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  1. Bird Lives

    Removing creases from hat

    Man, you guys are the BEST....AND Thanks Moon, for all the times you have helped me that I didn't say anything about....and all you cats... I bought a new Akbubra Sydney from Bernie Utz a few weeks ago... This is it with a dry center crease and dents....I loved having this open crown, because...
  2. Bird Lives

    Ask a question, get an answer

    LMAO!!!
  3. Bird Lives

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Are you gigging around Seattle these days?
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Great Pics, you guys, your hats and Mother Nature all look great in these pics...You asked me if I knew a guy...I'm guessing he must me a Jazz player around Seattle...Fraid not, but I'm relatively new to this area, transplanted from the East Coast by way of Istanbul...I'm still meetng some new...
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    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Everybody looking GREAT! This forum is inspirational.. Two in one Blow!! Whew, they look deadly! Red....I hope your wife's wrist gets better soon! I know she's dealing with alot of pain...I'm sorry for that! Heres the new Akubra Sydney I got at Byrnie Utz last Wed.
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    a sad day

    Happy Hunting... As I posted earlier, I was there this past Wednesday...and there inventory is HUGE! It would be very hard indeed, to spend anytime at all in there and not find quite a few things that you would want to leave with! I couldn't do it! LOL! If I hadn't sprung for a Fedora, my leg...
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    a sad day

    Wow, what a great place to get a gift certificate from...Your friends have excellent taste and are good friends indeed! Yeah, I'm still a little in denial! It won't hit me fully til a year later....I mean, as far as I'm concerned, Seattle will not be as nice a place without Bernie Utz. Even if...
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    a sad day

    I went by Bernie Utz this past Wed., and bought my first Akubra BTW... This is a sad story, but more to it than meets the eye. I asked the owners daughter if maybe a petition might help...Like how many signatures would it take? And she told me, that her Dad, the owner, is retiring the first of...
  9. Bird Lives

    New Hats and Rain

    I realize this has been 6 years since this was a live thread. But someone "liked" this the other day...So I feel I need to bring it up to speed... I Was afraid of the weather and damage to my fur felt... Well I have since picked up a Lock & Co Sandown and have worn it for three years of snow...
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    Berets, Anyone?

    Once again, you are amazing! We all really do appreciate how fast you get back to us...And how thorough your knowledge and experience is... And thanks for the pics...a good "hat on" head shot can save a thousand words. I'll tell you, I am loving my 'Pirineos' and from what I can tell, I would...
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    Berets, Anyone?

    Yo Daan, hows it going my friend... I have been loving my Elosequi Pirineos Casquette since Christmas...It's a really great hat....and here in Seattle, is great as prptection from the rain aswell! Would you please tell me the differences between the Elosequi and the Laulhere Beret...
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    Berets, Anyone?

    Seems likee the peaked berets have paid their counter-culture dues aswell...
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    Berets, Anyone?

    Berets were so identified with the "Beatnik" Counter Culture in the late ''50's and early '60's". That yes, not only were they adopted by Musicians like Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, writers like Jack Kerouac and Hemingway, but also by.......celebrities like......yes, you got it,
  14. Bird Lives

    Berets, Anyone?

    Thanks Daan, you are "The Man"....and your thoughtfulness in getting back to us. Thanks, for always being there for us... This treatise on the Beret/casquette or perineos, is super! I'm a firm believer in bonding with the few hats I have, by using them to protect me from the elements as well as...
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    Berets, Anyone?

    Happy New Year... Wow....Thanks Daan...I'm so glad I tuned in today...This was another learning experience....I too was thinking it was like when we spray a water-proofing spray on something...lol! Daan....I googled these Elosegui Perineos' because, since I received this Beret/casquette from...
  16. Bird Lives

    Berets, Anyone?

    Oh thanks Daan...You're the Man...I appreciate your thoughts on how tight the weave is...That to me is everything...This perticular Beret/Cap had a Teflon treated tag attached to it....So maybe they are doing that to some of them...But I don't know how long teflon treatment lasts...So to me, the...
  17. Bird Lives

    Berets, Anyone?

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Daan...Very hip to see your Christmas Post...These are our life defining type moments....What great photos...Berets have never looked happier or better... This Christmas my wife gifted me an Elosegui Pirineos....Til now, the only beret, I have had is an...
  18. Bird Lives

    Please help Cindy (LuvMyMan) and Daniel.

    Wonderful to hear, Daniel seems to have kept his funny-bone in working order... Sorry to hear you are being put through the 'wringer'...but take care of yourself...The comp. and phone going out seems to cripple our ability to function in todays scene...But don't let it make you ill! The only...
  19. Bird Lives

    Please help Cindy (LuvMyMan) and Daniel.

    Praying for you both....Stay strong and Positive...Don't let negative thoughts settle....just let them pass through and keep going...I know it's hard at times like these, but thats how the system works...
  20. Bird Lives

    Please help Cindy (LuvMyMan) and Daniel.

    Praying for more good news!

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