What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

[Snowman]

This is the presentation of the newspaper
“Tipi Veronesi” is a Sunday proposal by the Corriere di Verona which intends to tell, through the story of more or less famous people, the evolution of our city. A look at the past turned to the future entrusted to the pen of our collaborator Lorenzo Fabiano. For any reports write to corrierediverona@corriereveneto.it or lorenzo.fabiano@me.com

A little note from me
It was a two hour long interview with a friend and he made a resume with sense, some parts are a little bit too simple, but anyway it works. He is a journalist specialize in social and sport with a favourite subject: life and its stories.

Here is the translation, hoping it has enough meaning
As soon as possible I will also put you some photographs of that period

"In the photographs I put my life"
The gray hair that pops out under the inevitable hat: "I have an immense collection. When I was young, the old people wore the hat. I am 67 years old, so… ». The stamp of irony, to the point that you never know if it's serious or not; the wisdom of those who have seen and lived so many; the clarity of mind of a romantic, an incurable idealist who the world would like to see him as it dreams of. Nice guy Daniele Tanto, photographer, intellectual of those who don't pull it off, rock in his veins: "Voice in the bands, but more than a singer, I was a can-Tanto" he laughs. The hills of Avesa, its Strawberry Fields: «Area of services and miners, where everything revolved around the parish. My father, who had worked as a teleprinter at the American command, was transferred to the Ministry of Defense in Padua; my working mom at Glaxo; I grew up in my grandparents' house, open people who opened the doors of knowledge to me ». The love for photography blossomed precisely in those days: "They were subscribers to Epoca, I was captured by those photos. I stayed with them until the end of middle school ». Daniele earns freedom soon, he is still a kid but he comes and goes from home independently. He studies his first camera in 1968 as a correspondent company expert in foreign languages: «My father's Comet Bencini, very simple. In 1972 when I graduated, they gave me a Minolta SRT 101 reflex camera as a gift ». English rock by the Animals, the Kinks, the Rolling Stones and the Who; loves French poetry, Italian and foreign literature; his grandmother used to say to him: «You have small hands, son. They are made to study”, and he studies, Lettere Moderne in Padua, where he enrolled in 1972: «In Avesa we were the long-haired, alternative boys hungry for the world and new frontiers; people went on trips to India, but it seemed a fashion to me, and I stayed here ». In the universities turbulence breaks out: «Clashes and unrest; I saw shooting in the streets. The student spirit was no longer there, violence and militancy had taken hold: I believe in respect between people, in the confrontation between different ideas, but I hate prevarication ". It is a world that no longer feels its own. He lives a love affair with a girl from Avesa, a Catholic and conservative family: "Her parents didn't see me well, they asked me if I wanted to marry her and I said no. She was thrown out of the house, I wanted to help her, so I started looking for a job”. He finds it together with his friend Riccardo Ceranto: "In an advertising agency. Within a day, Riccardo and I started earning our first money”. The love story ends in separate ways, but there is no turning back. Hired by a photographic studio in factory district of Verona, he left the university in 1978; he and Ceranto set up their own business and open their own studio: "Riccardo told me that there was a friend who wanted to open a photo studio: he had super equipment, we looked for a suitable location and found it at the Village in Viale Sicilia. Gianni Burato worked with us as a graphic designer. So in 1979 Chato ( a sub-chief of Geronimo Apache Mescalero-Chiricahua) was born “ Here you see the Chato Photo&Grafica crew View attachment 296149
Daniele will remain there until 2001: “Advertising investments suffered a decline. Our world became less and less analog and more digital, until it crumbled”. No condemnation for online, on the contrary: "Until ten years ago the tangible medium was the book; today there are beautiful reproductions online; I like this thing, it is a diffusion of photography that can reach many eyes”. Closed with advertising pictures, Daniele takes care of the artistic side; he founded the Photographer's Laboratory, an association dedicated to the dissemination of photographic culture, and holds courses in schools: «Beautiful. I was able to convey to the boys what the expression means and become aware of it. You decide that that is your photo, not the photo that comes from you. Photography is an expression of your reminiscences, of your experiences, you put everything you have seen and experienced in your life into it ". Monica has been at his side since 1984: "Daughter of artists, she is the first person I have had close with whom I was able to develop cultural exchanges". They have two children, Davide with a degree in Philosophy, and Geneva with a degree in Oriental Languages. Monica, graduated in theoretical physics, deals with training for managers. In the seventies Daniele put on the 45 rpm as a DJ at Radio City One: today he does it on social media: "On Radio Scampoli, just to have fun". And to have fun, he never stopped. As? Never taking yourself too seriously. An art.

Fascinating history of your experiences. Thank you for the time and effort to translate it for us.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Shudde Brothers thread.
Some similar discussion.
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Thanks for the thread link, B!
It seems Shudde, at one time, DID make hats starting with raw hat bodies.
Nice to know. And it also seems that others are equally impressed with the high felt and component quality.

This early 50s Shudde “MacKamie” will definitely, definitely stay in my collection, no matter how many others get culled.

 

[Rumad]

This week the kid’s swim practice is early in the morning. This is from today, coffee in hand and whiskey on the head.
MY plan was to grow the beard a little for winter, but it’s already annoying me after a couple weeks. It’s also a helluva lot whiter than I recall

 

[Michael A]

The best weather for it, Michael. Fluffy goodness!

Thanks Stefan. It was the perfect weather for it for sure.

Nice Twenty Michael

Thanks Joe. That Miller western you have on today looks darn nice.

Starting off this weeks' episode of Italian week (it will take me less time to catch up this way).

Borsalino bario
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Borsalino Petrol (I made the name up: it doesn't have a label)
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I'm liking that Petrol a lot. I hope it's gas and not diesel.

Northwest Hats in granite

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That is a great color combo, Bill. Super example of a fine modern hat.

Michael

 

[Michael A]

Spent about 90 minutes tonight shoveling the 10" of new snow off the driveway and walk.
IMG_0024 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Apparently it was still coming down. The Stormy Kromer kept my head nice and warm and the Filson covered the rest.

Michael

 

[Randall Renshaw]

This week the kid’s swim practice is early in the morning. This is from today, coffee in hand and whiskey on the head.
MY plan was to grow the beard a little for winter, but it’s already annoying me after a couple weeks. It’s also a helluva lot whiter than I recall View attachment 296236 View attachment 296237

But the whiskey, coffee and graying beard look so great together!

 

[DaveProc]

But the whiskey, coffee and graying beard look so great together!

I concur, at least I try to convince myself when I look in the mirror lol

 

[Rumad]

But the whiskey, coffee and graying beard look so great together!

Thanks Randall, I tell myself that but I don’t listen.

 

[Rumad]

I concur, at least I try to convince myself when I look in the mirror lol

Yeah I try not to look in mirrors anymore Dave, too scary

 

[Blare]

Thanks Joe. That Miller western you have on today looks darn nice.

Thanks Michael

 

[Blare]

This week the kid’s swim practice is early in the morning. This is from today, coffee in hand and whiskey on the head.
MY plan was to grow the beard a little for winter, but it’s already annoying me after a couple weeks. It’s also a helluva lot whiter than I recall View attachment 296236 View attachment 296237

Looks good Alan.

 

[Rumad]

Looks good Alan.

Thanks Joe.

 

[The Shoe]

Vintage Akubra Stylemaster (sorry, but no headshot) to pick up some traditional Japanese New Year's flowers. This is called habotan. It's an ornamental kale. My wife did the arrangements.

 

[DaveProc]

Modern Stratoliner this morning.

 

[hatophile]

Stetsonian

 

[Rumad]

Dark moss this morning. Good day to all.

 

[hatophile]

Dark moss this morning. Good day to all. View attachment 296332 View attachment 296333

Whiskey, Moss, great hats Rumad.

 

[Rumad]

Whiskey, Moss, great hats Rumad.

Thank you Perry!

 

[Blare]

Dark moss this morning. Good day to all. View attachment 296332 View attachment 296333

Looks great Alan

 

[Rumad]

Looks great Alan

Thanks Joe. I don’t wear this one too often, I ordered it before I really knew enough about fedoras. I love the color though, and the felt is very soft after all these years.