You ain't gonna believe it......

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:49 am

I don't think he's made the hat yet guys. I do have to say that is one thin brim. Could it be an Optimo?

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:58 am

Nice try!

Bink, you should have said, "Nice try Lao Che!!"

Fedora

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:12 am

DOH! I'll get it right next time!

Whipcrack · Post by **Whipcrack** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:00 am

The NY Post has a Reuters photo of Depp in Tokyo wearing a very light gray colored lid, is that it Fedora? Depp has that Pirates look goin again. IMO he better be careful at customs, the Japanese are very strict and he looks like a prime candidate for a bust.

Thanks
Bill Walton

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:45 am

Did anyone see the pics of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's weekend wedding? I wonder if that could have been the hat. My bet is still on Depp, but I couldn't help but wonder when I saw the hat. His suit: cream Brooks Brothers suit. Unfortunately, OK magazine has part of the fedora covered up.

It's probably not Kutcher, as Fedora had mentioned eariler we'd already guessed the guy and to my knowledge Kutcher hadn't been mentioned yet.

bastoon · Post by **bastoon** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:21 am

Johnny depp has recently inaugured his name on the walk of fame. I saw a pic with Vanessa Paradi and him wearing a brand new fedora !!!

Sorry, i don't remember where

Indiana · Post by **Indiana** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:18 pm

C'mon Fedora! Its been long enough!

Telllllll usssssss!

LeatherneckJones · Post by **LeatherneckJones** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:02 am

How about Kurt Russell... if I remember correctly, he wore a nice white straw fedora in "Captain Ron"...

Indiana Williams · Post by **Indiana Williams** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:15 am

My money is on Depp being the celeb Fedora made a lid for.
-Joe

K on the run · Post by **K on the run** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:42 am

No matte who it it I'm just glad that a star chooses to wear a Fedore.
Hopefully it will make it more acceptable to wear Fedoras in the future.
A big congratulation to you Fedora this it indeed a big thing.

-K

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:05 pm

Ok, I shipped the guys hat out Sat morning, overnight. After a couple of changes, look out for a silver belly fedora, 1/2 inch silver ribbon, wind trolley, very tall crown, wide brim. Sent it open crown per his instructions. Still cannot say who it is though, or head size. Quirky guy, and I can say that.

Looks like I will have two hats in the public eye. I am making a hat in November for a famous rock and roll person. It will be easy to spot. Imagine an Indy fedora with a dyed cobra skin hatband to match his Strat. His signature licks are world known. And unlike the first celebrity, this fellow here is a heck of a nice fellow. Down home friendly. He was nice enough to offer me an original memorbilia article-signed. He was referred to me by another AB customer. Anyone here? PM me if a member did this. Otherwise, it was one of the hundreds of lurkers who have bought my hats. Fedora

Bebop · Post by **Bebop** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:12 pm

I think Kid Rock needs a new hat. But then again, who doesn't?

Indiana · Post by **Indiana** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:48 pm

Fedora wrote:And unlike the first celebrity, this fellow here is a heck of a nice fellow.

Makes me think, is it Russel Crowe? I read something saying that he wasn't a very nice guy. He was mentioned on as one of the ones you said it could be, so its possible.

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:48 pm

I believe the only person I recall playing a snake skin Strat is Steve Vai. Maybe Warren DiMartini from Ratt. Could be wrong though.

Doug C · Post by **Doug C** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:43 pm

And unlike the first celebrity, this fellow here is a heck of a nice fellow.

Wow, that makes it even more intrigueing along with the "quirky guy" comment. But, everyone mentioned you'd think would come across as a nice person when ordering a new hat for themselves. Were there any verbal misunderstandings or anything like that Steve?

Doug C[/quote]

Feraud · Post by **Feraud** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:53 pm

Fedora wrote: look out for a silver belly fedora, 1/2 inch silver ribbon, wind trolley, very tall crown, wide brim. Sent it open crown per his instructions.

Will definitely keep an eye out for this hat! I am very interested in who this crown, wide brimmed, undisclosed head size fedora wearing celebrity is!

Quirky made me think Nicholas Cage but I do not recall seeing him wearing a fedora.

Tall crown, silverbelly, 1/2'' ribbon reminds me of:

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:35 pm

Oh, do not misunderstand. This hat I mentioned(film star) is a Borsalino looking hat. Not a western hat.

The cobraskin band matches the guitar only in color and not in finish. Matching is favorite guitar was my idea since he did not want a tradtional ribbon hatband. Lots of those rock guys wear snakeskin, so the lightbulb came on.

The comment on this fellow being a nice guy should not be taken wrongly. The film star was nice, just not friendly, at least that is the impression I got. But, remember, I am a country yokel of sorts that will just run on and talk ya head off, at times.

So, that may have been part of my surmising.

regards, Fedora

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:51 pm

Fedora wrote:But, remember, I am a country yokel of sorts that will just run on and talk ya head off, at times.

Imagine that, headless hat wearers!

Yeah, Steve, but some of us don't mind a good conversation, either.

bink

Serial Hero · Post by **Serial Hero** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:05 pm

Imagine that, headless hat wearers!

The hat is there to hide the stump.

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:36 pm

Fedora wrote:But, remember, I am a country yokel of sorts that will just run on and talk ya head off, at times.

Well, your not the only one around here!

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:00 am

Slash might have a snakeskin guitar and he's a nice guy too.

:

Doug C · Post by **Doug C** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:13 am

OK, here's my new theory : The film star is Johnny Depp and he advised the rock guy to get a hat from Fedora. Depp used to play in a band and probably still does.. probably has tons of friends in the business.

Doug C

3thoubucks · Post by **3thoubucks** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:26 am

I think the Rock guy is Billy Gibbons. I was looking at a book with all his cars and guitars. He wears hats, shops at Peters Bros., but he needs a new one. The one he wore in the book looked like a womans swim cap with little half inch rubber dreadlocks. Likes to have a rattle snakes on stage sometimes.

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:53 am

Hope it´s him, so he´d loose that swimm-cap

Best regards

JAN

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:41 am

ZZ Top is awesome. I was actually thinking about Billy Gibbons since he's from down south just like Fedora. Just never saw him with a snakeskin guitar.

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:50 am

He's purchased hats from Peter's Bros too, so he definitely buys in the South. (grins)

Regards! Michaelson

rick5150 · Post by **rick5150** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:19 pm

Hey Steve,
I am not much for guessing games, so my question focuses on the snakeskin hatband. Did you buy that or make it? Can you get pictures of it? As we discussed a while ago, I was going to grab a skin at implora.com and make one, but I did not get too far. About as far as I got with the Alligator tooth band. I have 24 teeth in a box.

Ark Hunter · Post by **Ark Hunter** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:46 pm

Indiana Wayne wrote:Adam Savage?

That would be my guess, as he is a registered member on COW, however he's not really tabloid fodder that I know of.

Second that comes to mind is Depp.

How about Charly Dannials?! He did a song for the Veggie Tales video, "Minnasota Cuke and the Search for Samsons Hairbrush". Not a really a rock star, but country/rock.

(or Southern Rock)

OK, after reading more of the posts and seeing it was guessed, and Indy was "compition" I'd guess Nick Cage, or maybe Bredon Fraser (if he was mentioned...I didn't read every post

)

Or maybe Gene Simmons on the "Rocker" hat. Eric Clappton? Wouldn't think he'd have a snake skin Strat though.

So are you allowed to reveal it after he has it (or there is a picture with him wareing it)?

bastoon · Post by **bastoon** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:07 pm

My last words for this topic are :

Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Willis

or

don Johnson 8-[

Minnesota Jones · Post by **Minnesota Jones** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:54 am

Gilbert Godfrey?

Gater · Post by **Gater** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:15 pm

Now you're all being silly.

Clearly it's Richard Simmons!

Gater · Post by **Gater** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:15 pm

maybe he has a new snake-skin guitar to sweat to the oldies and needed the lid?

Serial Hero · Post by **Serial Hero** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:40 pm

Oh, do not misunderstand. This hat I mentioned(film star) is a Borsalino looking hat. Not a western hat. The cobraskin band matches the guitar only in color and not in finish. Matching is favorite guitar was my idea since he did not want a tradtional ribbon hatband. Lots of those rock guys wear snakeskin, so the lightbulb came on.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the guitar does not have a snake skin pattern on it. It is just the same color as the hat band.

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:00 pm

I'm too curious to just sit by and watch this!

So. Is the guy among the people in this link;

http://www.thegoldenera.net/current_fam ... arers.html

It looks like they've excluded Michaelson though, funny. Must be a bug they have in Java coding...

High regards,
Swindiana

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:12 pm

My blue checkered shirt was in the laundry when the photographer came by. Darn it all.

Regards! Michaelson

Feraud · Post by **Feraud** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:02 am

Swindiana wrote:http://www.thegoldenera.net/current_fam ... arers.html

I knew it! Fedora is making a lid for Cameron Diaz!!

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:38 pm

Guys, I have confused you! His Strat is not a snakeskin finished Strat. The cobra hatband matches his Strat in color, or is close. The guitar is not snakeskin, the hatband is.

Fedora

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:23 pm

So Fedora... you still keep the secret about it?

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 3:03 pm

Jeff Daniels (the actor) just performed some of the songs that he has written in a concert at the Ramshead Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland. He was wearing an Indy brown fedora with a narrower than normal brim and an Indy style ribbon and bow. It had a LC style bash. Could this be the guy?

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 6:38 pm

Buff, I doubt it, Fedora mentioned the color is silverbelly.

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:37 pm

ITG,

I know. Then he also said a black porkpie, and then something about a snakeskin band. I don't know what kind of hat I am supposed to be looking for.

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:31 pm

Yeah, I guess that would make it confusing. I think the snakeskin band one is for a musician. The porkpie I believe was the first star mentioned, who changed his mind from the porkpie to the current one sent out. I could be totally wrong though as I'm going from memory (I'm too busy packing at the moment to read through the previous posts.)

Flash Gordon · Post by **Flash Gordon** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:13 pm

I have an idea.

Fedora posts photos of the two hats he made. The one for the movie star and the one for the music star.

Then, when we see them in situ, we'll know who the celebs are. That way, Fedora won't have told us who they are, we'll know for sure, and he's in the clear with a cloudless conscience.

:!:

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:01 pm

What about this hat

Adam Ant

could have been!

Last Crusader · Post by **Last Crusader** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:24 pm

The crown might be a little bit too low for an AB. But could be the camera angle. Nice finding anyway.

bleyd · Post by **bleyd** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:53 am

Well, here's MY guess. He fits the bill on ALL the clues given. Do I win?

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:16 pm

Apparently the correct answer was guessed on Page 1. Steve came in on page 2 at the beginning and said we'd guessed it but he couldn't say.... so I don't think it's Bruce Willis.

In Christ,
Shane

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:27 pm

IndyMcFly wrote:Apparently the correct answer was guessed on Page 1. Steve came in on page 2 at the beginning and said we'd guessed it but he couldn't say.... so I don't think it's Bruce Willis.

Who could be then? Do we have any picture? I would love to see this famous person with Steve's hat!!!

Last Crusader · Post by **Last Crusader** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:06 pm

My tip is Johnny Depp. He is a well known star, wears fedora hats often and was mentioned on the first page of this thread. It must be Depp.

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:28 pm

Awww, gee, you mean I haven't even posted on this thread yet?

I'm gonna go with Johnny Depp also.