Blast from the past - Jack Magazine

"an orgy of war, animals, fashion, genius and cool"
At a time when famous long standing men's magazines are going bump, and people

are looking for a good read, and rarely finding it. Jack magazine would fill that void perfectly now. Yet this great magazine went tragically unread by the masses.

I bought and still own every copy, and while people are paying up to twenty pounds for imported magazines at the moment, Jack had it all, clothes, style, music, film, photography, more than tasteful shoots of sexy ladies and even a bit of wildlife.

First published in August 2002 and finishing in the same month of 2004, it was a trend setting A5 in size. Jack stood on it's own two feet, had great stand out covers and content way above it's competitors, allowed the writers to do their own thing, yet was sadly ignored by the masses.

Engineered Garments

Taking advantage of the Seasonal Sales, my latest acquisition is the Bal Coat in Navy cotton poplin, from New York based Engineered Garments Spring Summer range.A lightweight easy to carry parka with multiple looks, can be worn dressed up or down with it's 'lapels' and storm collar and additional high collared peaked hood.

Lest We forget...

Written on the 25/07/09 Just as I was attempting to do a belated tribute to the late Henry Allingham: Britain's, in fact the World's oldest man - and one of the last surviving members of the First World War, who passed away last week at the healthy old age of 113. We then get the awfully sad news of Harry Patch's passing today, fondly known as 'The Last Fighting Tommy,' Harry was the last survivor of trench warfare on the Western Front, and after many years of silence, he opened up about his time during the horrors of the Great war, becoming a great ambassador for the futility of modern warfare, organised murder' I think he said.

In November last year Harry, Henry and the late Bill Stone took part in the Armistice Day parade at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, it was a monumental day and one, which will now go down in history, it would be the last time these remarkable gents would do this. I have a great interest in the First World War,I find it staggering that in this day and age we had men who'd not only partaken in it, but were willingly and able to talk about it, and even confront it.

What was dubbed the war to end all wars, yet here we are in 2009 seeing flag covered coffins coming home from the desert, these great men will tell you their opinions of the war, and I share that, it ought to be settled over a table the dignified way.

The passing of these men is inevitable, they had a great innings so to speak, but it's still a very sad time, to lose the one living connection to the first world war, loses a great part of history we were able to connect with.

Rest in Peace, Harry and Henry. Sleep Well.