Bruce Partington-Plans
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| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | A fan of all things vintage (particularly the '20s and '30s), incl. steam/dieselpunk, retro-futurism, cars, aeroplanes, trains, fashion, jazz, film and culture. Just looking to brighten everyone's day with the odd jolly story! |
| Interests | History, Victiorian era, Edwardian era, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, aeroplanes, steampunk, dieselpunk, steam trains, classic cars, vintage lifestyle, vintage fashion, retro lifestyle, retro fashion, British dance bands, American dance bands, swing bands, film, classic films, retro-futurism, WW1, WW2, aviation, cricket, board games, writing, blogging, The Schneider Trophy, Chappism, dandyism, anarchodandyism, typewriters, bow ties, cravats, The Chap Magazine |
| Favorite movies | The Rocketeer, The First of the Few, The Dambusters, Biggles: Adventures In Time, Porco Rosso, The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, Harold Lloyd, Laurel & Hardy, Spitfire, The Artist, It Happened One Night, Mr Deeds Goes To Town, From Russia With Love, The Living Daylights, O Brother Where Art Thou?, King Kong |
| Favorite music | Bruce Hornsby, Glenn Miller, Ambrose & his Orchestra, Roy Fox, Lew Stone, Al Bowlly, Bing Crosby, U2, Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks, The Mills Brothers, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Boccherini, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Alex Mendham & his Orchestra |
| Favorite books | Biggles, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh, Dorothy L. Sayers, Alexander Wilson, P.G. Wodehouse, Saki, Oscar Wilde, John Buchan, The Chap Magazine |