The road to covington ...

[L HATLEY]

PALE RIDER

COLBY JACK .....THE HAT BLOCK FOR THE PALE RIDER IS AWSUM .

THE ONE THAT IS MADE UP IS BLACK , PENCIL CURL. FINE LOOKING HAT....IN PERSON THE HAT IS VERY BLACK
I'M "GONNA HAFTA HAVE" A BROWN ONE MADE. 7 1/8....
AND AGAN A FINE TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.

 

[Colby Jack]

Luke...it's a gorgeous hat!...I'm gonna have to wait for tax time to get some customs...and that may be one!:eusa_clap

 

[majormoore]

This afternoon while over at the shop, trying to put some order to it, a lady stopped by and looked around, she picked the Pale Rider hat, she wants me to make her one, with the bow in the rear of the hat with long tails hanging off, she feel in love with the hat,.

Major Moore

 

[Razzman]

Congrats Mike, the shop is looking great!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
I really like the fedora below.

Heres one fedora that caught my eye. This one really looked sweet!

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[indycop]

Mike what size is your palerider block? I know you don't have 7 5/8, but I was wondering if you had 7 1/8.

 

[Nigel]

Great thread, thanks for the pics Rusty. Mikes looks a great place to visit, I would probably need to re mortgage the house first though.:eusa_doh: That fedora looks one mighty fine hat. I think I need to get saving.

 

[Ordinary Guy]

Dang that Fedora is a beauty !!... Nice job....

 

[portolan]

Wow, those pics are great.....anyone happen to catch

a glimpse of my new hat???? Can't wait to get there and see the shop myself. Great photos and great shop, Mike!

 

[BobC]

Heres one fedora that caught my eye. This one really looked sweet!

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Thanks, RBH, and others for all these great pics. It's cool to see this coming together for Mike. I don't know when, Mike, but I'll be there too someday.

That hat is a beauty. You guys are killing me with these hats, just killing me. I can't get enough of 'em.

 

[RBH]

a glimpse of my new hat???? Can't wait to get there and see the shop myself. Great photos and great shop, Mike!

Yep... it was hard not to get a photo. But I did not want to ruin the surprise for anyone!

 

[RobFedoraField]

address???

OK, maybe I missed it, but where is the shop located? if I'm ever in the area, I'd love to stop by and introduce myself the the regulars around here.

 

[warbird]

OK, maybe I missed it, but where is the shop located? if I'm ever in the area, I'd love to stop by and introduce myself the the regulars around here.

Covington, TN. Just north of Memphis about 30 min.

 

[indycop]

For historical purposes,

The original shop, ground floor now one for the archives!

 

[majormoore]

The interview went very well this morning, there should be a story Friday Sunday or one day next week on the shop. They were so taken, that they asked if they could come and video me making a hat from start to finish, I said yes. They want it to add to a web site they have for the paper. I'll find out more later when the reporter calls me to say which day the story and photos will run.

I miss the old shop some what, I learned alot in there, but my wife is happy to have the garage back for her cars, and a room downstairs to use as a bedroom, not a sewing room as I had been doing for several years.

Major Moore

 

[indycop]

The interview went very well this morning, there should be a story Friday Sunday or one day next week on the shop.

What?! Did I miss something? Whats the name of the paper???!!


The Major is going all Hollywood!

 

[L HATLEY]

news paper

indycop ,it is the "Commercial Appeal" newspaper

 

[majormoore]

The Memphis Commerical Appeal

They found out about me and called last week and sent a photo person out to take some shots of hats and the shop, on Monday afternoon the reporter called and asked questions, after a hour he asked if he could come out and meet me and do a better interview, so we had our meeting this morning, he loved the whole thing, I informed him about the FL and SASS and he asked alot of questions on hats and what I do to help a person decide what is the right hat.

The thing that made him laugh is when he asked me "How many hats does a person need?" I said, "That's like asking a barber if he thinks you need a haircut"

He then went around to some of the shops around the square and asked what they thought about a custom hat shop in town. This weekend is opening weekend at the Ruffin for the Xmas plays that start at 7PM each night, so I will be open with blinds up working on hats as the people attend the plays.

Major Moore

 

[indycop]

indycop ,it is the "Commercial Appeal" newspaper

I am goin to google them and putem in favorites, let us know when to be lookin for it!

Mike did you get your outside sign yet?
You should take a night shot from out on the street looking into the shop!

 

[majormoore]

No sign yet, money is gone on many other things right now, will have the painter doing my inside landscape come and paint "Buckaroo Hatters, custom hand made hats" on both display windows, I can afford that now, the sign I wanted is about $500.00 and before I can order the city has to approve it, we can not have a lighted sign, I want mine to look older and blend in with the building.

I'll take a photo Thursday night from the outside with the blinds up and with inside lights on, that way you can see the whole shop and both display windows.

Major Moore

 

[indycop]

I'll take a photo Thursday night from the outside with the blinds up and with inside lights on, that way you can see the whole shop and both display windows.

Major Moore

Cool! I have to come see the shop in March!