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REMEMBERING 9|11

every year at 9|11 it is the same. i am not american, i did not loose friends or even someone of my family but i am still brutal shocked by the disaster happened on this tuesday 11 years ago. i know everything i did on this memorable day. from being a child on i am a great fan of the states, of NYC, of this wonderful country, of the people, of such a lot of things that belong to the states. i do not like everything, indeed not, but i love a lot! because of the shocking and unbelievable things that happened, i began to research the backgrounds and the history of 9/11 reading a lot of books. books about the official facts, books about conspiracy, about the political circumstances at this time in the states and books about the luck and cruel fate of people, photo books … a nice and silent book often watch at is ONE NATION by LIFE – a recommendation. and i am the opinion after absorbing all these informations that something must went wrong before 9/11, at 9/11 and after. but this is a secret and a mystery that maybe never will be cleared. so all my thoughts are with the people who died in the TWIN TOWERS, the PENTAGON and SHANKSVILLE and with their families. pics | LTG



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VOLLS.DE GOES GQ STYLE | COLLAB REDWING1905 x LIFE TIME GEAR

great to see volls.de in german GQ STYLE F/W 12/13. i did the ad in collaboration with FRED from redwing1905 blog and i think the result is a nice one. KLAUS, hope to have some success with the ad! and guys right now with the new GQ at your magazine dealer KLAUS launched his online shop last night. it is still in progress and so it is a must to check it daily. more about some shop and brand news from volls.de will follow the next days. and FRED: what’s about our next collab?! pics | LTG & Fred




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BIGGEST POMADE BOX EVER SEEN “MR. DUCKTAIL”

yesterday i got my order from pomadeshop.de. some weeks ago OLLI THE BARBER gave me a small box MR. DUCKTAIL pomade to try. i love the consistence and the smell of coke and citrus fresh. for home-using i ordered the big 400 ml /net. wt 14 oz box – wow i did not imagine that it would be so big. great – the caliber is about 14 cm! i think it will last some time. pics | LTG



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THE CULT RELEASED NEW VIDEO HONEY FROM A KNIFE

this is what THE CULT says about the video: Shot in New York City by Rick Rogers (Prelude To Ruins) in a highly cinematic style, lead singer Ian Astbury says the new clip reveals a “desperate descent into a fractured psyche,” and the “Honey From A Knife” song title was inspired by the Buddhist precept:, “Wealth and beauty, to a man who will not relinquish them, are like a knife covered with honey which, even before he has had the pleasure of eating the honey, cuts the tongue of the child that licks it”

the song is from the actual album CHOICE OF WEAPON. it is okay but for me not the best song of THE CULT and this album. but hearing and watching the video i enjoy it. below a live version of this song.
IAN i love your voice! THE CULT – LIFE TIME HEAR
pic & videos | THE CULT





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LTG BOOT & SHOE COLLECTION | 16 | RARE RED WING SHOES STYLE 1912 BECKMAN

this boot has a crazy story. i bought it in 2006 at RED WING SHOE STORE FRANKFURT. i saw this oro-russet BECKMAN and it was an absolute must-have. i knew this style just in the colors dark brown (the centennial – #1908), black, chestnut featherstone and black cherry featherstone. in 2011 i sold it to my buddy PETER because of an exploding boot closet … WHAT A MISTAKE. always when i saw PETER wearing this boot i got crazy. so i bought it back. since this day i wore my beloved 1912 just 3 times to preserve it. there is no information about the #1912 in the web … nothing. yep, i think i own a really rare and so awesome RED WING BOOT – MY1912 MOC TOE. pics | LTG

RED WING SHOES STYLE #1912
year of buying | 2006
size | 9.5 D
height | 6 inch
leather | oil-tanned,  oro russet portage
pull loop | no
top | rolled,  dark brown
sole | roccia
hardware | eyelet nickel brown
laces | nylon dark brown colored
insole | leather with cushioned footbed
welt | leather welt
steel toe | NO
category | classic work boot
made in the USA


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LTG GOES HELLO KITTY | A PARCEL FROM JAPAN

NEKO send me a parcel with the last and actual FREE & EASY issues plus an interior and house F&E special. this time she packed all the stuff in mega pink paper. great! it’s not my style but i was so surprised when i got it from the DHL man. creative idea and funny: FREE & EASY magazines in flashy pink paper with lots of wonderful and colorful HELLO KITTY stamps – super! but the best. damn, NEKO, you made me really happy with this awesome scarf from the RUGGED FACTORY you send me as a gift with the mags. thank you so much! absolutely my taste. again: THANK YOU! and guys, if you need a reliable “personal shopper” in TOKYO email me and i will give you NEKO’s address. pics | LTG

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LTG VISITING KLAUS @ VOLLS.DE | A FRIDAY TRADITION

yesterday i did the same i always try to do on a friday afternoons: just for one hour, if i have the opportunity, gladly for more than just one fucking hour i visit my buddy KLAUS @ volls.de talking about the important things the last week happened and discussing the new stuff that came in. so it happened yesterday. there was a bit more than one hour but there was no time to talk because of the high customer frequence. maybe i should plan my visits for friday mornings at 08:00 am. but i could take a look at the new NIGEL CABOURN collection KLAUS ordered and some other nice stuff like the new BIRKENSTOCK “ BOSTON”, some new RED WING BOOTS. the IRON RANGER BROGUES, the #8196 and the 2940 arrived! and i must tell you that the BOSTONS are really great. myself i won tow pairs since a long time and they look pretty cool with some rugged denim and shirts. so i saw them BRETT VIBERG wearing and the guys from MERZ B. SCHWANEN @ BREAD & BUTTER this summer. a really cool and comfortable alternative to “un-booty” days. i think KLAUS will launch his online shop soon. pics | LTG

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FINISHED: LEVI’S & LIFE TIME GEAR’S BIPLANE SOPWITH CAMEL PROJECT

my son LEVI and me finished our next LEGO project: the SOPWITH CAMEL BIPLANE, a classic of aviation history, one of the most recognizable british single-seat biplanes. for us it was easy to stick the bricks and build it up compared to the V8 SUPERCAR from LEGO TECHNIC. the classic LEGOs are much easier in their complexity, but it was not so easy to put on all wires which have some real functions. the plane features a lot of details like a rotating propeller and engine cylinders, hinged tail rudder, functioning wing ailerons and tail flaps that can be controlled from the cockpit. it includes rare dark green, dark tan and metallic silver elements. the replica is 15″ long and a wingspan of over 19″. pics | LTG & theaircraft.net