B-Man2
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Something a Bit Different..... Show Us Your Vintage Civilian Jackets.
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B-Man2
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Brilliant!!
London Cabbie
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Cossacks, Barnstormers, Half Belts, Dust Bowls, Highwayman’s etc... would love to see more & be educated.
Ken at Aero Leather
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Wow, your face looks familiar, have I ever been in the back of your cab?
Got a picture of you looking over your shoulder that might jog my memory?
I was the guy asking "How many Harrods are there in London, that's the third one we've passed"
London Cabbie
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It’s the #Lockdown look. Was it only three I took you past...?
Bombing IP
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After Tommy Cooper died they did a show on TV about his life , I always remember a taxi driver who had him as a fare talking about him Tommy told him a couple of jokes . When he arrived at his destination Tommy paid the fare and leaned over and put the tip in his shirt pocket saying here have a drink on me thanks .The taxi driver drove away and pulled out of his pocket to see how much of a tip Tommy gave him ,there was no money only a T-bag .
Here are some of his famous one liners .
1) I said to the waiter: “There is no chicken in this chicken soup.” He said: “And there’s no horse in the horseradish either.”
2) One day a waiter fell sick and was rushed to hospital. He was lying on the table in great pain. When a doctor passed by the waiter said: “Hey doctor, could you do something for my pain?” The doctor said: “I’m sorry this isn’t my table.”
3) I said: “How long will my spaghetti be?” The waiter said: “I don’t know. We never measure it.”
4) I met my wife at a dance. I thought she was at home with the kids.
Tommy Cooper with his wife Gwen and daughter Vicky
5) My doctor told me to drink a bottle of wine after a hot bath, but I couldn't even finish drinking the hot bath!
6) My wife had a bad habit of biting her nails but I cured her. I hid her teeth.
7) Show me a man who lost all his money and can still laugh and I’ll show you an idiot.
8) As my father used to say: “Never cry over spilt milk. It could have been whisky.”
9) You can lead a horse to water but teach him to lie on his back and float and you’ve got something.
10) Last night I slept like a log. I woke up in the fire place.
11) I sleep like a baby. Every morning I wake up screaming around 2 o’clock.
12) I worry that as soon as I get into bed I drop off. I better order a bigger bed.
13) My wife complained that her feet hurt. I said: “You’ve got your shoes on the wrong feet.” She said: “But these are the only feet I’ve got.”
Tommy Cooper with Michael Blythe and Pearl Catlin in a 1927 Austin-Beardmore in Cardiff in October 1960
14) I saw an old tramp walking down the street wearing one shoe. I said: “Hey, you lost your shoe.” He said: “No I found one.”
15) Gambling has brought our family together. We had to move to a smaller house.
16) I'm on a whisky diet... last week I lost three days.
17) They always say start at the bottom if you want to learn something. But suppose you want to learn to swim?
18) They’ve got a big sign that says “no smoking in the pool”. Are they afraid the water will catch fire?
19) The plumber asked the woman where is the drip. She said: “He’s in the bathroom trying to fix the leak.”
20) This officer stopped me and said: “Why are you driving with a bucket of water on the passenger’s seat?” I said: “So that I can dip my headlights.”
21) This guy walked up to me the other night and said: “Quick, did you see a policeman around here?” I said no. He said: “Good. Stick’em up.”
BIP
Here are some of his famous one liners .
1) I said to the waiter: “There is no chicken in this chicken soup.” He said: “And there’s no horse in the horseradish either.”
2) One day a waiter fell sick and was rushed to hospital. He was lying on the table in great pain. When a doctor passed by the waiter said: “Hey doctor, could you do something for my pain?” The doctor said: “I’m sorry this isn’t my table.”
3) I said: “How long will my spaghetti be?” The waiter said: “I don’t know. We never measure it.”
4) I met my wife at a dance. I thought she was at home with the kids.
Tommy Cooper with his wife Gwen and daughter Vicky
5) My doctor told me to drink a bottle of wine after a hot bath, but I couldn't even finish drinking the hot bath!
6) My wife had a bad habit of biting her nails but I cured her. I hid her teeth.
7) Show me a man who lost all his money and can still laugh and I’ll show you an idiot.
8) As my father used to say: “Never cry over spilt milk. It could have been whisky.”
9) You can lead a horse to water but teach him to lie on his back and float and you’ve got something.
10) Last night I slept like a log. I woke up in the fire place.
11) I sleep like a baby. Every morning I wake up screaming around 2 o’clock.
12) I worry that as soon as I get into bed I drop off. I better order a bigger bed.
13) My wife complained that her feet hurt. I said: “You’ve got your shoes on the wrong feet.” She said: “But these are the only feet I’ve got.”
Tommy Cooper with Michael Blythe and Pearl Catlin in a 1927 Austin-Beardmore in Cardiff in October 1960
14) I saw an old tramp walking down the street wearing one shoe. I said: “Hey, you lost your shoe.” He said: “No I found one.”
15) Gambling has brought our family together. We had to move to a smaller house.
16) I'm on a whisky diet... last week I lost three days.
17) They always say start at the bottom if you want to learn something. But suppose you want to learn to swim?
18) They’ve got a big sign that says “no smoking in the pool”. Are they afraid the water will catch fire?
19) The plumber asked the woman where is the drip. She said: “He’s in the bathroom trying to fix the leak.”
20) This officer stopped me and said: “Why are you driving with a bucket of water on the passenger’s seat?” I said: “So that I can dip my headlights.”
21) This guy walked up to me the other night and said: “Quick, did you see a policeman around here?” I said no. He said: “Good. Stick’em up.”
BIP
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Ken at Aero Leather
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Trying to put a date on the pic by the "decor" 2000-2100 ???????
Ken at Aero Leather
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My favoutite "Taxi" gag was a scene in a the film "The Adventures Of Barry MacKenzie" Private Eye's Comic Strip written by Barry Humphries circa 1966 I think
Barry hails a cab at Heathrow, instructs the "Pommie b*astard" to take him to Earls Court (Kangaroo Valley)
After the cab has passed through a variety of places the sound of bagpipes could be heard as the cab sped past the "Welcome of Scotland" sign
Great movie, don't bother with the follow up
Barry hails a cab at Heathrow, instructs the "Pommie b*astard" to take him to Earls Court (Kangaroo Valley)
After the cab has passed through a variety of places the sound of bagpipes could be heard as the cab sped past the "Welcome of Scotland" sign
Great movie, don't bother with the follow up
Paul Glover
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Hello Ken, I think it was a bit later, maybe 2004, I have some more photos of your mannequins in flying gear, would you like me to add them to the post or send them direct to you first ?. We stayed in a hotel (cant think of its name) not far from your workshop and the day we were checking out the owner told us that the room we had stayed in was haunted by a young woman who had hung herself there ! !.
London Cabbie
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Supposedly Tommy Cooper really did that, he really worried constantly that his career was over all the time and was always ‘thrifty’
The Beardmore is used in the film ‘Carry on Cabby’...
The Beardmore is used in the film ‘Carry on Cabby’...
Ken at Aero Leather
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Paul Glover
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Thanks Ken , I am sure other members will be interested and I hope they wont mind the slight detour from the thread.
Incidentally I think that I was bidding against you for that Irvin I am looking at in the photo, if memory servres me right I think it was a very large sized devon fleece, the seller being up in your neck of the woods.
Ken at Aero Leather
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I see (the top half) of my own personnal AN-J-4 at the foot of the last pic, I'd recognise the colour loss on the RH front anywhere
Shropshire-lad
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MikeyB-17
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It was definitely his, a Levi’s Cossack. Observe.
www.gq.com
This Might Be the Most Famous Jacket in Levi's History
And it's not even denim. Albert Einstein's leather jacket is the highlight of an exhibit dedicated to the brand’s most famous pieces.
Shropshire-lad
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Brilliant! Great patina too..... does Aero do one now? Ken?It was definitely his, a Levi’s Cossack. Observe.
This Might Be the Most Famous Jacket in Levi's History
And it's not even denim. Albert Einstein's leather jacket is the highlight of an exhibit dedicated to the brand’s most famous pieces.
London Cabbie
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It came with a scratch-n-smell or something.
Ken at Aero Leather
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Aeromarine - Aero Leathers, Scotland, UK
Aeromarine - A 1920s Forerunner of the Type A-1
www.aeroleatherclothing.com
Shropshire-lad
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Nice jacket.... great style. I’ll start saving ;-)
Ken at Aero Leather
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I think we should choose a winner on Sunday so guy's 36 hours or so to top the current leader, yes there is one in my mind so far
There must be more civvy clothing hidden away amongst all those A-2s and B-10s
There must be more civvy clothing hidden away amongst all those A-2s and B-10s
