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  1. Whiskey bottles from the 1870's are going to be pictured here, whiskey was called fire water for a good reason. I sampled some whiskey from 1868, I took two shots of this stuff and I was nearly smashed. I think it was 160 proof(it made modern whiskey seem like water) I am working on a long post that will tell the entire story of my friend that bought 5 gallons of 1868 Whiskey.

    Unrelated to the book, but of interest anyway, a crate of Shackleton's Scotch was just defrosted.

  2. Not to turn this into a printing discussion, but the vibrancy of the color is due more to the compounds in the ink and less to the printing process (although printing process does contribute). The quality of the print is due to the lithography process, though. The ink, however, may not have been all that poisonous. I'd have to do some research, it could have been all natural inks, which in some cases hold up very nicely -- in some cases, not so much. However, there is nothing like some heavy metals in an ink to keep it vibrant for 100+ years (my background is more in commercial printing than art, so my knowledge of ink is very much a late 20th Century paradigm). Regardless, the print job on those tins, which were more or less disposable from the manufacturer's point of view, was ridiculously over-engineered -- and thus the reason no retail packaging printed today will look that good in 100 years.

  3. The Rising Sun aesthetic never made a lot of sense to me until the "deadgrass" stuff. I respected what Hodis did, but didn't really "get it." The last few days have, however, shifted my denim paradigm. It brings tears to my eyes that something like this has come together. It really is art. Well done folks. You added some beauty to this world.

  4. Saturday:

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    The Boy and I wend to the park behind my house for a little swinging action.

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    The biggest summer time holiday in my town is July 24. It's the day Mormons came to Utah. It's bigger than the 4th of July. My neighborhood is ground zero for the party.

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    Chevron had a 33,000 gallon oil leak that gushed into this duck pond a few weeks back. Created a nice little mini Louisiana in my backyard. Still smells pretty bad.

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    This guy is a clown, I think he is on Hypebeast.

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    Some O.G. Americana workwear (they host a Pow Wow to even out the Anglo aspects of the holiday).

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    Making some ice cream sandwiches for the kids. Vintage T, Lee cinch-back, Converse shoes.

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    Since my street is in the "fallout zone" for the fireworks, the police shut the road down and it turns into a pretty big party. Disregarding the pious origins of the holiday, we all had too much to drink.

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    The fireworks are launched in the ballpark behind my house -- close enough you can feel the concussions. There was a mishap and one of the mortars tipped over firing shells into the crowd at the ballpark. A bunch of people were taken to the hospital. My neighbor was disappointed because for years he has hoped the firework display would burn down his busted garage. No luck this year.

  5. Am I the only one disappointed that MF is doing a 5-pocket jean? MF's genius was that he was doing something completely out of left field. Now, I'd never wear the jeans from the first and second season, but the riders were a really cool take on denim pants and if I had the jack I'd sport those. The world, however, doesn't need a generic take on a 5-pocket jean from MF. I do hope I'm wrong once better detail shots are available. I really hope there is some unique details. Anyway, $0.02 from a guy who owns no MF gear.

  6. so what's the deal with Levi's "Workwear" line... I see they're selling a 201.

    What am I NOT getting if I buy a pair of them as opposed to the LVC line?

    You are just getting the generic Levi selvedge (the Mexican selvedge) -- not the special 201 fabric. Also, if the pictures at levisstore.com are anything, you get a felled lap seam and no chainstitch. These also appear to be Sanforized (but that's just what I've gleaned). Probably not a bad option if cinches interest you, but you're not sure if a cinch-back could ever be a daily wear jean.

  7. Really? Almost half the U.S. population between 18-40 has tattoos. I don't really think ink is a job stopper these days. Throat/neck tattoos at a bank or Wal-Mart, maybe. If you are the type of dude to get ink there, however, you've probably never entertained the idea of working for a hedge fund.

  8. Fuck PAC 10 expansion. I like that my Utes are getting some respect -- but it's all sorts of a backhanded compliment, no one in Texas wanted to join the conference. We had better chances of going to BCS games in the MWC and this expansion will ruin the BYU rivalry. But, hey, more money....

  9. ^Wait a second, that's not what you said in the first post. You waltzed in saying, at least asserting, that you could get a better 201 than LVC for $60 plus fabric. You didn't say you had some non-English speaker nodding along with your rants about how the LVC 201 is nothing like the original. Which is it? Stitch-for-stitch authentic for less than a bar tab or something else?

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    Drove out to an island in the middle of a big salty lake for a picnic. Drove? Yea, somebody built a rode to it a bunch of years back. It's been destroyed by flooding, but it's "safe" now.

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    The man-child. Not a huge fan of denim -- guess he gets that from his mom (she's not always a fan either).

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    Someone built a ranch on one end of the island. The idea was that it would be too difficult for rustlers to get to the beef. Apparently one of the buildings here (not in this picture) is the oldest Anglo structure in Utah still on it's original foundation -- Paul T's "new" buildings pre-date by 100 years.

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    The ranch was in operations until the 1980s. Now, its owned by the state and they let you do all sorts of Old-Tyme tourist-trap things that will help you justify your workwear (I need it for lassoing sawhorse steers).

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    Most of the island is something of a wildlife preserve. Plenty of fucking seagulls, some pronghorn antelope, one of the West's largest bison herds and a stoned horse.

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  11. A lot of places will glue on a new sole.

    I have a buddy with two dramatically different sized feet. For him resoles are a must as finding the proper-fitting shoes often requires buying two pairs. He had a pair of Doc Marten boots resoled the way this place is doing it and they seem to have held up fine. The new rubber is a helluva lot heavier than the original sole, though.

    (Nordstrom will sell you two different sized shoes for the standard price, just FYI.)

  12. There are black wedges, but I think instead of the 700, a single leather blah, blah, blah with a 705 might look pretty sharp.

    It'll be a shame not to give these nice boots a classic sole.

    Got around to looking up black wedges and they are ugly, so that is out. I have two hesitation about doing a leather sole and half rubber:

    1) Cost. I've certainly got my money's worth out of these boots. However, at $125-$175 for a resole, I start debating a new boot over keeping the wheels on these.

    2) I favor the wedge because stylistically I'm not trying to recreate a vintage outfit stitch-for-stitch. I'm looking for a modern interpretation that captures the essence of a bygone era. In this case, the wedge seems more up-to-date and less "dress up" to me. (This is not a criticism of people who obsessively seek out historically accurate clothing, to each there own).

    I clearly understand why people dislike the wedge-on-engineer look. It can quickly take on a Napoleon-Dynamite-moon-boot steez.

    There's the rub. I'm not really settled any of the options, yet. I will admit that thinking of these old girls with a leather sole with some 705s does get the panties moist.

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    16-year-old engineers. Debating a resole. Not worth much, so I think I'll skip the double-leather-blah-blah-Cat's-Paw redo. Should I play it safe with a Vib 700 or go full-moon-boot with a white wedge? Are there black wedges out there? That might be cool.

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