Benzadmiral
Call Me a Cab
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Last Saturday I visited Meyer the Hatter in downtown New Orleans to pick up a tweed cap, much better for walking in windy conditions than my fedoras. As it happened, I wore my silverbelly Royal De Luxe Open Road, bashed in fedora style. As I was leaving, Mr. Sam, the patriarch of the Meyer clan, came up to me and said, "Real nice Open Road. Where'd you get it?"
"From a member at the Fedora Lounge, on the Internet."
I doffed the hat and showed it to him. He nodded as he peered at the lining and sweatband. "I haven't seen one like that in forty years." In a lower voice: "How much did you pay?"
I told him. He nodded again, said, "You got a deal!", and disappeared back into the store.
"From a member at the Fedora Lounge, on the Internet."
I doffed the hat and showed it to him. He nodded as he peered at the lining and sweatband. "I haven't seen one like that in forty years." In a lower voice: "How much did you pay?"
I told him. He nodded again, said, "You got a deal!", and disappeared back into the store.