tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post5942464723864702906..comments2024-03-15T07:36:42.852-04:00Comments on Maxminimus: Spectator Season: Partially OpenADGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-77202724331578863102010-04-30T09:17:27.164-04:002010-04-30T09:17:27.164-04:00Great post, ADG,
Did you hear Petey Cothran died?...Great post, ADG,<br /><br />Did you hear Petey Cothran died?<br />lost your email address in a recent compudisaster.<br />rcf in Cola town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-23916338617433975132010-04-29T09:25:45.615-04:002010-04-29T09:25:45.615-04:00If it helps any, I've actually started looking...If it helps any, I've actually started looking at madras & thinking "well........"<br /><br />In my defense, I tend to prefer the less garish variety of aloha shirts.<br /><br />Don't know how I missed the road bike the first time through. Must be slipping. Which model? Go bespoke, go Waterford.Staredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880697540650572020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-91897876036972617472010-04-28T19:23:17.643-04:002010-04-28T19:23:17.643-04:00Got the Del Toros in. They fit pretty true to size...Got the Del Toros in. They fit pretty true to size despite the fact that they tell you to order up a half size or so. I am definitely going with an 8. They sent me a pair of green ones that nearly made me reconsider my choice of navy. Beautiful looking shoes in my opinion, but I'm gonna stick with navy for my first pair. I can't even imagine the looks that I'm gonna get in these things.Memphis88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-84287363737387120052010-04-28T18:18:44.602-04:002010-04-28T18:18:44.602-04:00K.S….Man you are full of puns today!
Toad...I hea...K.S….Man you are full of puns today!<br /><br />Toad...I hear you. I have a limited affinity for them and wouldn’t expand my inventory at all. I probably wear them a dozen times a season.<br /><br />AnonymousHallie... Okra pickles? Of course.<br /><br />heavy tweed jacket man…I write posts and then automatically schedule them to hit after midnight. I’m in Boston and its 44 degrees outside…not speck weather here either.<br /><br />Suburban Princess...They aren’t “crotch” shots. It’s art.<br /><br />Laguna Beach TradMan...Glad I was able to roust your lazy carcass out of bed.<br /><br />Nice. The photos of your striped socks and spectators at the end jolted me awake. I'm up now.<br /><br />RHW ...Thanks. I’m kinda partial to both of them as well.<br /><br />Will...Hard to figure your appetite for Hawaiian shirts but a no-go on madras. <br />Megtown...That’s just flat out not nice. But I love you and forgive you.<br /><br />Turling...I’m with you. That’s why I waited and bought mine for half price.<br /><br />VogueRanger...Yep…I love ‘em too.<br /><br />AnonymousNewportStained….just a great visual…thanks.<br /><br />JDB...The NASCAR collection concerns the hell out of me too. We got problems over here. <br /><br />Summer...That’s an interesting take. I still like the Dr. Suess-ish take on it.<br /><br />James...Yep. Me and Selleck. <br /><br />JMW...G&G is good. I worry though about its long term viability.<br /><br />Preppy 101...An AH SOB…in Blue. Interesting.<br /><br />AnonEngFem...You have permission to be a gender independent theatrical gangster gal. Others do not.<br /><br />Scott...It’s ok. We can’t all love spectators but we should all love pickled okra. <br />Ilovelimegreengal...only you.<br /><br />Anonymous...CasaMinimus is a mess.<br /><br />Jeremiah...It is jumped “the” shark. Not jumped “a” shark. If you are going to use urban vernacular or pop culture slang, get it right. Shut up.<br /><br />Laguna Beach TradMan...I’m not an open fly kind of guy.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-68920189739240279902010-04-28T10:40:11.169-04:002010-04-28T10:40:11.169-04:00I'm glad it's just spectator season that&#...I'm glad it's just spectator season that's partially open and not your fly in the crotch shot.Laguna Beach Fogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-40022596449969974922010-04-28T02:05:33.667-04:002010-04-28T02:05:33.667-04:00"Shut up" jumped a shark. All of the sha..."Shut up" jumped a shark. All of the sharks, actually.Jeremiahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-4453700309595156822010-04-28T00:19:42.106-04:002010-04-28T00:19:42.106-04:00It seems that your accoutrements are not limited t...It seems that your accoutrements are not limited to the wardrobe. Casa Minimus appears to be quite a sophisticated, eclectic lair. I like the matting technique on the V-F Dumont poster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-90704378967052420212010-04-27T19:51:12.021-04:002010-04-27T19:51:12.021-04:00I had two pairs of spectators - one, hot pink sued...I had two pairs of spectators - one, hot pink suede which I wore to death and the other, traditional two-tone black and white. Those made me feel likea gangster and I barely wore them. But I do miss those hot pink spectators!ilovelimegreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704346108310846391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-61329306066482969052010-04-27T17:42:41.532-04:002010-04-27T17:42:41.532-04:00Lord have mercy, I do love pickled okra. Spectato...Lord have mercy, I do love pickled okra. Spectators, not so much. <br /><br />I get my two-toned kicks from my white and brown Walkover saddles. Matter of fact, I'd put 'em on right now if it wasn't 48 degrees and raining.<br /><br />ScottScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861035422834489811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-33868589936186533602010-04-27T17:00:37.535-04:002010-04-27T17:00:37.535-04:00ADG - As you know I own a selection of co-responde...ADG - As you know I own a selection of co-respondent brogues/spectators from the likes of Crockett&Jones and Church's - bought back in the day when everything was made in their own Northampton factory. So tell me, what's wrong with being a gal being a gender independent theatric gangster - at any time of the year ??Anonymous English Femalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-45505821447509332842010-04-27T16:09:30.173-04:002010-04-27T16:09:30.173-04:00Green and white striped remind me of the beach - l...Green and white striped remind me of the beach - love them. And the AH hub cap reminds me of an SOB I dated who drove one. It's okay that he was an SOB cause that's the only reason I dated him. His car was the only thing he had going for him. Healey Blue Metallic. xoxoSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173303399522862906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-88931694780482176702010-04-27T14:52:15.234-04:002010-04-27T14:52:15.234-04:00Yeah, I'd have to say the only time this gal h...Yeah, I'd have to say the only time this gal has worn spectators is on the golf course (white and tan, thank you.) Glad to see a copy of G&G on your table - the article about the art forgers had me glued to the pages. Total crazies!JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11850088300591079931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-83409422808601983802010-04-27T12:42:53.362-04:002010-04-27T12:42:53.362-04:00I'm like Toad, I like them on others, but can&...I'm like Toad, I like them on others, but can't make them work on me.I remember a photo of Tom Selleck in a pair and of course he made it work to perfection.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005152935241167959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-47111549482412217012010-04-27T11:13:38.749-04:002010-04-27T11:13:38.749-04:00Your socks have this Pippi Longstocking/Wicked Wit...Your socks have this Pippi Longstocking/Wicked Witch of the East thing going on. I do like them.<br /><br />Forget the Memorial Day rule--May 1st is a good time for spectators; white bucks; sockless anything to come out to play. Here in Florida we don't play by the rules. If it's warm we treat it like summer up north and anything goes.<br /><br />Garden and Gun had a great article about the late Walker Percy several years ago. Have been interested in the magazine ever since I read that article.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255618407933089749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-69829010649641515512010-04-27T10:23:51.537-04:002010-04-27T10:23:51.537-04:00The NASCAR collection concerns me.The NASCAR collection concerns me.JDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225023509475017128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-745633205753093422010-04-27T10:22:35.804-04:002010-04-27T10:22:35.804-04:0025 year old water stained spectator loafers hold c...25 year old water stained spectator loafers hold court in my closet and are a shrine/tribute to quintessential summer good times, wistful, priceless and untouchable - A result of being stranded (oh-so-happily) during Hurricane Bob, Newport, Summer '91.<br />Will NEVER clean those gems, perish the thought of that splattered collection of memories be washed down the drain.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-29490656530623272512010-04-27T09:45:27.709-04:002010-04-27T09:45:27.709-04:00Oh hey, two of my favorites: Okra pickles and Gard...Oh hey, two of my favorites: Okra pickles and Garden & Gun ... the rest of the post was lost on me for the adoration of those two things...The Uppity Puppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137126316592649449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-87567358887140342842010-04-27T09:34:33.619-04:002010-04-27T09:34:33.619-04:00I find it difficult to justify the time and place ...I find it difficult to justify the time and place for spectators. Well, I guess the place as you're going to tell me the time, apparently. Right now, they're relegated to weekend strolls through some local gardens. Not too bad, I guess.Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-32637225457305537942010-04-27T09:34:33.620-04:002010-04-27T09:34:33.620-04:00i thought you bought a new camera! Let's see s...i thought you bought a new camera! Let's see some evidence, please.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-33042375796174144452010-04-27T09:12:07.678-04:002010-04-27T09:12:07.678-04:00Huzzah! Spectator season is in view. I absolutel...Huzzah! Spectator season is in view. I absolutely love the damn things. Actually, two-tones in general, as I'm rather fond of saddles as well. Only problem is finding a place to wear them. Have a pair of Allan Edmonds that I've only worn once. My AE saddles make it out more often. Just about as GTH as I'm liable to get. (can't get into madras....but will wear hawaiian in a heartbeat. Go figure)Staredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880697540650572020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-64610568173073623102010-04-27T08:48:09.194-04:002010-04-27T08:48:09.194-04:00Ahhh, the pickled okra... I've been snacking ...Ahhh, the pickled okra... I've been snacking on these little gems, both in and out of Bloddy Mary's, for years. A staple in my Deep South home. As is G&G. Not bad ADG, not bad at all.RHWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420119697464796626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-9164961356340337732010-04-27T08:09:41.930-04:002010-04-27T08:09:41.930-04:00Nice. The photos of your striped socks and spectat...Nice. The photos of your striped socks and spectators at the end jolted me awake. I'm up now.Laguna Beach Fogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-56750101138611905742010-04-27T07:34:18.397-04:002010-04-27T07:34:18.397-04:00Ooops! I've got my loafers back into circulat...Ooops! I've got my loafers back into circulation a few weeks ago. As soon as the snow melted I couldn't wait to wear them again!<br /><br />You will find any way possible to slip a crotch shot in wont you!?Suburban Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229769705478339351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-6258914957740876642010-04-27T05:04:26.059-04:002010-04-27T05:04:26.059-04:00When you post late like this, I can actually get i...When you post late like this, I can actually get in early. Thanks. It is definitely loafer season. But as Toad recently wrote, we've been having "biblical rains" all week, so it's only been the muck about brogues for me. Nothing spring-like, and certainly no Speck-Taters on my plate. Nice pic of Hepburn, btw.heavy tweed jackethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621291159017166849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-80274543769038960512010-04-27T01:35:11.533-04:002010-04-27T01:35:11.533-04:00Okra pickles? HallieOkra pickles? HallieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com