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Post by housemouse on Oct 28, 2005 20:24:20 GMT -5
Maggie and I have been having a behind the scenes discussion about the way Jim puts on his jacket. Yes, I know, this sounds rather odd, but hear me out. In Four Feet Under, while Jim is discussing Clay's party with Christie he puts on his suit jacket and his overcoat. Now when I put on a jacket I put one arm in then reach around and put the other arm in. Not Jim Dunbar (or maybe it is Ron Eldard), he puts a jacket on with much more style. He takes the jacket and flies it over his back like it is a super cape. The he puts his arms in.
My question for Maggie, who is on the east coast, was do people from that side of the country always put on their coats with such a flourish? I know here on the west coast I don't see that move very often. I don't see that move ever.
This board has members from across this great land of ours including Mexico (verorl) and Canada (montrealslp, bjobsessed). Is this an Dunbar/Eldard thing? Or is it standard practice in some geographical areas?
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Post by anna on Oct 28, 2005 21:48:24 GMT -5
I did not remember anything odd about the way that he put on his coat, so I went back and looked at that scene. That's a very typical way for a man to put on a coat in my area - but Ron Eldard certainly is not from Tennessee, so he didn't pick it up here.
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Post by carl1951 on Oct 28, 2005 22:59:35 GMT -5
It's guy thing. I put my jacket/coat on the same way: both arms at once.
I'm a St Louie boy.
Later, Carl
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Post by greenbeing on Oct 29, 2005 14:31:44 GMT -5
Tee hee. Good thing my co-workers aren't with me today. I've already had med students offer to analyze me when they get into their psych rotations... And here I am laughing hysterically and randomly putting on my coat.
Okay, my dad taught me how to put on my coat. When I was teeny weeny, I'd put in one arm, and then I'd be running around in circles like a dog, but could never catch the other half of my coat to get my other arm in.
So my dad showed me that if you hold it backwards, cross your arms as you fling it over your head in a nifty flourish, then you just slide both arms in at once, it works quite well. Still use this technique. So it didn't seem out of the ordinary when I saw Jim do it.
Is it truly a guy thing? I dunno. Maybe this is why, in the olden days, guys would get into their coats, then the women would get one arm in and need help to complete the process. It wasn't just chivalry... Or maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better for being coat impaired when I was three...
--GB
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Post by bjobsessed on Oct 29, 2005 14:39:12 GMT -5
I put my coat on the same way. (Both arms at once). I find it easier that way. When I worked in daycare that is the way we taught the kids to do it too. Most of them found it easier to flip in over their heads than to put one arm in at a time.
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Post by rducasey on Oct 29, 2005 15:45:12 GMT -5
That looks perfectly normal to me here on the east coast. That is the way my husband puts his coat on. I just watched.
Now since we are discussing the mundane and at the risk of going off topic here, Kathy and I have been having a behind the scenes discussion about Jim's sunglasses. They do not fold. Look at any close-up and there are plenty. There is no hinge on them. One scene that particularly comes to mind is Up On the Roof when Marty asks him why the bad blood between Terry and him. So if they don't fold up and he takes them off and puts them on the table when he is interviewing Marybeth, where are they when he leaves the room? He can't put them in his pocket. Galloway hands them to him at the end of a session and if they folded wouldn't he have folded them and put them in his pocket? I've never seen sunglasses that don't fold (with the exception of those big fat racing glasses). Does anyone know anything about this. Inquiring minds want to know.
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Post by kenina on Oct 29, 2005 22:34:53 GMT -5
I always thought these were Jim's sunglasses: www.dealtime.com/xPC-Serengeti_Serengeti_Alto_Gunmetal_PolarMax_CPGThey're Serengeti, and quite expensive. If these are the right ones, it says they have "spring hinges." But I could definitely be wrong. I don't remember ever seeing them folded on the show. Good reason to go pore over the episodes yet again.  |
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Post by Katryna on Oct 30, 2005 7:49:08 GMT -5
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Post by housemouse on Oct 30, 2005 8:49:02 GMT -5
I always thought these were Jim's sunglasses: www.dealtime.com/xPC-Serengeti_Serengeti_Alto_Gunmetal_PolarMax_CPGThey're Serengeti, and quite expensive. If these are the right ones, it says they have "spring hinges." But I could definitely be wrong. I don't remember ever seeing them folded on the show. Good reason to go pore over the episodes yet again. I read in an interview that Jim's sunglasses are Ron's sunglasses. Seems Mr. Eldard has expensive taste in eyewear. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2005 15:03:37 GMT -5
Maggie and I have been having a behind the scenes discussion about the way Jim puts on his jacket. Yes, I know, this sounds rather odd, but hear me out. In Four Feet Under, while Jim is discussing Clay's party with Christie he puts on his suit jacket and his overcoat. Now when I put on a jacket I put one arm in then reach around and put the other arm in. Not Jim Dunbar (or maybe it is Ron Eldard), he puts a jacket on with much more style. He takes the jacket and flies it over his back like it is a super cape. The he puts his arms in. My question for Maggie, who is on the east coast, was do people from that side of the country always put on their coats with such a flourish? I know here on the west coast I don't see that move very often. I don't see that move ever. This board has members from across this great land of ours including Mexico (verorl) and Canada (montrealslp, bjobsessed). Is this an Dunbar/Eldard thing? Or is it standard practice in some geographical areas? it's a Queens, NY thing. He's from Queens, I'm from Queens - we're all just a big bunch of dramaQueens! ;D |
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Post by Katryna on Nov 1, 2005 18:42:11 GMT -5
I never really gave any thought to the way I put on a coat/jacket/sweater until today. I was a little chilly at work and guess what - I put my jacket on just the way Jim does. It is so automatic I never realized it. Since I was raised on the East Coast, I guess that explains it. And it can't be a "guy" thing because several female members admit to this style!
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Post by maggiethecat on Nov 1, 2005 18:56:22 GMT -5
I never really gave any thought to the way I put on a coat/jacket/sweater until today. I was a little chilly at work and guess what - I put my jacket on just the way Jim does. It is so automatic I never realized it. Since I was raised on the East Coast, I guess that explains it. And it can't be a "guy" thing because several female members admit to this style! I never thought of it as an East Coast flourish . . . but it's cool, and we do it with style. The real reason? Well, think about Dunbar and his perfectly tailored threads. If you put on a jacket that way -- fly it on from above, so to speak -- it settles evenly on top of your shirt, with no adjustments needed. No need to tug your collar or shoot your cuffs. All those past funny comments about Christie flicking imaginary dandruff off Our Hero's shoulders? Look again. She, little fashonista that she is, is in reality smoothing down the fabric so that Burberry fits really nicely across Those Shoulders. No fool, Ms. Dunbar. Not at all. Just another chance to run her hands across the shoulders. (Okay, I admit it -- I'm a shoulders nut. And Mr. Eldard's rate an A+.) |
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Post by housemouse on Nov 1, 2005 19:42:55 GMT -5
I never thought of it as an East Coast flourish . . . but it's cool, and we do it with style. The real reason? Well, think about Dunbar and his perfectly tailored threads. If you put on a jacket that way -- fly it on from above, so to speak -- it settles evenly on top of your shirt, with no adjustments needed. No need to tug your collar or shoot your cuffs. I LOVE it when a sexy guy shoots his cuffs. That is just the coolest move ever. Heaven help me if I ever see RE "fly" his jacket on then shoot his cuffs. **Mouse picks herself off the floor** |
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Post by kytdunne on Nov 2, 2005 23:30:35 GMT -5
All those past funny comments about Christie flicking imaginary dandruff off Our Hero's shoulders? Look again. She, little fashonista that she is, is in reality smoothing down the fabric so that Burberry fits really nicely across Those Shoulders. I figured everyone was joking about the dandruff since it was more amusing than her smoothing his trenchcoat. But if it helps, the SAP describes her as smoothing his trenchcoat. (But the thought of the director actually saying, "Okay, now pretend you're brushing off dandruff..." is a crackup.) Kyt |
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Post by greenbeing on Nov 7, 2005 19:17:57 GMT -5
Now since we are discussing the mundane and at the risk of going off topic here, Kathy and I have been having a behind the scenes discussion about Jim's sunglasses. They do not fold. Look at any close-up and there are plenty. There is no hinge on them. One scene that particularly comes to mind is Up On the Roof when Marty asks him why the bad blood between Terry and him. So if they don't fold up and he takes them off and puts them on the table when he is interviewing Marybeth, where are they when he leaves the room? He can't put them in his pocket. Galloway hands them to him at the end of a session and if they folded wouldn't he have folded them and put them in his pocket? I've never seen sunglasses that don't fold (with the exception of those big fat racing glasses). Does anyone know anything about this. Inquiring minds want to know. I was watching the Pilot last night, and when they're in Lyman's living room, Jim takes off his sunglasses and folds them in his right hand, then I think he sticks them in his pocket. Or who knows, maybe he just hides them behind his back, then drops them on the floor for the prop people to pick up so he won't have to worry about them later in the scene. --GB |
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