i think the coolest hat would be black with a purpule ribbon around it, and second best would be the usual shnazzy bown with black. Has anyone ever seen a black hat with a purple ribbon? I only see it in my mind

TheSadDebaser wrote:I've wanted a hat for the longest time. I'm not sure if I could pull one off. I'm short.

i'll second this. they feel nice on the head, and they're fun to wander around the house in, but i think i'd feel a bit nobby walking down the street in one. i'm just not hardcore enough to stand the comments and abuse.

"Hats Plus" on Irving Park near the Six Corners (Milwaukee and some other street that I don't quite remember) is a Jim Dandy. They've got lots of hats.

what a fine, fine store. it's on irving park rd, is it not? i bought a kangol there.

i own many hats, but i don't wear them very often

i am almost old enough to pull off a normal, brimmed felt hat. but not quite.

hats plus is the place.

dan "punk planet" sinker and i decided about 2 years ago that in summer (outdoors more often with larger doses of solar radiation on increasingly thin heads of hair), it would be a good idea to wear hats.

despite the fact that i have an enormous, oddly shaped head, i've been told the brimmed hat works for me.

my two cents.

jayryan wrote: i have an enormous, oddly shaped head

Neat.

LAD wrote:

jayryan wrote: i have an enormous, oddly shaped head

Neat.

ask steve. ask tim midgett. it's true.

jayryan wrote:

LAD wrote:

jayryan wrote: i have an enormous, oddly shaped head

Neat.

ask steve. ask tim midgett. it's true.

jay has a big head

i don't know if it's especially oddly shaped. i mean, it's not pear-shaped or anything.

i also have a large head. brian o., he has a large head. brad w., you have a large head.

it's ok to have a head that is too large for your body. it's not optimal, but it's ok.

I rely on my girlfriend (historically, girlfriends) to get me nice hats. I have gotten several myself from Hats Plus on Irving Park, a fine store.

My current favorite hat is a "Como" by Borsalino, an excellent Italian maker of brimmed hats.

And it is true, Jay Ryan, Tim Midgett and Brian Orchard all have enormous heads. Real melons.

thanks for backing me up on this one, steve. i was starting to worry that my skull was simply... normal.

now: back to hats.

or, better yet:

who knows where steve gets his pants pegged?

is there a pegged pants plus out on irving park rd, or up on lawrence?

I'm glad to see that there are others suffer from big head syndrome. A couple of years ago I went to a casting for jewish-looking extras, for a film which was set in victorian London. After having photo taken I was measured for my costume, which included having my head measured for my hat size. When the woman measured my head a look of horror crossed her face as she muttered something to effect of: "That can't be right." I laughed, as she remeasured my head, and asked her how big it was. Apparently it was 26" in circumference. My friend, Kyp, who is also jewish-looking, although infact Cypriot, had his head measured and it only came to 14" in circumference. I felt a weird mix of shame and pride.