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  1. Rick Blaine

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Good info rlk Tell me more... Having seen these, on the 'bay on & off for a few years, I have always wondered about their backstory. More details would have made them even more irresistible, I'm afraid! Still I'm sure I will regret this lost opporknockity for years to come. :eusa_doh:
  2. Rick Blaine

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    From the quasi-mythical, pre-war "Sofia Stash" Please tell me someone here got this pair: Bulgarian Borso 1 Bulgarian Borso 2 ...and thank you. I was trying to rationalize buying these all afternoon & just couldn't, tho I dunno how much longer I could have not. :eusa_clap Nice...
  3. Rick Blaine

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Rimshot!
  4. Rick Blaine

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    You DO have quite an eye for a nice rack, I'll give you that. :eusa_clap
  5. Rick Blaine

    Fedora hats are rarely sexy - or so does she think...

    Indeed. The article says far more about its' author than about men in hats. She & some others are, at some level, to some degree, threatened by such a sight. I for one am sick of catering to the neuroses of others. My own are work enough!
  7. Rick Blaine

    Newsboy: Hannah or Hat People?

    I just know that when I get another one, I want one like I had as a teenager, c. 1974- i.e.- one w/ a nice thin leather sweat. Sorry, but satin or grosgrain just don't cut it. On top of that, real Harris tweed would be nice as well.
  8. Rick Blaine

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    yeah, I love it & have been looking for another (as well as the neckties Mr. Hoyt made) for a while. This one was a bit too small and had pre existing condition issues (eg- torn band, Razor sharp pinch- no offence cb.) that I would've made worse if I stretched it. Killer hat w/ a great backstory...
  9. Rick Blaine

    Hat protection

    D'oh! :eusa_doh: CRAP... you are such a smartass. OK you got me. If I get caught in a summer rainstorm in a straw I WILL run like a little French schoolgirl for cover. If I know it's to rain I'll wear a cloth or oilcloth.
  10. Rick Blaine

    Akubra on Ebay

    Thanks for the "heads up"!
  11. Rick Blaine

    Hat protection

    NURTRIA- “guilt free” fur, NYT 11/17
  13. Rick Blaine

    Hat protection

    I do.
  14. Rick Blaine

    The International Wool Felt Consortium

    I like the analogy. Sounds like an SAT/ACT question: Steakums are to sirloin as wool felt hats are to: A. Fur felt B. a toupee C. Those crappy little fourteen dollar, poly/cotton, stingy brim, hipster doofus, skate puke, pinstriped or adorned with a skull or some other such B.S. trendy...
  15. Rick Blaine

    Hat protection

    Some here have strong feelings about using such on vintage hats, or, some, any hat. I have used it on some contemporary hats, my Federation III for example. Hatsdirect once offered it as an option, for a few bucks, on the Akubras they sold.
  16. Rick Blaine

    My new best Friend/Hat

    :arated: A great choice that looks good on ya'!
  17. Rick Blaine

    Hat protection

    A hat that is of no use to me in the rain is of no use to me at all. I never figured why Troopers would wear those rubbers on top of a hat as substantial as a Stratton. [huh]
  19. Rick Blaine

    The International Wool Felt Consortium

    I have never had a wool felt fedora that failed to disappoint, regardless of what they looked like in the photo. From what I understand fur ( especially beaver, nutria & wabbit/hare) is simply better suited to the production of fine felt. Something like more barbs on the hair shaft lending...
  20. Rick Blaine

    Advice for my son

    An Open Road or one of its' clones!
  21. Rick Blaine

    Hat protection

    It may be Heresy ...
  22. Rick Blaine

    Stetson Open Road Straw?

    My .o2 I try to stay away from shantung, it ain't much cooler than felt, these Miller Panama Straw Hats or vintage like this Vintage Panama OR are your best bets... or the esteemed Mr. Panama Bob. I feel sure he could help.
  23. Rick Blaine

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    That is sweet beyond measure!

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