Fabu ties here but in the extra longs.........erm, not so much.

[bunny planet]

Still, check it out.
I'm still looking, when I find an extra long that I think will rock your world I'll post it.
Gotta love that extra vertabrae, it makes us really have to work hard.

silly bunny, I forgot to post the linky.
http://www.forzieri.com/usa/deptd.asp?l=usa&c=usa&dept_id=1

[crispini]

1. LOL, that's where last year's tie came from.

It must have been nice, 'cause he wore it, bless him. :loveya:

[bunny planet]

2. really, I'd forgotten

You know I really like this one, not sure why......
http://usa.hermes.com/discover/HermesTiesG.html

never mind the link didn't bring me to the right tie.
I'll have to post it some other way, just check out the tie section you'll figure out which one(s) I was referring to.

[crispini]

4. Right click and do Properties on the image

so you can just post that. I'm looking at pink ties now, don't think that's what you meant. :P

Edited to add: Ooo, no, that won't work, they've Flashed up their tie shopping site. Well, piffle.

[bunny planet]

6. don't think this'll work, but I think it did

http://usa.hermes.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Hermes/tieItem.jsp?zoneId=us&langId=-1&typeShowcase=Ties&colorId=17&color2=&partNumber=005232t05&subStoreFrontId=0&heading=MEN&AC=0

[crispini]

7. I see a silk twill tie, in gray,

with an interesting smallish repeating pattern on it that reminds me of rabbits or frogs. Is that what you meant?

[bunny planet]

8. They are bunnies silly. Are your handcuffs too tight?

and I'm just having fun, it doesn't come in extra long anyway.

Hermes ties are da bomb though.

[crispini]

9. LOL. Ok, now I see it.

I think my eyes are getting tired. Must be time to go to bed.

At least now you know how to send a link from that site!

[bunny planet]

10. I can feel the same tie shopping obsession starting to take hold.

Yes, time for bed for me too Crispi.

See you manana.

[Olney Blue]

48. These ties are beautiful!

[bunny planet]

52. Look what I just found, ties that have a feature that cleans your glasses

(microfiber on the back of the silk tie) Eyeties!!!!

I like the little glasses and the seahorses, there's also a lobster (remember Bubba the Lobster?). Again, not sure if there are extra longs and it might not be a retail site.

http://www.eyeties.com/catalog.html

this one ain't bad either, I like the colors, it's not a striped tie, and it's XL.
http://www.thesilktiefactory.com/exlone2.html

[crispini]

53. Oh, I ***love*** concept of the eyeties!

What a brilliant idea. They can be purchased online at http://www.onlyneckties.com/ But I don't think they're available in XL.

That second one you posted is a nice one.

http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/allsilk_1875_1141779

[Patsy Stone]

57. I like the second one too! n/t

[bunny planet]

59. This company will custom make an extra long tie of your choice from their

selection for a charge of $8. above the price of their standard ties.

http://www.leeallison.com//catalog/categoryDetails.asp?department_ID=1&group_id=0&sizeGroupType_ID=0&groupType_id=3&radioFilterCat=-1&catGroup_ID=0&colorGroup_ID=0&looksKiller=¤tPage=1&cprodPage=11&group_Name=&product_ID=4196&Parent_ID=4194

I like this one, I hope this pic shows up.


or this one
http://www.leeallison.com/catalog/categoryDetails.asp?department_ID=1&group_id=0&sizeGroupType_ID=0&groupType_id=3&radioFilterCat=-1&catGroup_ID=0&colorGroup_ID=0&looksKiller=¤tPage=2&cprodPage=19&group_Name=&product_ID=4319&Parent_ID=4318

[Patsy Stone]

60. That was a riot! So cool that they make the tie long for you.

I like this one too. They have a bunch of long ties here.

http://www.josbank.com/

[bunny planet]

61. this site is a riot, the 'give us $8. and we'll go long' site

The names of these ties are hysterical....
http://www.leeallison.com/catalog/category.asp?department_ID=1&group_id=0&sizeGroupType_ID=0&groupType_id=3&radioFilterCat=-1&catGroup_ID=0&colorGroup_ID=0&looksKiller=¤tPage=4

[Patsy Stone]

63. I love that site, bunny!

I like this one in all the colors.



I have to go to bed. See you kids tomorrow!

[SharonRB]

70. I don't like the bottom row

But I do like several of the others, especially the first and last ones in the second row. I sort of like th polka dots, but I'm just not sure about them on Keith.

[Patsy Stone]

92. I know

but they're little boxing gloves, which I thought was nice. I'm a big fan of polka dots, wherever the are. :)
And the one with the little animals is called "Raining Cats and Dogs", I think, and it's little cats and dogs. I really liked the ones you posted from that other site. The Art Deco-y looking ones.

[SharonRB]

95. Thanks.

Dominic's ties are great. I sent them an e-mail to find out if we can get extra long.

There's a local news person who wears these ties all the time on TV.

[SharonRB]

66. I like this one a lot.

[gkhouston]

77. I wish more manufacturers would do that (custom-make an XL)

I like the green background of the first time but the cherries... not so much. The java cups are priceless, though, and the eye-ties -- what a great idea!

[bunny planet]

62. can't you just see him not only wearing the tie, but taking off his

glasses and cleaning them with it on air? He would simply slay us if he did that. I can just imagine the plotzing, kvelling, oying, and just plain screaking and screaming that would go on in Estrogenville if that happened.

[crispini]

74. Bwahahahahah! That would be brilliant.

One of the eye-tie stores is near me -- I could call them and see if they come in XL? :shrug:

[bunny planet]

76. I haven't heard if anyone else likes the eyeties Crispi. Sharon doesn't

like little animals on any of the ties and it seems the eyeties have only little animals or stripes (what we are trying to avoid I think).

Check out Sharon's Pangborn collection, specifically the bottom one she posted. We would definitely know he was wearing our tie and it would go great with the goose brown suit.

[gkhouston]

78. I like the idea of eyeties. The little animals don't bother me

because when you think about looking at the tie from a distance of several feet (which is how we'd normally see it), the little animals fade into some indistinguishable blob on the fabric. I'm not that crazy about some of the background colors for the animals but I'm not dead set against them, either. Early days yet. And although I'd like to avoid getting another stripe, if we saw a really nice eyetie stripe, I could go for that.

[crispini]

86. I'm not a big fan of little animals, but you're right, I guess,

in that the small pattern fades away.

I'm just enchanted with the idea of a tie that's both decorative AND functional. But I'm weird like that, I like things that do two things at once.

[SharonRB]

87. I still don't like the animals

They're okay from far away and would probably look okay on TV, but it's not like no one will ever see them up close and I think we should get something that will look good from any vantage point. That being said, I'll go along with whatever everyone else wants to do, but I think we have enough other ones to choose from.

I sent an e-mail to Pangborn to see if we can order a tie in extra long. If I don't hear back soon, I can call them. They are a local design firm and their only brick and mortar stores are in Michigan -- one at the airport, one downtown and I think one other one -- and the Virgin Islands.

I've met Dominic Pangborn several times. He's a really nice guy and his story is very interesting. He was born in Korea, but his parents sent him to the US when he was 10 so he could have a better life. He was adopted by a family in Jackson, Michigan, and is extremely talented and very, very successful. I've been to his studio and his firm has done some graphic design work for us in years past. Take a look around at the whole site in addition to the ties, if you're interested. There's a bio posted somewhere.

www.pangbornstudio.com

[SharonRB]

65. I like the silk tie factory tie, but weren't we

concentrating on the brown suit? I don't think this one will go with it. Again, I don't like the little animals.

[Patsy Stone]

93. The lobster in the yellow background

I love that. :)

[crispini]

3. Ok, I am NOT SUGGESTING THIS.

But wouldn't it make kick-ass patterns on the tv screen?! :rofl:

[bunny planet]

5. What's tie shopping without the psychedelic strobe tie.

It's op art.

[WolverineDG]

18. especially with the stripey suits

:rofl:

dg

[gkhouston]

20. LOL, if he wore *that* tie

Berry wouldn't be the only one who feels the room spinning when Keef is on the air! :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

11. Maybe you shouldn't have used the phrase

"extra long that I think will rock your world..."

*CLUNKKKKKKK*

[bunny planet]

13. oopsy

[WolverineDG]

17. ::sigh::

am i going to have to get the bears ready on EVERY thread now? ::mutter mutter::

dg

[RevCheesehead]

24. You know, if you're worried about the BayAirs -

We could always throw Botany under her. :wow:

[WolverineDG]

30. I'm not worried about the BayAirs

I just get tired of lugging them around from thread to thread.... ;)

dg--BayAir wrangler for the koeb

[RevCheesehead]

12. Here's a link to extra-longs:

http://2002ties.com/ties/indexfiles/extra-long-ties.htm

But the website says 2002 ties - is that a fashion expiration date, or just the number of ties on the site? :shrug:

[Gogi]

14. If we can't find a tie I have a thought.

While on Ebay I found some kitschy picture frames with bay airs on them, how about a photo of us or something reminiscent of us in a bay air picture frame? Those of us going to NYC could volunteer!



KO:loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

15. I'd rather send him something in a KOEB mug.

:loveya:

[Berry Cool]

16. Alternatives to ties will not go over with the majority.

I can see that the majority wants to give him something he can be seen using on air...and that's true of nothing but a tie (unless one were to buy him a whole suit).

Ain't no way he's using a KOEB mug on the air.

[SharonRB]

19. Maybe we can send him a mug in addition to a tie

He could keep it on his desk on air. Yeah, right, sure he will.

[gkhouston]

21. KOEB mugs do not come in YOUR size.

Bad Cheese. :spank:

[WolverineDG]

22. embarassing as it is to admit

i had to catch that snark on the rebound. :blush: but then, i'm an O8)

:hide:

dg

[gkhouston]

23. well, some people need a little time to get their snark warmed up. n/t

[RevCheesehead]

25. Then I'm sending him Cheese in a Mug.

He'll know. :loveya:

[Gogi]

51. Now, Rev,...

we can't get you into a KOEB mug and we can't put you in the cake because you're not going to NYC! :party:

[SharonRB]

46. I like these

[Patsy Stone]

58. Nice

I like the middle one the best and then the last one.

[SharonRB]

67. I like the bottom two better than the top one.

Of course, now that it's morning, do you think I remember where I found them? Of course not. I think they were from a link someone had already posted.

On edit: Nevermind. They're from that 2002ties site.

[gkhouston]

80. I like the bottom two best, also.

Do they come in XL?

[SharonRB]

85. Yes -- these are from the 2002ties site that Rev posted

They are very inexpensive -- only $20 apiece. We could get him several at that price, if we wanted to. There is quite a variety of colors -- I concentrated on the brown ones when I looked at the site.

[gkhouston]

79. I like those, too.

So why is it, ladies, that in less that 48 hours we've come up with several ties that would probably look better with the brown suit than the ones he's been trying for six months?

[gkhouston]

26. Since I'm all striped out, let me suggest

this one, which may be too busy for television:

http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1540&pcount=&Product_Id=299246

I'm thinking the lightest tie of the trio, the one with the dark gold background. Click the the "click color below for a larger view" to get an extreme close-up, which gives the best idea of what the actual colors in the tie are. This is a feature I don't remember being on their website last year and I think it's helpful.



and here's a paisley that is fugly close up, but at a distance, with the brown suit, might look good. I'm thinking the "gold" background (they call it gold, I'd call it orange):

http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1540&pcount=&Product_Id=281572

on edit: I saw some solids on this website, but none of the colors started my engine.

[crispini]

27. Pix

Gold:




I like them both. You're right about the "extreme close up," that's useful.

[gkhouston]

28. thanks for doing the pictures

I am a lazy girl. :+ If I find anything else, I'll try to remember my photobucket password. :-)

on edit: I wish they had the ties hanging down normally instead of coiled up like that, so you could see more of them. It makes me think the ties are snakes poised to strike. :evilgrin:

[crispini]

31. I'm lazy too.

They're hotlinked from the original website. Right click, get the URL for the picture, paste it in the post, presto!

I was thinking that first one goes with the target suit better than the second one, but you know, I don't like that suit very much ANYWAY. Do we really want to encourage him to wear it MORE? I don't like these weird variants of brown. If you're going for brown, give me dark chocolate or nothing. :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

32. I like the first one better because of the sheen

and because the tie, all by itself, is attractive. The second one, close up, is awful, but as far away as the camera would be, it would come across as an orange-red with a not-very-discernible design. I'm not that fond of the color of the Target Suit (LOL, that makes it look like he bought it at Target!), but it's a nice fit on the jacket. I'd be happy if he'd keep the TS (there, that looks better) in favor of permanently retiring the light grey suit that still pops up on occasion. Hmm... wonder what a light blue shirt (the color ringing the ovals) would look like with that first tie and the TS?

[crispini]

33. Oh, no, I like the gray suit MUCH better than that off-brown suit.

What does one call that color, anyway? Phlegm?

I don't think blue would go with that suit. Maybe a very pale orange and Tie #1?

Is this the color? (#3)

[gkhouston]

34. it's somewhat darker than #3, and has more red in it.

He does have a brown suit that is exactly the shade of #3, but he's had that for some time and it doesn't fit so well. At a guess, the older brown suit was probably acquired at about the same time as the light gray one; there's something about the cut I can't verbalize that makes me think they're of the same vintage. Might even be the same tailor.

Looking back at tie #1, the blue is too dark for a matching shirt to work with the newer brown suit. I'm not sure about a pale orange, though. Perhaps bone would be safer.

on edit: the light grey suit and the older brown suit look like he bought them off the rack. The newer brown suit and the one he wore last night were either made for him or are much more expensive ready-to-wear.

[crispini]

35. Ok, well now I'm not sure which one you're talking about,

isn't it the one the shade of #3 that he wears with the mint chocolate chip tie? I had no idea he had more than one brown suit, apparently I haven't been paying attention lately.

Let's get him a fedora to go with the Boss Hijack outfit. :rofl:

[gkhouston]

36. Keith in a fedora... quick, do we have any Bay Airs in this thread?

:rofl:

#3 is close to the color of the suit he wears with the mint chocolate chip tie but that isn't quite it. That color is a little too light and green, at least on my computer.

on edit: the older brown suit is one he wore when he was on the Tonight show a year or so ago.

[crispini]

38. Is it a dark chocolate brown suit?

I don't remember the Tonight Show suit. :blush: Go ahead, whip me, beat me, take away my KOEB points. :rofl:

And so we ARE talking about the same suit. Got it. Like I said, do we want to encourage him to wear it? It's kind of a nauseous shade of brown, IMO. :D

[gkhouston]

39. that's nauseating

if we're going to be proper about it. ;-) I'd have preferred a darker shade, but at least it has some reddish overtones. The Tonight Show suit makes me think of anemic liver. :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

37. Um,....

That "look" -
the word "fetish" comes to mind.
Seriously. I lose all control. :loveya:

[gkhouston]

40. restraints are available, for those requiring control

check with Constable Crispini. ;-)

[RevCheesehead]

41. Who wants to be restrained??

Fedoras for me are like Bodices for Sparky. Let me at 'em. :9:loveya:

[bunny planet]

42. me likey the first grouping.

I even think it passes the extreme close-up view.

[SharonRB]

29. I like the first one

The paisley, not so much.

[Botany]

43. Just get him the Black Bear in Coral or Blue

BTW

Need this? The Estro is leaking all over my desktop from this thread. Can you guys go back to being
catty?

[WolverineDG]

44. aw

you're so cute when you're jealous.

dg

[gkhouston]

81. Bot-bot

this is what tie threads are all about. Deal with it. :spank:

[Patsy Stone]

45. Bluefly

Hopefully, if you click on these links, it will take you to a page which allows you to zoom in really close on the patterns. Yu just have to wait a second for it to redraw its pixels after you zoom. If we must enable that ugly goose-shit brown suit, here are some suggestions. Some just go with that one, some can be worn with several suits, some might be too close or far from that color that they'll clash, but I tried. :). There are so many ties here that I've just picked a few. I also love the Hermes ties. All of them, the ones with the little animals (very cute bunny, bunny!) like the little hippo, or the ones with the stirrups and "H"s.

http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2017694841&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2420563&N=935&Nao=72&Ne=500000&Nu=Product+ID&Ntk=all&Ntt=tie&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial#
http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2021572405&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2420565&rvform=true
http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2018511479&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2420563&N=935&Nao=72&Ne=500000&Nu=Product+ID&Ntk=all&Ntt=tie&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial
http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2014252123&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2420563&N=935&Nao=108&Ne=500000&Nu=Product+ID&Ntk=all&Ntt=tie&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial#
http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2018654143&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2420563&N=935&Nao=126&Ne=500000&Nu=Product+ID&Ntk=all&Ntt=tie&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial#
http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2018654107&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2420563&N=935&Nao=126&Ne=500000&Nu=Product+ID&Ntk=all&Ntt=tie&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial#

It's a fun site, and I think I got to page 8 of 19.

[crispini]

47. some nice choices!

#1 --> Let's see, *I* personally like the blue zodiac tie a lot, but I'm not sure if Keith is big on the zodiac thing. He never struck me as the horoscope readin' type.

#2 --> I like this one A LOT. Very tasteful. I think it's sort of Keith's style too.

#3 --> The pattern just doesn't do it for me.

#4 --> Not bad, but not a favorite.

#5 --> Hm. I like this one myself a lot, but would KO? I'm not sure....

#6 --> Niiiiiiiiiiice.

Are these all available in extra long? I couldn't see sizes.

[bunny planet]

49. I love the zodiac, the D and G, and the wavey one. I just don't think any

of them will be long enough. Once you have to go XL it cuts down on your choices considerably, which may be why KO wears so many of the same type of boring striped ties in the first place, from lack of choices in his size. That's why I thought a really nice silk solid tie might be our best find. I'm still looking for one.

[Gogi]

64. The extra long, lilac solid tie by Forziera would look superb...

on KO. Perfect for Spring (and the gray suit!).

[bunny planet]

50. I'm beginning to think there is a market to start making upscale, XL silk

neckties for tall guys. There is just very little out there and all the really swazi ties are too damn short.

http://www.wildties.com/ties/WS215785.html
Here's an extra long that looks good in the pic, just looks yucky in the close-up.

I'm still looking.....

[Patsy Stone]

55. I think we may have found a niche market

:) I know, it's really difficult to find one. I can see the attraction in the wide shot, but the close up is u-g-l-y.

[bunny planet]

56. check it, this site has a feature to match shirts to individual ties and a

match to the suit feature as well, didn't look at lots of ties there yet, but in a quick perusal did see lots available in XL.
http://www.thetiebar.com/order_page.asp?pn=20405&p=&c=&s=&cid=2&pg=3&i=26

at a quick glance these are fairly cheesy ties, too loud but with not a hint of irony, not promising, do like the match the suit feature, they have a goose shit brown suit.

[gkhouston]

82. the match-to-suit-and-shirt feature might help us with

ties we see at other sites even if we don't find anything here -- just substitute a tie from this site with the same predominant color as our candidate tie and see if we think it works.

[bunny planet]

54. here's a solid, XL too

Love this color
http://www.thesilktiefactory.com/olgrtixl.html

[gkhouston]

84. I like the idea of olive or sage but I wish this picture

were better-lit. Hard to get a good color judgement from it. What color shirt do you think might work with this?

[SharonRB]

68. Of these,

I like #2 and #3 the best...the others, not so much.

[WolverineDG]

71. i like #2 & #5 n/t

[gkhouston]

83. I like

1 (pale blue zodiac), 2 (brown diamond), and 6 (faux Indian blanket)

I'm concerned that 2 won't be a color match to the GSBS (goose-shit brown suit ;-)), though.

[SharonRB]

69. I posted this link last night in the nightly thread

I jumped off right after that to watch Commander in Chief and then realized that I don't know if they have extra long. Some of them are probably way to busy for KO, but there were a few that I think would work if we can get extra long. The nice thing is that they are very unique.

http://www.pangbornstore.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=22

[SharonRB]

72. These are my favorites from Pangborn

Of course I picked this out before I knew it was called "Ann Arbor." :rofl:

[bunny planet]

73. Sharon, I love both of these especially the bottom one. There's another

from that collection with a small flower at the top and very simple, bottom has two rectangles of pattern, starts with an N. I'll go find it, it would be subtle under the buttoned suit and more committed when the suit jacket was unbuttoned.

I think this bottom tie (above) could work, the subtlety of the colors offset the patterning, and it would look awesome with the 'duck shit' brown suit.

[SharonRB]

75. Exactly what I thought

It would look great with a yellowish or greenish or even orange shirt.

We'd have to find out if we could get it in extra long. I couldn't tell on the site.

[crispini]

88. Well, I know we want to do a non-stripe,

but neither of those look like anything he's ever worn on air, and I'm just not sure they'd get past the Countdown wardrobe team, ya know? I mean, if we get too way out there, I think the chances of it being worn is going to be greatly reduced.....

[Botany]

89. Estrogen by the bucket

You know that KO reads this thread don't ya?

Does the term restraining order mean anything to you?

[crispini]

90. Psssssht, Botany, it's not like

we're discussing plans to raid his house and kidnap him. We do all THAT via PM. :evilgrin:

[WolverineDG]

91. aw part 2

you are soooo jealous.....

dg

[RevCheesehead]

94. Hey, DG

Do you think we should pitch in and buy Cuddles a pair of handcuffs?
:evilgrin:

[WolverineDG]

96. why? is it his birthday?

i suppose. he's all whiney right now cuz we're paying more attention to keith...maybe if we get him some cuffs, it'll shut him up (esp if we get duc-T tape) :evilgrin:

dg

[Botany]

97. Why don't you send KO these?

[RevCheesehead]

98. THANKS! I needed some Lounge material!

:* You're the best, Cuddles. :hug:

[Berry Cool]

99. Because...he would probably claim they don't make a size big enough

to possibly fit him AND anyone else he might want to wear them with, together.

As for ties, I know only one thing: the Lee Allison "Cigar Heaven" tie is definitely a no-go.

Not only because it would be inappropriate now that he's dumped the pipes and stogies, but because it might remind him all too uncomfortably of his first MSNBC gig.

[WolverineDG]

100. if you like them so much

why don't you send them to steph? :evilgrin:

you are soooo jealous...the next 2 weeks are going to be sooo much fun....

dg

[Patsy Stone]

101. This goes with goose-shit brown

And there's a lot of orange in it. :)

http://www.boardroomties.com/uoloexloneta.html

http://www.boardroomties.com/

They have an extra long section.

[SharonRB]

105. Me likey -- and it has orange in it!

[Patsy Stone]

102. Jerry Garcia Ties come in XL

http://www.thesilktiefactory.com/xljegati6.html

Some of these are bee-yoo-ti-ful.

[RevCheesehead]

103. Would this one go with GSB?

http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/allsilk_1879_7347444

[Patsy Stone]

104. I think it might indeed

:hi:

[SharonRB]

107. Hard to tell on the computer

Colors are never, ever accurate on screen. I think the suit's brown is quite a bit redder than what this looks like, but I do like this one.

[crispini]

108. That's a nice one, and it might be

conservative newscastery enough to get past the wardrobe staff....

[gkhouston]

109. it is nice, but I think the tie in #102 would go better with GSB.

This tie is the one I mean. The one you were referring to might be too purplish.

[CC]

116. Of the three already

here I would choose

1

2

3

Then just to be difficult found these www.wildties.com





Keep in mind I am probably the last person you want dressing anyone. I tend toward jeans and t-shirts or arty, unusual, strange. :rofl:

Now this one is named properly for EDVs feelings for the man. "Lust" :evilgrin:

[SharonRB]

106. I think a Jerry Garcia tie would be great

They're different, have great colors and patterns, and have the "Dead" factor. Good choice, Pats!

[gkhouston]

110. kicking this thread

because today is the 20th and his birthday is the 27th. Anybody wanna tie one on this weekend? :-)

[CC]

111. I like the Garcia

ties. Beyond Patsy's very good reasons, there would be no mistaking it when he wears it.

[RevCheesehead]

112. I agree. The Garcia ties are neat-O!

And lots of fun possibilities, too.

Any comments?

[gkhouston]

113. what are your three faves?

perhaps if each of us could pick three or four favorites, we could start the winnowing process. I'm still fond of the tie in #102 but there are quite a few nice JG ties.

[gkhouston]

114. of the Jerry Garcias

this is my favorite:



but this is a close second:



and I also like this:

[Gogi]

117. Don't particularly like them...

too brown. Keith chooses his own ties so I think we should take our cues from him, otherwise, we'll never see him wear our tie. KO appears to like bright, shiny ties. I liked his lilac colored one with the matching shirt. Has anyone ever noticed him wearing a brown tie? Don't get so hung up on the GSB suit, there's probably no way to improve a suit you hate so much you call it GSB.

[gkhouston]

118. actually, I don't hate the GSB suit. It fits him well enough; it's just

not my favorite color on him. I view tie-shopping for the GSB suit as an act of self-defense: he only got the suit last summer, so he's not going to be retiring it any time soon. On the other hand, he's had it for several months now and still doesn't have a tie/shirt combination that works with it. If we select one that complements the GSB suit, there's a chance that he'll adopt it as part of his regular GSB ensemble and we'll be spared any further "experiments". :crazy:

Yeah, some of these ties don't look like what he wears now -- and how many striped ties was he wearing last January?

[RevCheesehead]

119. Considering the wardrobe disasters of late....

is anyone really convinced that Keith has a woman? :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

121. Be fair, Ruth...

some women are color-blind. (This is much less naughty than what I was going to say, so roll with it.)

[Gogi]

120. I looked at all the screen captures on Olbermann.org...

and he has waaaayyyy too many stripidee ties (been talking to my cat all day). There are two gorgeous Ike Behar 64" ties I really like, one is yellow with a discreet orange pattern (can't describe it any better!) and one is called the flower design. I wonder what KO's least favorite color is? Of course, nobody at MSNBC will tell us because fans appear to be persona non grata. :shrug:

[gkhouston]

122. if you're talking about the Behar ties at Nordie's, they don't appear

to have any but the regular length in stock, or am I not looking in the right place?

[Gogi]

123. Yeah, I know, they're sold out but....

Ike Behar ties are sold on some of the websites already cited by others. I think they are really nice and longer than other designer extra-long ties which all seem to be 61" to 62" long.

[noamnety]

115. Naked and Angry

No, I'm not describing my current state.

"Anyone can come to Naked & Angry and submit a design for a fabric pattern to be voted on by other Naked & Angry users. The designs are scored for 7 days and then given a final score. The highest scoring designs are manufactured and products are created from the fabric. The winners receive a $500 cash prize and 5 free Naked & Angry items.

Our first producs where a batch of neckties. The quality of the pieces produced is the number one priority. Recently, our packaging was showcased at a trade show in Las Vegas and won the award for best retail packaging in the show!"

http://skinnycorp.com/ourideas/nakedandangry


Too late for this year, but could be an interesting thing to keep in mind.