GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
And how many boxes of tapes does that take to squeeze it all in?
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JTSpartan
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I had it on album! Was 8 years old when it came out.
Did take the family to see the Vancouver Symphony do the sound for a full viewing of Empire Strikes Back a few years ago...now that was AWESOME!
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Had?! Surely you didn’t get rid of such a masterpiece?!
JTSpartan
Shave Member
Well, unless my mother has it in a box stached away somewhere with some other mid-to-late 70s ‘gems’ of mine such as my wind up Evil Kneivel bike, tattered Cheap Trick at Budokan, worn out brown corduroy zip up or my KISS Army Sargeants badge, then I’d say it is lost to the dustbins of history...Had?! Surely you didn’t get rid of such a masterpiece?!
Oh geez, don't hook me up to one of those things.
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Shave #287 (459 Open Blade Shaves) of 2021:
Gear: RR .68 GC OC, Astra SS blade, Stirling 2-band synth brush, CBL Steel Grey Fougere soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, LNHC Barber Shoppe post shave elixir, and Czech & Speake Frankincense & Myrrh to finish!
Not a bad nights rest! And a great great shave upon waking up to boot! The scent pallet of the shave was moderately neutral to make way for the star of the day…the frag! Really love this Czech & Speake Frankincense & Myrrh scent…absolute powerhouse of woody incense. A spray or two will cover ya for the whole day just about. So good!
The truck stereo deck is now upgraded! Nothing fancy, but I can either plug in by USB or connect via Bluetooth. Now I can have NPR and my eclectic mix of iTunes songs too!
Later tonight the missus and I are attending the local Young Life fundraising dinner. Our first time going. Should be nice to see!
Have a great Thursday all!
Gear: RR .68 GC OC, Astra SS blade, Stirling 2-band synth brush, CBL Steel Grey Fougere soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, LNHC Barber Shoppe post shave elixir, and Czech & Speake Frankincense & Myrrh to finish!
Not a bad nights rest! And a great great shave upon waking up to boot! The scent pallet of the shave was moderately neutral to make way for the star of the day…the frag! Really love this Czech & Speake Frankincense & Myrrh scent…absolute powerhouse of woody incense. A spray or two will cover ya for the whole day just about. So good!
The truck stereo deck is now upgraded! Nothing fancy, but I can either plug in by USB or connect via Bluetooth. Now I can have NPR and my eclectic mix of iTunes songs too!
Later tonight the missus and I are attending the local Young Life fundraising dinner. Our first time going. Should be nice to see!
Have a great Thursday all!
Have a great Thursday
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Wonder which the kids prefer
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
We’ll just say that the news is checked first and if it’s interesting enough…they get no choice
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Shave #288 (459 Open Blade Shaves) of 2021:
Gear: RR .68 GC OC, Astra SS blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Proraso Red soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Proraso Red AS, and Bottega Veneta Illusione to finish!
A little groggy this morning. A great shave though to waken up some! The star of today’s shave was one of my new sample frags - Bottega Veneta Illusione. Really nice, bright lemony opening…then sneaks in a mild, mellow cedar wood with a hint of powdery musk. Not a nose blaster by any means, feels quite subtle and unassuming. Very nice though.
Glad it’s Friday. This week has had some highs and lows in terms of work. Some really positive moments and some really tough moments where it sucks to be an optional part of care when you can see people need something. The yin and the yang.
Some family will be coming in today to help celebrate my eldest son’s birthday. It was one of his wishes to be able to have a “normal” celebration with the extended family but distance and the number of trips we’ve already done make that difficult. So some family decided to travel to us instead for the special day and to soak up some Santa Barbara rays. It’ll be nice!
Happy Friday all!
Gear: RR .68 GC OC, Astra SS blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Proraso Red soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Proraso Red AS, and Bottega Veneta Illusione to finish!
A little groggy this morning. A great shave though to waken up some! The star of today’s shave was one of my new sample frags - Bottega Veneta Illusione. Really nice, bright lemony opening…then sneaks in a mild, mellow cedar wood with a hint of powdery musk. Not a nose blaster by any means, feels quite subtle and unassuming. Very nice though.
Glad it’s Friday. This week has had some highs and lows in terms of work. Some really positive moments and some really tough moments where it sucks to be an optional part of care when you can see people need something. The yin and the yang.
Some family will be coming in today to help celebrate my eldest son’s birthday. It was one of his wishes to be able to have a “normal” celebration with the extended family but distance and the number of trips we’ve already done make that difficult. So some family decided to travel to us instead for the special day and to soak up some Santa Barbara rays. It’ll be nice!
Happy Friday all!
the people you help are so lucky to have you! Sorry there have been rough spots though!
Happy Birthday to the young man!
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Many thanks Brian!
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Shave #289 (459 Open Blade Shaves) of 2021:
Gear: Colonial “Armored” General, Feather Pro blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Moon Soaps Amaretto soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Skin Bracer AS, and Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male to finish!
Saturday! Woohoo! Last night, family arrived and surprised the eldest, who was very happy to see them. After hanging out and catching up, we went out to walk downtown a bit and ate dinner at the ramen house.
Didn’t get to sleep in much this morning unfortunately, just woke up naturally about 7:15 and lazed around for a bit. Before getting a jump on the day.
Today will be some breakfast at home, out for coffee for the adults, more downtown/ocean-side walking, then lunch and mini golf. The rest of the day…who knows
Great shave this morning though. For a classic Italian soap, Cella hits all the marks…but in today’s lineup of available products, Moon Soaps Amaretto blows Cella to smithereens. It’s (I believe) locally sourced tallow base takes some getting used to but it levels beyond Cella’s classic formulation. And the scent is amazingly, mind blowingly almond/marzipan!
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male I have been long curious about, so happy to have a sampling to try. The opening is fairly unique with a bit of a musky, minty, vanilla. At its current stage of dry down though the earthy vanilla dominates with a little underlying woodiness to smooth it out. Not bad! At the moment I prefer Bottega Veneta Illusione more, a decent scent that lasted all day.
Have a great Saturday all!
Gear: Colonial “Armored” General, Feather Pro blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, Moon Soaps Amaretto soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Skin Bracer AS, and Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male to finish!
Saturday! Woohoo! Last night, family arrived and surprised the eldest, who was very happy to see them. After hanging out and catching up, we went out to walk downtown a bit and ate dinner at the ramen house.
Didn’t get to sleep in much this morning unfortunately, just woke up naturally about 7:15 and lazed around for a bit. Before getting a jump on the day.
Today will be some breakfast at home, out for coffee for the adults, more downtown/ocean-side walking, then lunch and mini golf. The rest of the day…who knows
Great shave this morning though. For a classic Italian soap, Cella hits all the marks…but in today’s lineup of available products, Moon Soaps Amaretto blows Cella to smithereens. It’s (I believe) locally sourced tallow base takes some getting used to but it levels beyond Cella’s classic formulation. And the scent is amazingly, mind blowingly almond/marzipan!
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male I have been long curious about, so happy to have a sampling to try. The opening is fairly unique with a bit of a musky, minty, vanilla. At its current stage of dry down though the earthy vanilla dominates with a little underlying woodiness to smooth it out. Not bad! At the moment I prefer Bottega Veneta Illusione more, a decent scent that lasted all day.
Have a great Saturday all!
Great shave sir!
Enjoy your weekend- especially mini golf!
Sounds like a great evening - Ramen rocks (Of course family does too)!
Also a sweet rock band!
One of my favs!
Enjoy your weekend- especially mini golf!
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
It’s true! But I’ll take doing that over being the one to make the 10 hour round trip
If you ever spring for a full bottle, even a mini bottle, this is your warning.
Otherwise, it’s a decent “fougeriental” that I would wear again after sampling about a year ago.
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Yea I don’t think it would be a purchase for me but it was nice to try. I don’t even get oriental out of it really…it’s mostly mellow powder and vanilla to my nose about 10 minutes after spray.If you ever spring for a full bottle, even a mini bottle, this is your warning.
Otherwise, it’s a decent “fougeriental” that I would wear again after sampling about a year ago.