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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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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

 

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LIFE TIME GEAR @ INKSIDE STUDIO GETTING A NEW TATTOO

yesterday evening i went to BASTI c/o INKSIDE studio to get some new tattoos in order to complete my sleeve on the right arm. i wanted DONAL DUCK to say POPEYE, GOOFY and MICKY hello – but there wasn’t enough space for the duck head. so i decided to get the CAPTAIN AMERICA logo inked – a good decision: BIG LIKE! and i got some stars in blue, red and white around. so it is getting forward, but my next date will be in january 2013. BASTI is damned busy! in the year 2000 i went the first time to BASTI to get a cowboy pin up inked. we will renovate this tattoo next year … pics | LTG





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LIFE TIME GEAR | FROM THE ARCHIVES | MY LAST GIG AS A DRUMMER

no time for making new photos to post or searching the web. so i am checking my archives for some queer shots. these pics are from my last gig i ever did in 2007. i played the drums for nearly 30 years. 12 years i did music as a half professional in a dance combo in the 80s and 90s. but beside i always did music for my own in several bands till 2007. but believe me – i never got so much fun and exciting moments with music than i had with my dance combo – rock’n’roll! in 2007 i quitted playing the drums, because there wasn’t no time anymore: the family, too much to work, too much sports and the music i did with the band wasn’t my cup of tea – too complicated, too constructed, too cross over. but i am still always with music, all day long. after this gig i gave all my equipment to our singer as a present. and funny: OLLI THE BARBER was singing two years in our band named ARM STRONG. hm, got some more tattoos, glasses, a bigger beard and wrinkles the last 5 years – it seems i’m getting older. pics | thomas goos

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LIFE TIME GEAR BOOT & SHOE COLLECTION | 13 | VINTAGE 2-TONE SEARS WORKBOOTS BY DAVID VARNER

this is the newest but one of the oldest pieces of my collection. and the absolute best is that i got this awesome and rare two-tone SEARS boots from the 70s as a present from LIFE TIME GEAR blog fan DAVID VARNER. he wrote me a mail that the boots were on their way to germany as present because they didn’t fit him and he thought i would be happy to get them: YES I AM!!! damn, what a surprise i was really touched by the kind words DAVID wrote me. he is a great boot lover too and has a huge collection of work and hiking boots – a portrait will follow soon. DAVID is a 40 year-old locomotive engineer – on the picture aboard AMTRAK’s 40TH ANNIVERSARY TRAIN – and a former mensa member. prior working for the railroad he was employed in another traditional blue-collar job (automotive assembly-line worker) where the only boots that mattered were RED WINGS. he was always been driven by quality, good-design, lasting craftsmanship and value. these are some of the things LIFE TIME GEAR speaks about! thanks agin DAVID. still unbelievable. and DAVID the fit is perfect and i think i won’t customize them. they are great as they are. pics | LTG


SEARS WORK BOOTS  STYLE #84113
year of buying | 2012 | it was a present 😉
deadstock never worn 
size | 9.5 D
height | 6 inch
leather | 2-tone green & black, full grain leather
pull loop | yes
top | rolled
sole | profiles SPECTRA VULCAN
bootleg | comfort lined
hardware | eyelets brass
laces | nylon
insole | leather with cushioned footbed
welt | leather welt
steel toe | NO
category | classic work boot
made in the USA pics | LTG




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LONG JOHN STUFF | THE ANCHOR FOR SUCCESS IS WITH LIFE TIME GEAR

followers of BANDITBLOGGERS.com and LIFE TIME GEAR know that i missed WOUTER from LONG JOHN at BREAD & BUTTER, berlin – sad. but just 2 hours before i started the BBB trip last tuesday my order from LJ arrived. i didn’t open it, because i was to busy at this time. yesterday evening i did. it was not really surprising that i found really nice stuff in the box. the 2 shirts are made of high quality cotton and the anchor designs are great with perfect prints. i think WOUTER aka LONG JOHN does a great job and i am the opinion that this must be supported. check his great site especially the WORN-OUT PROJECTS link – i love it – and his webshop to get your personally “ANCHOR FOR SUCCESS”.
pics | LTG






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LIFE TIME GEAR | FAVORITES #66 | MY DAD

my ma just send me this picture some minutes ago. she did it last weekend @ HEINERFEST, darmstadt. great guys: hats on, REYN SPOONER hawaii shirts on, glasses on – it’s father & son, me and my dad. i gave him the shirt as a present – it fits him too good, damn. it was a pleasure for me: he’s the best dad you can imagine – ever! pic | Life Time Gear’s MA



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FILSON: WHY YOU NEED A WHEELED CARRY ON BAG WITH YOUR PADDED COMPUTER BAG | OR KAMI THINKS FOR COMFORT

BREAD & BUTTER SUMMER 2012 is over and it’s nice to be back home. from now on i will post on LIFE TIME GEAR again. but just for 1 1/2 weeks because i will make a 14 days break because of holidays in spain.

back to this post. it was so funny when i saw KAMI, owner of B-74 and RED WING STORE FRANKFURT, the first time putting his FILSON computer bag to the empty wheeled carry on bag. a great surprise, but on the one side so funny and on the other such a great idea. if you have your PADDED COMPUTER full loaded the bag will be really heavy weight. maybe it seems a bit luxurious and snotty but KAMI sells and distributes FILSON – questions? for sure, i was a little bit jealous about his comfortable way to transport the big computer bag because mine hurt on the shoulders all the long ways through the booths of BREAD & BUTTER. great innovation KAMI. i like it! pics | LTG 




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LIFE TIME GEAR @ BREAD & BUTTER, BERLIN, GERMANY

tomorrow i will go to B&B, berlin. for me is going to a fashion show not as usual as for most of the guys i will meet at the L.O.C.K. and FIRE DEPT. for me it’s something special, because i will not do a job when i join B&B. it is pure emotion and affinity to all these things i blog about. i am so happy that i could manage this trip to berlin. my job as an art director has to rest the next days and the scheduled jobs are delegated to my crew. in berlin i will join the blogger project BANDIT BLOGGERS. hm, nice logo isn’t it? i did it quickly last week … and i like it. but i do not finally know exactly what will happen. you will hear about it soon – for sure. it’s great to meet a lot of friends in berlin and exciting to see some new stuff. more from wednesday on. pics | B&B, berlin