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  1. 1961MJS

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Hi Yesterday was apparently try a new beer day. I drank half a Mango Chelada from Modelo. I won't get another one, not sweet enough for wine drinkers, not enough of a beer for even a light beer. It was like drinking Hi-C with Coors light in it, but it didn't taste BAD exactly, it just wasn't...
  2. 1961MJS

    Mike Hammer's hat.

    Hi That looks really good, I'd do that, but without quite so much taper, otherwise perfect. Later
  3. 1961MJS

    Mike Hammer's hat.

    Hi I have an idea that you're right if Mikael does it, or Art does it, but not it just anybody does it. I think that some people do Western hat bodies so that they don't accidentally waste a beaver dress body trying to stretch it. Later
  4. 1961MJS

    Mike Hammer's hat.

    Hi Depending on your size, you may need to go to a cowboy weight hat, getting a 6 inch open crown and 3 inch brim in a dress felt ain't possible if I remember right. I asked Art Fawcett what the largest brim I could get with a 5.75 inch open crown was and he stated 2.75, 3 inches if it's a...
  5. 1961MJS

    Fedora Repairs circa 2020

    Hi You're describing Buckaroo Hatters in Covington Tennessee. I live in Norman Oklahoma and took a friend of mine from work to Covington to get a new hat. Dan refers to Mike Moore's place as "The Adult Men's Day Care where you Buy Hats" No coffee machine though and now Dan's girlfriend wants...
  7. 1961MJS

    New VS Vintage Stetson Hats

    Thanks, that helps a lot. Later
  8. 1961MJS

    New VS Vintage Stetson Hats

    Hi, OK, first of all, I completely understand that buffalo felt is coarse. The back of a buffalo is coarse, the belly of a bunny ain't, makes sense. Now, back to the whole wool felt thing. I don't get it, but I started looking stuff on buffalo felt and wool felt. Basically I don't understand...
  9. 1961MJS

    V-J Day 75th Anniversary (14 Aug)

    Hi My Dad was in Panama, learning to do weather radar over Japan when the war ended. He was in the South Pacific from November 1942 until roughly April 1945 when he went to Panama. He was a huge proponent of the use of the atomic bomb which he thought had possibly saved his life and the lives...
  10. 1961MJS

    New VS Vintage Stetson Hats

    Hi I looked up "Stetson Buffalo Hat" on Google and found that Boot Barn says that they're made of buffalo felt. Is the above statement stay away from Wool AND Buffalo hats? When I saw that i was wondering about a wool / buffalo felt blend. They're also priced like a wool hat which made me...
  11. 1961MJS

    Phoenix Hat Company

    Hi, my second through 12th or so custom orders were also for Gus type cowboy hats, and 2 fedoras. I also have an EX-WIFE, which I deeply enjoy. Later
  13. 1961MJS

    Bush Jackets

    Hi, while TRUE, but what's also true is that no one HOPED that shooting wolves would increase their numbers. I think that at least most African's value Elephants as a food source, tourist source, and/or hunting income source. No one thought of a wolf in any of those terms. I think a common...
  14. 1961MJS

    “WTF’ Hats,” that are hard to believe...

    Wouldn't fit over Elvira's hair. Later
  15. 1961MJS

    In Search Of: The Great Hot Dog Stand

    Hi, OK, I was reading this thread again and was forced to hit Sonic for a foot long coney with tots, and a cherry Dr. Pepper. Possibly Norman's best, not great, but it did stifle the urge for a week or two. Later
  16. 1961MJS

    “WTF’ Hats,” that are hard to believe...

    WRT to the hollow point hat: Well, that's a hat you can't take on a flight to Vegas. The winged one, not sure where I could wear that one. Wrong kind of weird for cowboy action matches, not weird enough to be a fashion statement. Dang. Later
  17. 1961MJS

    Western, anyone?

    Hey Yahoody, that's quite the hat, very Sam Elliot. Later
  19. 1961MJS

    Panama Hat Thread

    That's a good look on you Alan. I like the hat, tall crown, wide brim, simple creasing, and a decent pug. Later
  20. 1961MJS

    Looking for a hat that wears this nice

    Hi I would suggest the Akubra. I don't own one, but they aren't that expensive, and are supposed to be tough. Don't look at this as "getting a new hat dirty" look at it as "I have a new work hat." I have several outdoor hats that I don't worry about getting dirty. In fact, I wore a brand...
  21. 1961MJS

    Akubra slouch hat

    Hi, Edward, you're in England, if it's the foggy part, I'd really opt for Bunny fur. My non-Akubra wool slouch hat shrunk quite a bit in the rain, and it is a copy of the hat used in Burma in WW2. I've worn almost all of my hats in the rain, including wearing one from Covington Tennessee (Mike...
  22. 1961MJS

    Bush Jackets

    I think my semi-quotes of Capstick are based on my home country (and his) not letting you bring anything in except Buffalo and possibly Lion. Good information. I wouldn't hunt a Rhino based on Capstick's description of them. Blind and stupid at best. I read that lots of them were killed when...
  23. 1961MJS

    Bush Jackets

    Hi, all of Peter Capstick's books are good. I would suggest Skipping the book on going on a Safari, it's very dated. Not that it isn't well written, but you can't hunt any of the Big 5 now except for Buffalo. Elephants are about gone, white or black Rhino's ARE gone (if memory serves), Lions...

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