The most expensive leather jacket

[Steve H]

RMNZ B3- i ate 2 minute noodles for a month!

 

[Peter Graham]

My most expensive leather jacket is my HLB B-3. £200.

 

[chancerider]

The recent sale of JFK's G-1 must rank among the highest prices paid for a leather jacket. BTW did it go to anyone here?
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02 ... at-auction

Yeah, even higher than MacArthur's.
MacArthur was a great man, a 5 star General, he almost won the war by himself.
His jacket was an older contract too.

But JFK was &^$^%$Y Marylin so his sold higher.
He wasn't any better than Clinton.

I really can't compare such men with MacArthur.

We're not comparing the men. We are at best comparing the state of affairs in the historical collectibles market. Adjust for inflation and see if that makes you feel any better. MacArthur "won the war by himself"...meh. JFK *may* have prevented WWIII and most certainly prevented further Soviet adventurism throughout Latin America. One was an inveterate womanizer, the other a self-aggrandizing mamas boy. People are complicated. My suggestion; Let's stick to jackets and selling prices.

 

[Anonymous]

One was a hero,
the other one was just... President
The fact that the President's jacket got a higher price proves that the values of modern society dictate that a President is a more popular figure than a hero, and this sucks. That's what my previous post was about, and not comparing the men.

If you want to talk about jackets, likewise,
the below jacket seems to be far more popular than A-2s and other classics

And below is the figure they try to pass regarding how the modern man should look like

and you(we) wear blue jeans and A-2 and are a minority.

F*** society...

 

[Anonymous]

forgot to say that the crap above costs twice a goodwear perhaps

 

[RichardG]

One of my favorites. "Japan rubber"

Cheers from Switzerland

Richard

 

[chancerider]

Presidents and Soldiers are generally different types of Men. For good reason. It is precisely why Soldiers have quite often made mediocre-to-poor Presidents. Washington understood this. So did Eisenhower. Horses for Courses. Singling out the less desirable qualities of a Man and holding them against him to excess...deconstructing his overall Character...is impossible and reduces a Man in stature. Show me a Great Man of any stripe who is not flawed, complicated, and vulnerable. For that matter..show me a Man who can satisfy those criteria.

Some of those other jackets are okay. Some not. 'Twas Ever Thus!

 

[Anonymous]

are you a poet or somethin?

 

[Peter Graham]

One was a hero,
the other one was just... President.

That's the first time I recall "Dugout Doug" being referred to as a hero but I'm not gonna argue.

 

[Anonymous]

what I know is
war is fought by soldiers not presidents
and so fighters are heros

I am not very familiar with how the exact story went, therefore if you know better you SHOULD argue
so I can learn from you. We are having a civilized discussion, not fighting. I am here to listen.
I do not claim to know everything, if you are an American you probably know better about MacArthur.

 

[chamboid]

One was a hero,
the other one was just... President
The fact that the President's jacket got a higher price proves that the values of modern society dictate that a President is a more popular figure than a hero, and this sucks. That's what my previous post was about, and not comparing the men.

If you want to talk about jackets, likewise,
the below jacket seems to be far more popular than A-2s and other classics

And below is the figure they try to pass regarding how the modern man should look like

and you(we) wear blue jeans and A-2 and are a minority.

F*** society...

so you're telling me, or rather they are telling me that the modern man should dress and look like we come from some sort of crap vampire film?

I wonder why that is? fuck me culture is so fickle, if they made a teenage flic about 60's milkmen the way the "modern man" would have to look like this...

and i;m pretty sure thats a woman

 

[chamboid]

One was a hero,
the other one was just... President
The fact that the President's jacket got a higher price proves that the values of modern society dictate that a President is a more popular figure than a hero, and this sucks. That's what my previous post was about, and not comparing the men.

If you want to talk about jackets, likewise,
the below jacket seems to be far more popular than A-2s and other classics

And below is the figure they try to pass regarding how the modern man should look like

and you(we) wear blue jeans and A-2 and are a minority.

F*** society...

So you're telling me, or rather they are telling me that the modern man should dress and look like we come from some sort of crap vampire film?

I wonder why that is? fuck me culture is so fickle, if they made a teenage flic about 60's milkmen the way the "modern man" would have to look like this...

and I'm pretty sure thats a woman

 

[chancerider]

what I know is
war is fought by soldiers not presidents
and so fighters are heros

I am not very familiar with how the exact story went, therefore if you know better you SHOULD argue
so I can learn from you. We are having a civilized discussion, not fighting. I am here to listen.
I do not claim to know everything, if you are an American you probably know better about MacArthur.

Hi HorsehideKing; I don't know or care what axes anyone else here may want to grind with you, but I agree with you; we're having a civilized discussion. MacArthur = Great General. Kennedy = Pretty Good President Clinton = Pretty Good President. All of them had their flaws. All of then ended up getting the Legend printed, to paraphrase a famous quote.

 

[Peter Graham]

what I know is
war is fought by soldiers not presidents
and so fighters are heros

I am not very familiar with how the exact story went, therefore if you know better you SHOULD argue
so I can learn from you. We are having a civilized discussion, not fighting. I am here to listen.
I do not claim to know everything, if you are an American you probably know better about MacArthur.

Platon, do some reading and form your own opinion about McArthur. I don't want to influence you with mine. You say " war is fought by soldiers not presidents and so fighters are heroes". Some of the presidents were soldiers before they were presidents, JFK and George Bush Snr. are just two that spring to mind. Does that not therefore, make them heroes ?

 

[Steve H]

All up some pretty good indications that the original topic has run its course!!!!! :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

OK,
here's one that didn't sell so high

http://natedsanders.com/LotDetail.aspx?inventoryid=7253

 

[TOMG1401]

I dispute that is authentic, photo's and film from Combat America, would not verify that as his A-2, all his USAAF uniforms were custom made for him by the MGM costume dept. as were all his clothing, this is fact

 

[rich]

All signs point to yes.............


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD5Sq761J20

 

[Anonymous]

ha ha ha

 

[rich]

ha ha ha

Jerry Seinfeld ought to be a member here.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXdNgO94rKQ