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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
It was hard for me to wait, too. By the time my 4-year-old was born, I had about 6 tiny, vintage hats waiting for him, including two mint condition Stratoliners. It took a while, but he eventually quit throwing, bending, and scrunching them. These days, if he's in the bright desert sun, he... -
Cowboy Boots
My grandpa suggested I get the 12 row, multicolored stitching on the Paul Bonds he had made for me back in 1982. Wasn't sure at first, but they grew on me pretty fast. Looks great after a lot of wear and tear, much less eye-watering. He was right about the shark foot, too. Damn things were...- frussell
- Post #1,996
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Just got my Stetson Sutley...
It looks great inside a car with a tiny steering wheel made of chain, with hydraulics, wearing some high-waisted khakis and a Pendleton buttoned up at the collar. Also known as the "Cheech." All my friends know the Low Rider. -
Western, anyone?
Mackey and Rand are my choice for custom. Only Hatco items I'll buy are vintage on eBay. I need a hat that won't turn to mush if it rains, and won't "spider" or wrinkle up if I reshape it. Last modern Stetson I tried wanted to turn back into a fur cone every time it got wet. Frank -
Cash for Clunkers Part 6
Sent you three this afternoon. Hope you have some big headed warriors, they're all 7 7/8 plus. You're a good man to keep this going, Art. Thanks, Frank -
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Movie hats
I'm a big Tommy Lee Jones fan, and have unfortunately missed meeting him on several occasions by just a few minutes. He used to hang around the polo grounds out here years ago. A good friend of mine was Tommy Lee's personal stand-in and did his more dangerous stunt work in many films... -
Ancestor hat pics
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mcvb520pqdu14v4/024-ADT-1899-03-02-001-SINGLE-ORIGNAME_00531.pdf?dl=0 Long read, but didn't know where else to put it. Page 2, an article from 1899 about my great grandfather, whose photos I've posted in this thread. It's the one titled Wild Harry Bogert. The old... -
Fedoras afield
Nice mule. Love Bryce Canyon, always wanted to ride there. Best way to see the scenery, if you're well mounted. -
Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame
Yeah, Resistol seemed to keep the tan out longer than Stetson. The ones I had, and the ones my grandfather always wore were more grey, Stetsons included. They were beaver blends, though. Maybe the 100s, like my 7X CB, were more tan because they were 'natural," and 100% beaver. The more I see... -
Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame
Nice, Michael. That's the silverbelly I remember from all my pre-Hatco Stetsons and Resistols, and I prefer it to the sand color that passes for silverbelly now. Been in the queue for a week or so now for something very similar, an Open Road clone, but in "big boy" dimensions. Little taller... -
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The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
I think it's Major Monte Stone, who owned the saddlery. That name brought up the same photo in a museum collection. -
The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
Yep, Google says the guy in the tight pants is indeed Tom Mix, pictured with performer Tex Cooper. The photo is autographed for the owner of the Hollywood Saddlery Co. Tom looks young. -
The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.
That looked a bit like Montie Montana for a second, especially the outfit, but definitely not. Some kind of performer, thus the tight riding britches and what looks to be makeup. Old silent film star? Cool boots and coat. -
Art Fawcett VS Hall of Fame
Art's Granite is a really cool, hard to photograph color. Sometimes it seems to have green tones, sometimes a little brown or blue. It is most definitely versatile, and not just a shade of grey. I'm also a big fan of the Silvermist and Dove he uses. Frank -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
cboy - I'll add to the likes here. I had Art make me a Marathon clone that just didn't work on me, so I sent it to him to put wider binding and a wider ribbon on it. What I ended up with looks very much like your hat, stretched out to a size 7 7/8. Very similar color scheme and profile... -
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Does your name date you?
I've got a four year old Frank, and a two year old Henry. Both are family names. Henry, my great-grandfather is my avatar photo. I haven't met another little Frank so far, just a bunch of Wyatts, Aidans (several spellings), Hunters, Dylans, Jaydens, etc... There is a kid at my boy's school...- frussell
- Post #142
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Cowwboy Cussin...
If my grandfather held someone in really low regard, he called them a "peckerneck." He had some other off-color remarks, such as "your a@@ is full of blue mud," when being fed a line of b.s., and when he was chilly, it was "colder'n a well-digger's a@@." If he called you a "dude," he wasn't...- frussell
- Post #10
- Forum: The Golden Era
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JFK no hatless Jack
Yep, Perry, same as my grandpa, all the hotspots of the South Pacific. He wasn't a "young" man when he enlisted, at 31 or so, and had a wife and kids at home. True to his cowboy roots, the only tales he told me were about organizing a rodeo on Espiritu Santo Island to boost morale, and the... -
JFK no hatless Jack
Pretty sure he meant both. I wish I'd asked him more about all the people he'd met. He knew six or seven presidents, some famous gangsters, tons of actors in his time. Supposedly he played football against John Wayne. He rarely talked about WWII, even though he served on a carrier that saw... -
JFK no hatless Jack
I agree with the comment that Kennedy liked holding a hat more than wearing one. I've posted this before, but my grandfather met him several times at the airport, and I have yet to see a photo of him wearing the hat in his hand. Grandpa remembered to take his off for the photo, but later got...
