For the Birds
12 years ago
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
MOTO MONDAY
Well, it looks like the days of military-issued BCG's ("Birth Control Glasses") are a thing of the past. It was announced recently the military has decided to replace these gawdy glasses with something with a more stylish look.
BCG is the nickname given to the glasses because service members believe that while wearing BCGs, it is impossible to attract the opposite sex because of their unflattering appearance.
Manufactured by the United States Safety Service Co. since 1990, this design reflects a specification for durability at the lowest possible cost. They are large enough to provide a wide field of vision, but can be so large as to interfere with peripheral vision or the sights of a rifle under certain circumstances. As well as being waterproof, they are also impact resistant and satisfy many eye protection requirements.
Prior to the current style, the standard issue were a black pair which were similar to the 1950's style horn-rimmed eyeglasses, aka the "Buddy Holly" glasses.
BCG is the nickname given to the glasses because service members believe that while wearing BCGs, it is impossible to attract the opposite sex because of their unflattering appearance.
Circa 1996
Manufactured by the United States Safety Service Co. since 1990, this design reflects a specification for durability at the lowest possible cost. They are large enough to provide a wide field of vision, but can be so large as to interfere with peripheral vision or the sights of a rifle under certain circumstances. As well as being waterproof, they are also impact resistant and satisfy many eye protection requirements.
Prior to the current style, the standard issue were a black pair which were similar to the 1950's style horn-rimmed eyeglasses, aka the "Buddy Holly" glasses.
The new glasses have not yet been revealed, but quite frankly, I like the black ones and would love to own a pair.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
WESCO BOSS - FACTORY SECONDS
I'm not a fan of lug soles/heels, but it doesn't take much to have work done to replace them. Even after repairs, these boots would still be a great deal and they already come with custom roller buckles.
Sizing: I wear an 8D in WESCo Boss Engineer Boots and would definitely consider these 7.5D's for $323.
Sizing: I wear an 8D in WESCo Boss Engineer Boots and would definitely consider these 7.5D's for $323.
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THE REAL McCOY'S HORSEHIDE CHIPPEWA ENGINEER BOOTS
Brand: The Real McCoy's by Chippewa
Color: Black
Soles: Neoporene
Leather: Horsehide
Leather: Horsehide from Chicago's Horween factory
Hardware: Nickel
Price: ¥92,400 / $1,205.00
The Chippewa 27899's are one of my favorites and have always wondered how great it would be to own a pair made with Horsehide leather since mine aged so well. The used pair on the left are amazing! I'm definitely going to track these down and try them on.
Color: Black
Soles: Neoporene
Leather: Horsehide
Leather: Horsehide from Chicago's Horween factory
Hardware: Nickel
Price: ¥92,400 / $1,205.00
The Chippewa 27899's are one of my favorites and have always wondered how great it would be to own a pair made with Horsehide leather since mine aged so well. The used pair on the left are amazing! I'm definitely going to track these down and try them on.
My 27899's
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
JOEL PATERSON PERFORMS AT DEKE'S 2012 GUITAR GEEK FESTIVAL
Joel of The Modern Sounds is definitely on my list of pickers I look up to.
Check more awesome videos from the show at Chrisedge.
Check more awesome videos from the show at Chrisedge.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
THE WINNER OF THE LIGHTNING MAGAZINE VOLUME 214 (2012) AND LANYARD IS...
*To generate the winner, I used the most official and fair way possible. I associated a number to all participants (two numbers if they linked me on their blog), gave Jillian only the numbers then she used an online random number generator.
Original contest post
Congratulations to Shad! Please send your mailing address to me at villanuevado@gmail.com
Thanks a bunch to all the kind folks who entered!!
Please be sure keep an eye out for the next giveaway.
Cheers!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
RANDOM ENGINEER BOOTS
Here's a nice pair of circa late 1950's to early 1960's Oil Tanned Cowhide (never horsehide) Chippewa Engineer Boots with a later resole and heel job using aftermarket corded Chippewa half soles and heels. The toes are still fresh and screamin' for a flattening.
Asking price is a whopping ¥128,000 or...$1,638.12
Asking price is a whopping ¥128,000 or...$1,638.12
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
VINTAGE 1940'S KNAPP ENGINEER BOOTS
I've featured plenty of vintage Knapp Engineer Boots in the past, but nothing like this. This is the holy grail of 'em all. The bad news is we'll run into something like this once in a blue moon. The good news is one can obtain the look of these boots with the Mister Freedom Road Champs.
These boots were sold back in 2008 by the fine folks at Rockahula. There was no mention of how much they were sold for, but I'd definitely pay a pretty penny if I ever came across these.
It's no secret the Road Champs are an original pattern inspired by early American boots, but it's possible Christophe ran across a similar pair during his 2 1/2 years of research and development. His work clearly paid off...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
DO YOU HAVE GAS?
Guitar Acquisition Syndrome, that is. This is the compulsive collecting of guitars. According to the urban dictionary, it's "when you check out an awesome new guitar that you just HAVE to own, no matter what the cost."
No matter what the definition, this disorder can become costly. I know. I had GAS for a long while and now have a nice little stash of top shelf maple guit-fiddles. Just when I thought I was rid of my GAS, T.K. Smith pulls me back in with his mastery in guitars.
Some may know TK as the guitarist for the Smith's Ranch Boys, Bonebreak Syncopators and Big Sandy & and the Fly-Rite Trio. Some may know him as the extremely talented Design & Fabricator, the guitar aficionado, or just the hot rodder. No matter what, I consider this gentleman the "jack of all trades...that are all things cool."
This is the reason why I am developing GAS again:
Pickups: This is a work-in-progress - more progress than work as it's almost done with an anticipated release by summer. TK crafted this to sound like a cross between his two favorite pickups, the "Charlie Christian" passive single coil and those used on the Stratosphere.
Anyone who's had gas like I have has, one time or another, wanted a Gibson ES-150 like Charlie Christian. This pickup is sure to create a sound that's outta this world.
Kay Project with his custom maple neck and custom pickguard/armrest
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No matter what the definition, this disorder can become costly. I know. I had GAS for a long while and now have a nice little stash of top shelf maple guit-fiddles. Just when I thought I was rid of my GAS, T.K. Smith pulls me back in with his mastery in guitars.
Some may know TK as the guitarist for the Smith's Ranch Boys, Bonebreak Syncopators and Big Sandy & and the Fly-Rite Trio. Some may know him as the extremely talented Design & Fabricator, the guitar aficionado, or just the hot rodder. No matter what, I consider this gentleman the "jack of all trades...that are all things cool."
This is the reason why I am developing GAS again:
Pickups: This is a work-in-progress - more progress than work as it's almost done with an anticipated release by summer. TK crafted this to sound like a cross between his two favorite pickups, the "Charlie Christian" passive single coil and those used on the Stratosphere.
Anyone who's had gas like I have has, one time or another, wanted a Gibson ES-150 like Charlie Christian. This pickup is sure to create a sound that's outta this world.
Any Bigsby guitar fan would love to own an inlayed pickguard. These are all carefully handcrafted.
Check out TK at work:
Walnut Armrest - who hasn't wanted one of these for their Tele's?
I've always wanted a Tele, but have convinced myself that I have enough guitars laying around. Well, I think I now have a bunch of reasons to pull the trigger.
Not guitar related, but HO-LEE cripes!!!
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