TCB: happy jeans contest

[bradl]

That looks really cool, Pitts now added to baseball stadiums I need to check out.

[aho]

Sugar Mountain, admittedly my pair have also been stubborn but no worries, with the extended length of the contest I'm sure we'll all get in our wear eventually! I need to pick back up my wash cycle, they haven't touched water in about a month...

[volvo240thebest]

Howdy all!

Unfortunately my new chamber music festival job had forced me to wear slacks, ties and loafers more than I like. I still wear regularly the TCB's as much as I can, and love them more than ever.

My plan for the summer will be to ban the word shorts from my dictionary and just wear these jeans all the time a more formal attire is not asked for! Ball's sweat and frequent washes hopefully will do it for me haha!!

Here's some pics, 9 months, since last photos the jeans had 2 washes I think.

Edited June 7, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[volvo240thebest]

Ciao!

[Paul T]

they look good in the detail shots but amazing in real life, complete with nipper. Ciao!

[Bobbo]

Though there's no drastic changes since the last time I figured a bit extra TCB love don't hurt! The picture of the topblock have the most accurate colour.

 

And the last three snaps are from my recent trip to Norrköping when I took a stroll on the other side of the harbor from what I posted at the start of the contest. I'm going to Gothenburg tomorrow, home of the Volvo to see Foo Fighters. Hopefully I manage to take a lot of pictures, it should be a great weekend. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Paul T]

Fab. Will we get any vintage Volvo photos? (don't ask, don't get!)

[rayw44]

And some pics of the patch would be great. It looks like you are getting some interesting changes there.

[volvo240thebest]

nice pics Bobbo!

yeah I second Paul T's wish of seeing some vintage Swedish steel. You have to do it us for us! I'd be all happy even with random pics of Volvo 240's covered in rust and laying somewhere in the Swedish countryside. nothing makes me more happy than this!

[Maynard Friedman]

How about some vintage Saab pictures for a balanced view of Swedish automobile history?

[volvo240thebest]

I love Saab's as well, early saab 900's are class!

[Bobbo]

Haha, you car crazy folks! We'll see what I have to show next week. Not that much planned to be honest.

 

And I'll sort out a pic of the patch for you Ray when I find the time.

[ranonranonarat]

i too would love to see some swedish booty pics!

to those of you who have been feeling disheartened about the lack of any progression, hang in there! from my somewhat friday and saturday jeans, they look like they will turn out really nice with time in my limited experience. stellar blue they are now.

[Sugar Mountain]

I am committed to the contest for the duration and know that the TCB will turn out great eventually - patience is sure to be rewarded! However, it's been good for me to put them on hold for the past two weeks just to refresh my view of them and then it'll be nicer climbing back into the jeans in a month or two. 

[volvo240thebest]

[ranonranonarat]

I am committed to the contest for the duration and know that the TCB will turn out great eventually - patience is sure to be rewarded! However, it's been good for me to put them on hold for the past two weeks just to refresh my view of them and then it'll be nicer climbing back into the jeans in a month or two.

looking forward to pictures from your trip, have a good one!

[ranonranonarat]

roping is unreal volvo!

[volvo240thebest]

Thank you Rano. It's just normal nothing outstanding like Aho's though.

Greetings from Ingolstadt Germany. Here's a fine sample of Teutonic engineering, while we wait for Bobbo!

Edited June 12, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[garden gnomes in space]

guys, i got nothing.  we just bought a house and are swamped in all the necessary work that needs to be done that the previous owner spent 60 years neglecting.

 

[bradl]

Congrats on the place gnomes. Hopefully you know how to do some of the stuff and don't get rapped by some contractors

[garden gnomes in space]

dude I live in the Bay Area.  Its all rape everything.

 

 

But I did see a garage door made entirely of Volvo hatchbacks that Im gonna get a pic of.  Might even do one of those gangster crouches in front of it.  

[Bobbo]

Haha, I so want to see a pic of that. Do it!

[ah_long]

popped open a bottle that I've been saving for about five years, cooked a nice aged steak and some egg plants from the farmers market this morning

 

DSC_0621 by 6u07, on Flickr

 

IMG_20150613_213437 by 6u07, on Flickr

[Jared_Lee]

I said I wasn't going to do this, but guilt has gotten the better of me. I apologize for my absence. I have a worthwhile denim update, but lent my camera out a few weeks ago and still don't have it back. The lens on my phone camera is cracked as well. I'll post as soon as I can.

 

Everyone that's been posting, nicely done. I'm sure you noticed my approval.

[Sugar Mountain]

So Bobbo, I want to hear from you about seeing Dave Grohl break his leg onstage and then continue the set with Foo Fighters!

[Bobbo]

It was a crazy crazy night. Just need to sort some shit out today, hopefully I have time to post pics and hail Dave later tonight.

[volvo240thebest]

hi all

 

here's a couple pics from the last few days, to keep the thread rolling!

 

 

texture pic of the denim, while bored in the car

 

sound check pic

 

two of my new flutes finally arrived after months and months. I am so happy with them, they're much better than the stolen ones. these are made out of cocuswood, the best timber ever for period flutes. Unfortunately the cocuswood is now almost extint. these were made out of a cocus stock that has been seasoning for 120 years at least. the guy who made them inherited the stock from an old flute maker in Paris.

 

 

killing time in the forest while on tour in southern Germany

 

me doing the idiot

 

beautiful Eltz castle, which i visited on a morning off

 

 

 

me and one of my mates killing time between 1st and 2nd half. wearing the porky's 66 here. the TCB, at least on a size 36, are way too wide to look good with a pair of brogues.

Edited June 17, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[garden gnomes in space]

here's that door I was telling you about.  change my name to volvo240thebestforgaragedoors

[volvo240thebest]

that man has good taste ahah!

7 hatches from 240 wagons between 1990 and 1993 and one hatch of a 245 between 1981 and 1989. we only miss you doing the hip hop pose in front of it!

[garden gnomes in space]

I know.  Ill do it one of these days when I have someone to snap the pic!