TCB: happy jeans contest

[Bobbo]

Really sucks hearing about your stolen gear Volvo. Hopefully karma kicks them hard in the nuts - repeatedly.

 

Moving on, here's a short report from some shananigans in Sweden this weekend:

I went for a few hours long drive down to Växjö in southern Sweden to visit a friend and watch Markus Krunegård perform. He does pretty good pop music. Though he sings in swedish these days he used to have a band called Laakso and sing in english ~10 years ago. I listened to 'High Drama' like mad when I was a teenager.

 

The venue was really small (and with a bloody great beer selection). Totally cramped with 200 people in a basement. 

 

 

 

Markus held a speech between two songs, addressing the growing issues of racism in Sweden. I think it's very important that rolemodels in popular culture make a stand, and I was happy that I got to say my gratitude for that in person after the gig was over. Me and Markus in shitty lighting:

With my mate being a major Knicks fan we always watch the games when we hang out. Of course they sucked ass like always and lost both to Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks.



On sunday we went for a walk to see the castle. They're using it as a hotel these days. It was pretty small but I like the look of it.

 

 

 

 

 

[erk]

somehow I bungled this post up real bad.

 

So sorry to hear about the robbery volvo. I hope they turn up for you. you never know.

 

and paul - you have an original 62??! you've got to share some pictures.

 

ranonranonarat, on 10 Nov 2014 - 12:00 AM, said:

erk those pants look good on you! they barely look half as loose as you described!

 

if you're referring to the show picture I posted - you can't see my pants in it. I'm the guy on the right side of the pic. 

Edited November 10, 2014 by erk

[erk]

you can't delete pots anymore? where have I been. sorry guys. someone delete this.

 

Edited November 10, 2014 by erk

[ranonranonarat]

oops my bad erk, i thought you were the one right smack in the middle!

[meschan]

I don't really take pictures well or have the habit to post them onto forums, but here is yesterday night's supper. Had some chinese food which are really gaining popularity in Singapore.

 

 

Not much roping on the jeans as of now, don't get to wear them that much too.

 

[Sugar Mountain]

Is that Sichaun cuisine? That pile of brutal chili peppers looks to be of that style.

[meschan]

Is that Sichaun cuisine? That pile of brutal chili peppers looks to be of that style.

 

Yes, despite how fiery it looks its actually very delicious and addictive, ever now and then i crave for those. 

[--simon--]

Salon QP with the some of the Iron Heart crowd.

[UkeNo]

I've just received the Seaman's Jumper from TCB in a size 38. It is very nice indeed.

 

Sadly though, it's too small! 

 

Anyone who would like it send me a PM.

 

Thanks

[Maynard Friedman]

^ CALLING MR BLACK!

[Mr Black]

You rang?

 

PM sent. cheers

[Bobbo]

Nothing to report regarding denim evolution but I did drink a couple of tasty beers this weekend: 

 

I had a few good beers this weekend. Since there seems to be a couple of fellow beer lovers around I thought I'd share some pics. Apologies for the crappy lighting:


 

 

 

[UkeNo]

Really enjoying this thread so far. Very impressed with TCB from what i've seen.

Thanks

Edited.

Edited November 16, 2014 by UkeNo

[Mr Black]

Did you not get my pms about taking the seamens jumper?

[volvo240thebest]

No big updates for me too. It's been a weekend of miserable weather. Lot of places in my area have been flooded, thank God nothing happened at my village, we live very close to a river side and we're always a little bit worried when it rains a lot.

I spent most of the week end laying on a rug and working hard on my daddy style fades!

Edited November 16, 2014 by volvo240thebest

[aho]

Pretty slow going lately, but planning to throw the jeans in for another wash this week...

 

In the past week: 

Shake Shack opened in Chicago...Pretty good compared with the original, but my patties come out dry each time I go there (have had 4 burgers so far, double patties each time):

 

Also just discovered the hands down best vintage shop in Chicago this past weekend, expertly curated with deadstock items and some insane finds like 1940s deadstock Big Yank shirts, etc. On top of sourcing insane product, fair pricing, and great people all around, this is also the first time I felt clean at a vintage shop. No musty smells, mothballs or fear of bugs here!

 

Pics of the jeans coming post wash! I don't think i'll get much contrast or whiskering on them as I'm not wearing them hard and plan to wash maybe weekly here on out...

[Projectp]

Love me a double Smoke Shack.

 

I'm leaning in a similar direction aho...maybe not washing them every week in the machine but at least a hot soak to keep the fit where I want it. 

[Jared_Lee]

Played a show on Friday.

 

 

Got tattooed on Sunday.

 

 

TCB the whole damn time.

[volvo240thebest]

Nice tat! I'm going tomorrow for my first tattoo, I'll post photos too!

[Bobbo]

^ Are you getting our contest patch as a tattoo?

[volvo240thebest]

no for fuck sake! volvos were not included in the patch design, otherwise it could have been an idea ahaha!

kidding apart, myself and my best friend are going to Milan to get two whales tattoos from Pietro Sedda, a great  Italian tattoo artist. should be fun!

[Maynard Friedman]

How do you get to Wales from Milan? In a tattoo of course!

[Sugar Mountain]

I went to Taipei this past weekend with my lovely wife and of course, my TCB. It was my first time in the city (and Taiwan) and I really enjoyed it. Admittedly it is not a beautiful city, but it has its own charm. The pace of life was just that bit slower than Hong Kong and the people were very warm. Food was great too, as I had been told.

 

Part I:

 

We arrived late on Friday night and immediately headed to the Daan area in the Eastern district for a bite to eat. Seemed like the evening was just getting started for some and we tucked into skewers at a street stand, all washed down with Asahi beers from the neighbouring 7-11

 

 

Next, we moved into a nearby diner where teenagers and students were drinking litres of bubble tea. We ordered individual hotpot meals - I chose the mellow Japanese broth and my wife had the fiery Sichaun flavour. Good eats!

 

 

On Saturday, we were back in the Daan area for brunch and a browse around all the shops. The streets have a very Japanese feel to them - a legacy from the days as a Japanese colony plus the ongoing influence of modern JP youth culture. After the tightly-packed feel of Hong Kong, it was refreshing to be on streets where there is more space for culture to exist more-organically. In HK, it's almost as though the kids have been priced out of more areas.

 

Outside our brunch spot, VVG Bistro:

 

 

VVG also had a shop across the street that had a fantastic range of vintage and repro homeware plus books and publications on architecture, art and pop culture. Really cool shop:

 

 

Obligatory denim destinations (but nothing purchased):

 

 

 

Continued...

 

[Sugar Mountain]

Part II:

 

On Sunday, we took a trip to the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and the surround park and parade grounds. Chiang was the Chinese nationalist leader who established modern Taiwan after 1949, upon fleeing mainland China.

 

 

The man himself:

 

The monolithic monument:

 

View from on high:

 

The museum inside the Memorial Hall commemorates Chiang's life and also has his Cadillac Fleetwood. Nice!

 

Our next stop was the Huashan 1914 creative park in Zhongzheng. The former brewery is now a collection of galleries and studio spaces, together with some more commercial parts. We caught a great exhibition of digital and electronic art installations and enjoyed the stroll around:

 

 

The rest of the afternoon was a bit of a rush trying to find a restaurant from our guidebook that was closing by the time we finally reached it. With an early evening flight, we stuffed ourselves with Osaka cuisine in the Eslite bookstore near our hotel. No complaints though!

 

 

With so many good food spots left to visit, we will definitely be back. I need to see the night markets and the hotsprings too...

 

[aho]

^Yes! I love Taiwan/Taipei in general...Went there for vacation while I was living in Japan way back when and it was the first and only time I've ever had culture shock (despite travels through Europe, Asia, North America, etc.)...I think because it was the first time I didn't know the language, but also compared to Japanese culture it was a bit more chaotic (after exiting the airport we were immediately confronted by angry bus drivers yelling at each other/fighting lol). That said, by the time we left, it was one of the sadder moments in my travels as I completely fell in love with it. Looking forward to more pics!

[Sugar Mountain]

It's funny that you found it more chaotic... I guess it always depends where you're coming from because we were thinking ''wow, it's really mellow here compared to Hong Kong and everyone is so polite!'', haha. If you'd come from Japan, I can see how it would be different. The language we did struggle a bit with - my wife's Mandarin used to be conversational but she no longer uses it for work and it has slipped. As for my linguistic ability... 

[rayw44]

Lots of great updates all around. I still haven't had a chance to upload an initial fit pic or any recent pics, but my pair is coming along slow and steady. These don't seem to be very quick faders, and I like that.

 

On a related note, does anyone have any sizing advice for the TCB Type 2 denim jacket? Based on the measurements I have seen I am not sure whether to grab a 38 or a 40. To avoid cloggin up the contest thread, feel free to PM me with suggestions.

[ranonranonarat]

great taiwan update, i have many very fond memories of taiwan mostly when i was driving through. the scenic landscapes through taiwan are very much to marvel. my friends and i often joke about how if you have no money to visit japan, go to taiwan for it is a very nice (perhaps somewhat similar) alternative to japan. the people there are massively friendly as well, from my memories from days of being in the army. we were shown fantastic hospitality, with invitations to take shelter/food from the local's homes, having trekked through the forrested areas for nights on end. certainly worth a revisit!

[Broark]

Enjoyed the Taiwan update, it really made me miss living in Asia.

I need to get back there!

[volvo240thebest]

today myself, my best buddy Paolo, the TCB's and the volvo we all went to Milan to get tattoos.

portait with the drakkar

 

Pietro Sedda's studio, amazing vintage forniture

 

the whale

 

Pietro is a man of disherning taste, his style is a mixture of Japanese denimbro, English country and Italian sartorial.needless to say we spent all the time talking about Japanese denim!