First post. Hello all...

[luxman]

I have really enjoyed reading and learning from everyone's posts, and have been lurking for a few days.

I wore an old Borsalino Alessandria that I got in a thrift shop 25 years ago, a pretty good hat that kept my head warm every winter, and it only cost me 15 bucks. It was significantly more stylish than a baseball cap. I didn't revere it like a holy relic, but grabbed it by the pinch, rolled it up and put it in my back pocket, never brushed it or cleaned it, even sat on it when the ground was wet. After years of abuse, it had a hole in the pinch big enough to fit a golf ball through, so I decided to replace it, and ordered the same (?) hat from Bencraft. It looked like my hat, but the difference in quality was disheartening. So I am going to order an HST from Art Fawcett, which I will treat with the appropriate respect. And I suppose I will treat my new Alessandria like it was an old ball cap.

Cheers, and thanks for all the info you guys share.

Luxman

 

[ScionPI2005]

Welcome luxman! Thanks for sharing your hat story with us. Don't worry, you can't go wrong with a hat from Art! Once you get one, there's no turning back!

Be sure to post often. There's a lot to learn here.

 

[tortswon]

Welcome

Welcome aboard Luxman. That is a sad story about the Borsalino, but it lived a valiant life. I think it's good for us all to remember that we are talking hats here, not holy relics.

From personal experience, I can tell you that you are in for an experience when you get your first hat from Art. I'm wearing mine today, sage green with a dark green ribbon. The ribbon is verbally indescribable. Get ready for a treat!

Best, Sam

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Welcome to the Lounge, lux'!

Good story about the old Borsalino.

I've got some hats I baby and some that I beat on. I love 'em equally, though.

Gene

 

[Colby Jack]

Welcome to ya Lux!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap Good choice the work of Art!

 

[luxman]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I got to thinking about all the time I spent living under that hat, and my friends that knew it well. I must admit I remember it fondly. One guy last winter commented that it made me look like I just walked out of the depression, (maybe I should have kept it for the era ahead!) It protected me through 10 solid days of rain in Ireland, and although by last day there, it had the consistency of pudding. I was wearing it when I first met a half dozen girlfriends and rescued it from the trash can my ex-wife threw it in. I drove ten miles back to more than one restaraunt where I had forgotten it, and once in a bar, I threatened a man who was twice my size for burning it with a cigar. It spent one summer in the trunk of my car. It was stolen by a kid down the street, only to be returned by his father. All in all, that hat had a useful life. Buy I am a little older now, and my taste in hats has improved. I look forward to my HST.

 

[PabloElFlamenco]

Wow (welcome!) Luxman, that hat was like a cat: 9 lives! That's the best part of hats, when they are like that. I don't doubt for a second that you'll soon have another hat with another 9 lives in it, wear it, I'm sure DC winter weather's fine for wearing hats, and summer'll have you running for a panama!
Enjoy the board!
Paul

 

[Lefty]

Welcome to the lounge. I too toss my hats when they get to the point of golf ball.

 

[carter]

The Stories That Hat Could Tell...

I guess we'll never know. It certainly sounds like an old friend. A new hat won't be the same but you can wear it in memory. That's what hats do, they keep our memories from escaping. Wanna buy an oceanfront parcel in AZ?

Welcome, luxman.

ps. Never set your hat down in a bar.

 

[carter]

Please don't flag this post!

Welcome to the lounge. I too toss my hats when they get to the point of golf ball.

I'm green with envy.

 

[Lefty]

Carter, your comedy reminds me of the great George Burns!


Dead. lol

Mine is more Carrot Top - full of steroids and mocked by everyone.

 

[mannySpaghetti]

Welcome to the Lounge luxman. Boy, that 'Ole Borso really sounds like it served you well and what a life! Yeah, the lounge is a great place to kick up your feet, sit back and shoot the breeze. There's definately a lot you'll learn from these cats. I know I am. Enjoy your stay.

 

[carter]

Carter, your comedy reminds me of the great George Burns!
Dead. lol
Mine is more Carrot Top - full of steroids and mocked by everyone.

OK, fftopic: That just slays me. [huh]

Luxman, Don't worry. These glitches only happen...

 

[bolthead]

OK, fftopic: That just slays me. [huh]

Luxman, Don't worry. These glitches only happen...

Carter....you kill me brother.

 

[ScionPI2005]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I got to thinking about all the time I spent living under that hat, and my friends that knew it well. I must admit I remember it fondly. One guy last winter commented that it made me look like I just walked out of the depression, (maybe I should have kept it for the era ahead!) It protected me through 10 solid days of rain in Ireland, and although by last day there, it had the consistency of pudding. I was wearing it when I first met a half dozen girlfriends and rescued it from the trash can my ex-wife threw it in. I drove ten miles back to more than one restaraunt where I had forgotten it, and once in a bar, I threatened a man who was twice my size for burning it with a cigar. It spent one summer in the trunk of my car. It was stolen by a kid down the street, only to be returned by his father. All in all, that hat had a useful life. Buy I am a little older now, and my taste in hats has improved. I look forward to my HST.

Wow! Your old hat took more abuse and adventure than Indy's...lol :eusa_clap

 

[BobC]

Welcome to the lounge, Luxman. You're gonna like it here, and you're gonna love your new VS custom. Just got my first last week and it is fffffaaaaannnnnttttttaaaaaasssssttttttiiiiiicccccc!

 

[RBH]

Glad to have you join us!