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Final Updates

It's been a good month! The jeans have been through a lot and we're just getting started...I haven't been updating the past few days for a few reasons (a surprise, a Lake soak and guests visiting) but here is the past few days in a giant post!

Cooked some quesadillas

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Pad woon sen

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More food

Shin Ramyun

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Cooked some Kim Chi pancake

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Biked along the Lake

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The beach was empty

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Afterwards I met up with my weekend guests in Chinatown....Lao Shanghai is usually good if you order the right foods and say low salt/oil

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Lao Shanghai contd.

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For those who don't know you have to bite off the top and suck the soup inside...I tend to bite too large an opening and burn myself on the soup...

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Dry Chili Chicken is always frackalicious

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Eat your greens!

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My friend assured us that his mom makes the best clams in egg...Regardless, so tasty!

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...in bed

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Afterwards we went karaoke

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Final Updates

you know it

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As we were celebrating a few birthdays over the weekend we got free Champagne

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Unfortunately we weren't the cleanliest bunch

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Thought this was particularly fitting...Neil Diamond

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The next day we headed to the beach...I've never wanted a jet ski/boat so bad! It was mid 90's and so humid...But I was a trooper and still wore the jeans

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I biked the way to the beach as everyone else took cabs...

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It's about a ten/fifteen minute bike ride south to the beaches...

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And what do you know....

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The jeans got an inadvertent soak! My girlfriend wanted to walk along the water with me and it was so damn hot I ended up in the water...

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I wasn't too worried about the soak since I stunk up the jeans so much over the past month...Hope you all don't mind (I know medine probably doesn't mind lol)

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The top block didn't end up as wet

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Afterwards I decided to lay about as everyone played volleyball...Gave the jeans a chance to dry but the heat was really killing me

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Didn't bring sandals as I didn't think I'd even touch water

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Crotch holding up

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Back home in the elevator

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After trying to shake the sand off the jeans I gave them a full soak/rinse to clean them up

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A bit of sand collecting at the bottom...

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Later that night we headed to Viet town...The jeans had actually dried as I set them in front of a fan for a few hours while basking in the sunlight

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We ended up at Tank as usual...Got my Pho Tai and Fried Rice, didn't venture out that day

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There's also Thai and Chinese places in Viet Town

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At night, we played a few drinking games and ended up at a place called Sky Bar...didn't take the camera but it was a slow night...

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The next morning it started to rain pretty heavily

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Menacing clouds

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The storm cleared up and we hit the suburbs to visit Tensuke and Mitsuwa markets

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Tensuke has a pretty good "restaurant" in the back

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I ordered the Tonkotsu ramen...Didn't really hold a flame to ramen in Japan but it's as good as it can get in these parts

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Afterwards at Mitsuwa, we walked in to discover that there was an event going on

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WIthin Mitsuwa is Hippo Bakery (also in Novi, MI which I frequent when back at home)

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There is also a food court within Mitsuwa although the food is pretty average...

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Ended up buying an old Lightning mag

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Back at home we decided to get burgers at Flub A Dub Chub....turns out they were closed! So we went to Stella's diner instead...Flub is actually on a level that rivals Kuma's Corner, some say even better, and their pretzel buns are amazing.

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Since Flub was closed I ordered an Avocado cheeseburger from Stella's and added an egg on top...Pretty much like a Roe burger from Flub without the Pretzel bun

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Very tasty cross section view

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And of course, no night out is complete without Paciugo gelato to seal the deal

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One last look at the Chicago sky...

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Tomorrow I will post my final update. I intended to do something big for today but my schedule didn't allow...Hope you don't all mind me taking an extra day...Good thing is, medine lives close (can't meetup unfortunately) so the delivery will take less than a day...

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The Final Update?

OK guys I have a confession to make...I'm on my 32nd day going on my 33rd...I'm hoarding the jeans! But I wanted to make sure I did my final surprise right...

But before we get to any surprises here was my day...

Met up with fellow sufu member for some food at Feast in Wicker Park...I ordered the Tandoori Chicken Quesadilla, which may sound and look delicious but in reality it didn't sit well with my stomach...Should've stuck with a burger or breakfast food I guess?

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Turkey Burger

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Afterwards, I had the honor of meeting with the good folks at Horween Leather to discuss a project or two....I didn't take pictures inside the factory out of respect but lets just say it was like visiting the Mecca...As soon as you walk up the stairs into the building you feel the immense weight of history that oozes out of the walls, and a certain aura glows as you ascend the stairway. Inside the factory is an Americana fans wet dreams...Old machinery and furniture galore, with vats and vats and piles and piles of hides all over...They really should organize group tours inside this place, it's a certified USA landmark in my book...

Outside the factory

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You can smell the leather!

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I came away with a few samples of leather types, which I'll have to keep my mouth sealed about for now...wink wink...

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I also walked away with leather stains all over my clothes

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Again, it was a quite an honor to experience the factory!

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The Final Update?

And now onto the reason why I've held onto the jeans so long...I wonder if you can guess?

Setting up

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Cleaning off an old design to prep my works

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What could this be?!?

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hmmmm....

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Setting a weight on top to make sure there are no gaps

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Could it be?!?

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Are you still lost?!?

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!!!

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The Final Update?!

If you've followed my past tour experiences (particularly the Flat Head tour), you may recall that my girlfriend has a thing for crafts...And thank goodness for that, because she has her own Yudu machine! This means I can silk screen things to my hearts content...Of course, you knew I had to do the pocket bags!

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It was a bit difficult lining up the pockets as I had to do two different colors...

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I messed the "B" up but I guess it adds character?

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Also goofed on the Buns...they were a bit too close to the letters but it still looks good IMO

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The numbers were easy but I had to flip the sheet around to make it easier to line up the jeans...

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And....The final product!

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With flash for good measure

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So there you have it! My final addition/contribution to the tour...I hope you all find the print in good taste? Tomorrow I will iron on the paint to make sure it sticks and will then send the jeans off to our good man medine....

It's been a fun yet fast ride but this tour is just getting started!

Absolute final updates tomorrow...Good night from Chicago!

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i dont know what you have got up your sleeves but the project with horween leathers sound interesting as hell. can't wait to see what that brings. its been a great tour run with you so far, all the amazing food you eat (in quantity as well). love all the updates so far! lovely!

as far as the burgus plus print on the pocket bags go....

ITS FUCKING NICE I LIKE IT VERY MUCH! CANT WAIT TILL THESE GET TO ME IN A FEW MONTHS TIME! HAHA. GREAT STUFF!

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The FINAL Post!

So here is my official last update....the jeans were sent out to medine today and should arrive soon...

When I woke up I had to iron the pocket bags to make sure the paint would stick

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Inside out (I figure medine will have better pictures for jean updates on the overall wear)

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And of course I wrote my name!

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First tour member's run complete!

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Wrapping the jeans...

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The final look...

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And my run is complete! I also threw in extra fabric (non-washed yet so shrinkage warning!) for crotch support should we need it....Anyways, it was a pleasure being a part of this tour and I can't wait to see where we'll be in another 12 months! Thanks for following me everyone, and let's keep this ball rolling!

Signing out from Chicago!

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Aw shit, look where the jeans are now (still in chicago). It's been about 300 degrees during the day, so ill have to break these in during dark time..

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My Before Evo Pics..

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2nd month already..

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I can just barely button these, but they should be good in a day or two. Cant wait for these to see some action. Stay Tuned!

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Comparing Medine's fit on the FH3001's & the Burgus', this may be a very, very snug tour for me.

Hopefully i can actually fit them!

p.s.

Still jealous of your non-ringer FH tour shirt!!!

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awesome to see you got the jeans already medine! the fit looks good although I see you can't button the top? they've been soaked to max shrinkage by my estimates so you should be able to stretch them a bit! looking forward to your month!

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