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Steve English wrote:Stetsons and Resistols...and a cheapie for when it rains

I wouldn't store hats right side up like that! See #3 in this link: http://www.thehatstore.com/hattips.html

Looks like Tony had a pair of boots made at he Austin Hall Boot Co.
I have worn western for 38 years, bought my first Resistol when I was 17 (still have it) from Eatons Western ranch/tack store in Apple Valley, MN...long since gone.
I have mostly Stetson and Resistol felts (16-18) ? that I've picked up in my travels(moms an Okie)with an assorted straw/shauntung for summer. Hardly ever seen without a hat on except when working at the PD, and if I could get away with it I'd swear myself in as a Texas Ranger and get the hat to boot

oops....that darn pole shift thing again.

Thanks again to everyone who posted information and pictures about their Western-style hat wear!

Glenn

Stetson Straw

Jim Cohen wrote:Herb Steiner: the new Miss Manners of Cowboy Culture. Ok, Miss, here's one for ya: when is it de rigeur for a c'boy to remove his hat? Would it be:

a) in church,
b) when addressing a lady,
c) at the dinner table,
d) in synagogue,
e) when playing poker,
f) at the barber shop, or
g) none of the above?

Jim
Sorry to zip into your post, but I would add one more. When taking a shower!!

OK Chris,didn't want the hat to fall off..LOL..

I usually just pretend I'm wearing one.

Go Chris. The National beer of Texas. lol

Cowboy hats are for cowboys on horseback to shield him from the rain and sun--straw in summer, felt in winter. Also good for watering your horse. (added note: pointed-toe boots are for ease of inserting the foot into the stirrup--not for walking, dancing, or playing)

Other recent uses of cowboy hats by musicians: good for deflecting the sound from floor monitors so you can hear yourself,
good for shading your head from the sun at an outdoor gig, or blinding overhead stage lights,
good for covering a shiny head.

Other uses: Good for a hearty laugh at the rude a**holes who refuse to remove their hat at a restaurant, or blocks your view at a concert.

Mine has seen a bit of wear,but it pretty much goes to every gig and most other places too.

In my gigging days, I played with a lot of bands at Country & Western clubs.

I soon discovered that if I was having a bad night (my playing was terrible, or the bands playing was terrible, or both), all I had to do was put my cowboy hat on for the rest of the show, and all was forgiven.

I could play out-of-tune bum notes all night, and as long as I was seen as a fellow cowboy, not one word of criticism was uttered

Resistol straws in the summer, Resistol or Charlie One Horse felts in the winter.

Roger Edgington wrote:Joe, Have you priced a good felt hat lately? lol

They are pricey but you get what you pay for.

I'm with Malcolm on this issue - I feel a bit silly putting one on. Having said that, doing the 'Always, Patsy Cline' show requires the band members to dress up so who am I to argue?

Then there's my perennial gig in Medora; same applies there although we're occasionally excused hat-wearing when it's 100+ degrees.

I feel silly dressed like a Hollywood cowboy!

On the Job and off the Job...

Rodger, you should have a black one to match the Emmons,(question is , being black would it make you play faster?).Rodger Pat Kelly from Dundee sends his regards.Malcolm

Thanks, Malcolm - Pat's a really good pal and a nice man. I'll email him now!!!

I live less than one mile from Stetson University, so yes I have no choice but to wear one! LOL

Wearing one in the house, Joe???? Not me!!!

Roger Rettig wrote:Wearing one in the house, Joe???? Not me!!!

Well, we were jammin what can I say? LOL

Ha!

I think I have an identical shirt somewhere in my closet...

I almost always wear a western hat.


Did I mention I like to play for good looking Blondes as well???

Always wear one. Always store them brim-up unless they're hanging on a hat-rack