Knot a Blog: 2007年11月

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11月28日

Sick

I shall return, wearing neckties. There was a long drive for a sad holiday observance, and a homecoming featuring food poisoning. I have been wearing ties, and I will be blogging them soon. Meanwhile, this is a great time to refer once again to Classical Archives, a site full of music to wear ties to and Ozy and Millie, an online comic strip that can bring a smile even to sick lips. (I'm generally in pretty good condition, so I have to get all that I can out of this spell.)

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11月22日

Spineless Marines

Nov150

I thought I should get the ties in here before the Leathernecks flatten me. The title is - of course - referring to invertebrates that live in the ocean. There's not much to report about these two neckties. The black lobster tie has a label identifying it as polyester and nothing more. The starfish tie is "Wembley Starshine," and it was made of polyester in the US. There is also a price tag, $15.00.

I am surprised that it has taken me so long to get to the lobster tie. It almost got worn in a sequence of ties celebrating food. It finally gets worn in a sequence of animals. Actually, I would have worn it in a sequence of ties with dots, because as I have explained before, I see a pattern like this being made up of dots, lobster-shaped dots. As I hold the tie now (this is a rare entry, written after I have worn the ties), I cannot figure out the problem, but it was one of the hardest ties to tie that I have ever worn. The knot was more like a wad, an asmmetrical wad, but time was running out, and it had to suffice.

I just had one of the best Thanksgiving dinners of my life - a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, eaten in peace and quiet. Peace and quiet - now that is (those are?) something to be thankful for. It seems appropriate to me to put a banner linking to a worthwhile organization on this day. (Note what the gentleman is wearing.)

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11月13日

Fishing for a Compliment

I don't feel as enthusiastic about animal neckties as I used to, but they do add some life and some fun to the collecting and the wearing of neckties.

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To start this fishy quartet, I have a "Kissing Fish © 1986 Fanciful Fish by Foxhill" from Paris, which is all that the label says. The longer description and copyright notice is printed on the back of the tie. Following that is a lovely aquarium on a tie (Gian Franco Ferretti, Paris | Rome | New York, 100% silk).

Nov140

Here's another aquarium on a tie (Studio 890, New York | Milano, polyester, Korea). A nice cotton print (Vertigo, cotton, US) finishes the foursome. Hmm... cotton, silk, polyester, and unidentified material, a pleasant assortment.

Norman Mailer is dead. I have never been much of a fan of his writing. Truthfully, I cannot remember anything of his that I read. When I lived in New York, I was around him a time or two. One day, I was walking down the street, when I saw him on the other side of the street. Someone came up to him, calling out, "Norman! Norman Mailer!" Mailer swung around and seemed to double in size as he barked, "Do I know you? Do I know you?" The other seemed to melt, and flowed away in the cracks of the sidewalk. (Great article about Mailer.)

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11月6日

Birds of a Different Feather

It's the time of year that around here we find that a mysterious avian species has returned on its annual southern migration, the snowbirds, once more upon us in bright colors and big vehicles. Of course, I am tyrannized throughout the year by a bird often referred to in these postings. I have long ago gone to the birds, and these birds here have no symbolic subtexts for me.
The eagle is on my tie because he is a right handsome fellow. So is the pheasant. I believe this is about the fourth pheasant necktie I have worn. When I purchased this tie, I also bought a tie with deer on it, and the clerk remarked that I must enjoy hunting. "Yes," I replied, "hunting ties." I believe that the connection with hunting accounts for the colorful pheasant's frequent appearance on neckties. He qualifies as an acceptably masculine bird, compared to the unhunted and un-tied peacock. I'm going to let the birds speak for themselves and limit my comments to information about the ties.

Nov075

Although the first tie is included for its bird, on the back there is an imprint, "Most blackberry plants are derived from North Amercan species. Design No. 230." The label reads "WWF/World Wildlife Fund, © 1993." Another label identifies the tie as being silk and from the US. The second tie also has information printed directly onto the material on the back, "Bald Eagle, ©1996 Marc Dennis," and this silk tie for the US has a label, "Endangered Species."

Nov099

The pheasants appear on an orphan tie, that is, one without a label identifying the manufacturer, although there is a label identifying the material, silk, and the country of origin, US. The final tie is silk, made in the US, but it does have an identifying label, "Ducks Unlimited." All I can do is remind myself that I purchase my neckties at thrift shops, so although causes are supported by my purchases, the original cause is not, whether the original cause is one I believe in... or not.

A cause that I very much believe in is spreading the good word about a good blog, bird brains: comics and commentary. Good as the commentary is, I have to say I prefer the cartoons, featuring an eagle with two left wings! (My kind of birdie, definitely.)

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Lights, Camera, Neckties!

This is a sequence that I'm including... just because I can, I suppose... two movie-themed neckties. I had my say about films for several years, and you can still read my reviews online. I won't go back to review these films; I certainly wouldn't have chosen these two films to be represented in my collection of neckties, if I had had much of a choice. But, when I saw these two ties, they nonetheless were irresistible.

Nov050

The tie on the left illustrates Mutiny on the Bounty (© 1993 Turner Entertainment Co, All rights reserved) on a tie by Wembley, silk, I would guess, the the tip of the narrow end has been cut off, and there is no label with information about country or material. The second, of course, shows the Cowardly Lion and the Wizard from Wizard of Oz (© 1992 Turner Entertainment Co, All rights reserved) on a tie with the label "American Film Classics" (silk, US). I'm still looking for a tie celebrating The Blue Angel, The African Queen, or Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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