Maynard Friedman

^As deck trousers, they were designed to accommodate a lifebelt 🛟

You’ve caught up to me already Heechy, you whippersnapper. Have a great birthday Charlie 🎂

Thanks everyone, I’ve had a lovely day, pub lunch with Mrs F and the whippet earlier. Just returned from the local sushi restaurant for dinner with the family and now having a glass of Drappier with some homemade (not by me) Victoria Sponge. Cheers!

Warehouse make 37 models from time to time, I’m not sure if they currently have some available Sugar Cane TCB LVC I’m sure there are others. I also assume you’re looking for a 37 model rather than a 33 model with exposed back pocket rivets snd suspender buttons

Your pair is from 2006 too, see S1 06 in your third photo.

D3N1M H34D 🤣

Did it come with a free leather jacket inside it?

^ that would be too unbelievable

I went to a new local barber as my old one recently closed down, not surprising as he was in his early 80s! This is what he told me: He received an MBE from (the then) Prince Charles. He showed me the photo He was at school with (same class as) Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet He used to cut the hair of (serial killer) Dennis Nilsen

Yes, but not as far as his pockets though, apparently.

Perhaps you’re just tall for your arm length @Geeman?

Unfortunately I sized down so am trying to s-t-r-e-t-c-h them out a bit.

My fingers have keyboard patina dontcha know? Sadly, my fingernails are probably my best feature 😆😪

Dust off your Timberlands if you still have them and they haven’t disintegrated. The 90s must be coming back around… I’ll bet @Geeman is dancing a jig to this news!

I’m not necessarily sure food is better now than a generation or 2 ago. With the proliferation of ultra-processed food, sugar, seed oils, additives, chemical fertilisers, genetically modified crops, and all the takeaway shit (now instantly available via Uber Eats, Deliveroo), etc and the resulting increased obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, mental health issues, dementia and various other modern ailments, I think much of the modern diet is worse. The USA is probably ahead of the curve in terms of all this but much of the rest of the world (as usual) is quickly catching up.

Inspired

Interesting article on place, globalisation, Instagram, algorithms and homogeneity (and how they all relate): https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/jan/16/the-tyranny-of-the-algorithm-why-every-coffee-shop-looks-the-same

I heard rumours of a Denime fan who does the same thing… thanks for the interesting article @unders

I think @Broark meant to say that it’s his first pair for this year!

Neal, as a potential willing guinea pig to increase big pharma’s profits via drug trials, I thought you’d have been well up for having all sorts of damaging crap put into your body 🤣

I like the Tender boots posted on this page. I believe they’re made to Bill’s specifications by William Lennon.

For non or low alcohol beers (well lager), I like Lucky Saint and Peroni. Big Drop also do a wide selection, I particularly like their pale ale. Unfortunately much of the no/low alcohol market seems very sugary and calorific.