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This week, we checked in with our friend for his sequel episode, the Ramblin' Man himself, Jim Parker. We talked about what's been going on with his brand, @tazewellclothes, we learn the trials and tribulations of making clothes in the USA, the day-to-day life of a working musician, his signature guitar tone, music gear, the Solar Eclipse, making the perfect OCBD; and also talk a little shit about a certain book. All this, and more,  coming at you in this great conversation.

Another brick in the wall... "brick" meaning a guest, and "wall" meaning our show. One more oral history for the music—>clothing pipeline. Attorney-in-training, guitarist, wit, our next guest is THE Perfect Gentleman…but not precisely. Clea Carlier on her first suit, Pink Floyd, her "deep, deep" love of music, accents and language, learning from YouTube, how things should fit, and more. 

We are joined by yet another DIY disciple. We revisit the old hardcore/punk/subculture to clothing pipeline and collect, yet another, unbiased perspective for our undeniably scientific "research" (which only serves to deepen our already unflappable opinions). We chat about what's in a name and the etymology of Wooden Sleepers, the notion of home, how workwear and Ivy feed off of each other, the case against being cutthroat, church basement thrift stores, and how Brian's reputation precedes him, and, of course, the Adidas Samba.

Just like that, the number of Nobel  Prize winners who have appeared on our program has increased.  Prize aside, Colin has been to the ends of the Earth: sometimes providing life-or-death food, sometimes in hot pursuit of elite Jordan's. 

We also talk about coffee, Renaissance graffiti, how to be and not to be a tourist, backpack evangelism, Tinker Hatfield, sneaker culture, hip-hop, our favorite bags, arguing with your tailor,  the effect of the sneaker/dress shoe hybrid on the American Psyche, and The Magnificence of the Human Spirit.

In studio, we are joined by Bryan Batt, triumphant triple threat. Bryan was on Broadway,  Bryan was in movies, Bryan was on The Simpsons (!!)  Bryan was on Mad Men, that's what we will cover today, Bryan plays Salvatore Romano, closeted art director at an ad agency in 1960s New York City.

Bryan described the the impetus for his love of clothing, and vibrant scenes from New Orleans, behind the scenes for the costuming of Mad Men, Bryan and Conor were in the same place unawares once in 2008, and a resolute belief that life is too short.

A marvelous and mostly mature roundtable discussion with a mob of Mad Men maniacs.  

For part two of our Oral History of Mad Men, we hop in the way back machine to find out what our roundtable of guests were doing in and around the year 2007 (arguably, one of the last good years on Earth) and what initially drew them to the show. We explore the show's cultural impact, social commentary, and the influence it had on each of our guests.