Sunday, March 6, 2011

Saturday, March 5, 2011

FRANKIES COCKTAIL BOOK

I STOPPED OFF AT PRIME MEATS DELI TO GET SOME STEAKS AND PICKED UP THIS LITTLE BEAUTY. WRITTEN BY ONE OF MY FAVORITE MIXOLOGISTS DAMON BOELTE. THIS IS A TERRIFIC POCKET GUIDE FILLED WITH SOME CLASSICS FROM FRANKIES BAR. (ALSO, CHECK OUT NOW I'VE LEARNED MY ABC'S FOR A GREAT VINTAGE TAKE ON COCKTAILS)





Friday, March 4, 2011

GOOSE BARNACLE:BROOKLYN

BROOKLYN NATIVE DAVID ALPERIN HAS PUT TOGETHER A FINE EDIT OF STUFF AT HIS SHOP GOOSE BARNACLE. BAGS AND PACKS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT ARCHIVAL CLOTHING, CRATE DENIM, TAYLOR SUPPLY JACKETS AND SHIRTS AND DEAD STOCK VUARNET SUNGLASSES TO NAME JUST A FEW. A BROOKLYN MUST SEE ON ATLANTIC AVE.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

DIY

I RECENTLY POSTED ABOUT HOW MUCH I LIKED HIROMI KIYAMA'S BANDANNA SCARVES. (GOT TO GET ONE) WELL, THE COLOR I WANTED WAS SOLD OUT, I HAVE MOUNDS OF VINTAGE BANDANNAS AND A SEVEN YEAR OLD IN A TEXTILE ARTS CLASS. SO....

THE WILLIAM BROWN VERSION

THANKS CLARA.

GET YOUR GROUPON

OK, SO YOU CAN'T RENT THIS ONE. BUT, GROUPON HAS AN OFFER RIGHT NOW TO RENT A PORSCHE 996 FOR $59.00. GET ON IT, I MOST DEFINITELY DID.




Wednesday, March 2, 2011

FINALLY A FILTER

WE FATHERS DON'T NORMALLY SEEK OUT ADVICE ON ALL THINGS DAD AND CHILD REARING. BUT, FINALLY THERE IS A PLACE FOR MOTHERS (AND NOW FATHERS) TO GO. CHECK OUT: MOMFILTER.


Tuesday, March 1, 2011

NAVY PHOTOGRAPHS WWII

 THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED BY US CAMERA AND EDITED BY (THEN CAPTAIN) EDWARD STEICHEN.