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It's a bit of a hefty little collection.

Almost everything I have is a first, some are signed but not many. There's everything from Bruce Davidson's Black & White, to Ryan McGinley, to Philip Lorca diCorcia, and so on. My old excel list of the books is well out of date but added below for good measure, after a while I stopped updating it, but it has 360-odd. I guess there's at least 400 now, but some aren't easily accessible and I'm definitely not selling everything (signed David Bailey books are being kept til he pops it, if ever).

Can you pop to the theatre? Sweet talk them to go and see the setup?

Any serious photo/art book collectors on this forum?
Anybody know of a good collector forum with active classifieds section?

Unemployment is killing me, and it's time to liquidate the shelves.

43 ways to lace your shoes...

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm

...but we all know only straight bar looks right.

Dreamt I was cycling on a main road like a motorway, and the weather was so strong that through the rain the wheels barely touched the road, and I had to cycle sideways into the crosswind to go forward

Kevin Ayers

Rescue it from that stem

Does anybody use shirtboards when travelling? Looks like 250 card ones for around £25, but keen for less than a dozen plastic.

Ideally I just need a few, for weekend bag kinda stuff.

Even Timpsons do an oxblood polish.

Maybe the seller doesn't know the difference between Blake and Goodyear, just saw stitching on the sole and wrote what their expert mate told them.

Seen a lot of Ted Baker/Ben Sherman pairs in there recently. Be interested to see how well they wear after a few weeks/months.

Found a scuffed pair of Loakes in the local tk maxx £100 down to £50. Sweet talked my way to paying only £33. Tan calfskin.

Any info on Loake Shoemakers "Westhay"?

Nice calf leather with no detailing. Possibly the plainest brown shoe I could have found. Only info online I saw was an ebay auction for a pair, apparently 'made to order'. Have asked Loake's fb but asking here too.

Do people from N postcodes really think this?

http://brilliantmaps.com/north-london-uk-stereotype/

Don't discount Bulgaria

Checked your jacket pocket? Bag?

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IIIf or IIIc ... go to see Ivor at Red Dot Cameras once he's re-opened. Don't go anywhere else - and be nice and have a good chat to him. Make sure he looks it over and has it sent to his repair guy (whose name I've forgotten). They worked magic on a couple Leicas I've owned in the past.

Key thing to remember is a Barnack Leica requires a long leader on the film, so you will/must learn quickly how to cut and load film, or buy the expensive cutting template to make it easier.

Don't change the shutter speed before winding on to the next frame. Never ever ever force anything.

The adjustments for a viewfinder are quite easy - easy to mess up as well, so if it's not aligned take it to the shop.

You could also try Aperture, but I would always recommend Ivor at Red Dot first.

I've long since forgotten who I wanted to recommend these to, or why... but for good measure I finally remembered:

Mike Leigh - Life is Sweet (1990) / High Hopes (1988)

I've used one of the off-brand ebay sets on the granny-shopper folding bike build, because it wasn't worth spending out. Quality seems totally okay, if you were worried.

I do come here for recommendations, but I'm used to seeing stuff so late that I've already been told the endings

I dunno... those tyres aren't very sparkly

Found it... Stefano Orso .... whoever that is.

http://tm.kurzy.cz/stefano-orso-sl/stefano-orso-pz600188w.htm

Anyone recognise this logo? Or have an idea where to look online for brand logos? It's an old briefcase, possibly okay quality, probably not.

Don't jinx that shit. Once I needed an excuse so I didn't have to work in a store that was a bit of a trek from home, and the following day I was hit by a car and off work for six months.

Call the airline people, or just carry it - they aren't obliged to ask if you need to use it, and you're not obliged to tell them.

There's a pair of black barkers long 9 size in the barnardos on the corner in brixton in barely used condition, £25

You can also use a coke can shim if you're feeling fruity