I was just fooling around doing hat searches on Ebay this evening and stumbled over this.
I'm not sure what I bought here but for fifteen bucks plus shipping and insurance (just over $23.00 total) I figured I'd take a flyer. It appears to be in decent shape but could use a good brushing...
It's hard for me to write this even hours after the fact but I want to say goodnight nad goodbye to an old friend. Please bear with me.
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Our old boy, Bucky, went home today.
When I left to pick my daughter up from dance class,
Bucky was...
When I regularly flew 50-75,000 miles annually, I packed very carefully. Last week, I flew to VA with my son and daughter. Here's some interesting information.
We flew to VA from DFW and, at DFW, they confiscated my 11 year old daughter's shampoo, hair conditioner, Deep Woods Off, Cocoa...
I thought this Dobbs Panama looked interesting so I bought it for $10.00 on Ebay. It actually looks better in person. There is a woven diamond pattern on the crown. Does anyone have any knowledge re: this hat?
I've searched the WWII threads and didn't see anything that looked like this so, if it exists, pardon me.
Here are three ads from 1942-43 that address the war from the homefront. I have more but will just post these for now. If there is interest, I'll post more later.
Stetson Hats - 1943...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220138901825&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=012
Well, I can't post a photo (they're protected by the seller), but I finally won an auction for a 7 5/8 hat on ebay. I hope this Stetson Soverign cleans up well. Looks like it will. :)
My...
NEW YORK - Max Roach, the master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations and improvisations defined bebop jazz during a wide-ranging career where he collaborated with artists from Duke Ellington to rapper Fab Five Freddy, has died after a long illness. He was 83.
The self-taught musical...
Recently picked this up on ebay for $9.95 BIN. The color is actually chocolate brown. It looks like a new hat. Size 7 1/2 is 1/8" too small for me but I'll keep it for now. Nice hat.
I still can't figure out why I can't post a photo. :(
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120148822998&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=002
If anyone is looking for a suit like this, it's sitting on the UK Ebay with less than 2 days to go. The current bid is approx. $44.00 US. (The bid you see at the link is in pounds sterling.)
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