ClothTalk (2006-2007)

This show Mitch Reis (mitchreis.com) is our guest and reveals all about the BSA uniform from the earliest right up to the modern cargo pants! Do you know who designed todays uniform? Mitch does and tell us all about it! Fake uniforms? What? Join us for a great chat with Mitch.

Ben rides a single-speed bike up an Alabama hill and drives a big truck twenty-two hours to celebrate Thanksgiving!!

This episode Tim, Ben and Chris visit with Julian Simmons an old friend and long-time member of Cherokee Lodge Fifty. (Now merged into Coosa.) Julian tells us about this WAB featured Lodge’s patch issues, fakes and gives us a glimpse of why they were always such a challenging Lodge to collect.

Our feature this week: Tim And Ben chat with Brandon Ellis from Lodge 70 Tsoiotsi Tsogalii who runs down the patch history of his great lodge—and manages to share a few tales of his own along the way.

Also this episode, Tim, Ben and Chris talk about the Scout History Wiki. Chris leads Tim through the process of creating his Wiki account. You can create one too—its actually quite simple.

This week, Ben and Tim speak to Bill Mulrenin, also known as: the New york OA trader. We talk about scouting in the New York area as well as a few stand-out patches from the region. Visit Bill at NYOATrader.Com

In the North East? Be sure to visit the 11th annual Trade-O-Ree at Camp Alpine. See ShuShuGah.org for details.

Check Out John Pannell’s new blog at: blog.OAImages.com

Also: Tim, Ben and Chris talk about the Scout History Wiki.

This episode, Tim and Ben talk to Terry Grove about the history of the Eagle Scout award, badges, and accompanying items awarded to Eagle Scouts?and his book on the subject. Terry also has a new book coming out this december about the early years of the Order of the Arrow. Terry is truly and expert in the History of The Eagle award and the History of the Order. We’re honored to have him as a guest.

This week Ben and Tim chat with Daniel Hodge—author of the ClothTalk theme song—as he spends his summer in Alaska. We pick his brain about the ‘Land of the Midnight Sun’ and how Scouting and trading has helped him be successful in his life. Also, sit in on our discussion on non-traditional outlets for scouting and hear the history of the Order of the Arrow Legend Song composed by Sam Fairchild.

Tim, Ben and Matt are scattered all over the again and talk to many Scouts from all over the country. Tune in for our most diverse episode yet.

Matt’s back! Ben, Matt and Tim learn about collecting “badges” in the UK and around the world. At the Big Pre-NOAC Trade-o-ree, we had a moment to sit down with Mike Gosseling (also known as ‘The Transatlantic Trader’). Learn about woven badges verses the “Swiss Loom” patches we see most often in America. We also talk to Mike about how he and his fellow British Scouts are preparing to host the 2007 World Jamboree! Be sure to check out the International Badgers Club (www.intbc.org) for more information on patch trading and patch collecting across the globe.

This show Tim and Ben speak with Dr. Jeff Morley. Jeff is one of the premier Scouting collecting experts in world. Jeff is a national editor for the Blue Book and, along with Bill Topkis, helped publish the First Flaps Book.

Find out what patches Jeff missed along the way and which one he flew across the USA to pick up. Yes even the top trader has passed up a few deals in his life.

Its great to be back from the Trade-O-Ree and NOAC. We meet so many people and had such a great time! Thanks to everyone that stopped by the table or said hello.

This week, Ben and Tim interview Chuck Fisk–an expert on Scouting literature and Scout books. In addition to many wonderful stories, Chuck shared with us parts of his book:

Collecting Scouting Literature-A Collector’s Guide to Boy Scout Fiction and Non-Fiction

This book has a complete listing of each printing of Boy Scout, Scout Master, and Patrol Leader Handbooks. Also included are sections of the book of Baden-Powell, Beard, Seton as well as a large section of fiction about the scouting movement. There is a check list of cubbing literature, senior scouting, scouting histories, scout diaries, scout related comics, etc, etc.