via:the new yorker
Uh, politicians, let's make sure we're cutting the right things.
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the king and his HD (Hound Dog hog).
jason j's: 1950 Styleline and 1954 210 coupe. An era lost in time......
supreme recent works: 1949 chevy by circle city, paint by harpoon. photo:jt
mr.fortier's new project: 1947 chopped fleetline. a blank canvas, what color would you paint it?
"Vintage Gold" of great interest.
~Back to the Future Grant's Golden Brand Pomade the premiere water-based pomade made in the good old USA
Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera on view now at the Brooklyn Museum.
“There were details, accidents of light, which I'd missed when I'd been able to make only quick sketches of a setting. For example in Rob Shuffleton's barbershop in East Arlington, Vermont: where Rob hung his combs, his rusty old clippers, the way the light fell across the magazine rack, his moth-eaten push broom leaning against the display cases of candy and ammunition, the cracked leather seat of the barber chair with the stuffing poking through along the edges over the nickel-plated frame. A photograph catches all that.”—Norman Rockwell (1960)
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via:the mcmahan photo art gallery & archive
The latest greatest cuts of 1884. Some styles are still in the mix.
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Word of advice: If you want to avoid a hack job barber, word of mouth is always gold; and once you find that golden barber, please tip them well for a consistently good cut and service - they're hardworking folks that need your support as well.
Now, we know that a lot of people are struggling in this economy, and some days (or months) are better than others, so if you've been going to a regular barber for awhile and only entrust your hair with them, let them know that maybe for the time being you won't be able to tip them as good as you used to because you're struggling financially and that it has nothing to do with their service. Remember, not everyone out there is a cold-hearted a**hole. But if the barber gives you a hard time about tipping a few bucks less while you try to get your feet on the ground again, then that's your que to move on.
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keith, tina & david livin' it up in '83. via bob gruen.
drinks are on us jack. the shining
a few too many for commander bond - sean connery
The weekend is here, you worked hard, enjoy.
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Depending on your location, Mt. Rainier can at times seem so majestic and deceptively close, and other times so mystical and far away. But no matter the angle, or the kind of day you're having, you'll always stop to enjoy the view.
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class of 1967, wheaton high. young john belushi
arts & cults. sal dali & man ray
2 dons: bobby and al
know your rights. cheers ~ joey strummer
persons of great interest.
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self portrait
Vivian Maier's photos have been making their way around the web recently thanks to John Maloof who bought the negatives to her work at an antique auction. This story is particularly interesting because her photos remained unknown and mostly undeveloped until Maloof's discovery - over 100,000 negatives and 3,000 prints. The auction house where Maloof bought Vivian Maier's photos acquired her belongings from her storage locker that was sold off due to delinquent payments. Maloof later found her name written with pencil on an envelope and decided to Google her about a year after he purchased the negatives, only to find her obituary placed the day before his search. She passed away only a couple days before that inquiry on her, leaving so many questions unanswered, and with her not knowing this man she had never met held her life's work and was about to share them with the world.
Vivian's Story Vivian Maier (1929-2009) was a street photographer from the 1950s to 1990s. She's a bit of a mystery, with some contradictory information out there. But here's what's been gathered about her so far: She was born in New York to immigrant parents, spent many years in France before returning to the U.S. where she worked in a sweat shop in New York when she was about 11 or 12, and later worked as a nanny in Chicago for about 40 years. In 1959 she traveled the world alone, where she photographed places like Egypt and Vietnam. She was describe as a tell-it-like-it-is and "keep your distnace from me" type of person, outspoken, a feminist, loved foreign films and learned English by going to theaters, and wore men's jackets and men's shoes most of the time. She was constantly taking pictures, which she didn't show anyone.
If you're in Chicago, Vivian's first U.S. exhibition will be held at the Chicago Cultural Center. Around 80 prints will be on display, including a sample of her color work, and will run 'til April 3rd. There's also a feature length documentary film about her in production now and a book of her work is expected to be released next Fall.
All photos are copyrighted under Maloof Collection, Ltd.
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via:10engines
For some people, it's just another Monday.
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Hit the town the weekend is here.
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boston 1949 photo:cornell capa via life/time inc.
photo:tony linck via life/time inc
You're just like crosstown traffic So hard to get through to you Crosstown traffic I don't need to run over you Crosstown traffic All you do is slow me down And I'm tryin' to get on the other side of town - J. Hendrix Crosstown Traffic 1968
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self portrait
the godfather by al hirschfield
great comedians - w.c. fields, charlie chaplin, buster keaton & groucho by al hirschfield
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A barber chair just gained legendary status. And it wasn't in a barber shop. It was in the home of Al Hirschfeld.
Albert "Al" Hirschfeld is considered one of the most important figures in contemporary American caricature. He's best known for his simple black and white portraits with exaggerated faces, using a minimum number of lines. Hirschfeld had his quirks, like eating with his left hand, but drawing with his right. But his best quirk of all was that he immortalized these Broadway stars and celebrities while seated in a barber chair. But since his death in NYC in 2003 - just five months shy of his 100th birthday - the legendary barber chair's been collecting dust in his famous studio, and his widow recently decided to donate "his throne" to the Lincoln Center branch of the New York Public Library, where it will be permanently installed, along with his century-old drafting table. His widow said, "I thought this library was the right place for his work. He lived most of his life in New York. His main focus was New York City and the theater . . . his personal vision and style was something I felt belonged in New York."
Mr. Hirschfeld called his barber chair "the last functional chair" because it could go up, go down, swivel, and recline. His widow described his barber chair as "a predecessor to the ergonomic chair." Since he spent practically every single day drawing, he needed to find the most comfortable chair and found it in an old-fashioned barber chair at a used furniture place on the Bowery for $3, but by the 1990s the chair was falling apart (all that remains of this original barber chair is the base, and is on display at the Manhattan gallery of Margo Feiden). He finally agreed to replace it with a new barber chair that had been used in a shop in the Chrysler Building.
It took eight men to get this barber chair down the four flights of stairs from his East 95th Street apartment while black liquid dripped from the chair, apparently hydraulic fluid leftover from the Chrysler Building shop. Check out this article and video.
It's been years since his passing but his art and the barber chair lives on in new places. If you live in New York, check it out, along with a rotating selection of his drawings now on display. His drawings can also be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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Oddfellows, Capitol Hill,Seattle, WA.
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Today we're featuring Stan Soldan, the proprietor of the Pomade Shop. Stan runs his premiere online shop featuring the top pomades of the world from his home offices in Munich, Germany. In our book, the Pomade Shop is one of the top three pomade stores in the world, helping to spread the rich heritage of pomade to the masses. Stan's passion for pomade is deeply rooted in his lifestyle and business. Here are a few questions we asked him recently:
G. Tell us how you got interested in pomade.
Since my childhood in the eighties, I have been fascinated by old movies of the 1940s and 50s which aired on television in the afternoons. I especially loved the brilliant and incredibly well-kept hair of the male actors and singers. Cary Grant, Rock Hudson, Clark Gable, Lex Barker, and of course Elvis Presley were my big role models, and for me the epitome of elegant hairstyles. But actually it was the whole aura of elegance and charisma that came from their glossy hairs which made me want to become like these stars of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. When I flew for the first time to Australia to visit my mother, I found a whole new world. In an old barber shop in Sydney I discovered products saying "Pomade," "Hair Dressing," "Murray's," and " Sweet Georgia Brown." Beautiful tin cans shone at me like the Holy Grail. I was blown away! I had never heard of something like this before in Germany.
G. What gave you the idea to open up the Pomade Shop?
In Fall 2007, I brought an old-school friend, Holger Wilken, a sales professional in the IT industry from Italy, a can of Brylcreem Hair Dressing and told him the ingredients, the application and effect, immense history, and he said "Stan, you must open a shop and share all your knowledge of pomade with others!" I had not thought of a shop at all. That very night I began to explore the idea of an online shop, and six months later the Pomade Shop was live.
G. How is the European market compared to the American market? I noticed the European customers embrace the pomade/grease culture wholeheartedly.
From my perspective, America is THE country, where the pomade culture is still maintained and where most of our brands come from. It is the country where many young barbers keep up the tradition and brew their own pomade, handmade in the traditions of the past. Most Europeans today, who did not grow up with the shining era of pomade, know only of the mass market products like gel, hairspray or wax from the supermarket or a hair dressing salon. But a classic pomade is something very exciting - the glamorous pomade history is coming alive again. Holding the same pomade in your hands that Elvis or Johnny Cash would have used to get their magnificent hairstyle is a big "bang" for you and your hair. Pomade users who are used to the easy handling of gel but also love the flexibility and natural shine of a pomade can be satisfied with a gel-pomade like Grant's. The fact that you cannot get these great products everywhere makes one also feel somewhat special. So my experience is that Europeans value these products of the past and love discovering the fascinating world of pomades.
G. How many countries do you service in the EU? Which countries are your strongest supporters?
Pomade Shop services all European countries. Since our website is in German, and of course also in English, our strongest supporters are in German-speaking countries, like Germany, Austria and Switzerland. But we ship a lot to Great Britain, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, France and Spain. The biggest barrier are the shipping costs, which vary in Europe, and whether you feel like being super saturated by global mass products. People in eastern European countries still prefer modern products, but still discover that past the mass market products there is a much more fascinating world.
G. Any personal tips on using pomade (water-based and wax)?
The best thing about pomade is that you can, and should, experiment with them - take only a little or a lot, use the pomade on dry hair, use it on wet hair - then you will be surprised by the outcome again and again. And check out their effects after a few minutes and after a few hours. Try using a hairbrush in addition to a comb. Brush or comb your hair only once and leave the hairstyle, or comb it as often as you feel like, and again check out the result. I find that water-based pomades can dry out your hair a bit, so I combine it with a classic soft pomade to add more moisture and shine. If I want more hold, I add a heavy weight pomade. And when I wash it out in the evening or morning, I find that the water-based pomade helps to remove the heavy weight wax from my hair.
G. Thank you Stan! For more insight into the Pomade Shop and to purchase a tin of Grant's, please visit: www.pomade-shop.eu
Stay tuned as we feature more interviews with intriguing "pomade people." Grant's Golden Brand Pomade the premiere water-based pomade made in the good old USA
The weekend's here again folks. Depending on where you live, this nasty weather might be keeping you indoors. If that's the case, we highly recommend you rent a copy of Stop Making Sense, a concert film featuring Talking Heads from three live gigs in 1983 at Hollywood's Pantages Theater.
Stop Making Sense could very well be one of the greatest live concert films to date. Everything in this film is flawless: the most important element - the music, the performances from David Byrne and the entire band/background singers, the energy level, the lighting, the angles of the shots, the staging. Although Byrne came up with much of the staging concept (and the funding) for this film, director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, The Manchurian Candidate, Neil Young: Heart of Gold), put it all together the way a concert film should be presented. If you're a Talking Heads fan, or you just appreciate good music, you won't be disappointed.
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photo:bob towers via life
Gold Rush Day Feb. 4th !
stay golden Grant's Golden Brand Pomade the premiere water-based pomade made in the good old USA
tokyo 1947 by john florea via life
germany 1967 by ralph crane via life
korea 1950 by carl mydans via life
shanghai 1945 by george lacks via life
the universal timeless motto: "stlye is everything"
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all photos:al fenn via life
Hats off to the hardworking men & women who have to work outdoors everyday in this frigid cold.
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Our top shop in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn: Smith + Butler just received a restock of our golden pomade. For those in search of old world Americana head east of Manhattan via the F & G subway lines and stop by this one of a kind rugged boutique. Need some: Red Wing boots, utility fashion, locally crafted jewelry, RUSTic antiques or even a vintage motorcycle, they got ya covered. Don't forget to grab a tin of Grant's.
"tell 'em Johnny sent ya"
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