INSPIRATION 3

In 1945, Bogart bought a 55-foot (17 m) sailing yacht, the Santana, from actor Dick Powell. The sea was his sanctuary and he loved to sail around Catalina island. He was a serious sailor, respected by other sailors who had seen too many Hollywood actors and their boats. About 30 weekends a year, he went out on his boat. He once said, "An actor needs something to stabilize his personality, something to nail down what he really is, not what he is currently pretending to be."

INSPIRATION 2

QUOTE FROM THE WANDERER BY STERLING HAYDEN:   To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise, you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen who play with their boats at sea... cruising, it is called. Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanderers of the world who cannot, or will not, fit in. If you are contemplating a voyage and you have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about. "I've always wanted to sail to the south seas, but I can't afford it." What these men can't afford is not to go. They are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of security. And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine - and before we know it our lives are gone. What does a man need - really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in - and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That's all - in the material sense, and we know it. But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention for the sheer idiocy of the charade. The years thunder by, the dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is sealed. Where, then, lies the answer? In choice. Which shall it be: bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy of life?

INSPIRATION

PLAID OUT ....

 it's finally becoming cold here in SF, so i'm pulling out the winter gear .Once more it's "plaid time".Today's post ,will feature one of my favorite from the vault: an early buffalo plaid 40's Hirsch/Weis hunting coat .This beauty has fully caped shoulders, a sports collar that once buttoned covers half of the face.But ,what i like the most, is its quite uncommon brown and black color. 

The Portland company that became White Stag,originated as a business that specialized in sails for ships: The Willamette Tent and Awning Company.

The company was established in 1883 by Henry Wemme he sold it to brothers Max S. and Leopold B. Hirsch in 1907. Harry Weis ,brother of Wemme's former secretary was asked by the brothers to stay in the company. Appreciative of Weis's knowledge about canvas products, the Hirsch entrepreneurs asked him to become a partner, and soon the company was known as the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company. As commercial sailing ships became obsolete, the partners expanded to make durable clothing and supplies for outdoor workers such as loggers, mill hands, and stockmen.

In 1929, Harold S. Hirsch, son of the founder and a member of the Dartmouth ski team, was granted permission from his father to develop a new line of clothing designed exclusively for skiers.In a corner of the Hirsch-Weis factory, he began work on a ski suit, which he marketed in 1931 as "White Stag," He adopted the name White-Stag after an inverted English translation of the original company name, Weiss meaning white in German and Hirsch meaning a male deer.an English translation of the German words, "Hirsch" and "Weis."

Skiing in Oregon was on the rise in the 1930s, and the White Stag brand quickly gained a reputation, especially in western states. After World War II, the sport skyrocketed in popularity and, with it, White Stag ski clothing. As the sportswear division of Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company overcame the popularity of the company itself, officials changed its name to White Stag in 1956. By 1966, White Stag was a public company, and owners of the controlling stock - primarily the Hirsch family and other relatives - merged it with a conglomerate called Warner Brothers, a nationwide apparel and textile firm that later changed its name to Warnaco who sold the trademark to Wal-Mart in 2003.

SWEATSHIRT HOARDING

It might seems impossible to understand to some ,but either white, gray or oatmeal, they all feel and look different to me....

A DIFFERENT KIND OF BUDDY LEE

Found that old beaten up celluloid doll at a flea market a while ago.It was " blank" at the time and i couldn't resist to give it special treatment .Part of a show i worked on few years ago,it gets better with age.....

VINTAGE CANVAS OXFORD DECK SHOES

For those of you who can't get their hands on a genuine USN deck canvas decks shoes ,getting a period correct pair is a great and way cheaper alternative.Private purchased items were legions in the enlisted sailor's seabag.........