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Thread #75337   Message #1322442
Posted By: JohnInKansas
10-Nov-04 - 11:53 AM
Thread Name: BS: People wearing hats
Subject: RE: BS: People wearing hats
I wear a hat that probably, when it was a lot younger, looked a lot like Clinton's.

I've been looking for a good replacement for about 11 years with no success. This one's a Stetson "Gun Club" which I'm told is a discontinued model. A previous one was a "local brand" so inferior (but not cheaper) it only lasted a little less than a year. (And from the photo you can tell I'm not too fussy.) The one before that was a Stetson "Indiana Jones" which is also apparently a discontinued model.

In my local area, which includes about 3 states, it seems that only "plastic cowboys" are supposed to wear hats. The few things available other than the wide brimmed big bowl "imitation western" styles are cheap novelty stuff - buy it for a halloween costume and throw it away immediately after. With diligence, one may find a "real cowboy" hat; but even that takes some careful looking.

Even with my "Indiana Jones" model, nobody mistook me for "Indiana." I have had several people rush up with their autograph books out because they thought I was "Willie." They obviously didn't really know what Willie looks like, although I don't really mind the comparison.

John