tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post4114923774541519241..comments2024-03-15T19:33:28.397-04:00Comments on The Trad: Stupid Things I Bought When I Was 19tintinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-18963871204119652022011-02-07T09:03:43.884-05:002011-02-07T09:03:43.884-05:00Jack- What's a '70s Sub going for nowadays...Jack- What's a '70s Sub going for nowadays?tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-36741562376719178332011-02-05T04:30:58.843-05:002011-02-05T04:30:58.843-05:00Well, if you guys ever want to sell your "old...Well, if you guys ever want to sell your "old" submariners, I would be more than happy to look at them. Of cos, would love to look at those non-running run down old Rolexes you got too. Send me an email (reficul_x@yahoo.com)<br />Don't be shy at all. ;-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027107010095587888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-48126611299989988142010-11-23T10:45:17.233-05:002010-11-23T10:45:17.233-05:00Coming late to this, but I'll echo the recs fo...Coming late to this, but I'll echo the recs for The Sun Also Rises and "Big Two Hearted River." <br /><br />For other writers with testicles the size of 1980s handbags, check out Larry Brown, William H. Gass (particularly Omensetter's Luck), and Harry Crews' Feast of Snakes.GSV JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151693998976927921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-64722666611324995782010-11-22T17:00:55.019-05:002010-11-22T17:00:55.019-05:00Tintin: why do you waste your time on this anonymo...Tintin: why do you waste your time on this anonymous twit who (to paraphrase Disraeli) seems to be exuberated by the power of his own intellectuality.Brummagem Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998868549766033751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-88657027138704151282010-11-22T14:52:34.334-05:002010-11-22T14:52:34.334-05:00My husband's 30+ year old sub hasn't been ...My husband's 30+ year old sub hasn't been serviced since he's had it.<br /><br />Now, of course, I have to see if it fits on my ankle.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-41048564721497597172010-11-21T17:29:50.002-05:002010-11-21T17:29:50.002-05:00If I felt you were entitled to ask the question --...If I felt you were entitled to ask the question -- much less serious about the question -- I'd answer your question. Sadly I don't think you're either.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-15849799280441587032010-11-21T17:12:46.317-05:002010-11-21T17:12:46.317-05:00Of course, you're entitled to say that, Tinner...Of course, you're entitled to say that, Tinners, but you haven't really answered the question. And one should always read between the lines. Always.<br /><br />Mephisto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-5403173097911151042010-11-21T16:23:38.831-05:002010-11-21T16:23:38.831-05:00Mephisto - I'd say growing up an army brat was...Mephisto - I'd say growing up an army brat was my defining experience. And you don't have to read between the lines. <br /><br />http://bratarmy.blogspot.com/tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-77631037346562579072010-11-21T13:52:49.996-05:002010-11-21T13:52:49.996-05:00Reading between the lines, Trad, military service ...Reading between the lines, Trad, military service was clearly the defining experience of your life. What have you done since?<br /><br />Mephisto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-66243499783368707382010-11-21T05:18:56.380-05:002010-11-21T05:18:56.380-05:00all rolex are famous fir their reliable movements....all rolex are famous fir their reliable movements. there is an endless amount of stories out there how a rolex serviced his owner for decades without a single, well, service. <br /><br />try the forum timezone.com if you want to get deeper into that topic. they even have a classic rolex-forum theretibornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-45944564810509977492010-11-20T19:00:09.346-05:002010-11-20T19:00:09.346-05:00I wore a Seiko offset crown dive watch from 85-89 ...I wore a Seiko offset crown dive watch from 85-89 in a line Infantry unit, beat the living shit out of it. A Rolex Sub graces my wrist now as I type... love it!Jeff P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-75854910540073732112010-11-20T15:35:22.567-05:002010-11-20T15:35:22.567-05:00"That or you're blowing smoke."
Tin..."That or you're blowing smoke."<br /><br />Tintin: I leave blowing smoke to those better equipped to do it. No idea what model since I'm not a watch freak. It's a gold rolex with president bracelet and the real glass face (the plastic "sapphire" ones are cheaper but show unsightly smears scratch easily). The brown leather box is upstairs next to my stud, cufflinks, Cartier tank and pocket watch boxes in case I ever need to visit the pawnbroker. Only ever been serviced once 15 years ago, and apart from losing about two minutes a week works just fine. The only problem I've had in the last 15 years was the clasp unlatching a little too easily so took it to a street corner repair man in the mystic east who gave it few taps with a hammer and screwdriver and bingo problem solved. It it aint broke don't fix it.Brummagem Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998868549766033751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-8836868698685581512010-11-20T12:40:25.396-05:002010-11-20T12:40:25.396-05:00ME- I never took American Lit from Dillon. Only E...ME- I never took American Lit from Dillon. Only Eng Lit, SP, Milton and Chaucer. An Anglophile even then.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-56071587845710588082010-11-20T11:14:42.160-05:002010-11-20T11:14:42.160-05:00TRVS - Comments have been great. I'll spare yo...TRVS - Comments have been great. I'll spare you the detailed gay porn movie description that Anon 9:31 followed with although posting a picture of myself in a shower with long sideburns looked a little Midnight Cowboy even to me. <br /><br />Joe- What model Rolex is that? I think you have the only one ever made that has been overhauled twice in 30 years. That or you're blowing smoke. <br /><br />Anon 9:31 - Speaking of Blowing Smoke: That might make a great title for a gay porn movie. You're welcome to it. <br /><br />Ben - I remember buying a pr of jeans with leather sewn down the inseam because the sales girl said they made my ass look cute. She probably became a mortgage broker.<br /><br />Anon 19:49- I've been listening to the re-release with the 3 live cuts. It really holds up well. I had no idea Brian Eno produced it. Makes a lotta sense though.<br /><br />Sunshine- "WHy don't you say something righteous, and hopeful,for a change, darling?"<br /><br />You first. <br /><br />Jeremiah- There was a SSgt who went to the Ranger Bn at Hunter in '76 or '77. Very gung ho. <br /><br />We were on a very long run late one afternoon at Bragg when I shouted out to him the mess hall was gonna close in ten minutes. He told me his Seiko indicated we had 20 minutes. I told him my Rolex said we had 10. <br /><br />There was a roar of laughter from the platoon and he was up my ass (not in a gay porn way) until he left. <br /><br />Main Line and Dallas- You guys need to get a room but not in a gay porn way.<br /><br />I'll try the short stories first and see if they connect. Thanks for the rec. Back in 19 and 84, I read in a straight porn magazine that Juliet Anderson (Aunt Peg) was starting her own production company. I mailed her 10 pages of a porn script I wrote. It's harder than it sounds. <br /><br />It took place in a Brooks Bros dressing room in front of a three way mirror. The sales girl tells her customer the trousers makes his ass look cute. Never heard back from her. Sadly, I hear she passed away this year.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-85756976749866080622010-11-20T11:02:35.601-05:002010-11-20T11:02:35.601-05:00TinTin,
Old Man and the Sea...I thought we read it...TinTin,<br />Old Man and the Sea...I thought we read it in Dillion's class...no? MEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-71887721386765533062010-11-20T09:31:41.189-05:002010-11-20T09:31:41.189-05:00looks like a shot from a gay porn movie.looks like a shot from a gay porn movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-54685710373001966702010-11-20T08:35:10.369-05:002010-11-20T08:35:10.369-05:00Bought my Rolex with president bracelet thirty yea...Bought my Rolex with president bracelet thirty years ago when I first made some serious money. Only been in the shop once about 15years ago and still runs just fine. At the time I was advised it was the one watch you could always pawn anywhere. Kiri Te Kanawa can't be all wrong.Brummagem Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998868549766033751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-39474185898792102412010-11-19T22:15:50.158-05:002010-11-19T22:15:50.158-05:00One of the most entertaining comment forums in a l...One of the most entertaining comment forums in a long time. Rolex on the ankle, I like it...TRVShttp://www.theredvelvetshoe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-11946968839698087172010-11-19T20:01:23.604-05:002010-11-19T20:01:23.604-05:00Great idea writing about "stupid things I bou...Great idea writing about "stupid things I bought ..." I'm sure we can all come up with an entertaining list. I once bought a used cowboy duster in Madrid while I was tight. Trying to re-impress an old GF who was visiting me in London. She thought it good looking. It worked, but after she left, I never put the thing on again. Probably still hanging in that shoddy wardrobe in Clapham.<br /><br />I was 22.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227626694414844848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-71603559888384867222010-11-19T19:49:14.030-05:002010-11-19T19:49:14.030-05:00all the other comments aside, this entry is awesom...all the other comments aside, this entry is awesome for one reason: <br /><br />ultravox! (a wink & a nod to all who understand the punctuation)<br /><br />that (and a 1000 other reasons) is why I love this blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-63287172389180713472010-11-19T18:10:55.976-05:002010-11-19T18:10:55.976-05:00Sunshine -Worse than buying stupid things when I w...<i>Sunshine -Worse than buying stupid things when I was 19 is doing stupid things like responding to your comments. Maybe I'll figure it out when I'm 70.</i><br />oh sweetheart don't hit me with those negative waves. WHy don't you say something righteous, and hopeful,for a change, darling?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-19633551282619359922010-11-19T16:23:33.799-05:002010-11-19T16:23:33.799-05:00Bug fan of Tobias Wolff. Listened to "In Phar...Bug fan of Tobias Wolff. Listened to "In Pharoah's Army" as unabridged book-on tape a while back and read "This Boy's Lfe" after seeing the movie...both great.<br /> I coached Lax with a guy that knew him at his brief Hill School career.Main Line Sportsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303248738216839079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-80065822043509715312010-11-19T16:08:33.546-05:002010-11-19T16:08:33.546-05:00The Sun Also Rises is Hem's best book, Farewel...The Sun Also Rises is Hem's best book, Farewell to Arms, arguably as good. Across the River, frankly, sucks. He was a (the) master of the short form. <br /><br />The Seiko automatic diver's watch with the offset crown was the gold standard in the Ranger Batts in the late 70s, early 90s. I still wear mine on an orange NATO strap--a la Sean Connery's Sub on the grey and black striped band in whichever of the early Bonds.<br /><br />I've been sporting my 'lowly Sub' for a week or so. Forgot how handsome this watch is. For the past couple years I've been wearing a fat Panerai--once one gets used to the size, the Rolex seems quite small.... <br /><br />That is all. Carry on .Jeremiahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-86560490869880693292010-11-19T14:52:57.645-05:002010-11-19T14:52:57.645-05:00Main Line, took a look at your blog.
My recruiti...Main Line, took a look at your blog.<br /><br />My recruiting trip to Lehigh took place during homecoming weekend. Great atmosphere, greater stairs.Dallasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-74714020772436175142010-11-19T14:36:57.240-05:002010-11-19T14:36:57.240-05:00Any of his short stories.
Start with the short ...Any of his short stories. <br /><br />Start with the short stories to warm up. If they engage you then tackle For Whom the Bell Tolls. <br /><br />A Movable Feast is a lot of people's favorite as well.Dallasnoreply@blogger.com