Out in Left Field (1/1/2012-1/1/2013)

[misterh]

[mikecch]

Sorry about lack of updates, been stuck at work mostly.

This was from a couple of days ago...

Apparently we have some very old reading material too, this one from September 1966

[mapz]

hey all.

pants are hemmed and back. triple cuff turned into a double cuff. here's a fit:

they're looking and feeling pretty good. getting softer everyday. fabric is falling better. fading fast and the waist has stretched to a good point.

brunch was too good today. yes, a rabbit sope. the rabbit is from swan creek farm out in michigan. tortilla was on point, as was the red mole and the egg:

also visited heritage bicycle general store this afternoon. it's new in chicago, just opened a week or two ago - half cafe, half bike shop. coffee & bike geekery ensued.

surprisingly enough, heritage is now the only place in the city that serves up stumptown - so i had to make a visit. since chicago has its own set of local roasters, stumptown isn't as ubiquitous as it is in other cities. when i was a barista, i use to break out the hairbender after hours and pull shots - but it's great there's now a place solely dedicated. word on the street is stumptown is planning to open a roaster here. a coffee war is a brewing...or roasting? (womp womp.)

hairbender on point!

i really dig the cafe space. in the back there's a general store for all your bike needs. they've also got a full-service shop on site - so it's a place to grab espresso and get your flat fixed at the same time. they also offer custom build bikes, which is always fun.

Edited February 5, 2012 by mapz

[Quoise1203]

Not in the contest, but I saw your post Mapz and had to comment. Heritage looks really cool. I live in Chicago and hadn't heard of it before. I'll definitely check it out after seeing your photos.

Also, where's the breakfast from?

[Happy Hooligan]

So today I did a few things...

Started off by mowing the lawn. Yes, we still do that once every other week or so in LA... it's been warm.

Then we went to Handy Market for Lunch. Awesome deli in the Vally. Every Saturday they BBQ and the tri-tip sandwich is worth the drive.

But turkey panini today with some potato salad, greek stuffed grape leaves and a ginger beer to wash it down.

then I did the final clear coat on my my son's Stingray I've been restoring... out of pics for now...

Edited February 5, 2012 by Happy Hooligan

[robbie]

sheez... glad I am not buying gas in Los Angles. Looks like a hell of a deli though, can't do the ginger beer though stuff tears me up.

Edited February 5, 2012 by robbie

[mikecch]

^^ Bundaberg ginger beer

Drank more of that than water as a kid...

[Happy Hooligan]

I use to get old tyme ginger beer as a kid but I think they stopped making it. Bundaberg is the closest I've found. Love that bite!

[ninja07]

mapz - i like how the bike and coffee fixes are so integrated in the concept of the shop - right down to the service menu - great post

[ranonranonarat]

chicago looks like a fantastic place to live in mapz.

great post as well happy hooligan.

all those pics make me jelly and want to pick up a pair of these chinos myself. might just happen. hmmmmm....

[misterh]

[mapz]

Also, where's the breakfast from?

the brunch was from lula cafe.

and thanks ninja and ranon!

[pepper davies]

Hi everyone! Checked underneath my waistband today and theres some significant wear. Anyone else got that going on?

Buzz Rickson, Left Field, Engineered Garments x Trickers.

[ThinFinn]

damn...you really need to post some close ups of your tattoo work andrew...outfit and all is pretty badass!

[ranonranonarat]

buzz rickson shirt fits good!

[misterh]

[baldy]

my buttons keep poppin off these pants, lost two buttons drunkingly pulling my pants off

[robbie]

Obviously not allowed to document the process with pictures, but my pair helped build bike merchandisers at a Wal-mart in Nebraska. I'd try to take pictures of my pants but I can hardly hold my hands up. Lifted steel i-beams off the ground and above my head, used a hammer drill, and a plethora of hand-tools . Sore in muscles i'd forgotten I even had.

pictures later I swear.

[rnrswitch]

my buttons keep poppin off these pants, lost two buttons drunkingly pulling my pants off

I think the rigidness of this fabric lends itself to this. Once they soften up it probably won't happen.

[ihatebrianwilliams]

My kids are getting up to early for me to sneak out and take an updated fit pic. Will try and get one up soon. In the meantime a small update of whats been going on.

It took me long enough. Finally had some time to finish staining the deck. I built this deck with my father 4 or 5 years ago. I think its almost as much sq footage as the house.

Two days for sanding.

Before & After. Pictures are stitched from some iphone app.

I probably care too much about it because I built it. I know some day when we move the next owner will just paint the whole thing white with deck paint.

The pants sat out on this project. We are still in the honeymoon phase. Not as brave as NoSecretsBetweenSailors.

Happy Hooligan Handy Mart is rad. Its right down the way from me. Shoot me a message next time your in the area. If you like to grill their marinated carne asada is really good.

[bunga]

just received my pair yesterday and broke them out today. the waist is just perfect and the thigh is slightly roomy but will probably shrink after the first wash. i'm double-cuffing them now at the moment but will most probably hem an inch and a half off to get rid of the knee sags.

the fabric is really amazing and save for a couple of blotches (which i think the indigo didn't manage to quite seep through) it's perfect!

fit pics to come next.

[Adit]

^

i just soaked my pair. but not shrink at all...

[space.ranger]

Any pre/post soak comparison photos?

[robbie]

no soaks yet. gonna try to live with the sloppy triple cuffs until at least April.

Braved the 14 degree wind and cold to do some junkin' today and managed to score this sign as well as a number of other treasures :::

Hoping to clean these up, and then integrate them in to some kind of book shelf fashioned from a number of older crates I've found over the past year or two.

Edited February 10, 2012 by robbie

[misterh]

great finds robbie.

snowy day today. fitting I suppose as it's "Hockey Day In Canada" we are heading over to a friends place for a while this afternoon. hopefully I'll get some good pics.

[Guest lottiboi]

Welp one month update for me, I've worn these every day and being a student i have a lot of sitting and standing. No washes yet except on one little spot, couldn't get a good shot of the combs, color is pretty true to the two pictures.

[robbie]

crazy lap fades lotti boi!

[misterh]

too many kids to look after at the party yesterday to get any pics.

did manage to get the driveway shovelled today. thanks for the inspiration ihbw,

[kansas]

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[ranonranonarat]

ihatebrianwilliams, that's a fantastic job done on the deck. great stuff.