Cowboy hats

[JT]

I'm just learning how to create a poll and came up with this simple subject.  Just seeing how it suppose to work.

To answer the question, I own a black hat and a straw hat.

[serious crayons]

I voted "none." As a Midwesterner, it feels a bit too costume-y to wear around here. (In fact, come to think of it, I only wear any hat at all when it's below 15 degrees.)

[Katie77]

Ive got a straw one....that i wear to the beach in summer

[Amber]

Mine is white and kinda of a straw material - I'm not exactly sure what it's made out of.

I wear it out occassionally, when the mood strikes : )  It took awhile for me to grow into the idea.  I'm from the second biggest city Michigan, we don't wear cowboy hats there - but since I've moved to a much smaller city in the "agricultural" side of Washington - I see a lot more of them and I feel more secure in my cowboy hatness *lol*

[vkm91941]

I have two,  a buff colored Stetson with a braided black leather band I've had for years.  My Dad bought it for me one Christmas when I started taking my boys horseback riding on a regular basis...and living in California I have a straw one as well with a beautiful pheasant feather band that I wear to all the Little League Games much to my youngests dismay.. lol...  I've also got a pair of Justin boots, black, ropers.

[JT]

I have two,  a buff colored Stetson with a braided black leather band I've had for years.  My Dad bought it for me one Christmas when I started taking my boys horseback riding on a regular basis...and living in California I have a straw one as well with a beautiful pheasant feather band that I wear to all the Little League Games much to my youngests dismay.. lol...  I've also got a pair of Justin boots, black, ropers.

You sound like a cowgirl to me.  Yeehaw!

Here in Las Vegas, I actually seen a lot of people wearing hats and boots.  I can never see myself wearing a cowboy hat.  I only wear my black hat, resembles Jack's but not that nice, twice when I go hiking.  I wear the straw hat often working in my backyard.

[nakymaton]

I live in a place where a fair number of people wear cowboy hats, but I don't own one. (I own an old straw hat that's a bit like a cowboy hat - use it for gardening and stuff - but I wouldn't call it a cowboy hat to somebody who was picky about it.) The cowboy hats symbolize a lot of things to the people who wear them, and I'm not a member of that particular subculture. And I wouldn't be comfortable pretending to be.

[Front-Ranger]

Here's a pic of me wearing my straw cowboy hat!

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=1157.msg62898#msg62898

[JT]

Here's a pic of me wearing my straw cowboy hat!

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=1157.msg62898#msg62898

You look pretty darn good too.  Great photo!

[Front-Ranger]

Thank yew kindly!!

[mvansand76]

Got a green straw one for the beach and a tan straw one for my boyfriend, but he hasn't worn it yet....

[delalluvia]

I've a Shady Brady type hat.  Straw.  Had it many years.  Worn it a lot more this year due to the fad that came in this year with straw cowboy hats. I'm a hat person, so I look good in it. 

[JT]

So far the straw hats are winning!

[ednbarby]

I actually own two straw ones.  One is more like an English riding hat - it's sort of pine-colored brown with a black band that ties into a bow in the back.  Very prim and proper, and it fits me perfectly.  I wore it all the time on my first trip to England - it was so blustery every day that it was the perfect thing to keep my hair from constantly blowing into my eyes (I *hate* that).  The other one is more of a cream-colored straw one with a brown, twisted band.  My Ennis hat.  It doesn't fit me quite as well as the other one, so I don't wear it as much as I'd like.  But I like the way it looks on one of my dressers.  I should really put up a coat hanging peg and hang it from there.

[delalluvia]

I actually own two straw ones.  One is more like an English riding hat - it's sort of pine-colored brown with a black band that ties into a bow in the back.  Very prim and proper, and it fits me perfectly.  I wore it all the time on my first trip to England - it was so blustery every day that it was the perfect thing to keep my hair from constantly blowing into my eyes (I *hate* that).

What does it look like?  Is there a pic on the net/link you can find?

The other one is...My Ennis hat.  It doesn't fit me quite as well as the other one, so I don't wear it as much as I'd like.  But I like the way it looks on one of my dressers.  I should really put up a coat hanging peg and hang it from there.

Mine is hanging on the corner of a door as my cats like the feather hat band too much.  Also hanging on a door corner is my colonial tricorn, a blue silk covered Vietnamese bamboo hat, most of the rest are stacked in 3 hat boxes sitting decoratively on the floor, all my wool berets and baseball caps are in a bag in the closet, and I'm looking for a hat box for my recently acquired dressage hat.    So I'm curious as to what an English riding hat looks like.

[Front-Ranger]

Did you see the bonus feature on the Making of the movie, with Heath and Jake wearing those shower caps over their cowboy hats all the time? LOL!

Another thing, my straw version got beat up on the roller coaster ride yesterday. D'you know how I can, uh, fluff it? I was thinkin of submerging it in a horse trough, then leaving it to dry in the sun. 

[delalluvia]

Did you see the bonus feature on the Making of the movie, with Heath and Jake wearing those shower caps over their cowboy hats all the time? LOL!

Another thing, my straw version got beat up on the roller coaster ride yesterday. D'you know how I can, uh, fluff it? I was thinkin of submerging it in a horse trough, then leaving it to dry in the sun. 

Heh, you said it first injest.  They're hat covers, not shower caps.  Rain/wet does ruin/warp/melt the felt of the hats.  Last time I had a felt hat was when I was in high school marching band.  We performed, rain or shine and being Texas, our uniforms had a cowboy hat as an accessory.  We weren't about to pay that much for a felt hat, then let the rain ruin it.  So, plastic covers for hats!

[JT]

My husband has 'dress' hats in black, sand, grey felt and one straw; three 'everyday' hats in felt and straw; and four working hats.

Son has 'dress' hats in black and sand, one straw; and two 'everyday' hats in straw

I have 'dress' hats in forest green, red, black, sand, grey; three 'everyday' hats....

Am I the only one here that does horse shows? You gotta have different hats for your different outfits!!

these are the traditional 'cowboy' styles...we have 5,345 baseball caps (just kidding, but we got a lot!!)

also, a brief comment on 'dress' 'everyday' and work...you buy them new and when they get too worn for the show ring they get moved to 'everyday' status....when they get too stained to wear into town then they get demoted to work hats!

Rarely throw away a hat...

Wow! You sure have hats!

[Jeff Wrangler]

I have two cowboy hats, a black wool felt bought from Sheplers, and a straw from a local sporting goods stores. A friend who used to travel to Houston frequently on business told me I should wear the straw between Memorial Day and Labor Day--sort of like women and white shoes, I guess.  I've been telling myself I want to replace the black wool with a geniune Resistol (like Jack's in the story) but somehow I haven't gotten around to it.

Also two pairs of cowboy boots, a nice understated pair of in black Justin's with with black decorative stitching, and a pair of brown Frey's.

I love the Justin's. As I said, understated (black on black), I bought them from Shepler's, feeling I was taking a huge chance ordering footwear mail-order, but out of the box, they fit me like they were made for me. The Frey's were a real "find." I got them at a sidewalk sale for five bucks. I could tell from the condition for the soles that they hadn't been worn much--and they still had a store price tag on them of $125.

Del, you ride dressage? I'm impressed. That takes a lot of skill!

[delalluvia]

Del, you ride dressage? I'm impressed. That takes a lot of skill!

Alas...never quite got to that level...

[ednbarby]

What does it look like?  Is there a pic on the net/link you can find?

Not at this time.  But for you, I'll see what I can do...

This is the closest thing I can find to it.  It's almost kind of a straw fedora, and mine is about this color, a little shallower in the top part, and with a wide black gauze band that ties into a floppy bow in the back.

http://www.thebonnetstore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MARTINA&click=108

I have some photos of me wearing it in Wales, actually.  Next time I have to go to Kinko's, I'll scan one onto a disk there (alas, we have no scanner here or at home) and post it if you're interested.

[delalluvia]

Not at this time.  But for you, I'll see what I can do...

This is the closest thing I can find to it.  It's almost kind of a straw fedora, and mine is about this color, a little shallower in the top part, and with a wide black gauze band that ties into a floppy bow in the back.

http://www.thebonnetstore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MARTINA&click=108

I have some photos of me wearing it in Wales, actually.  Next time I have to go to Kinko's, I'll scan one onto a disk there (alas, we have no scanner here or at home) and post it if you're interested.

Absolutely.  Please post pics of you wearing it if you get a chance, but don't knock yourself out.

[moremojo]

Funny, for a native Texan, I've never been particularly drawn to cowboy hats before, but in the wake of Brokeback Mountain, I can't get enough of them. I'm a cityboy myself, though, and have never owned a cowboy hat of my own, apart from a possible junior-sized one as a little boy (and the memory of that is so vague that I can't even vouch for its former existence). I feel too self-conscious to sport a cowboy hat on my own noggin, but love to see them on other men.

 
Scott

[moremojo]

Here's a pic of me wearing my straw cowboy hat!

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=1157.msg62898#msg62898

That hat is very becoming on you, Lee! And very fitting for rugged, Rocky Mountain-high Colorado.

[Front-Ranger]

Yea but it just got a little flattened when that roller coaster threw me over at Six Flags last weekend. But I still wear it anyway, it's got more character now!

[moremojo]

Yea but it just got a little flattened when that roller coaster threw me over at Six Flags last weekend. But I still wear it anyway, it's got more character now!

Were you at Six Flags Over Texas, in Arlington? That's a cool place for cowboy hats, too! (BTW, I was born in Grand Prairie, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area).

[Front-Ranger]

Not xactly...I was at Six Flags in Denver, and I can only think of 2, possibly 3 flags that could've ever flown over Denver. But then, why kvetch? Denver has some of the best sushi bars I've ever sucked eel in. 

[David In Indy]

I don't have a cowboy hat, but I have been thinking about getting one.

If I do, it would probably be a black cowboy hat, to match my black leather jacket.

Hey, I'm gay. We like to coordinate.   

[David In Indy]

Black is an excellent color...spend as much as you can reasonably afford...a good hat will last decades if you treat it right. Buy from a real western store, they will block it for free...never pick it up by the brim...only the crown and keep it in the box it came in...

ok! I will stop with the hat care tips!! (Can you tell I like cowboy hats?)

I sold my colored hats this year...I am 41...I am gonna just admit here that my rodeo queen days are over...*sigh*

ok I kept the dk green...LOL!!

Jess, I am three years older than you. If your rodeo queen days are over, this Hoosier queen ain't even gonna try!

There is an excellent western store here in Indiana. It is located on the southside of Terre Haute. It is called Boot City, and people come from all over the Midwest and the South to shop at it. It is huge. They sell everything western... hats, jackets, chaps, saddles... just about everything, including some fabulous cowboy/western boots. If I do get a hat, I will probably buy it there. 

[moremojo]

Just get a nice neutral color and have it blocked by the store's expert to suit your face...you CAN'T go wrong. It will go with jeans or suits...you DO have a nice pair of boots??

Nope...don't even have boots! What kind of self-respecting Texan am I?! I might take up your suggestion, Jess; I have a friend here who tells me he would love to see me duded up in cowboy gear!

Scott

[Scott6373]

7 Cowboy hats
4 Pair of boots (2 dress)
2 Belt Buckles
2 Belts
3 pair of Wranglers

God I'm sad

[David In Indy]

7 Cowboy hats
4 Pair of boots (2 dress)
2 Belt Buckles
2 Belts
3 pair of Wranglers

God I'm sad

Scott Scott Scott....not sad at all. Just think, 2 more hats and another pair of Wranglers and you could open up your own store! 

Just remember, this is Bettermost. You are probably one belt buckle away from demigod status in this forum.

They might even build you a temple. 

[serious crayons]

Just remember, this is Bettermost. You are probably one belt buckle away from demigod status in this forum.

Well put, David! 

And if the buckle is made from a medal you won for rodeoin, Scott, you're a three-quarters god!

[Scott6373]

Well put, David! 

And if the buckle is made from a medal you won for rodeoin, Scott, you're a three-quarters god!

LOL...no not from rodeo (way to friggin' old for that), but I do ride a lot.  I wear this stuff so often now, it's like part of me, and can't understand why people look strangely at me.   

[Scott6373]

Just remember, this is Bettermost. You are probably one belt buckle away from demigod status in this forum.

They might even build you a temple. 

Well then David, let me throw my hat on, drag on my boots and I'll be right over for coffee ( )  We can talk about building something...<evil grin>

[belbbmfan]

i voted 'none' But then i realised that i bought a hat in mexico years ago. it's called a jipi-japa and its a kind of panama hat made of palm fiber.

but that's not a real cowboy hat. I discovered that there's a cowboy store in Brussels and it's apparently the real thing. there are only of few of those in europe and the owners travel to the states each year to stock up on all things cowboy. I'll have to shopping there!
Jude, who organised the euro brokie meeting in London this month, bought a really nice belt there, with a buckle that said 'i 'd rather go fishing'     very appropriate!

she posted a picture of it in the euro brokie thread on chez tremblay

[Arad-3]

A few years ago a friend and i took a train from here(N.Y) to Scottsdale Arizona. It was a three day train ride but it was great. The reason we took the train was to really see the country.
Well anyways..we went to a big country and western line dancing bar in Tuson. They were selling cowboy hats and everyone in the bar had one. so. I bought the greatest loooking black hat I have ever seen. I bought my friend a beautiful red one. They were both very expensive but I thought hey we are in Tuson! lets be cowgirls.

Well to make a long story short, when we finally arrived back home, we were wearing our hats. The platform we got off on was really windy and my hat flew off and went down a cliff. That was the end of my cowboy hat!    Would like to get another black one someday though.

[Front-Ranger]

Please look me up if U ever come to Denver, Geri. I want to buy U a hat!! As for me, mine has a strap, which I know is cheating and looks kinda dumb, but I luv my hat and couldn't bear to lose it. It got kinda flattened when that roller coaster threw me, but it still works!!

[moremojo]

I have a friend whose lover died a few months ago, and left behind some cowboy hats. My friend says he'd like me to try them on sometime and take one that I might like, but I think I would feel kind of weird about that. The lover's boots are all gone, donated or given away; my friend seems to regret that now.

[Scott6373]

No do it.  When my brother passed away, his wife gave me one of his rings and I treasure it!

[Arad-3]

Please look me up if U ever come to Denver, Geri. I want to buy U a hat!! As for me, mine has a strap, which I know is cheating and looks kinda dumb, but I luv my hat and couldn't bear to lose it. It got kinda flattened when that roller coaster threw me, but it still works!!

   LOL! I will look you up if I get to pull another "Thelma and Louise" with my friend. I sure wish mine had a strap that day .I wasn't about to catch the next train back to buy another. Two cowgirls and we didn't have any rope on us to shimmy me down the cliff. lol. What kind of cowgirls were we?  I asked my friend for her red hat after that and she said NO! Some friend!

[Front-Ranger]

Woo, hoo! For the chance to play Thelma to yr Louise, I'd buy a hat and a band too! Tho not eagle feather, maybe a nice wild turkey feather one? We have wild turkeys near our house and they actually have beautiful iridescent feathers!! Just the wild ones tho.

Or a braided leather band and strap combination... (I'm obsessing on the band, so my imagination won't overheat on the Thelma & Louise imagery) 

Here's a pic of me wearing my straw cowboy hat!

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=1157.msg62898#msg62898

[serious crayons]

It got kinda flattened when that roller coaster threw me, but it still works!!

A roller coaster threw you? And you're not too busted up? Lee, you deserve a belt-buckle medal for that!

 

[Arad-3]

Girl friend by the looks of that picture..you are Thelma! Your in! Now all we have to do is get the time and a convertable. Oh and this time we will bring a rope. Never know when we might have to hang someone or shimmy down a cliff!    You wear that hat well! Looks very natural.

[Front-Ranger]

She got lucky! And yes they did try to sell me a buckle and a lot of other stuff too (even a picture of me and Front-Ranger Jr. having the crap scared out of us by the roller coaster)!

[David In Indy]

UH OH, David...I don't think he has any plans for coffee OR construction!!!

Why I bet he don't even have his contractors liscence!!

Well, we can't start building his temple without a contractor. And if he doesn't have any plans for coffee or construction and he doesn't even have his license, why on earth is he coming right over?

 

Uh-Oh!!

 

[Front-Ranger]

Hey, I talked with Scott all morning and I came away unscathed. In fact, I found it quite enjoyable. License or not, I liked the direction he was going!

[David In Indy]

LOL!!

I think David does too!!

lol

What were you doing Jess? Giving us some kind of eye test?

[Front-Ranger]

Get in line, David!!

[David In Indy]

Hopefully Scott is laughing too!

I've never whispered on the Internet before. 

[wulfar360]

black hat just like jacks

[wulfar360]

no makes me want to be more like jack to bad im totally ennis

[brokebackjack]

I have a black Wrangler, tan Stetson and a straw larry maghan

[Front-Ranger]

I just got a new hat for winter, in addition to my straw for summer. My husband gave me his father's hat. It's a lovely gray felt, made by the Beaver Company. (My husband already has a black cowboy hat, and he has a bigger head than his father did, so that's how I got it.)

[mvansand76]

I was shopping in Chamonix-Mt. Blanc a few weeks ago and there was a shop there with very expensive cowboy hats (all the American brands), and there I nearly bought my third cowboy hat, besides the green one and the white felt one I already have... I decided against it... I regret it now, of course...

[horo35]

Hopefully Scott is laughing too!

I've never whispered on the Internet before. 

Neither have I....till now
Anyway, use to have a George Strait white hat-very nice hat until I stepped on the damn thing! Now I've decided not to wear it anymore.

[Front-Ranger]

Well, Pete's cowboy hat was run over by a bus and he still wears it religiously!!

[Front-Ranger]

I have a black Wrangler, tan Stetson and a straw larry maghan

I especially like the red lining in that Wrangler, bb1, and that band is very stylish too. Plus, it fits me like a glove!! Guess you better keep a close watch on that hat!!

[brokebackjack]

I like that black one Lee! It's the one i wear all the time, Got it at Shepler's in thornton last june and got engaged wearing it, AND had it knocked off my head in our reunion kiss <g>.
But everybody says I look omg in this tan stetson, and it fits better. lol

[Front-Ranger]

How did this poll manage to escape with no pictures in it??? Front-Ranger to the rescue!! Here is a pic of me in my straw cowboy hat at Red Rocks Amphitheater with my two children.

Now y'all post pics of yourselves in your cowboy hats too!!

[brokebackjack]

beautiful Lee, just a beautiful family.

[Front-Ranger]

Thanks, jack!! Hey, you could post your Xmas card picture, that would be nice.

Here's one more, Me, WLAguy, and ifyoucanfixit on top of Lookout Mountain where Buffalo Bill is buried.

[brokebackjack]

I'll have katrina send it to me it's on HER computer

[brokebackjack]

Meanwhile here are me and Tellyouwhat from DC up in Casper last October at something like 4:00 in the AM.
Can you tell???
LOL

[brokebackjack]

OK, here are me and Juniour on the porch in our hats.





And me and the wife..would have been a GREAT picture if I hadn't been watching a dog pee on my car roflmao

[Lynne]

These are great pictures!!! Thanks Lee & Jack!!  I can't believe I don't have a cowboy hat.  I've always thought I look stupid in hats.  Maybe Lee can help me pick one out in Denver that's less stupid-looking on me than others??    I mean, what kinda Brokie ain't got a hat, hunh?

[Front-Ranger]

Lynne, you got it!!

[brokebackjack]

Lynne you will have NO problem finding a hat that you will look good in out here!

[Front-Ranger]

Who says you don't take a good pic, Jack? Those are great!!

Let's keep posting, we're gonna start a major fashion trend here!!

[Lynne]

Lynne, you got it!!

Thanks, FRiend!

Lynne you will have NO problem finding a hat that you will look good in out here!

 

[brokebackjack]

<g> thanks lee!

Got a say, the wife looks good in her hat and Juniour can give Toothy Jake a run for the money roflmao

[Front-Ranger]

You remind me  of Russell Crowe in that last one!

[brokebackjack]

Dayum, I'm gettin praise by everybody from Lee to AP lol

[Front-Ranger]

Okay, since this is family hour, here is my husband in his cowboy hat with one of his home-brewed sodas.

[Front-Ranger]

Does anyone know what the kind of hat that Ennis wears thruout the movie is called? It has a very small brim. I would like to get one like that. Those cowboy hats with wide brims look kind of silly on my small head. Plus they get in the way when you move in for a kiss!

Here's a picture of it:

[Penthesilea]

Okay, since this is family hour, here is my husband in his cowboy hat with one of his home-brewed sodas.

Hunh?

You're kidding, aren't you? That's not your husband, that's Tom Selleck isn't it?

[Front-Ranger]

Hehe, seems like all men with mustaches look like Tom Selleck! When you meet him, you'll find he looks nothing like him!

[moremojo]

Lee, your hubby is a hottie! Congratulations on that catch.

[moremojo]

 I've always thought I look stupid in hats.

Me, too--I've always thought I look dorky in hats, and have very rarely owned any in my forty years of life. I did purchase one last year, kind of like a fishing hat (not unlike the hat we see Ennis wearing in the latter part of the film), that I wear on some of my drives to Kerrville. I'm thinking of buying a baseball cap for the upcoming trip to Estes Park, but may go ahead and wear my fishing hat instead.

I just can't picture myself in a cowboy hat, though. I would feel thoroughly out of my element duded up like that (but don't mind seeing them on others!).

[brokebackjack]

It's more like Lee's HUBBY made the catch.....

[moremojo]

It's more like Lee's HUBBY made the catch.....

Absolutely, FRiend! I've never met Lee in person, nor even heard the sound of her voice, but I love the energy she emanates and that is so evident even through online communications.

[serious crayons]

Absolutely, FRiend! I've never met Lee in person, nor even heard the sound of her voice, but I love the energy she emanates and that is so evident even through online communications.

I have met Lee, and can testify that you are absolutely right!

[Front-Ranger]

You BetterMostians sure know how to get me motivated to get through the final stretch of the BBQ planning!! 

[brokebackjack]

just the truth, m'dear, just the truth: HE made the catch!

Maybe he knows it, maybe he doesn't. But if he doesn't he's blind.

My wife says she caught the prize and i just shake my head---IIIIIII made the catch of all time with her.

[Front-Ranger]

just the truth, m'dear, just the truth: HE made the catch!

Maybe he knows it, maybe he doesn't. But if he doesn't he's blind.

My wife says she caught the prize and i just shake my head---IIIIIII made the catch of all time with her.

I'm looking forward to seeing you and your family in Estes Park, Jack! And I especially want to get a picture of you and your wife on horseback!!

[Front-Ranger]

I'm looking forward to seeing you and your family in Estes Park, Jack! And I especially want to get a picture of you and your wife on horseback!!

I didn't get that picture so do you have another pic of you and your wife on horseback??

I got a new cowboy hat since my old one bit the dust--not just flattened but just about broke in two!! What do you think?



Also in this picture are the coffeepot and bucket that EDelMar and I lost in the great housekeeping raid after the BBQ. We have offered a reward for their return.

[CellarDweller]

I have 3 hats....

a straw one
a beige/bone colored one
and a black one

[serious crayons]

My wife says she caught the prize and i just shake my head---IIIIIII made the catch of all time with her.

You two are so cute!

[JT]

OK, here are me and Juniour on the porch in our hats.





And me and the wife..would have been a GREAT picture if I hadn't been watching a dog pee on my car roflmao

Still look great despite the dog piss situation.   

[JT]

Okay, since this is family hour, here is my husband in his cowboy hat with one of his home-brewed sodas.

Actually he looks kind of like the older Jack Twist. 

[Front-Ranger]

Everybody who bought new cowboy hats this fall (that includes you, Castro showing attendees!), you need to add to this poll and post a picture!!

[loneleeb3]

I just bought my first hat at the Rodeo!
I love it!
I'll re-post the pic here.

[southendmd]

Everybody who bought new cowboy hats this fall (that includes you, Castro showing attendees!), you need to add to this poll and post a picture!!

Hey, Lee/Front and Lee/Richard.

I bought a new hat at the gay rodeo this past weekend.  They had a much better selection than what I can find out east.  Here's Lee and I (with my new hat).  It's rather dark.  I "borrowed" this picture from Monica's posting over at DC:

[loneleeb3]

Hey, Lee/Front and Lee/Richard.

I bought a new hat at the gay rodeo this past weekend.  They had a much better selection than what I can find out east.  Here's Lee and I (with my new hat).  It's rather dark.  I "borrowed" this picture from Monica's posting over at DC:

That looks great!
I told ya there were a lot of hot Cowboys! Hot Cowgirls too!!!

[Front-Ranger]

Thanks for posting this, Paul. Now I don't need to post a picture of my new cowboy hat given to me by my family for my birthday!! It's a "crushable" Stetson and I highly recommend it, especially for travelling. One other feature it has that works well for San Francisco is the strap, which is the only reason I still have my hat after braving the Windy City! Tho I did get some funny looks when I said I was gonna "strap on" my hat!!

The photo doesn't show off your hat to its best advantage!! Mind if I play around with the mid-tones a little bit??

[southendmd]

Go for it, Lee.  The sun was strong and directly overhead at the time.  Like I said, I just "gacked" this pic from Monica.   Thanks, Monica!

[injest]

I just bought my first hat at the Rodeo!
I love it!
I'll re-post the pic here.

Lee you handsome thing!! Good choice...so happy you had a good time out there...

[Penthesilea]

How come I didn't come back to this topic after the BBQ? Good thing someone brought it up again. I just changed my vote from none to Straw Cowboy Hat   .

I bought it together with our very own ineedcrayons in Estes Park during the Brobeback BBQ  And I wore it all summer everytime I went to the public pool and at every sunbath in my garden 

Here I am with my first cowboy hat ever:

And here are my two other cowboyhats  . I bought them from Jenny and wear them always. Well, except for the last three weeks. I had brought them to the jeweler to fix new eyes (loops?) at them - and it took three full weeks and three visits at the jewellery to get it right  .

[belbbmfan]

I LOVE that cowboy hat necklace. 

[serious crayons]

I don't have a cowboy hat, and never will, because I'm not a hat person; it be like a thimble on my huge beach-ball head. But I must say you all -- Lee, Lee, Paul, Chrissi -- look very cute in yours.

[loneleeb3]

Lee you handsome thing!! Good choice...so happy you had a good time out there...

Awwww! Thank you Jess!!
It was a wonderful time!!
I'll never forget it!

[injest]

I think you look right nice there, JT!!

Nice to see you!

[JT]

Thanks, Injest!

[moremojo]

I just now had to change my vote, from no hat to black hat, which I purchased on Saturday, September 22nd of this year, while attending the gay and lesbian rodeo in Austin. Haven't worn it, mind you, since Sunday, September 23rd, but at least I have one now (and hopefully will enjoy more occasions to display it).

For pics (courtesy of Eric and one gentle lady present at the rodeo), please see my blog.

[loneleeb3]

I just now had to change my vote, from no hat to black hat, which I purchased on Saturday, September 22nd of this year, while attending the gay and lesbian rodeo in Austin. Haven't worn it, mind you, since Sunday, September 23rd, but at least I have one now (and hopefully will enjoy more occasions to display it).

For pics (courtesy of Eric and one gentle lady present at the rodeo), please see my blog.

You look gooooood in that hat Cowboy!
I think you should wear it anywhere ya go! Heck, your in Texas,you can get away with it! LOL

[loneleeb3]

Texas in general, sure, but Austin ain't really a cowboy-hat town, as Eric noted on his recent visit here. Austin's kind of an anomaly for the state as whole (and on the whole, that's a good thing); no one would look askew seeing you sport a cowboy hat on the street, certainly, but you wouldn't necessarily see a lot of others doing so (unless you were at the Rainbow Cattle Company on Saturday night!  ).

Now that sounds like a fun place!! 

[injest]

Texas in general, sure, but Austin ain't really a cowboy-hat town, as Eric noted on his recent visit here. Austin's kind of an anomaly for the state as whole (and on the whole, that's a good thing); no one would look askew seeing you sport a cowboy hat on the street, certainly, but you wouldn't necessarily see a lot of others doing so (unless you were at the Rainbow Cattle Company on Saturday night!  ).

shoot you could still get away with it....even in Austin!

and you DO look good in a hat!

[moremojo]

and you DO look good in a hat!

Thank you kindly! I do wear my San Antonio Spurs baseball cap pretty much everytime I go out in daytime...Eric saw me in this while in town. In fact, this was what I wore to the rodeo, only to be replaced by the black cowboy hat.

Now baseball caps...those you see plenty of around here, with everyone from frat boys to truck drivers sporting them.