Happy Jeans - Tcb 20s contest thread

[MileHighEvertonian 1,563]

Still working on my outdoor denim photography skills, but here's how things look these days. 

I'm not usually one for desecrating art, but I've been seriously considering amputating the suspenders buttons. Anybody have thoughts or recommendations on how best to do that or how bad of an idea that would be?

[mariano_vittori 762]

 

 

[MileHighEvertonian 1,563]

impromptu wash 'n' dry photo opportunity: sc47s vs. tcb 20s

[Uncle Karl 1,857]

Three months have passed since I started wearing it at work.

It has become a good feeling.

[Maynard Friedman 568,041]

I saw a pair of these in the flesh today, adorning the lower half of a Sufu LEGEND! 

Edit: I’ve just realised that my use of capitalisation makes it look as though Donald Trump has hijacked my account but he hasn’t, HONEST.

Edited December 21, 2018 by Maynard Friedman

[bartlebyyphonics 6,606]

PRAY TELL! [shouted quietly...]

[Maynard Friedman 568,041]

Why it’s you of course dear Bartles, I’ve been watching you very closely...

Mwahahahaha! etc

[aho 676,932]

A legend...must be Paul T?!

[Bobbo 7,130]

Merry christmas you lot! 

Here's a lil Volvo I found back home:

Some TCB close-ups.

And lastly a picture of the travelling troupe that I went to Tokyo with. Pic is taken right before we went to Kappabashi, the "kitchen town" in Tokyo. A very fun day packed with knives and coffee.

[bartlebyyphonics 6,606]

happy seasonals from london y'all

[the town that never sees the stars]

 

[Topgearskin 185]

Just catching up on so many pages of updates. Thank you all for your contributions. I'm going to get back on the thread with some pics asap

My jeans are on their 5th wash rotation and are butter soft. Patch is still there but I can't make out any print.  Little fading to speak of.

ive had a shitty summer (bereavement, job loss, sight loss and then getting hammered by customs after buying a bumper package of TCB goodness!).

nb - I bought two tcb shirts (insane shrinking on the triple stitched shoulder seams and the buttonholes are 'loose' so I often have a button undone when I look down...)

the tcb60s I bought are wider legged than the 20s (which struck me as odd) - great jeans but I need to get used to the very low rise. I also bought a tshirt which doesn't fit (it's probably ideal for a 40 chest...). The bright light was the TCB boys jacket I bought for my son. It's a delight. Exceptional quality.

here's to 2019. 

[bartlebyyphonics 6,606]

^ looking fwd to the pix

hope 2019 improves for you!

[MJF9 5,866]

^ here here... best wishes for better fortunes in 2019+ @Topgearskin...

[bartlebyyphonics 6,606]

and so a wash for the new year...

what can be seen on the right and left patches...

 

[bartlebyyphonics 6,606]

and a yule-tide learning

repetitious weaving and knots with anni albers

for the fabrically and craftily oriented

patterned posting rather than vague pretences to patinated prowess today

 

Edited January 2, 2019 by bartlebyyphonics

[bartlebyyphonics 6,606]

...and then... more...

 

[FreeCharlesManson 634]

woah it's been a minute, good looking updates from all. My cellphone camera broke and i got really busy so i haven't been around in a while, hopefully i'll get something up soon

[garden gnomes in space 4,116]

You all are killing it.  I'm happy to say I'm back in the 20's.  I had to deal with a known health situation in November and had an adrenal glad removed.  Healed up, lost a bit of bloat and the jeans finally fit again.  Still have a ways to go in terms of losing more weight, as I put on 25 pounds in mid 2017, but fuck it.  Progress.  Hopefully will be more active here moving forward

[Maynard Friedman 568,041]

Welcome back gnomes and TGS from higher up the page.

[Broark 13,204]

Glad to have you back gnomes. 

[Bobbo 7,130]

Welcome back papa Gnomes!

[volvo240thebest 23,141]

Glad to see you're back Gnome!

[bartlebyyphonics 6,606]

indeed indeed!

most welcome returns!

[volvo240thebest 23,141]

hello peasants! greetings from bitter cold Germany

couple snaps from today! apologies I've been super busy with work and didn't manage to post updates for a while..

 

general life updates.. After wuitting cigarettes I've concentrated my talent for addictions on alcohol for a good few months.. as a result in september I was weighting 96 kilos.. I have then experienced my first middle age crisis and started dieting and running and avoiding alcohol for a while. Must say I became addicted to running, my first ever healthy addiction. I'm planning to do my first half marathon in april, hopefully. Now I lost ten kilos and I start to swim on the 20s.. they still fit great, especially if hung by suspenders.

In november I also took delivery of a new flute, it's somewhat of an holy grail because it's made by the best living flute maker doing these kind of instruments. the flute was ordered back in 2009, the maker never replied to me when I sent my order enquiry back then, two years ago his son emailed me to say that his father forgot to reply me but placed me on the infamous ten years waiting list.. so here's a pic of some very expensive firewoood for your perusal..

 

 

 

[Bobbo 7,130]

Fantastic stuff mate. Love the flute story!

What's that tasty food you've taken a picture of?

[volvo240thebest 23,141]

They look like some sort of dumplings, I have no idea..

[erockisalive 19,155]

@volvo240thebest congratulations on the weight loss! Looking great. I also lost a fair bit of weight recently by focusing on diet and weight lifting. I SHOULD be avoiding alcohol as well, but I gotta have some vice. 

[MileHighEvertonian 1,563]

10 hours ago, volvo240thebest said:

In november I also took delivery of a new flute, it's somewhat of an holy grail because it's made by the best living flute maker doing these kind of instruments. the flute was ordered back in 2009, the maker never replied to me when I sent my order enquiry back then, two years ago his son emailed me to say that his father forgot to reply me but placed me on the infamous ten years waiting list.. so here's a pic of some very expensive firewoood for your perusal..

So what you're telling us, @volvo240thebest is that we're looking at the "W.H. Dungarees of flutes"?

In all seriousness, I hope it's everything you've been waiting for. Cheers.

[volvo240thebest 23,141]

6 hours ago, MileHighEvertonian said:

So what you're telling us, @volvo240thebest is that we're looking at the "W.H. Dungarees of flutes"? 

Haha definitely not, the guy doesn't ask for any deposit when placing an order!

[Bobbo 7,130]

Went on a little roadtrip yesterday to eat pizza in Falkenberg, some 100 km south of Gothenburg. Lilla Napoli (Little Naples) is sadly closing in March, which feels even more bitter afterwards, it was definitely the best pizza I've ever had in Sweden. We were a bit early and ended up on the windy beach.

Pizza time! 

It really is a shack they're holed up in. Looks like shit but man, the pizza was great.

I picked up some records a little while ago. Especially recommend Rotten Minds debut album I'm alone even with you. A great young pop punk-band from Uppsala in Sweden.

 

Also managed to see them about a week ago in the café at Bengans, an old record store that used to be a movie theatre.

Some bits of Japanese wasabi candy. Yum!