Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2019 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

[audog]

That is so cool. And it's nice to have verification I wasn't just imagining their greatness out of nowhere.
If not too much trouble, would love to see a pic of both sometime!
And as for the brushes, if it's just that they're all gunked up, I wonder if Dawn dishwashing liqid or a grease solvent wouldn't help clean them up some.
Ps. Enjoy my dad's shoe box and brushes. lol.

I will take some photos tomorrow and post them. Have tried Dawn, and it helped a lot. I basically just decided to use my GS brushes and leave the old ones alone ( but use them for my "yard work" boots). Estate sales are the bomb, last week found some Alden shoes that the estate sale agent said had "white mold" on them, (serious shell bloom was all), $5.00/pair, not my size but what a great deal for Alden shell longwings. Sold them before I had even cleared all the bloom;

 

[AEfaninTampa]

Honestly, your "so long and thanks for all the fish" (great reference BTW), had us all scared. You are a pillar, bastion, fixture around here and were sorely missed.

42 - funny how most server cabinets are 42U - wonder if there is a correlation here...

 

[audog]

Ah, the plague of the 20-teens. The professional troll.

Professional Troll? How does one earn money being a troll? because if one can, I might be interested................

 

[audog]

42

42

EXCELLENT!

 

[audog]

42

42

We are an odd bunch, aren't we.

 

[Moose22]

Professional Troll? How does one earn money being a troll? because if one can, I might be interested................

Honestly? You can do it. There are boiler rooms full of "interns" -- college students, folks from south Asia, Russia, etc. -- whose job it is to frequent social media and act like normal users while proselytizing their assigned point of view. This has been the purview of politics and propaganda for a long time, but an awful lot of commercial interests use a similar strategy these days, both to make them seem more popular than they are and to spread FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) about competitors.

FUD has been a thing for as long as there has been... well things. But the internet has democratized it mightily.

I'm sure you can find something from your local political party, or wherever you would go to find a job telemarketing.

** edit to add -- I MUCH prefer what's happening here. A rep trying to be helpful and making sure people know they can contact someone to get answers they need. I'm totally not talking about @ae_ashley , who is doing an honest job well.

 

[audog]

Honestly? You can do it. There are boiler rooms full of "interns" -- college students, folks from south Asia, Russia, etc. -- whose job it is to frequent social media and act like normal users while proselytizing their assigned point of view. This has been the purview of politics and propaganda for a long time, but an awful lot of commercial interests use a similar strategy these days, both to make them seem more popular than they are and to spread FUD (Dear, Uncertainty and Doubt) about competitors.

FUD has been a thing for as long as there has been... well things. But the internet has democratized it mightily.

I'm sure you can find something from your local political party, or wherever you would go to find a job telemarketing.

Oh F*ck it, too much effort, I'd rather just be a normal user of the threads I frequent and enjoy the conversations.

 

[Moose22]

Oh F*ck it, too much effort, I'd rather just be a normal user of the threads I frequent and enjoy the conversations.

Yeah, good call.

While less antisocial, it is generally more rewarding.

 

[ace13x]

I'm using a new Grant Stone which does well enough and is losing its hair.

My dad had an old brush he and I used forever.
Big honkin' thing with good stiff black bristles that would beat the tar out of this one I have now and occasionally even be used to drive in a nail somewhere when needed. A duplicate of which is never to be found on the interwebs, though. I tried. Not even close.

I have the same brush, also was my dads.

 

[ace13x]

There's a big difference between stupidity and ignorance.

Ignorance can be cured. It just means someone doesn't have experience with something, hasn't been given all the facts or the wrong facts, doesn't understand something... you can read a lot on internets forums and still be ignorant. It's hard to grasp detail without context.

OP is ignorant. He just doesn't understand, or just doesn't want to understand. And he was misled by an AE sales rep, which doesn't help. But I doubt he's stupid.

He is a jerk though.

I'm sure he was stupid. Ignorant is beside the point.

 

[tcbinnc]

Earlier I was making a plea for AE to have current offerings of suede versions of some of their better classic styles. And now just stumbled on this. This? This is what once was but I don't see offered now? I rest my case.

Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2019 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

My wife and kids are really going to make you guys happy some day. I have left written instructions on how to access this forum, and offer everything at less than $100 when I'm gone. Now, you all may have to wait a few years........I think both me and Hubbins are your size:hide:

www.styleforum.net

 

[jet-stream]

Figured I should start researching a fancy spot for dinner in London next summer.

There's 54 friggin restaurants with 1 Michelin star.

This may take a moment.

Try Oklava in Shoreditch. Probably doesn’t have a Michelin star, but better than many that do.

 

[ace13x]

And this is why I keep coming back.

 

[tcbinnc]

I have the same brush, also was my dads.

Would love to see it. Memories, you know.

 

[ace13x]

Would love to see it. Memories, you know.

I'd have to dig it out. I don't use it because like @audog it has a lot of black wax, which I rarely use. Thought about dewaxing it, but I kind of like to keep it how my dad kept it (he's dead).