What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[Mm25]

Very windy, so a tight, old Stetson I can trust not to blow away.

 

[bluesforchallah]

...and that would be me most days so I just throw a cheap boogie hat in the bag just so I have something. What about you?

I never leave home without it...

New York HatCo with MC club logo embroidered on the back: The cap is tuff as nails.

 

[Frunobulax]

Hi, new member that just aquired a few hats last year.

Welcome, Paulie. Can't wait to see them.

 

[hatsRme]

Stetson Whippet

STILL the BEST.

 

[Dlaniger]

Hey everyone!
Wearing my new-to-me early to mid 50's Tonak Seal Velour in a color that reminds me of Oscar the Grouch.

If this thing is as warm as it looks, there might only be a few more days left to wear it until next autumn...
Have a great day!

Very Nice!

 

[Bob Roberts]

Hi, new member that just aquired a few hats last year.

Wlcm to The Lounge Sir Panhead. Since you're one of my buds I'll post a pic of the Navy blue Guerra "GQ." If you dont really like the pic, TS sir.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Panheadpaulie in his Guerra "GQ."
Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

 

[mikespens]

Thanks for the comments for yesterdays Wormser milan. Bunch of fine lids posted here since, you all inspire. It's another fine day in the PNW so another straw, Worth&Worth/BSHW monti

 

[mmbarnes]

Hi, new member that just aquired a few hats last year.

Welcome to the fun! I predict that more hats are in your future. All of us are great enablers of each other's hat "problems." I look forward to seeing you around the Lounge.

 

[Bushman]

Today was nice enough to break out the Scala Panama!

 

[Frunobulax]

Welcome to the fun! I predict that more hats are in your future. All of us are great enablers of each other's hat "problems." I look forward to seeing you around the Lounge.

"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here."

 

[mmbarnes]

"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here."

The hat monkey is comin' to getya!

 

[moontheloon]

The hat monkey is comin' to getya!

not sure why I heard that in Jimi Hendrix voice

 

[moehawk]

Was "Voodoo Chile" the song? When I tried it in Jimi's voice that was the song I thought of.

 

[moontheloon]

Was "Voodoo Chile" the song? When I tried it in Jimi's voice that was the song I thought of.

pretty sure it's Foxy Lady

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I'm a sucker for a blue hat. That one is a beauty!

So am I and it sure is

Thanks guys! I probably don't dress up often enough to really deserve it.

 

[Bob Roberts]

not sure why I heard that in Jimi Hendrix voice

Da Da. Da da da. Foxy...

 

[moehawk]

Very Nice!

Thank you!

Moe, great hat!

Thank you too!

@moehawk
Real Rockers!

and thank you as well!

 

[moehawk]

Now that I think about it, Foxy Lady works too.

 

[GHT]

Just under 50 years ago, forty eight and a half, to be precise, a hat-wearing neighbour of mine explained to me, that the trilby he wore, with a large brim, wasn't actually a trilby, it was a fedora. OK so the crown, ribbon and everything else wasn't quite the same either, but it seemed so, especially to a 22 year old with no knowledge of hats other than a 1960's jockey cap.

Today my wife and I were tidying her father's grave. We had gone to London in our old MG, there was a meeting of like minded owners. the date coincided with my father-in-law's passing, so we utilised our time by freshening his grave and then driving on to our classic car meeting. In the cemetery, at a nearby, freshly dug plot, was a recently buried: Derek John Webb. Derek was my hat tutor, from all those years ago. I hadn't seen him for almost 20 years. Nontheless, his death has left me feeling bereft.

Derek, and his wife Freda, were the best neighbours you could ever wish for. They were also a wonderful couple, so in love, so beautiful, so inspirational. I'm so shattered at discovering Derek's passing. But I know he wouldn't want tears, he was a now and here kind of guy. Involved in the community, a local politician, a mover and shaker. Every hat I wore, new (to him) or old, he would say: "You're learning."

What occurred to me on the way home, was Freda. How to word a card to the lady who was convinced that her wonderful husband would live forever. He was like that, he just lifted you. Maybe she has already come to terms with her loss, as I said, it's been 20 years. And then I looked across at the love of my life. She's never going to die. Nor am I, but of cousre we are, it's just another step along life's path.

So today, I am being strong, for my darling, this is for you.

And for Derek, I will miss you my friend, but every time I wear a fedora, I will always remember you. Rest In Peace.