jlee562
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The Queen was a role model for Margaret Thatcher. The hats, the gloves, the coats were all her, aspiring to look like the woman she admired.
RIP Bob Dole
Not a big hat wearer, but this photo of him in a hat says a lot.
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Not many of this generation left.
Played with the exposure just a bit.
Tom Watson? Probably not the golfer.Played with the exposure just a bit.
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The hat looks a lot like this Tom Watson but creased, from the 1931 catalog. It could predate this catalog since Mr. Curtis Williams died in 1932.
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Reminds me of Charlie Rich.Utley J. "UJ" Puckett (1911 - 1992). RIP
Professional Pool & Billiards player, Road warrior
UJ always wore a hat but only owned one hat at a time. Going thru some old pics, these were taken in 1983. This hat was probably a Stratoliner that he always wore open crown.
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I took a few lessons from UJ over the yrs, at a few hundred bucks per lesson. But he was a gentle giant of a man. I think part of his charm was not being intimidating.Reminds me of Charlie Rich.
Just one of the reasons I'm often fascinated by history. Does anyone know his real name, or will he be forever known by his uncle's name?Said to be William H. "Brushy Bill" Roberts, the William H. Bonney/Billy the Kid imposter. It turns out that William H. Roberts was really his uncle's name which he took to be a better match to Bonney...
His last name is Roberts but I can't think of his first name. He was born in Hico, TX & buried there under William H. Roberts. There are people who still want to believe he was Billy the Kid ( he would have been 105 when he died). Some yrs ago they were going to dig him up for DNA. When they excavated his grave they found the remains of a well known local man in Hico with one arm. So now they think Roberts could be one plot over & the marker is in the wrong location. In other words it's a cluster....Just one of the reasons I'm often fascinated by history. Does anyone know his real name, or will he be forever known by his uncle's name?
See, if an author put this kind of story in a novel no one would believe it. Truth truly is stranger than fiction sometimes. Thank you for the further explanation!His last name is Roberts but I can't think of his first name. He was born in Hico, TX & buried there under William H. Roberts. There are people who still want to believe he was Billy the Kid ( he would have been 105 when he died). Some yrs ago they were going to dig him up for DNA. When they excavated his grave they found the remains of a well known local man in Hico with one arm. So now they think Roberts could be one plot over & the marker is in the wrong location. In other words it's a cluster....
Jesse James shot off the tip of his middle finger as a kid loading a cap & ball pistol. None of the imposters while still living were ever brave enough to do the same to further their story. And none of the living who claim their kin was JJ & had grandpa dug up for DNA have ever realized their kin didn't have the missing finger tip.See, if an author put this kind of story in a novel no one would believe it. Truth truly is stranger than fiction sometimes. Thank you for the further explanation!
The town of Hico would like nothing more than for the story to be true. It's their claim to fame. But knowing that it's really not true the best they can do is to continue the mystery & hope the tourists keep coming.See, if an author put this kind of story in a novel no one would believe it. Truth truly is stranger than fiction sometimes. Thank you for the further explanation!
He is also commonly referred to as “The Hico Kid.”The town of Hico would like nothing more than for the story to be true. It's their claim to fame. But knowing that it's really not true the best they can do is to continue the mystery & hope the tourists keep coming.
His last name is Roberts but I can't think of his first name. He was born in Hico, TX & buried there under William H. Roberts. There are people who still want to believe he was Billy the Kid ( he would have been 105 when he died). Some yrs ago they were going to dig him up for DNA. When they excavated his grave they found the remains of a well known local man in Hico with one arm. So now they think Roberts could be one plot over & the marker is in the wrong location. In other words it's a cluster....
The town of Hico would like nothing more than for the story to be true. It's their claim to fame. But knowing that it's really not true the best they can do is to continue the mystery & hope the tourists keep coming.
Yeah, that's one of Stetson's new hats, called "The Kringle". Marketed towards older men with long beards who could stand to lose a few pounds, I have it on good authority that the Red Hat Society is making inquiries....Is that hat for real? Maybe I should check on the level of the JD bottle!