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LuvMyMan

I’ll Lock Up.
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Let me give it a try. This is my Optimo Silverbelly
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Well look at that...a newbie with a rolls royce of a hat! Weeee Doggies! Hahah!
 

LuvMyMan

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Hey folks -- I've known about this forum for a while, and finally decided to join. I'm sort of a hat junkie -- have been since I was a kid. given that both of my grandfathers were bald early (and my mom has twin brothers who went bald at 19!) I always anticipated that I would be requiring hats all the time. Fast forward - and here I am at 58 with a full head of hair! Nonetheless, my love of hats endures. In terms of things that would be of interest to the folks here, I have:
  • Old (probably 50s or 60s) Stetson "Gun Club" pork pie fur felt in loden green (I wore that to a recent "Specials" concert in San Francisco and fit right in with the rude boys!)
  • Early 1990s Fender Temple in grey (this was my first true Fedora, purchased in New Orleans at Meyer the Hatter while I was there for a meeting).
  • Akubra traveller (my "go-to" hat for bad weather, casual or travel). I recently packed this one in my suitcase for a three-week trip to NYC, England and Iceland and it was perfect.
  • Akubra Snowy River in black -- I rarely wear this, because....well.... it's a cowboy hat.
  • Akubra Banjo Paterson -- I got this and the following from the wife of a friend who passed away a couple of years ago, and it fits me like a glove. Probably the best of my hats
  • Akubra Sydney in brown -- again, a lovely hat, but the color doesn't work with most of my business wardrobe.
In addition, I have several fabric hats for the warmer months to wear while hiking, etc. Anyway -- I look forward to reading and contributing to posts here. This is the first apparel-related group I've joined -- my forte is normally guitar- and soccer-related groups.

Nice list of hats! So now I see the guitar deal, you must play one....any Hula Dancer in ya? NO? Drats! Well welcome any way!
 

LuvMyMan

I’ll Lock Up.
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Hey, BSMan,

I noted this: "Early 1990s Fender Temple in grey (this was my first true Fedora, purchased in New Orleans at Meyer the Hatter while I was there for a meeting)." That was about the same time I first got into hats and visited Meyer's a lot: bought several Temples, including a black, a mink, a softer-than-usual cream-colored one they don't offer any more, and the light Mist Gray and Nougat models I still have. They are nice hats.

I too like but don't feel "right" wearing pure cowboy hats. But since coming to the Lounge, I've discovered the vintage Stetson Open Road and its clones from other manufacturers. The style is Western, yes, but not true cowboy, sort of a mix of Western and fedora. "The cowboy hat is worn by the guy who works on the ranch. But the Open Road is worn by the guy who owns the ranch."
Love that..."Open Road is worn by the guy who OWNS the Ranch"....LOVE IT!!!!
 

RJR

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10,620
Location
Iowa
Hello all. New member.
I'm mike. I lve in southeastern Ohio. I just resently bought my first decent hat a Akubra
Banjo paterson and discovered this forum.
I've learned a lot visiting here but I'm afraid I've formed a new addiction.
Welcome.
 

DOGMAN

One Too Many
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1,625
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Northeast Ohio
Hello all. New member.
I'm mike. I lve in southeastern Ohio. I just resently bought my first decent hat a Akubra
Banjo paterson and discovered this forum.
I've learned a lot visiting here but I'm afraid I've formed a new addiction.
Welcome to the lounge.I'm in Northeast Ohio.Becareful,I started with 1 Akubra.Now I have over 100 hats.
 

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