Famous Fedora Lovers

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A friend mine saw a my dog using hat in face book and wrote in the photo:

Dear friend, I always know wich you are a dog ¡¡¡

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Agreed. Always my favorite character on Bonanza.

I remember feeling utterly shocked when old Hoss died back in the 70s. He was way too young to go.

 

[theinterchange]

Looking through this thread, it seems that that it's become "he's famous and wears a hat". When I think of most of the people/characters posted, I do not think of hats. So far, the only ones that seem famous for their hats are Chaplin (the boots, cane, stache, and hat are Chaplin), movie Sherlock, Laurel and Hardy, Blues Brothers, Lincoln, Churchill, and Indiana Jones. With any of these, "wears a hat" is one of the first phrases anyone would use to describe him/them. That's not true of Sinatra, Bogart, Hendrix, etc., where "wears a hat" might be 20th on the list.

While I tend to agree with you, there were more mentioned that are instantly recognizable with a particular hat or style than you seem to think.

Like Walter Brennan and his open crowned OR, Dan Blocker and his ten gallon, Eastwood and his spaghetti western hats, the character Odd Job [who thinks of him and disregards the demonstration he gave Bond at the country club?], Don Knotts and that panama he wore in everything from The Andy Griffith Show to several Disney flicks... I could go on.

Randy

 

[danofarlington]

While I tend to agree with you, there were more mentioned that are instantly recognizable with a particular hat or style than you seem to think.

Like Walter Brennan and his open crowned OR, Dan Blocker and his ten gallon, Eastwood and his spaghetti western hats, the character Odd Job [who thinks of him and disregards the demonstration he gave Bond at the country club?], Don Knotts and that panama he wore in everything from The Andy Griffith Show to several Disney flicks... I could go on.

Randy

True. But aren't you too young to remember all those TV shows?

 

[hatophile]

True. But aren't you too young to remember all those TV shows?

Reruns.

 

[danofarlington]

Reruns.

Will they never die? I read that if we ever communicate with extraterrestrials, the first thing they will see from here is "I Love Lucy" episodes.

 

[hatophile]

Luuuucccccyyy, I'm ho--oome!

 

[hatophile]

By the way, Ricky Ricardo wore some hats in the day.

 

[scottyrocks]

Luuuucccccyyy, I'm ho--oome!

or,

'Luuuuthyyy, I'm ho-oome!'

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

The Lone Ranger. Now there was a hat that all us older guys remember.

 

[hatophile]

or,

'Luuuuthyyy, I'm ho-oome!'

I think that one's closer to the accent, huh?

 

[hatophile]

OK, here's another fictional character I would consider to be known for his hat. It appears this show is making a comeback with some of the old cast, and some new folks.

In case you don't recognize this guy who's aged a bit, it's JR Ewing of Dallas.

 

[danofarlington]

In case you don't recognize this guy who's aged a bit, it's JR Ewing of Dallas.

May be, but he looks a lot like Larry Hagman of Hollywood.

 

[hatophile]

OK, Larry Hagman being JR Ewing. Either way, he has aged a bit.

 

[monbla256]

Some of us are old enough to remember this guy I still have a Hopalong cereal bowl and spoon I got from sending in boxtops from cereal boxes

 

[danofarlington]

OK, Larry Hagman being JR Ewing. Either way, he has aged a bit.

Yes indeed.

 

[theinterchange]

True. But aren't you too young to remember all those TV shows?

Remember them?! I basically only watch old TV shows mingled with a good bit of modern [and classic] British fare.

I was watching The Real McCoys when I was a kid in elementary school, they came on TNN [remember that network before they killed it? :eusa_doh:] every afternoon.

Randy

 

[danofarlington]

Remember them?! I basically only watch old TV shows mingled with a good bit of modern [and classic] British fare.

I was watching The Real McCoys when I was a kid in elementary school, they came on TNN [remember that network before they killed it? :eusa_doh:] every afternoon.

Randy

I lived through more TV hours as a kid than I care to admit. That's why I don't watch TV shows per se now. But you know you're seriously invested in old TV shows when you can still remember the words and music to the theme songs. I shudder to think of what I still recollect. "Well, there's Grandpappy Amos and the girls and the boys, and the family known as The Real Mccoys." Don't even ask about the Adams Family.

 

[mhphoto]

This fantastic fella sticks out in my mind.

 

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NEW YORK (AP) -- The scene in a gritty Brooklyn neighborhood had the feel of a political campaign stop, except the stately man trailed by aides, a bodyguard and two news photographers wasn't making speeches or working a crowd.
Instead, longtime federal Judge Jack B. Weinstein - 6-foot-2 and looking fit - strolled mostly in silence on Friday around the Louis Armstrong Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant - the same streets where authorities say armed thugs once terrorized residents with an "open-air drug bazaar."

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