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  1. Bird Lives

    The Brotherhood of the Thin Ribbon

    Ohh, I never gave any info on this hat itself. It's a 5 year old Lock & Co. Sandown Trilby. I think it gives proof to me anyway, that all trilbys are not created equal!
  2. Bird Lives

    Turkey Had a Federal Hat Law

    Not only was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk ( The Father of the Republic of Turkey), one of the Greatest Generals, Presidents, and Statesman of the 20th Century. He also was maybe the greatest political hero of the fedora and panama hats . Mustafa Kemal first made the hatcompulsory to the civil...
  3. Bird Lives

    You know you are getting old when:

    Or when you realize your teen crushes could have been the Go-Gos' mothers![emoji15] Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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    The Brotherhood of the Thin Ribbon

    I love this thread...You cats over here on the thin ribbon side of the pool, are always having too much fun!! I respectably submit this evidence for admission to the Brotherhood of the Thin Ribbon... I admit, there is nothing Western about this hat....But it is most certainly a Thin Ribbon...
  5. Bird Lives

    Show us your watch bands

    Summers gone...new leather nato for Fall/Winter Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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    Show us your watch bands

    This Summers new band: Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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    Lock & Co.

    Nice article...This is Merchant & Makers Magazine's interview with Sue Simpson of Lock & Co. But first.... When I called Lock, looking for info on a hat I bought at Brooks Bros in NYC, I ended up getting a very nice and informative email back from Sue. I call the company since and they put me...
  9. Bird Lives

    How do folks react to your hat wearing?

    I get "Love the Hat" compliments most times I go to the bank or safeway office line....Several times from young female cash register chicks at dept.stores. But the other day a nicely dressed, (dress pants, v neck sweater with buttoned down collar sport shirt), 30 something guy, stopped me and...
  10. Bird Lives

    The Diamond Authority

    A couple more shots....This Sydney is just deep enough to pull this off...whew...its not a deep diamond, but it doesn't touch my head. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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    The Diamond Authority

    Being a fan of 'Moon"s, I follow his video instructions explicitly...then I let the hat assume the position however it sees fit. I've always thought Moon was the real thing, and captures the essence of whatever he does ..whether the spontaneity of Jazz or capturing that same spontaneity in the...
  13. Bird Lives

    Show us your watch bands

    I'll try with tapatalk: Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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    Show us your watch bands

    Now that you mention it...The strap I'm wearing today is a Crown & Buckle Leather NATO...I love it!! I tried to post an imsge, but the file was too large. Since my ipad went out, using my phone for forum posting is like torture...
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    Anyone else into fountain pens?

    Not all noodlers inks are water proof...But their Black is WaterProof and Laser proof...they call it bullet proof..And their Air Corp is a very dark Turquoise that is water and laser proof. I got mine from Amazon but Goulet carrys them aswell. If you don't get on with the cartridge converters...
  16. Bird Lives

    Anyone else into fountain pens?

    My EDC is just a Cross Bailey in Red...Med.Nib....Nothing special, but a very good maintenance free daily writter. I use the propriatory refillable cartridge converter, and this combo has been bullet proof for me also. I couldn'd be happier.... My favorite ink is Noodler's Air Corp...this is...
  17. Bird Lives

    Akubra Overload

    Now here is the same Sydney with a center crease and side dents... When I go to the center dent, can you see the ghost creases from the before C-crown/diamondish bash?.... I don't think it's real obvious, but you know how we can get..lol! But seriously, do you guys see any tail/tell crease...
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    Akubra Overload

    Hey guys...I've posted this in several spots...It's my new Akubra Sydney that I picked up from Bernie Utz's in Seattle July 3rd... First I was creasing it non-stop...then I started seeing "Ghost Creases" and that freaked me out. "New Hat already screwed up" were the type thoughts running...
  20. Bird Lives

    Famous Hats That "Starred" In More Than One Movie

    Ok, we have all seen those Fedoras that starred in many films along with their Actor/Owners. Lets run them down, and see just how many and what films they were in. I know with everyones help around here, and a little Detective work....This should be easy! I'll start with some suggestions...
  21. Bird Lives

    My "fave" fedora flicks

    Watched that movie "Boomerang" with Dana Andrews...He's wearing the same hat he wore in "Laura". GREAT!! I love that hat, so I guess that must be his hat...It was bashed a little different but definitely the same hat....It's funny when the hat becomes as recognisable as the actors...}8^)) We...
  22. Bird Lives

    My "fave" fedora flicks

    I agree with just about all the mentioned films... Plus, one caught me off guard, "The Dress Maker" a Kate Winslet film made in Australia, an Akubra lover's dream flick! And "Gangster Squad" for a modern film. Ahh, "Mulholland Falls", another one. For Film Noir, Laura, and Double Indemnity are...
  23. Bird Lives

    Comment by 'Bird Lives' in article 'Classic Cocktails To Teach Your Bartender'

    Ha,ha...There was an old movie where Gig Young was showing someone how to mix a martini. I remember he put some ice in a pitcher and shook a bootle of vermouth, pulled out the cork and very lightly rubbed the cork around the top of the pitcher and recorked the vermouth and then poured the bottle...

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