My fedoras are haunted.

[Jerekson]

He doth dreamt badly, for he hath eaten cheese before slumber!

 

[dr greg]

big sleep

Just remember, you never really own anything of substance, you're just minding it while you're here.

 

[Dr Doran]

Good point, good Doctor.

 

[ScionPI2005]

Just remember, you never really own anything of substance, you're just minding it while you're here.

I like that. I've definitely had that thought towards a couple of my old watches, considering they've already lived a lot longer than I could probably expect to. Such vintage items go through so many hands throughout their existence.

 

[Lawman]

Actually, that was me, another 7 3/8, trying to freak you out and freak you into parting with your vintage lids!

 

[Mike1973]

I wanted my first thread to key off the spooky avatar I selected. I thought the photo evoked very nicely the idea of departed spirits who wanted their hats back.

From 'Metropolis' if I'm not mistaken? Great film, one of my favourites

 

[EVEN-STEVEN]

Hey - thanks for the heads up. I had no idea of the origin of the pic. I have it as an animated gif but I was prohibited from uploading it as an avatar. Could you describe the scene it was taken from? What happened to their hats?

 

[Dr Doran]

HAUNTED SUITS.

A gentleman I met at an Art Deco Society/Fedora Lounge function at the Presidio Club in SF a few months ago was wearing an exceptional old suit. He said that he got it from a family somewhere in the Midwest whose grandfather died. They had NO IDEA anyone would want such a thing. THEY thought other people would consider the suit haunted.

 

[Mike1973]

Hey - thanks for the heads up. I had no idea of the origin of the pic. I have it as an animated gif but I was prohibited from uploading it as an avatar. Could you describe the scene it was taken from? What happened to their hats?

It's the scene where sexy robot Evil Maria is an exotic dancer in the Upper City's Yoshiwara Nightclub... that's a crowd shot of blokes in the audience going crazy over her...

 

[BrotherBob]

EVEN-STEVEN

Let me get this straight...

...you say that you are haunted by the ghost of Bob Dylan in a fedora?

The American Psychiatric Association has a name for that, I am sure.

 

[BrotherBob]

Va-Va-Voom

From Fritz Lang's 1927 classic. C3PO was modelled after Maria. Without the sexual overtones.

 

[EVEN-STEVEN]

That is one... fedorable... metal babe!