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WOW...

at a loss for words really.

RIP JADE GAVIN DEFOE AKA ESCO BIG BARS SLEW DEM CREW!

Huge loss for the grime scene right there. One of the best to ever do it point blank period.

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It's sad, but i don't even feel like posting grime happenings in here anymore. On a super dubstep/experimental vibe in the thread these days.

Regardless they did a 60/40 parka with 2nd that looked good.

They did, and that shit actually looked sick. Did I post it here? I don't even remember anymore. It was a "steal" compared to its other japanese bretheren at around 3 hundred bucks.

I always thought Beams was basically just a department store label, though maybe i am misinformed.

Actually, ebay is a gold mine of vintage packs. I'm going to europe for 2-3 weeks as well and am watching some.

Yeah, there's been some real gold on there in the pack Department.

In other news I just scored a 1970's burnt orange TNF day pack from my next door neighbor to join my Golden West Ridge Designs pack(which smells like a barnyard, and has been airing for two weeks now). It's in excellent condition, and such a beautiful color.

I also scooped a great Class 5 60/40 reversible anorak from our own shoreman that is pretty amazing as well.

Flicks of all loot soon come

Possibly some more things of note on the way....

Fuck Summer.

I'm getting styled out for A/W 09 now.

You have pretty limited taste when it comes to contemporary art, huh?

J Crew is doing some Russells for 09.

(gasp!)

One store in manhattan will carry them.

Like those quilted military joints a lot.

was contemplating getting a pair of those...the waffle soles on those are pretty sexy.......

Hell yeah bee.

Those look beautifully simple. and they run up to a size 12!?!?!?!

AMAZING.

Plus they would go real nice with the anorak I just copped from the poster above me.

As was mentioned early in the threa, Nanamica is the best bet for stockists. As you can see, their selection is huge. Their 60/40 Mountain parka looks nice. A bit different than typical designs in that style.

http://www.nanamica.com/shopping/north_face/index.html

I don't know this to be true per se, but my general bet would be:

A)Yes

B)one whole size

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i heard somebody spit over this a while ago (cant remember who unfortunately) and all the mcs just went crazy

edit: cold blooded on logan sama 19-01-09

To continue the brief threadjack...

Beggining 5 minutes in. Terminator absolutely DESTROYS this.

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Those are sick.

anyone into Outdoor Research?

washington based brand

somewhat macabre back story

super stripped down basically unbranded gear at recession friendly prices

people used to (and probably still do) fuck with their gear pretty heavy on the trails in the north east. I remember a lot of OR hats and gaitors in particular from time spent out of doors as as youngin.

What's the macabre backstory though???

Hunting Research stuff is nice, though less compelling than previous offerings from that camp in my opinion.

Their prices went through the fucking roof though, christ!

It is what it is.

And that aint much.

that guys margiela jacket is real nice

Was wondering what that was. I 100% endorse that.

On another note:

The Great Pacific Iron Works/Chouinard Equipment 1975 Catalog

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://home.comcast.net/~e.hartouni/GPIW/GPIW_068.jpg&imgrefurl=http://home.comcast.net/~e.hartouni/GPIW/GPIW.html&usg=__7JNOUyWKnUOGJFbTPJXIQkuCLts=&h=1150&w=1550&sz=615&hl=en&start=8&sig2=4VKXPlkK6djkoNkAqFPpNg&um=1&tbnid=3GmBjULihxCZFM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bgreat%2Bpacific%2Biron%2Bworks%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1&ei=7R_QSYbqAoSusQOQv6ibAw

Thanks to Ricky at ready4thehouse for the link.

OLD NEW HIP HOP

Hardest out the Bay. Point Blank Period.

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Down with the king is ill.

Just got the CDQ Mixed/mastered version on one of his mixtapes, and it does not dissapoint.

Nope, more the pointlessness of the boy living in the end. In the long run were going to be extinct and I think it would have been better if he tackled this subject. Suppose its the last great taboo that no one wants to face. Might not go down well though with the oprah set.

Again, i find your comment unfounded and misguided.

I don't understand why you continue to imply that it takes "balls" or some shit like that to tackle the idea of human extinction. IT DOESN"T. What takes balls is any attempt to come to a multifaceted understanding of the human condition, the obstacles we face, and to a certain degree, the glimmer of hope that remains in the face of the inevitable.

"might not go down with well with the oprah set"?

Of all the writers out there who might tune their sensabilities to the god-awful queen of daytime TV, I think McCarthy is the least likely. Not that he is some demi-god above bowing to pop-cultural trends, I just don't see that type of concern evident in the writing.

For those who remain unaware....

SNOOPSTEP!!!!

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are you reading it in spanish? because if you aren't then there's really no excuse to complain about syntax or punctuation, not even with the best translation.

Nah. I'm not,

Still not sure what your comment has to do with that though. I am reasonably proficient in the Spanish language, but none-the-less, I see the way he writes as more of a deliberate stylistic choice than a function of translation.

Have you read it, and if so, in what language?

what about some technical shells? any suggestions?

I'll still ride for Patagonia (as I have often repeated) though I think their quality has declined a little bit in the past 5 or 10 years--then again, whose hasn't.

As long as they continue to stand behind their products with their near-unbelievable return/exchange policy, I'll continue to support them.

No, it wasn't. It's great that the bag found a good new home. The price is perfect and the bag looks amazing. Feel free to update with better pics of it.

I am glad that all the links were somewhat helpful at least :-)

Yeah, I'm a big fan of daypacks, especially the old simple leather bottom designs such as these. It's unfortunate that the SD sand North Face ones go for such big ticket prices these days.

Oh well. Prolly have too many bags anyway, but 13.50 is pretty unbeatable, and from the little that I know, the quality is on point too.

Cheers for the link.

I really like when people link to eBay auctions. I know some people don't, but it can really help educate people.

These West Ridge ones are probably better

http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-West-Ridge-Designs-Backpack-leather-Daypack_W0QQitemZ350179204599QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item350179204599&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

I'm normally in the camp who thinks it's weak to post auctions that have yet to end in a thread such as this.

That is of course unless the poster puts me on to something nice, and then I win it.

Hope that wasn't you I was bidding against.

Working my way through Jose Saramago: Blindness. Once you get over his paragraphs that go on for pages, incessant commas, run on's galore, and lack of quotation marks or new paragraphs for dialogue, it's pretty fantastic writing.

Also been reading Tobias Wolff: The Night In Question