Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
San Fernando Valley Mercantile Chore Caps - Now Available!
I apologize as I'm a little late getting this out, but these fantastic new caps are ready for order HERE! Also, here's the brown cotton duck one that wasn't in my last post:
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
CXXVI - The Fleet Is In!
Some cool stuff over at CXXVI lately. Particularly digging this bag and t-shirt...nice for spring, if it ever gets here!
Monday, March 28, 2011
HBO Mildred Pierce Minseries
Based on James Cain's novel, it's the second screenplay adaptation of the book (the first being the movie starring Joan Crawford). I watched the first two installments last night and while mostly drama and little action, the character development was fascinating, the sets amazing the clothing spot on. I'm looking forward to the other three parts!
WWII Denim Buckleback Dungarees
$2800+ is what these sold for on eBay yesterday! Simply an amazing pair of pants at an insane price.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
New Lofgren Wabash Stifel Dot Print Shirt - Speedway Japan
Despite all thats happened with the recent disasters, Speedway Japan has issued this new amazing shirt! 1920's style with all the bells and whistles. I have several Lofgren shirts in my collection and they are all high quality. Available for purchase HERE!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
1940's NOS Lee Denim Work Pants
This incredible NOS pair of Lee dungarees sold for a solid $1,065 on eBay earlier this evening!
1940's Finck's NOS Chore Jacket
Up for only two hours and already over $355! This NOS is amazing and is gonna go through the roof...dig it HERE
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
1940's Headlight Salt & Pepper Work Pants
NOS salt & pepper work pants for $808? Fade marks and moldy smell no extra charge! Fun, but at that price you are just getting into the realm of stupidity.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Crossing The Line
Crossing the Line (the equator) is long lived Naval tradition that included both pageantry and brutal ceremony. The below photos are from a WWII U.S. Navy ceremony and you can see a bit of what they describe in Wikipedia:
"The ceremony of Crossing the Line is an initiation rite in the Royal Navy, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, and other navies that commemorates a sailor's first crossing of the Equator.[1] Originally, the tradition was created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long rough times at sea. Sailors who have already crossed the Equator are nicknamed (Trusty) Shellbacks, often referred to as Sons of Neptune; those who have not are nicknamed (Slimy) Pollywogs.
Equator-crossing ceremonies, typically featuring King Neptune, are also sometimes carried out for passengers' entertainment on civilian ocean liners and cruise ships. They are also performed in the merchant navy and aboard sail training ships.
As late as World War II, the line-crossing ceremony was still rather rough and involved activities such as the "Devil's Tongue", which was an electrified piece of metal poked into the sides of those deemed pollywogs. Beatings were often still common, usually with wet firehoses (they were not wet but rather salt-hardened from sea water), and several World War II Navy deck logs speak of sailors visiting sickbay after crossing the line.
Efforts to curtail the line-crossing ceremony did not begin until the 1980s, when several reports of blatant hazing began to circulate regarding the line-crossing ceremony, and at least one death was attributed to abuse while crossing the line."
"The ceremony of Crossing the Line is an initiation rite in the Royal Navy, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, and other navies that commemorates a sailor's first crossing of the Equator.[1] Originally, the tradition was created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long rough times at sea. Sailors who have already crossed the Equator are nicknamed (Trusty) Shellbacks, often referred to as Sons of Neptune; those who have not are nicknamed (Slimy) Pollywogs.
Equator-crossing ceremonies, typically featuring King Neptune, are also sometimes carried out for passengers' entertainment on civilian ocean liners and cruise ships. They are also performed in the merchant navy and aboard sail training ships.
As late as World War II, the line-crossing ceremony was still rather rough and involved activities such as the "Devil's Tongue", which was an electrified piece of metal poked into the sides of those deemed pollywogs. Beatings were often still common, usually with wet firehoses (they were not wet but rather salt-hardened from sea water), and several World War II Navy deck logs speak of sailors visiting sickbay after crossing the line.
Efforts to curtail the line-crossing ceremony did not begin until the 1980s, when several reports of blatant hazing began to circulate regarding the line-crossing ceremony, and at least one death was attributed to abuse while crossing the line."
