Interesting thread.
What's disappeared during my lifetime?
Vacuum tubes. 807's, 811A's, 572B's, 3-1000Z's, 3-500Z's, etc. OK, some of these are still available from Russian companies, but mostly the good Eimac tubes are no longer available.
At least Vibroplex bugs are still available.
There IS no "urban cowboy" here -- you either wear a hat, or you don't. Shape doesn't seem to matter. In fact, there is no URBAN here, either -- we're a hundred miles from Lubbock, a hundred miles from Amarillo, and TWO hundred miles from Albuquerque.
Oh that's GREAT! :eusa_clap
When I walk into the local Western store, and remove my hat, they all instantly assume that I need my hat blocked, or cleaned, or something. They all wear the hats all the time, indoors or out. No idea to remove the cover while inside.
I'm fairly new to the forum, and still kinda exploring.
However, I guess I can post it here -- our local Western store bought a TRUCKLOAD of Resistol 20X beaver felt Western hats, and I bought one -- $100! They told me they bought 2400 of them! Anyway, my new hat is completely Western...
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