

    Skyfall wears

    That may be true about the general style of the day, but I recall some 60's Elvis movies where his trousers were cut a lot more like Craig's in Skyfall.
  22. Matt Crunk

    James Bond: Skyfall

    Roger Moore was the first Bond I ever saw, so by default he became Bond in my mind. That's kinda hard to shake, so he'll always remain one of my favorites. Of course later on I discover Connery, and he cannot be surpassed in my book. I also like Brosnan precisely because to me he seems like an...
  23. Matt Crunk

    What's Your Favorite Horror Movie?

    Next to Noir, I'd have to say horror is my favorite film genre (followed by spaghetti westerns). I love and appreciate all the classic B&W horror films from the Universals up through the B-Movie Horrors of the 50s and 60s. I also love all the Hammer horror films. But I'd have to say my very...

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