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    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    Popular music and synthesizers. Today's music is just horrible, and computers make it even worse. I only like genres from before 1965, so what I include good music, another might not. Barely any radio station plays old music/new music in old genres, so if you don't have a CD player, or an MP3...
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    Tie clip / tie bar

    When my grandfather passed away, I inherited this tie clip. I wear it daily, but occasionally I wear another tie clip. I believe it's vintage, and it says "Anson" on the back of it. I assume it's from about 1945-1970. If anyone knows when this specific tie clip is from, that would be useful.
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    Spectator Shoes

    These look nice, however, they aren't oxfords, but that doesn't really matter that much. A problem arises though, judging by the customer reviews, they apparently aren't shipping from America.
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    Where to find high waisted pants for under $75

    I looked at both Dance Store and Morellos. Dance Store seems ok, but the problem with the pants there is that they are synthetic, not cotton/wool. Another problem there is that they appear to lack a fly. Morellos seems to be a good place to find retro clothes, but one major problem is that they...
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    Where to find high waisted pants for under $75

    I have been looking for high waisted pants for under $75. I currently wear Dockers D4 pleated slacks, in khaki. They are higher waisted than my previous pants. However, they just aren't high enough. So I have a question: Do any companies make high waisted, wide legged, pleated, slacks for under $75?
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    Spectator Shoes

    It seems Aris Allen has "Raw Soles". It has a leather bottom, not felt. I am not a dancer, so I might be wrong, but I don't really see how much different they are from normal leather soles.
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    Spectator Shoes

    I actually found a pair of brown and white spectator shoes. However, there are two problems with them. First, they are dance shoes. I do not know if they would hold up to wear and tear of walking about. Second, they don't have my size. Not really that big a deal. I do not know if Aris Allen...
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    Spectator Shoes

    I have found a pair of spectator shoes like I described, but the top isn't white. If anyone has these shoes, can you please post a picture of them? I was wondering how light the top is, as there are conflicting images online. I am also wondering if the top is nubuck. I am actually surprised that...
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    Spectator Shoes

    There is only one pair of spectator shoes I know of that are sort of like what I want are these. There are several problems, however. They are too expensive for me, and they also have strange styling on the toe. It's quite hard, even with a high budget, to find new spectator shoes as I...
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    What Song Would You Like Played At Your Funeral.

    I would pick my two favorite Carl Perkins songs. Jive After Five Rockin' Record Hop
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    Spectator Shoes

    I have been on a quest to find new spectator shoes which are brown and white, with a completely white top, like these. I have found reproduction spectator shoes, but they are unfortunately dance shoes. Many of the new ones have either terrible colors, pointy toes, odd perforation patterns, have...
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    What musical instrument do you play..?

    I improvise Boogie Woogie/Rockabilly/Blues/Swing on the piano. Sadly, the piano I have is terrible. It's one of those "keyboards", with 60 keys. It has 375 voices, and I only use one. The rest all sound fake, and make no sense. I guess you can say I taught myself to play the piano. I used...
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    Water Based Pomade specifically.

    I used to use American Crew Pomade, but I stopped using it when I realized it had parabens in it. It worked well from what I remember. I personally use Brylcreem. I find it very good. You can use a little or a lot. Both look good. Sadly, it doesn't have the best hold. I have wavy hair, and it...
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    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    "Euro" Headlights. I personally hate the asymmetrical headlights on cars these days.
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    Let's see your mechanical watches

    It's not vintage, and it isn't fancy. But is sure looks nice (to me at least). I got this watch at CVS for $9.99. This watch was a wonderful deal. I love the stretch band.
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    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    There is one thing equally horrid with the skinny pants. Skinny Sport Coats. They are hideous. I refuse to even put a link to the hideous coats, but if you want to see them, just pay a little visit to the Amazon mens' sport coat section.
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Bench seats. The Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car all had semi-bench seats. They were the last cars to have them. They discontinued them in 2011.
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    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    If there is one new thing I hate, it would be online job applications. I guess this also applies to Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime, but I think I will post it here instead. I will be very glad when they start offering offline job applications again, if they even do so. I...
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    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    My grandfather has a 1953 Packard Clipper. Its brakes are broken, and it hasn't been driven since the 70's. It's been sitting in his garage ever since. It's pastel green with a dark green roof. I can't take a picture of it though, as my grandfather lives in New Jersey.
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    The DINER.

    I knew I saw it somewhere before. We drive past Charlton sometimes. I saw it on the side of the road.
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