Going old school with the bay rum.
As for the music, I will go with the old school adage "disco sucks", IMHO.
As for the music, I will go with the old school adage "disco sucks", IMHO.
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Just gotta loosen up and shake that thang!Going old school with the bay rum.
As for the music, I will go with the old school adage "disco sucks", IMHO.
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It has... But it's not over yet!
6 August, 2020
Good morning Cadre! Hope you had a pleasant night.
In a Sting mood this morning and wanted to feature a couple of videos from his film Bring On The Night which was a documentary about the build up to and the supporting tour's first live show in Paris for his first solo album, The Dream Of The Blue Turtles. Ironically, the two cuts featured here were re-worked versions of songs done by The Police. If you're not familiar with the album, Sting went and got some of the biggest names in Jazz to work on it with him. I picked these two because of Branford Marsalis's sax solo in "Driven to Tears" and Omar Hakim's drum solo in "I Burn For You". When he gets in the zone, Omar is SCARY when he plays!
For today's shave I went with a couple of "old school" selections. According to the Barrister and Mann website, "Cologne Russe" is:
Finished with a splash of 4711 with a dab of 444 gel mixed in. 4711's pedigree is well established, having existed (in various forms) since 1799. "Old school" indeed!
Hope you have a great day!!
Good morning Cadre! Hope you had a pleasant night.
In a Sting mood this morning and wanted to feature a couple of videos from his film Bring On The Night which was a documentary about the build up to and the supporting tour's first live show in Paris for his first solo album, The Dream Of The Blue Turtles. Ironically, the two cuts featured here were re-worked versions of songs done by The Police. If you're not familiar with the album, Sting went and got some of the biggest names in Jazz to work on it with him. I picked these two because of Branford Marsalis's sax solo in "Driven to Tears" and Omar Hakim's drum solo in "I Burn For You". When he gets in the zone, Omar is SCARY when he plays!
For today's shave I went with a couple of "old school" selections. According to the Barrister and Mann website, "Cologne Russe" is:
I did some research and it seems there were actually two versions of this cologne; namely "Eau de Cologne Imperiale Russe" and "Eau de Cologne Russe" created in 1840 & 1850 respectively. The former was made solely for the Russian aristocracy and the latter for courtiers and citizens. So I wonder which one the soaps based on. The "blue blood" version or the "hoi pollloi" version?
Finished with a splash of 4711 with a dab of 444 gel mixed in. 4711's pedigree is well established, having existed (in various forms) since 1799. "Old school" indeed!
Hope you have a great day!!
PAA "Ice Cube 2.0" / Barrister and Mann "Cologne Russe" Shave Soap / Stirling Soap Co. "Kong"
PAA DOC Razor / Gillette Silver Blue / Alum / 444 + 4711 EdC
PAA DOC Razor / Gillette Silver Blue / Alum / 444 + 4711 EdC
Dude! Sting is da man and I didn't know about this. Quickly looked for that movie but it's not on Netflix or Amazon. I'll have to search it up when I get home. I heard Sting in person once and was super disappointed. It was a nice small vue and the sound/system SUCKED! What a unique voice and individual though.
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Got word that my co-worker's COVID-19 test came back negative.
That is great news!
7 August, 2020
Good morning Cadre! Hope you had a pleasant night.
It's finally Friday! Thought I'd round out the week with a something special here at WMRK Internet Radio.. Jeff Beck is a guy who needs no introduction. He is, without a doubt, one of the greatest... Period! With a live performance of a song from his 1975 album Blow By Blow, Here's Jeff Beck with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and the incredible Tal Wilkenfeld on bass. This is "Cause We've Ended As Lovers".
Went with a Brut themed shave today for "Old School August". I think I may have gotten an older tub when I ordered the "ET TU" soap. The scent is there but barely.. Normally with Phoenix Shaving soaps the scent really pops. Not this time. Great soap though! Love the CK-6 base.
Hope you have a great day!
Good morning Cadre! Hope you had a pleasant night.
It's finally Friday! Thought I'd round out the week with a something special here at WMRK Internet Radio.. Jeff Beck is a guy who needs no introduction. He is, without a doubt, one of the greatest... Period! With a live performance of a song from his 1975 album Blow By Blow, Here's Jeff Beck with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and the incredible Tal Wilkenfeld on bass. This is "Cause We've Ended As Lovers".
Went with a Brut themed shave today for "Old School August". I think I may have gotten an older tub when I ordered the "ET TU" soap. The scent is there but barely.. Normally with Phoenix Shaving soaps the scent really pops. Not this time. Great soap though! Love the CK-6 base.
Hope you have a great day!
PAA "Ice Cube 2.0" / PAA "ET TU" Shave Soap / PAA "Chill Mill" / PAA "The Peregrino" Brush
Gillette 1961 Fat Boy / Gillette Silver Blue / Alum / Brut Aftershave Balm
Gillette 1961 Fat Boy / Gillette Silver Blue / Alum / Brut Aftershave Balm
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
You got me Mark I may have to do a Brut theme tomorrow 
10 August, 2020
Jeez! What a way to start a week!
Walked in to a sh*t-storm here at the office this morning. Phones are ringing off the hook! Every business and bank is calling wanting to know why none of their out of state calls are completing. Many phone calls and 3½ later we find that road construction has severed a major fiber cable at our long distance tandem in Birmingham AL. No idea how long it will take them to repair it.
Apologies for the dead air this morning..
Jeez! What a way to start a week!
Walked in to a sh*t-storm here at the office this morning. Phones are ringing off the hook! Every business and bank is calling wanting to know why none of their out of state calls are completing. Many phone calls and 3½ later we find that road construction has severed a major fiber cable at our long distance tandem in Birmingham AL. No idea how long it will take them to repair it.
Apologies for the dead air this morning..
Also no shave today or for the next week possibly. I have oily skin and picked up a new facial cleanser. This stuff was like acid! I've never had a chemical peel but I feel it would be very much like this. The skin on my cheeks and parts of my forehead feel like they're scabbed over. Stinging, bumps, red skin... It's terrible.. 
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
News flash !!!! Mark's new facial cleanser kills the covid-19
Dude, tile cleaner =/= facial cleanserAlso no shave today or for the next week possibly. I have oily skin and picked up a new facial cleanser. This stuff was like acid! I've never had a chemical peel but I feel it would be very much like this. The skin on my cheeks and parts of my forehead feel like they're scabbed over. Stinging, bumps, red skin... It's terrible..
Although, I suppose the top layer of skin is the only one that could be dirty...