Maynard Friedman

Congrats @Bobbo, welcome to Dad Club!

^ Calling @Dr_Heech!

Probably not

I’ve had lots of LVC t-shirts (all bought heavily discounted), none of them have been loopwheeled and I would have been amazed if any were.

What @MJF9 said, some type of training kit. If you look at the top photo, there’s a JL on the shirt. Wikipedia shows the head of player development as Jack Lester

^ RIP Benny Hill ✝️

Escort, Fiesta? No it’s a Ford Razzle actually…

She really wanted to handle your 10 incher personally Neal.

They can also make you look like a clueless suburban dad whose wife buys his shoes based on whatever’s cheapest in Sports Direct/TK Maxx. Not anyone on Sufu of course, who undoubtedly will have the swagger to pull them off, but you know, those other people…

What are they saying and is it in German?

You are such a coward. Betty will be distraught, I’ll bet she’s wearing her best lipstick in anticipation of your visit today🫦

I think Mavis and Elsie used to sell early editions of Boon and Lightning in The Cabin (unfortunately the magazine racks are just out of shot). The discerning locals of Weatherfield were switched-on pioneers of the second wave denimsphere.

It’s going to be replaced with a PASTA tab 😆

A pair of Grifters (early model) for sale on ebay in size 31.

Well, as the Tokyo and Kyoto (I love the fact these cities are anagrams of each other) pairs have different denim, the Kyoto is a lighter shade, the answer is no. It may possibly be the same denim as that used for the Tokyo pairs but I’d assume not (although this is just a gut feeling and I may well be wrong) as I think both the Tokyo and Kyoto models used specifically designed denim and they were only available in the Denime shop of that city.

What are the advantages of Japanrabbit over other online/automated proxy services?

That’s a good fit Tilmann, especially now you’re slimming down again, where did you pick them up? I think Flash had a pair of their jeans years ago and Mr Black may have one of their sweatshirts.

It’s fine posting it here. I really enjoyed watching that and the Montana scenery is spectacular too. Tilden’s single needle sewing process with felled seams, etc looks the same as how Ande Whall used to make his jeans.

Slightly off topic here but worth mentioning… Wasn’t there a lack of clarity surrounding the actual weight of selvedge denim? I understand this is based on the fact that denim and other fabrics are (or were) generally attributed weight by the square yard, ie 12oz was theoretically the weight of a square yard of denim (pre-wash). However, I’ve heard the quoted weights for early Levi’s jeans were based upon a yard of fabric length, which would only have been approx 30” wide (from a shuttle loom) and therefore less than a square yard and consequently lighter. This may be why some of the early pairs (late 18th/early 19th centuries) were (possibly mis-) quoted as 9-10oz, whereas in reality, miners would have required something heavier and more resilient, perhaps more akin to the 12oz denim of the 40s pairs. By this possible miscalculation, a 10oz yard of denim was only 5/6th of a square yard (36” x 30”) and would actually equate to a 12oz square yard. Hopefully someone with more knowledge can confirm or deny.

^ I’ll get AI to rewrite it for me but I thought 15 words was fairly simplistic and economic and thanks for explaining Freewheelers to me too, I’d never have guessed.

Can you make him one with no pedals as I understand he likes to freewheel

No of course not. I’m still shocked at the price of mid-life crisis bikes though. £7k for beginners! 🫣

I think you said people in London have more disposable income (and some do) whereas I said there are simply more people in London with disposable income than there are in a city such as Sheffield, which has a much smaller population. Anyway, you keep going on about Morrison’s but I can’t imagine why… 🤔🍕

Manchester has a Rivet & Hide, which is similar to SoaS and I’m sure has been open for longer than a month. An important factor is the hinterland/catchment area of physical shops. Greater London’s population is larger than Merseyside + Greater Manchester + West Yorkshire + South Yorkshire. Most people are a bus or train/tube ride from the West End and if you go a bit further out there’s a total metropolitan population of about 14 million. And then there are the tourists and business visitors. These are all important factors as to how London can support a number of these shops, even more relevant given the rise of online shopping. Provincial cities have middle class folk who like and can afford nice things, there simply aren’t as many compared to London.