kansas

hey fellas-

did a hot soak last night. well, i don't know what the difference is between my soak and ihateb.w's soak, but i lost a good 1 1/2, or 2 inches in length. i was double-cuffing and now no cuff is the fit. check the muck water no change in fit anywhere else, but people might want to consider cold water for washing. esp. those that hemmed already.

it doesn't bother me at all, but i would trade for cobbler's, ahem, trick of the light

you wear your scalp well too, mega.

a thousand reps for this -z-. your text matches your photos in this stunning post.

a rare day out of my left field duck chinos.

anyone here have experience with the duckie brown-florsheim shoes/boots? i think they are made in india. i've seen some reasonably priced shell shoes and boots i.e. under $600. any info would be appreciated.

you are amazing, paul! great post.

duggabax, the gt's look great. will def. do this kind of re-sole next time. where'd you send them?

great pics ninja. what's the phrase in phonetics? gung hay fat choy?

^^ indigo, your posts always make me chuckle.

beauties zissou

a sufu hiatus. say it ain't so? your shoe-porn collection is spectacular.

i could search, but i'm guessing these run big? beauties.

battle plaid. vinage gloverall i had shortened and pendleton.

just finished deadwood season 3. somebody tell me that wasn't the real ending!? need more.

Kansas, what brand/model trumpet up there ^?

it is a yamaha xeno model. i've played yamaha for about 16 years. bach stradivarius before that.

would the clear nail polish become brittle and degrade the thread, for lack of a better term?

From last night. Big band gig in KC, MO.

Unlike HH and others, my blacks have zero fading. might take some washes.

artsy, huh?

The boulevard big band - i'm out this tune

from my daughter's party last june. great minds....

^looks less than compelling.

^^damn fine collection of scotch and whisky, max.

roguls, your redwings are awesome.

@lottiboi, i wish i could play a stringed inst. after 30 years of trumpet playing, my left hand has zero dexterity. dueling banjo/trumpet might be lacking that certain........everything

robbie, i think you were channeling footloose.

mapz- daddy like. that is a happening store.

today's fit.

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for safety i reinforced my front buttons with a few stitches after the popping-off talk.

another trumpet idol of mine. i got tickets to see him back-in-the-day in kc, but the show got cancelled for some mysterious reason.....

coke anyone?

oh, and he played with one of my idols - clifford brown.

yeah, donaldson is funky. great with blakey. speaking of grant green, you guys heard lee morgan's search for the new land? great record. nice to see jazz heads on here. great taste in clothes and music!