TCB: happy jeans contest

[garden gnomes in space]

dude, thats a stones throw away from our place and i have never been

[aho]

^Not to blow the spot, but it's a MUST, especially if you live that close!

[58panheadfan]

Still in raw status... about 4-6 weeks of constant wear (in rotation). These are "fading" very, very slowly in raw...

 

 

 

 

[oomslokop]

how much were the big Es? [edit: this was in response to the last photo on aho's alameda post]

Edited March 8, 2015 by oomslokop

[aho]

^Asking price was $250 on each pair (could've negotiated lower) but they weren't models I needed...

[volvo240thebest]

great updates lads!

Aho: great flea market shots.I am an avid fleamarket attender too, though vintage selvedge denim it's a much rare sight over here.

58: jeans look great with those megacuffs and that belt. don't bother about the fades they will come out soon! love to see how the denim will fade with no washes, à la Ruedi!

 

A couple snaps from today, just for the sake of keeping the thread rolling along nice and steady!

my daughter just broke my favourite cup for double espressos so I had to come up for a plan B, here it is

caffè doppio "ar vetro" as they call it in Rome!

 

this afternoon I left the wife at home and I went out for a nice walk in the countryside with the daughter, and I gave a new baby carrier that I bought second hand on ebay a try. brilliant stuff. it's called Manduca, made in Germany, for the cool dads around here.

a little walk in the woods through a beautiful afternoon light (which was hard to capture)

 

here's a rather unsuccesful attempt at taking a picture with selftimer on a manual focus only camera while trying hard the daddycool pose ahah!

 

I love timeworn wood patina as much as leather and denim patina, here's a close up of the wood on the front door of an old uninhabitated stone hut:

 

old vineyard poles are pretty too

 

and to finish off gurnard with spuds, cherry tomatoes olives and capers, just before I threw it in the oven!

 

the post oven pic was a total fail because of bad lighting in my kitchen and, most of all, my wife taking the piss of me ahah! anyway it was really good. Gurnard is a very underrated fish in the market here, it's just as good as it's bad looking!

 

have a great week guys!

Edited March 8, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[Maynard Friedman]

Great stuff volvo. I never did the kid on the back style, mine went on the front only in a Baby Bjorn, which they usually grow out of by 6 months. I think you get a bit longer when they're on the back plus I love the pink straps!

[volvo240thebest]

The kid in the back it's a bit frightening at the beginning because you can't see the baby but it's much less tiring for the back, that baby carrier should work fine for another year and a half I've been told (my daughter in 11months old). It was supposed to be red but it was worn hard by the previous owner so now it's pink-ish, can't complain since I bought it for cheap!

[aho]

volvo, food, espresso and family looking great! Curious, not sure if you already mentioned but how many washes has that jacket seen? Looks amazing!

[holio cornolio]

Great stuff volvo. I never did the kid on the back style, mine went on the front only in a Baby Bjorn, which they usually grow out of by 6 months. I think you get a bit longer when they're on the back plus I love the pink straps!

When my daughter was about 2-3 we went for a walk with her in the 'back sack'. Stopped in a little town to get some lunch and as I waited outside the bakery I wondered why she was getting so agitated. She was wriggling and kicking and laughing. I turned around to see 2 old guys encouraging her to jump about, saying, 'go on, kick him, pull his hair!' She thought it was hilarious. To be fair, it probably was.

[Cucoo]

 

We got a similar carrying thingy that can be used in front or back. So far, my daughter hates both options most of the time She's too tall for in-front carrying by now anyways and we're hoping she'll warm up more to carrying in back with time since this is so much more practical than pushing a stroller everywhere Looking good, cool dad

[volvo240thebest]

volvo, food, espresso and family looking great! Curious, not sure if you already mentioned but how many washes has that jacket seen? Looks amazing!

 

ciao Aho, the jacket has 13month of use and 1 soak plus 4 machine washes. I basically washed it everytime I felt there was need. Now it's about time for the 5 wash, the jacket is thirsty, as Ruedi would say!

here's a better pic of the current fading status

 

the jacket itself needs a little bit of TLC too, the chainstitch at both wristbands is unravelling a bit, there's one point on which the waistband chainstich it's unravelling too, and one of the front pleats has broken during a bad attempt at the jacket flip trick à la Martin Sheen, as in here AHAHAH!!!

Edited March 9, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[volvo240thebest]

We got a similar carrying thingy that can be used in front or back. So far, my daughter hates both options most of the time She's too tall for in-front carrying by now anyways and we're hoping she'll warm up more to carrying in back with time since this is so much more practical than pushing a stroller everywhere Looking good, cool dad

 

this one I've just bought can be used either front or back. at this stage (my daughter weights 12kilos, she's hefty and stout like her daddy!) I only consider using it on the back! until someone comes up with a selvedge and vegtan leather baby carrier this will be my weapon of choice :D

[volvo240thebest]

When my daughter was about 2-3 we went for a walk with her in the 'back sack'. Stopped in a little town to get some lunch and as I waited outside the bakery I wondered why she was getting so agitated. She was wriggling and kicking and laughing. I turned around to see 2 old guys encouraging her to jump about, saying, 'go on, kick him, pull his hair!' She thought it was hilarious. To be fair, it probably was.

ahah brilliant story. I kept watching my daughter for a while using the mirror camera of my phone til I ran out of battery!

[Bobbo]

As some of you might have seen on Instagram I spent my weekend in Stockholm with lots of great beer and coffee. Prepare for a massive photo dump:

 

On friday evening we pretty much went straight to Mikkeller Bar which was cramped with people enjoying their after work beers. After falling in love with Mikkellers Beer Geek Dessert a couple of months back I've always pounced at the opportunity to try out other beers from the Beer Geek-series which is a bit more experimental and also part of their origin as a brand. Beer Geek Breakfast was their very first beer which was named the best stout out there and I think still ranks as number 1 on Ratebeer. This weekend I found two more: Daydreamer and Vanilla Shake (Vanilla Shake was damn good). But first is a picture of The Day the Amager Rednecks Kicked Some Serious Mikkeller Frat Boy Ass - one of the best IPA's I've ever had.

 

 

 

 

 

Stopped for an espresso and semla. In Sweden we even have a day dedicated to the semla, as well as cinnamon buns.

 

 

Moving on, towards Johan & Nyström which roasts the coffee I usually buy back home. They have a place on Södermalm where you can drop by and grab a cup of coffee or buy freshly roasted beans. 

 

 

 

To be continued...

 

 

[Bobbo]

Part two of Stockholm Shananigans

 

Drinking a very nice espresso at Johan & Nyström. Tried to take a picture off of it and failed miserably so here's the interior instead:

 

 

 

After that we headed back downtown to visit Caliroots. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to try out Warehouse 900's. There are more pics of the 900's in the Warehouse thread for those interested.

 

 

 

 

A happy TCB wearer

 

Last but not least, I tried on the coffee I bought at Johan & Nyströms today with my newly arrived Aeropress. So simple to use and a very nice cup of coffee as a result.

 

 

[Broark]

I went to the Mikkeller bar in San Francisco, great stuff!

In my travels I still haven't made it to Northern Europe, Stockholm is definitely on my list.

This is a proper competition thread, great work guys. 

[Bobbo]

Yeah Mikkeller have a couple of killer beers. Some is utter crap too though, haha. The bar in Stockholm was very small with a pretty small beer selection (I suppose they change it quite frequently), is it bigger in San Francisco?

You'll love Stockholm! 

[Broark]

Agreed, some are awful but some are also great!

I still stand by the I Hardcore You Mikkeller / Brewdog beer as one of my favorites of all time.

Based on your photos the one in SF is quite a bit bigger, we went on an off night so luckily it wasn't excessively crowded.

I've heard it can get to be too much on a Friday or Saturday.

 

Stockholm and Copenhagen sit atop my list for Europe currently!

[aho]

Left knee

Right knee

[Sugar Mountain]

Looks like you have some nice tracks peeking through as well, Aho. Good stuff.

 

Bobbo - Great to see that Aeropress! I knew you'd love it. It really is the best start to brewing tasty coffee at home and you'll get years of pleasure from it, no doubt. Enjoy.

[tigerstrom]

Great updates everyone!

[holio cornolio]

This has become an expensive thread for me to read!

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

awesome combo I say

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I should have joined this

[volvo240thebest]

This has become an expensive thread for me to read!

Fuckin hell! Perfect crema! I thought it wasn't possible to achieve such a good crema in UK ahah!!!

[Sugar Mountain]

That's fighting talk Volvo!

[volvo240thebest]

No pun intended! it's all for fun! I shouldn't even be proud of the Italian espresso heritage as nowadays some of the very best espressos can be had outside of the country.

But let me be proud of our espresso heritage at least! after 20 yrs of Berlusconi-ism there's very little left for Italian pride!

[holio cornolio]

Haha. Perfect crema, in UK, courtesy of German technology (Krups). Well at least the coffee is italian (and the cup :-) )

[holio cornolio]

No pun intended! it's all for fun! I shouldn't even be proud of the Italian espresso heritage as nowadays some of the very best espressos can be had outside of the country.

But let me be proud of our espresso heritage at least! after 20 yrs of Berlusconi-ism there's very little left for Italian pride!

All politicians are idiots. Which nation can boast a leader that they can be truly proud of? We have to wait for them to be dead first, before we can recognise their 'greatness'.

As an Italian you have much more than just espresso heritage to be proud of!

EDIT: Persol sunglasses. Best in the world!

Edited March 11, 2015 by holio cornolio