Personal Effects, Hiroshi Fujiwara
Picked this up a week ago and have flipped through the whole thing 5 or 6 times by now. Great desk reference and awesome photography.
The guy I picked it up from in Japan has a few more available (but only a few) said he would ship me the rest of the lot for $70USD each. If you want a copy email me howard.gannon[at]gmail. I’ll make sure you get a copy.
L.L. Bean Signature Catalog. Click on the upper corner to flip pages, double click to zoom in/out. Enjoy.
**If you are with Bean and would like this post pulled just let me know via email…
BROKEN BELLS, “THE HIGH ROAD” from EJ on Vimeo.
Tracklist
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01. The High Road
02. Vaporize
03. Your Head Is On Fire
04. The Ghost Inside
05. Sailing to Nowhere
06. Trap Doors
07. Citizen
08. October
09. Mongrel Heart
10. The Mall and Misery
Have never done this before: Guy walks into where I’m eating lunch today and I muscle the nerve up to shoot his kit (ed- ala MISTER MORT). After he settles his tab I followed him out and asked if I could take his picture (if you’ve never done this before it’s actually harder than it looks). Thankfully, Ed was most gracious and shared with me that his late wife bought him the coat several years ago. Love the Vintage Bean Field coat, handkerchief peaking out of his pocket, and the fedora. What isn’t as evident from the iPhone shot are his hexagonal glasses and his great personality…
Ed says he loves the pockets on his Bean coat, “…big enough for my book…”
Thanks Ed.
Vintage Mountaineering Gear
1. REI Mountaineering Goose Down Parka 2. Fjallraven Kajka-85 Litre Backpack 3. Patagonia M’s Capilene® 2 Zip-Neck 4. Vintage JB Mountaineering Helmet 5. Vintage Patagonia Backcountry Bibs 6. Rocky Mountain Featherbed and BEAMS Tokyo 7. LOWA Mountaineering Boots 8. National Geographic Vintage-Style Mountaineering Sunglasses 9. ’70s Vintage Mother Karens Gaiters
I’ve long had the itch to climb Denali. It seems a more reasonable (sensible even) alternative to Everest. If I get to make the trek, you better believe I’m going with the best in synthetic fibers from contemporary outfitters. My nostalgic side, however, would want for a sprinkling of the vintage gear. Reading through the guide books provided by a few Denali outfitters, I made note of a couple of substitutions I would make trading new for vintage. I went straight to the source for all things vintage and cast off, eBay. In all honesty…part of me wants to climb just to legitimately rock a pair of vintage, Bolle’, mirrored lens, snow shielded, polarized, go to hell, mountaineering sunglasses and a gnarly beard. (see thumbs-below-for inspiration)
The look is inspired by The 1980 West Fork Expedition that skirted the great Alaskan peak. 80 Days of traversing, skiing, climbing, and hiking. Several superb guides offer great experiences into the Alaskan Wilderness, find one and get training (Denali’s climbing window is typically April -June depending on the outfitter). After reading their account…I’m counting my pennies and starting to pull some gear from eBay. (ed. This Vintage Mountaineering gear holds it value, well.)
Check a selection of photos from the West Fork adventure to whet your appetite. See the link above to read the whole story. Worth the time.
Hobby Logger from Joshua Michnik on Vimeo.
From the inbox (reputable source)….mutual appreciation for all things chainsaw.
Vintage 1800's by Bicycle
Cards are seeing a huge resurgence…Bridge, Poker, Solitaire, Rummy, whatever your poison, might as well have a nice deck. I’m going with these Vintage 1800′s by Bicycle. $10.00+S/H.
Bonus: Made in the USA since 1895.
Mr. Frank Buckles is the last remaining WWI Veteran and a steadfast proponent and advocate for a much deserved WWI Memorial in Washington, DC. I must have had my head down on this, didn’t know a memorial for the men who fought the “War to End All Wars” was non-existant. That should probably change, quick. Write your Senator, post haste, on Mr. Buckles behalf. We owe that (in the least) to him and the other 5 million that served along side him.
Further reading on Mr. Buckles, the last WWI Veteran at 108, HERE.
I’m going to drop a note in the mail to Mr. Buckles….according to his site, you can do the same:
In his words:
If you desire to send a note or letter, I cherish everyone.
Please send them to my spokesman at the address below:
Attn: Frank Buckles
c/o David DeJonge
4282 Central Parkway #809
Hudsonville MI 49426
I met Sean Carasso in November of 2007. We were somewhere in South Africa and all having an early breakfast buffet before a long day of Shoe Giving on the South Africa shoe drop for TOMS. I had already heard all about him at this point. One of his dearest friends (Esther Havens) was my seat mate on the 18 hour flight from Atlanta. It was in Atlanta (sitting on the tarmac) that I first heard his name uttered. Esther, feverishly looking at her phone, was getting text updates from Sean- “see if you can stall”, and “I’m almost there…don’t let that flight leave without me.” In what proved to be typical Carasso fashion, Sean was running a bit behind for the flight. We all wanted in our hearts to fake a minor problem just to hold that jumbo jet up for 5 more minutes. Had I known Sean then like I know him now, I would have faked a coronary if it meant he made that flight. Worst case scenario would have been we both slept in Atlanta terminal C for the night.
Pierrepont Hicks Ties Speak For Themselves from Joe Gannon on Vimeo.
Handcrafted in the USA and unpack themselves, literally. (ed-I don’t profess to be any good at stop motion, first effort. ever.)
