One man’s mission to share with the world the fine art of cufflinks.
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series....
Today we head off into space yet again but these links always make me think of good old Major T.J “King” Kong (played by Slim Pickins) riding a bomb out of the B52 bomb bay at the end of the film Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
It is a true classic and arguably the finest film from the Stanley Kubrick collection. We have of course mentioned Kubrick in dispatches before and its interesting to note that the films original release date was to be 22 November 1963, the day JFK was assassinated. Thinking that the public was not in the mood for such a film, the release was delayed until early 1964.
Set in the height of the Cold War it has a stellar cast led by Peter Sellers in no less than three parts…particularly Dr Strangelove, our Link Man of the Day. Here he is as Dr Strangelove himself with his uncontrollable gloved hand.
There are some notable quotes from the film include the following….”Gentleman stop fighting. You can’t fight in here this is the War Room”
Today’s links are somewhat special and somewhat unusual. They are in fact sold silver and must come from the 1950’s or 60’s. They never fail to get comments and I found them in a Louisville Op Shop on the outskirts of town after a particularly long and liquid lunch….I couldn’t believe my luck. They are worn today with a cotton tailored shirt and a Chanel silk neck tie with space helmet motifs.
Til Later
ONWARD
Each blog a different pair and each blog a different story. Read on in this series....
Today we head off into space yet again but these links always make me think of good old Major T.J “King” Kong (played by Slim Pickins) riding a bomb out of the B52 bomb bay at the end of the film Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
It is a true classic and arguably the finest film from the Stanley Kubrick collection. We have of course mentioned Kubrick in dispatches before and its interesting to note that the films original release date was to be 22 November 1963, the day JFK was assassinated. Thinking that the public was not in the mood for such a film, the release was delayed until early 1964.
Set in the height of the Cold War it has a stellar cast led by Peter Sellers in no less than three parts…particularly Dr Strangelove, our Link Man of the Day. Here he is as Dr Strangelove himself with his uncontrollable gloved hand.
There are some notable quotes from the film include the following….”Gentleman stop fighting. You can’t fight in here this is the War Room”
Today’s links are somewhat special and somewhat unusual. They are in fact sold silver and must come from the 1950’s or 60’s. They never fail to get comments and I found them in a Louisville Op Shop on the outskirts of town after a particularly long and liquid lunch….I couldn’t believe my luck. They are worn today with a cotton tailored shirt and a Chanel silk neck tie with space helmet motifs.
Til Later
ONWARD
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