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The smart ass in me wants to say....."Its not dead, it is just sleeping!"When Al Feldstein died (2014, I think) I read a comment he had shared on the perennial discussion of which were the best years for MAD magazine. He said something to the effect that the best years for MAD were the years you were reading it. Seemed a good observation at the time and for many things in life, as we are not bystanders in a fixed place and time but afloat in a sea of waves of all sorts. In this community (one I still enjoy following) passion and focus comes and goes. Remarkable history and knowledge is collected, then buried and then uncovered again by both old timers and new folks with a burning interest - a result of both the waves of interest and the medium which is not friendly to archiving much of anything.
Fashion comes and goes of course and antiques surge and ebb in value. To misquote an illustrious Buffalonian, I expect that rumors of the death of the vintage hat market are greatly exaggerated. I admire and thank my friends here who have bucked the tradition to bail out in frustration from history repeating itself - remaining to contribute the wealth of their knowledge and collections over many years. I also think it a great idea to develop independent resources to archive your hats and hat knowledge and as a vehicle to sell and trade. I find myself visiting Brad Bowers pages on Dobbs hats often to refresh my knowledge as somehow I seem to be forgetting more than I ever knew.
Just a few days left to wear those straw hats so lets get out and get that done!