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     Steveford |
Many years ago I used to walk past NYC's oldest hat store on a daily basis and eventually got suckered in and came out with a beautiful Stetson bowler. Pleased as punch with my purchase I went into a deli, picked up a bottle of Guiness Stout, a hard boiled egg and a copy of the NY Times and went down to Washington Square Park to read the paper and have lunch. I open my beer and start to see what craziness is going on in the world at large and I feel a TAP! on top of my hat. Looking up, what do I see but a pigeon's ass right above me. Where is a shotgun when you need it? My hat collection got destroyed in a flood many years ago and due to a recent heart attack I've been put on blood thinners and can now feel the cold like everyone else. Time to buy a hat (or 15). Here's one I picked up on CraigsList which was owned by a Scottish gentleman who would only take it out on special occasions like when he wore his kilt. It's a Lock & Co. Town Coke hat in perfect shape with the box. For anyone who cares, Lock & Co. is the one who created the bowler and it's built like a tank. Is there anyone else here who's into hats? | ||
| Pwnzor |
I do enjoy a good hat. Currently, my hat collection mostly consists of baseball caps and tooks, since they're the only practical thing to wear at work. I often find myself lying on the ground, climbing underneath lab equipment and anything with a real brim would have to be taken off and on constantly. I've been casually eyeballing some nicer hats lately, and the bowler type hat is on the short list. Your pictures aren't showing up, by the way. | ||
| Steveford |
Let's try the pics again! Me with new bowler  Lock & Co Town Coke Hat  | ||
| Steveford |
Maybe hit bike week and swing past Disney World?  | ||
| Xbpete |
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| Steveford |
That's a lotta Buell hats! | ||
| Xbpete |
Ya think Steve? lol | ||
| Pwnzor |
Well, let's see what we've got here... Outlaw mode:  Yard work mode:  Driving mode:  Vacation mode:  Beach mode:  Camping mode:  Work mode:  I feel I need to add "Classy Mode" to the mix... So I'm on the lookout for something that floats my boat. Something between this:  And this:  | ||
| Hootowl |
Hats? Can’t stand them. I do occasionally wear a floppy brimmed hat to keep the sun off of my balding head and I hate it the entire time. Hey, you asked.  | ||
| Steveford |
Here's a comfortable one: Stetson Bowler, it's like getting a temple massage as soon as you put it on.  | ||
| Akbuell |
Matt: Google Paladin San Francisco hat. May fit into the notch you are looking for. I have considered one, but don't really know when/where to wear it, or what clothing would go with. And they are not inexpensive . . . | ||
| 86129squids |
Got a winter knit hat with Thinsulate for Christmas. For Christmas itself I have an animated Christmas tree hat. My dog Rocky hates it. OK. Serendipity just hit. The next vid to queue up after that was... Some guys need a beaver. | ||
| Crusty |
Does anybody remember the pink Buell hats that Dave S. and Court were promoting, back about 15 or more years ago? | ||
| Pwnzor |
 Paladin San Francisco hat might be right up my alley... | ||
| Tootal |
I was always forced to wear a hat at work. It was a ball cap with a plastic liner inside to act like a bump cap. They were really hot in the Summer. Therefore I rarely wear hats. The only other time I wear a hat is when I'm riding my motorcycle. With the inevitable helmet head, with what's left of my hair matted to my skull, I like to just put on a hat when I stop. I found that ball caps get pretty mangled during transit so I've since opted for a flat hat. They work well and you can't deform them! When it's really cold I do wear an Irish patch hat. It came from Ireland and is wool and warm. | ||
| Buellish |
I like them myself,mainly ball caps but occasionally something different.I've been on the hunt for a Paperboy hat. I hate ordering hats that I can't try on first,not many hat stores in Dahlonega.  | ||
| Tootal |
Here's where I bought my patch hat: https://www.delmonicohatter.com/product/77B1.htm Here's some newsboy caps: https://www.delmonicohatter.com/category/Newsboy.h tm | ||
| Ourdee |
Camping and yard work:  Tucked behind the office door.  My favorite hat.  Makin' junk hat.  Northern vaycay hat. (Message edited by ourdee on January 01, 2020) | ||
| Ourdee |
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| Steveford |
This place is going out of business so if you're looking for a new hat, maybe take a look: https://www.hats-plus.com/ I had to grab a fur felt Stetson Sutley from them the other day before they sold out in my size. I needed a fedora with a good sized brim (but not too large). My grandfather said my old one, which had a larger brim, made me look like a Hassidic Jew, ha, ha. | ||
| Court |
I’ve still got cases of Buell hats and shirts that will all soon be gone. I’ll try to do photos. Fun stuff. | ||
| Ourdee |
Court, Where they going? | ||
| Ducley |
Will they be in the classifieds? | ||
| Court |
They need to be gone to make room for construction. I’ll likely start by putting stuff on Badweb and eBay. Lots of shirts, hats, prototype parts and at least 1 top secret book for the planned development of a new super bike ....that never took flight. | ||
| Ourdee |
1 top secret book for the planned development of a new super bike.... The AX with air suspension....? A four cylinder two smoke? The rooster? | ||
| 1313 |
As if my wallet didn't get lightened enough over the holidays... Mikey? Loki? I probably shouldn't talk about it but, when I was home for my dad's funeral, I was gifted some photocopy pics of the Revolution engine sans fins and the prototype bike it was in. | ||
| Steveford |
T-shirts, you say? My Buell ones are looking a little shabby these days. | ||
| _buelligan_ |
Top secret Super bike that never took flight? More info on the B2 Barracuda perhaps? | ||
| Steveford |
A cruddy weather day so here's some guitar and hat porn to liven things up. ES-335 and Stetson St. Regis Homburg, two classic designs.   | ||
| Pwnzor |
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