TCB: happy jeans contest

[beardy3344]

I think they may be big on you. 

 

you might end up getting a little more shrinkage out of the TCBs than samurai, but at the waist its of no consequence. Mine stretched back to raw size in probably an hour. 

 

what does your waist measure? 

 

My wiaist measures between 35-36". Some of the size charts for the 50's cut have shown the waist as being 86cm raw, and Tuckshop's size chart showed a 34 waist for the raw size 36. It's all very confusing! 

[erk]

if you measure between 35 and 36 you should be fine. They're gonna be a lot different than the 710. make sure you let us know how they work out. 

[beardy3344]

if you measure between 35 and 36 you should be fine. They're gonna be a lot different than the 710. make sure you let us know how they work out. 

 

Will do. I've got the 510's, which are a lot fuller than the 710's btw. Thanks for the input, and I will definitely post an update once they've arrived. I just had to pull the trigger after watching all the posts in this thread for almost a year now. 

[volvo240thebest]

Yes me give me a couple hours and I'll give u measurements!

[Bobbo]

To be fair I would have sized up one if I could have done it over. Going TTS forced quite a bit of waiststretching.

[garden gnomes in space]

Will do. I've got the 510's, which are a lot fuller than the 710's btw. Thanks for the input, and I will definitely post an update once they've arrived. I just had to pull the trigger after watching all the posts in this thread for almost a year now. 

sorry, I read 510 as 710.  Disregard my Samurai comment!

 

I think you will be good on size to be honest.  

[beardy3344]

sorry, I read 510 as 710.  Disregard my Samurai comment!

 

I think you will be good on size to be honest.  

 

No worries, my thighs are likely too fat for the 710's 

[volvo240thebest]

Hey beardy

Here measurements, TCB50's crispy after wash:

Waist (front and rear rise aligned) 17.50 (it will get to 18 with 10 mins wear though)

Front rise 12

Thigh 13.50

You sized it right, bingo!

[beardy3344]

Hey beardy

Here measurements, TCB50's crispy after wash:

Waist (front and rear rise aligned) 17.50 (it will get to 18 with 10 mins wear though)

Front rise 12

Thigh 13.50

You sized it right, bingo!

 

Thanks so much Volvo! I'll keep you posted once they arrive. It does look like I'll be just fine based on your measurements. 

[volvo240thebest]

Crinkling on my pair is coming out nicely

Pippi the cat loves TCB!

[volvo240thebest]

A couple texture photos

[volvo240thebest]

Howdy!

I spent the last couple days touring in Germany.

Here's a couple pics, just to keep the thread rolling along!

We always stop at the Italian Swiss border for the last decent coffee, and every time we take a chance at scratch cards. It's a tradition of our as the very first time we crossed the border on our way to Deutscheland many years we won 500 euros with one of these cards! This time we won 5 euros which were promptly invested in another scratch card, no win.

Crossing the San Bernardino pass

Random texture pic of TCB jacket and jeans, taken while bored in the car

Rainy day..

Bookish guy in the band reading in the backstage

My mate Filippo checking sound on the organetto (Italian traditional squeezebox)

Fiddle soundcheck

Piva (northern Italian bagpipes)

[volvo240thebest]

Lo Zio (the uncle as we call him, as he's the oldest guy in the band) checking sound on the guitar

Backstage catering, cucumbers everywhere as usual in Germany!

The first pint after the job was done

It was a one off gig this time so we're already on the way back.

[unders]

Great post Volvo. You've got to be by far the most cultured chap on sufu!

[volvo240thebest]

Thank you maestro, I hardly doubt it anyway when there's people of the stature and calibre of Paul T and others though!

[Foxy2]

You're playing the wrong end of Germany tonight - maybe I'll catch you at Bardentreff in August this year....

Edited April 26, 2015 by Foxy2

[volvo240thebest]

Great stuff Foxy. Bardentreffen should ne nice they told me it's a good festival

[garden gnomes in space]

Volvo, your band have a website?  Where can I listen?

[Foxy2]

Great stuff Foxy. Bardentreffen should ne nice they told me it's a good festival

Great town - great atmosphere...

In fact, we are heading to Nürnberg later this week for the "Blue Night". My wife and I used to work and live there for a couple of years and we still go back every now and then.

Edited April 26, 2015 by Foxy2

[garden gnomes in space]

Went to Off the Grid Oakland the other day.  Its a bay area thing where all the trendy food trucks show up, shut down a street for some hours and you just eat.  I copped the fried chicken from Kenny's Soul Food, but Senior Sisig (Filipino Fusion) and Sanguchon Peruvian were there and I love both of thise trucks as well.  Made it a hard decision but the fried chicken won.  We go before the crowds show up.

[volvo240thebest]

Volvo, your band have a website?  Where can I listen?

 

we do have a website but it's still all nicely written in Italian only, for your fine understanding, and sucks too.

our recording label recently put up some videos on youtube, here you go

https://youtu.be/qG0tR5x02wU

https://youtu.be/1ddvcLMQ8zk

 

if you look up on spotify our first album is there and you could listen to it in streaming.

 

we play traditional music from Northern Italy, not your typical ubercoool sufu music. Apologies for those not interested!

Edited April 26, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[garden gnomes in space]

 my dads family was Calabrese, so I can stumble through some Italian.  

in the first youtube video, Whats that bag pipe called?  Looks like he's wearing some selvage denim haha

Edited April 26, 2015 by garden gnomes in space

[volvo240thebest]

That's the Northern Italian bagpipes, very different from the zampogna (bagpipes from Calabria and other parts of Southern Italy) which you may have heard of.

And those are not selvedge! They are Jacob Cohen's, awful overpriced Italian denim. The outer edges are stitched in a way that sort of looks like selvedge but it's not. Proper Italian wanker's denim!

Edited April 26, 2015 by volvo240thebest

[garden gnomes in space]

haha, fake selvage fooled me!  

[Maynard Friedman]

They call it selvaggio. Volvo has recovered his car seats in it for extra kudos from his unwitting bandmates!

[tvshooter]

GGIS-  pic's of fried chicken or it didn't happen

[aho]

Sorry I've been lacking on updates...I love that the warm weather means more outdoor activities and taking advantage of city life. This usually means walking around downtown, being a tourist in my own city, and especially, eating tacos at Maxwell Street market. 

Hand made tortillas...Perfect density, like a hand pulled noodle

lordy...

but also, the churros

 

Also went to Cemitas Puebla for some pretty good pork (a little dry, but I doused it in salsa)

 

And a pork Jibarito from La Cocina Boricua

that's pork between fried plantains for the uninitiated!

Edited April 27, 2015 by aho

[aho]

Headed to the Chicago Cultural Center which was built in 1987, lots of cool free art displayed there and ornate architecture:

 

There was a cool display of the graphic arts of Valmor Products, which were a local manufacturer of hair products, cosmetics, etc. etc.

Really cool to see the concept art to the finished designs:

 

Then I crossed the street to stroll around Millennium Park...Poor pics but at least you get an idea

The infamous "Bean" or Cloud Gate:

 

Then I headed back to my car, passing by the hideous "TRUMP" sign...

[aho]

Wish I had a better shot of the jeans, need to take one in real outdoor light...I did throw them in the wash and they're really starting to take off

Edited April 27, 2015 by aho

[garden gnomes in space]

GGIS-  pic's of fried chicken or it didn't happen

maaaan, im hungry again.  I think the wings are the best part of the bird.  Then we have candied sweat potatoes, mac and cheese and this mac and cheese/bbq pork combo that was heaven on earth