Years ago. Bachelor times. I saw this ad in a magazine for the Southwick company who was marketing a line of suits call "Nines". I'm not sure what happened to the suits but, being a club man at heart, I loved the art work in the ad. So, I wrote a letter [then, before email] to the company asking them if I could possible buy a print of the ad art. Which led to the ad agency sending me a photo slide of the art! I had it printed out and framed and the possible only copy now resides in my den. Where I look at it every night. Often while sipping scotch in a heavy glass. While thinking of the club man's time. Of long ago...
Friday, December 11, 2009
From The Epic Den: Gentlemen of Leisure
Years ago. Bachelor times. I saw this ad in a magazine for the Southwick company who was marketing a line of suits call "Nines". I'm not sure what happened to the suits but, being a club man at heart, I loved the art work in the ad. So, I wrote a letter [then, before email] to the company asking them if I could possible buy a print of the ad art. Which led to the ad agency sending me a photo slide of the art! I had it printed out and framed and the possible only copy now resides in my den. Where I look at it every night. Often while sipping scotch in a heavy glass. While thinking of the club man's time. Of long ago...
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I'm envious.
Epic,
I love a good gentleman of leisure!
EQV
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How neat that you have a den in which you can sip scotch. Our den is filled with unsightly Wii wires.
That looks incredible. I would love to be able to be a member of a club like that.
Toad, thanks for the visit! Good to see you.
EQV, I would just like to have more time in the week to assign to leisure of any sort.
Mrs. Scoffs, I hear you. Our gaming wires are in the family room in a corner devoted to them. My den is the smallest room in the house but I cannot live without at least a small space devoted to me.
Keith, I know. It is one of my few ambitions. The closest one I know of is three hours away and I doubt [per Woody Allen] that they would have me as a member.
Thanks everyone! The print of the gentlemen is much prettier than it looks in the post but you know how awful my camera skills are...
ML
Very cool... My favorite poster is from a restaurant in Paris that I loved called Roger la Grenouille. It is an art deco print of the restaurant and it is so precious to me- also a free gift!
DC, it would be so great to have a poster of a special restaurant like that! My problem is that I love so many restaurants my small den walls would be papered with posters!
ML
Very nice. You know ADG's gonna be all over this. He has framer on retention.
Tintin, that is SO true! Well, he is going to have two big problems. The first is the print is one of a kind as far as I can tell. The second is that I made that frame myself at a frame shop in my last burst of handiness. Now all I can do is operate spray washing gear...
ML
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