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In progress Painting
Very nice Hopper influence in your work. Hopper and Wyeth (Andy) are my favorite American painters. Keep it up. -MC- Matt Crunk
- Post #20
- Forum: The Display Case
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Who is your favorite Bond?
Mine, in order of preference are: 1. Sean Connery 2. Roger Moore 3. Pierce Brosnan 4. George Lazenby 5. Timothy Dalton 6. David Niven Connery is the quintessential Bond by which all others are measured. Although Moore is a very close second in my book. In fact my favorite Bond films...- Matt Crunk
- Post #4
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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art project
Here's my real current business card. While not exactly vintage in style, it does have a very retro theme to it. Some of you may recognize the popular commercial icon it's based on. I hand drew the image outline, scanned it, then colored/rendered the rest in photoshop (on my laptop, without...- Matt Crunk
- Post #11
- Forum: The Display Case
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Ham radio
KE4PFU here, although it's now about two years expired. I'm an avid sailboater and got my HAM ticket mainly just to use two-meter for free land-line access, thus avoiding the collect charges for a marine operator when I needed to make a phone call from the boat. That of course was just...- Matt Crunk
- Post #10
- Forum: Radio
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Occupations
Ever thought of buying a restored vintage hearse to offer as an option at your funeral parlor? Modern hearses are so ugly, as are most modern cars. I think I lot of people would much rather take their last ride in a 30s Packard than a 2006 Caddy. I know I would. -MC- Matt Crunk
- Post #80
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Occupations
I'd be a tattoo artist just like I am now. Only in those days I'd probably be slinging ink in the Bowery or down at the Pike in Longbeach. There wasn't a shop on every corner like there are today, and they were always called parlors, not studios. The average price of a tattoo was $5, instead of...- Matt Crunk
- Post #79
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Esquire Special Issue: Black Book
Oddly enough, the magazine these days that I find comes closest to the old Esquire that I once knew and loved is . . . Cigar Aficionado. I'm not a regular reader but have picked it up from time to time. -MC- Matt Crunk
- Post #15
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Wifebeaters?
Funny, when I think of the term it brings to mind sweat-stained undershirts worn by rednecks, white trash, trailer trash, etc. The lesser refined of ALL races are more apt to wear them as outerwear. You're the only one I see associating them with specific racial stereotypes. -MC- Matt Crunk
- Post #93
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Learn to fly.
I learned to fly almost 20 years ago, in my "yoot" as they say. But I've never had a formal flight lesson in my life. I learned in a restored 1938 Cub owned by a high school friend of mine who bought the plane when he was only 18, and flew it for about two years before he bothered getting his...- Matt Crunk
- Post #5
- Forum: WWII
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How clearly do we really see 30s/40s/50s Style?
I actually like the way the lines ran up the back of the stockings. Vintage stockings are much sexier than pantyhose ever were. Pantyhose in fact look pretty silly and unattractive when you see them worn alone. -MC- Matt Crunk
- Post #32
- Forum: The Golden Era
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"Vintage" foods that are still with us today.
I have a couple of books about old roadside diners. They include several illustrations of old menus in them, and I was very surprised to see how similar most of the offerings were to what's found on menus today. -MC- Matt Crunk
- Post #55
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Esquire Special Issue: Black Book
When I first entered the corporate world as a young, wet-behind-the-ears staff artist at a large tee shirt company, my immediate boss did me a huge favor that Christmas by giving me a gift subscription to Esquire magazine. This was 1985. At the time Esquire seemed to me to be a perfect...- Matt Crunk
- Post #4
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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MORE 1939 People, Clothes IN COLOR
One thing that struck me as gloriously missing from all those vintage crowd scene photos were the brand identification or product advertising we see on everything nowadays. How gullible are we today that we actually pay extra for the privilege of advertising for someone with so many fashion...- Matt Crunk
- Post #32
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Clothes that fit your age
Well, you pretty much just described my current day look to a T, guy. As a professional tattoo artist it's almost expected of me - a uniform of sorts - though I do try to bring a little more adult style to it. I completely understand what you are saying, and to a great extent I agree...- Matt Crunk
- Post #26
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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How clearly do we really see 30s/40s/50s Style?
AMEN. Well said. -MC- Matt Crunk
- Post #13
- Forum: The Golden Era
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How clearly do we really see 30s/40s/50s Style?
Very true. But can't the same be said of modern movies, except maybe in a more updated, irreverent sort of way? I mean moviegoers still want their hero to possess a certain amount of wit, character, dignity, decorum, and honour - even if he happens to be a cold-blooded serial killer. -MC- Matt Crunk
- Post #12
- Forum: The Golden Era
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How clearly do we really see 30s/40s/50s Style?
Not sure if this issue has been addressed before on this forum, but just how clear is our vision into real, everyday, Golden Era style? Since most of us aren't old enough to remember the 60s clearly, much less the 50s, 40s or 30s, I wonder just how accurate our concept of day to day life in...- Matt Crunk
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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What about the classic White Suit?
It may be the wrong time of year to pose this question, but can anyone share some info on the classic white suit? As both a Southerner and a growing connoisseur of vintage suits I'd sure like to add one to my wardrobe at some point. What should I look for? I'm thinking Mark Twain, Leon...- Matt Crunk
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- Forum: Suits
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Why do you wear suits? . . .
When purchasing my latest suit find (a nice wool, single breasted, two button, three piece number in medium brown) for $15 at a local thrift store, the lady at the checkout looked me over and commented that the suit just "wasn't me". I can only guess that remark as prompted by my appearance that...- Matt Crunk
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- Forum: Suits
