First New FJ in Years

[Atticus]

I ordered a tanker jacket from ATF today. And I had a long and pleasant telephone conversation with a person at their shop. We covered several topics. We spoke about tanker jackets, of course. We spoke about rude people, nice people and how social media probably encourages some folks to write things they'd never say to another person's face. And we also spoke about possible future offerings of the ATF B-10. It was the person's opinion that, while ATF has no specific plans to offer their B-10 in the coming year, it isn't outside the realm of possibility that they will resume offering it sometime in the deeper future.

I was happy to hear that...and offered to buy the first size XL off of their assembly line.

AF

 

[CBI]

Yep, some nice people to talk with. I ordered one of these last night:

German M40 Tunic (ATF)

w/o insignia of course!

I own have owned their wool and fleece tankers and they may be the best overall choice (authentic vs. $) out there.

 

[Bombing IP]

Your a regular Keith Moon !

 

[Atticus]

Your a regular Keith Moon !

I was struggling with the Keith Moon reference. But then I found this.

AF

 

[CBI]

not quite, never wear any German insignias for me!

But, some super garments.

 

[Bombing IP]

I was struggling with the Keith Moon reference. But then I found this.

AF

Some how we are back to Steve McQueen again .Here is a little more insight to Moon the Loon .


The Day Steve McQueen Met His New Nazi Neighbor, Keith Moon
By Tony Fletcher On 2/20/14 at 4:35 PM

Living next door in Malibu to The Who’s drummer soon led to a crazy confrontationChris Morphet/Redferns/Getty
CultureSteve McQueenKeith Moon


Moon planned a housewarming. After all, why build a beach-side palace for $350,000 ($1.3 million in 2014 prices) if you can’t let your friends share some of the spoils? Somewhere in the midst of arranging the event, Moon walked the 50-odd yards next door to the McQueens.

The intention was apparently to issue an invitation. But encountering only Chad, McQueen’s 16-year-old son from his previous marriage, Moon succeeded in antagonizing the boy no end through offers of – or a request for – drink and drugs. There were reports that Moon pushed into the house, that a fight broke out, that the McQueens’ dog bit Moon and Moon bit it back. Certainly a confrontation took place.

McQueen didn’t like anyone knocking on his door at the best of times. An addled Keith Moon f***ing with his kid was beyond forgiveness. It’s a wonder he didn’t come round and personally flatten the diminutive drummer. Perhaps he paused to register the publicity it would attract. Besides, like many with money, he had his own way of doing things. He called in an ex-FBI agent.

In Los Angeles, where connections are everything, a connection saved Moon from prosecution or worse. McQueen’s personal business manager Bill Maher was a friend of Moon’s personal lawyer, Mike Rosenfeld. At Maher’s suggestion, a sit-down at the Malibu District Attorney’s office was arranged. Moon was to be hauled in and raked over the coals. Hopefully the matter would rest there.

The night before the meeting, Moon got dressed up in his favored Nazi uniform – as Rommel in jodhpurs, binoculars, knee length boots, leather coat and cap – and hit the bars. When Rosenfeld came round to fetch Moon at Malibu in the morning he found his client dressed as a Nazi.

“You’re not going out like that, are you?” the lawyer inquired like the most exasperated of mothers.

“The only way I go,” replied Moon with hungover obstinance, “is if I go like this.”

So he did. He marched bleary-eyed into a police station to meet Steve McQueen, an-ex FBI agent, the local D.A. and a handful of lawyers, looking like Field Marshall Rommel after a heavy night on the town.

He was greeted with an almost collective sigh of dismay.

“Is there any significance to your clothing?” the D.A. eventually asked.

“My client is shooting a commercial this morning,” replied Rosenfeld before Moon could think up any other, less plausible, excuse.

McQueen just laughed. He didn’t want to ruin it for the lawyer, but he’d seen Moon in his Nazi uniform perhaps a dozen times already, marching his troops up and down the beach, in and out of the ocean. It was almost to be expected.

Nonetheless, Moon came out of the D.A.’s office with a rare understanding of a boundary not to be crossed. He never went knocking at the McQueens’ door again.

The Life and Death of a Rock Legend by Tony Fletcher It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

From the book MOON: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend by Tony Fletcher. Copyright C 1999 by Tony Fletcher. Reprinted by permission of It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.} End of Quote



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This Is for You Atticus

BIP

 

[ButteMT61]

Watch some YouTube vids of Keith Moon drumming. There's never been and likely never will be anyone like him.

 

[Smithy]

He was as mad as a cut snake but boy could he play.

 

[Atticus]

Whoooooo Hooooooo! Gina, at ATF, emailed me that someone returned a size XL b-10 and asked if I wanted it. Do I want it? Does a bear poop in the woods?! Is the Pope a Catholic? Absolutely, yes, I want it!

It'll be here next week. I. Am. Stoked.

AF

 

[Atticus]

Was so excited that I forgot to mention...she said that ATF will likely soon introduce an affordable N-1. If they do, that'll be my next purchase.

AF

 

[ButteMT61]

N-1 is a great piece to have, if not overly useful for me. But I'd never not have one now. I would like to see what they offer up!

 

[CBI]

well, no Keith Moon for me. This arrived today: German M40 Tunic (ATF)

Awesome looking but just too much for me. No mistaking, it looks like a military coat, just too costume-ish for 2017. Half expected this to be the case but I wanted to try one on and was hoping for the best. VERY well made!!! It does look very cool. Already repackaged to return. I think its the only ATF item I have ever returned for a refund (always a first time for everything). I am certain I will order from them again.

 

[Bombing IP]

Whoooooo Hooooooo! Gina, at ATF, emailed me that someone returned a size XL b-10 and asked if I wanted it. Do I want it? Does a bear poop in the woods?! Is the Pope a Catholic? Absolutely, yes, I want it!

It'll be here next week. I. Am. Stoked.

AF

Welcome to The Karma Café ,we don't have menu's you get what you deserve !

I am so happy for you Atticus .

BIP

 

[ausreenactor]

Whoooooo Hooooooo! Gina, at ATF, emailed me that someone returned a size XL b-10 and asked if I wanted it. Do I want it? Does a bear poop in the woods?! Is the Pope a Catholic? Absolutely, yes, I want it!

It'll be here next week. I. Am. Stoked.

AF

How good's that? Enjoy...

 

[Kennyz]

That's awesome, Atticus! I'm glad for you.

Ken

 

[Monsoon]

Was so excited that I forgot to mention...she said that ATF will likely soon introduce an affordable N-1. If they do, that'll be my next purchase.

On the ATF Facebook page, they mention a lot of the new stuff they're coming out with. A fair amount of Navy jackets and some seriously cool German SS Camo, too.

 

[Atticus]

My ATF tanker came yesterday. While I don't intend this post to be a review of the jacket, I'm certainly posting an endorsement. This jacket is warm, roomy and very comfortable. It reminds me of a MA-1 except its much longer in the torso and it provides more freedom of movement in the shoulders and arms. It is easy for me to see why tanker jackets were so sought after in the ETO. In design and functionality, it is miles ahead of the skimpy M-41.

ATF offers this jacket in two versions. One is wool lined; the other is lined with modern synthetic fleece. While the fleece lined jacket is machine washable, less expensive and perhaps warmer, I chose the wool lined version. Originals were wool lined and wool is comfortable over a wide range of temperatures...which makes it ideal for North Carolina's unpredictable winters.

The fit is on the large side of the tagged size. I bought a size XL, which is supposed to cover numerical sizes 45 through 49. I'm guessing my jacket is a size 49. In the photo here, I'm wearing only a short sleeved T-shirt under the jacket. Were I to be wearing an undershirt and a wool shirt...as I would in the dead of winter...the fit of the tanker would be absolutely spot on. Well, except for the sleeves. Sadly, too long sleeves have always been a fact of my short armed life.

BTW...the 1911 isn't for show. Jackie took this photo tonight, just before my evening walk down our pasture. Nowadays, we are badly plagued with coyotes. They are an invasive species in North Carolina, and I despise them with a passion. While I have yet to kill one of the little bastards...with a handgun...I never pass up an opportunity to shoot at them. It just enjoy seeing them ki-yaing away into the woods even if I haven't actually hit anything but dirt.

AF

 

[ausreenactor]

I think the slab side enhances the jacket! Glad you are happy with it! The more ATF addicts the better.

 

[CBI]

Yep, I won an ATF Tanker and have owned 2 others that had patches/artwork that I have moved on. I posted a thread about the fleece lined version which is awesome and the one I still own. AF, you could easily have the sleeves shortened at the tailors. These ATF Tankers are excellent and have a great vibe and totally worth the purchase.

 

[Atticus]

Yes, I'll probably will have them shortened. I recently found a good tailor here in New Bern. She's a Vietnamese lady who speaks broken English, but she can sew like a demon! When I first met her, she apologized for having difficulty with English. I told her that no apology was necessary. As a devout Southerner, I had difficulty with English, too. But together, we'd figure it out.

AF