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DarenHenryW that is the nicest LC fedora I have seen. So clean and crisp, with great lines.

And John, since you look this way too, that makes us the Bobsy Twins! Fedora

Fedora wrote:DarenHenryW that is the nicest LC fedora I have seen. So clean and crisp, with great lines.

And John, since you look this way too, that makes us the Bobsy Twins! Fedora

I'm not even gonna ask which of you is which.

I love that hat of yours Daren!!!! I wore my Penman LC out just the other day!

And I have plans for 2 Penmans (not counting the Panama), I am looking at one Rabbit Raiders and one custom... in guess which felt? That's right.... Charcoal!!! I love the look of that felt... and I will HAVE to get me one before John's waiting list hits 2 years! (Once word gets out he makes some flippin' fantastic lids.... so everyone... quiet!).

I have half a mind to order another charcoal hats with the same specs as the one I already have and put the vintage maroon ribbon John has on there. I really think that charcoal hat is the finest one he has made me. A true 1930's fedora except made now! I think it all started because of that color. I look at that color and think of how all the old gats worn by Bogie, Gable, Cooper, amd Stewart appeared on the silver screen. They either looked like silverbelly or charcoal! Now they're true colors were probably beautiful, but that is what WE saw. So everytime I look at my charcoal hat, I am put in that frame of mind. Couple that with the classic bow and knot work and a beautiful block, don't know which one was used for that hat, and you have a real 30's ha for today.

Dave

binkmeisterRick wrote:

I'm not even gonna ask which of you is which.

I don't want to know either.

DarenHenryW wrote:I hope I'm not boring everybody with with more pics of me wearing my Penman LC in my bathroom, but I took these tonight, and I like them, so here they are:

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My next Penman is gonna be a non-Indy, sort of custom hat in Charcoal, probably with a black ribbon. John and I talked for a long time about it the other day. Won't be on my head till May at the earliest, but you know, gotta plan ahead for these things . . .

DHW

There is nothing boring about seeing another pic of a Great hat by John! Simply Grand! Now my wheels are turning about a LC from him! Thanks for sharing!!

Nice Penman LC Daren! I agree you can never get bored by seeing a great hat!

Mitch,

Wow, thanks! I'm so glad you like it! I love it! I can't wait to get John to make me Raiders hat. Well, I keep saying that, though I guess I can wait, since I told him to postpone my Raiders hat to have him make me a custom hat . . . but its eating me up! I wish I could afford both at the same time!

Steerpike,

I know how you feel! Seeing you in that Magnoli Washington Suit! We're feeling the same envy, just for different gear! You look great in that thing!

Dave,

Yeah, I know I'm gonna love the charcoal hat. I stayed up nights thinking about it: maybe a green, maybe a dark blue. But the charcoal just seemed the best answer. In the future, I hope to have them all, but I definitely want to start with a hat that I can wear with anything!

Marty,

I'm with you about the penny jar. That's what I'm basically doing with these hats. One at a time, and make sure I get the money saved up . . . I've taken on some extra work to pay for all of my Indy gear purchases; this way I don't buy too much at once, and I don't use my credit cards in any way. As soon as my charcoal hat arrives, I'm having John put me back on the list. As I told John the other day, the waiting is actually part of the fun!

Steve,

What can I say? That's a big compliment coming from you! And furthermore, YOUR hat is the one I'm looking for next in the mail! I'm more than excited to see what you're gonna do with my Raiders Rabbit! When I have John do mine, I'll think I'll have him do it in Beaver, just so I have a Raiders in each. Even though I know you guys know these hats better than just about anyone (Hi, Marc!) I'm kind of hoping that each hat is totally SA and totally unique from the other at the same time! Either way, I KNOW I will love them both!

To rest of the guys, JNickTerm, Michael,Digger4glory,and Noah
All I can say is I'm thrilled that you all like it so much! Thanks for commenting!

Now how about another set of pictures from another satisfied Penman customer?

DHW

Ok, ok, here are some better pics with actual outdoor lighting!

Unfortunately, my camera is still cheap and still *****.

But I've shaped the brim ever so slightly and reinforced the bash just a tiny bit. I love this hat!




Dave, I think you need to get a hat with this maroon ribbon!

jlee562- that hat of yours has really settled in VERY nice! I really like the combo of that felt with the ribbon... looks very sharp... and yet it can be an everyday hat too!

Plus! It suits you EXTREMELY well!!!

Right on, Jlee562!

That ribbon is really beautiful!

Lookin' sharp, my man, lookin' sharp!

DHW

I guess I should start signing off posts as Jared, so y'all don't have to keep referring to me by my s/n

Jared

I'd like to have a Dillinger hat like yours, Jared. I just don't forsee a black hat purchase any time soon. Maybe I can buy enough of that ribbon and have it set aside for me when I do end up ordering it. Would that be possible, John? In fact, I don't see a hat in the near future. I have officially started my AB Deluxe fund. I hope to order by my birthday in July. After that its off to Steve for one last AB before he retires and then its John till the end. Problem is I don't know what to order from Marc since I don't want any more Indy hats. Time to put the ol' noodle to work. But this is a Penman thread so let's show them off!

Dave

David. My two cents for a ABD. Ask him to create something for you and then stay out of it.

I'm not even gonna ask which of you is which.

Hey since I am getting to be an OLD man, I will be the girl of the duo. The guys here that are getting older will understand! I hope. There is a good joke here, but not fit to tell. We are family oriented, afterall! Fedora

BendingOak wrote:David. My two cents for a ABD. Ask him to create something for you and then stay out of it.

I was thinking that. I don't think Marc will put up with my BS like you do.

Dave

Yeah- Marc can take it just as well as John can- trust me!!! Thats a good decision going with an AB Deluxe! I can't wait to get mine... which according to Marc is on the block!!!

jnicktem wrote:Yeah- Marc can take it just as well as John can- trust me!!! Thats a good decision going with an AB Deluxe! I can't wait to get mine... which according to Marc is on the block!!!

You have no idea when it comes to David.

He's that bad... huh?

I think he likes to hear me ramble on.

I'm the worst. I call and pester about nuance details that I change over and over again. And then I want to chat about lots of different things and it usually ends with one person sobbing quietly while he is told that he is an annoying pebble in the other's shoe... Uhh...I didn't say that aloud, did I? Is this thing on?

...Hey Mark, I know its afternoon already, but fire up the ol' coffee maker. I'm joining ya.

Dave

BendingOak wrote:I think he likes to hear me ramble on.

You ramble on almost as much as Robert Plant...

Dave

DR Ulloa wrote:

BendingOak wrote:I think he likes to hear me ramble on.

You ramble on almost as much as Robert Plant...

Dave

A Led Zeppelin Joke! Ouch!

DHW

Yeah, I guess that Zeppelin joke crashed and burned like the Hindenburg...technically it exploded but who's counting?

Dave

ANOTHER Led Zeppelin joke! Double Ouch!

DHW

Thanks for coming out. I'll be here till Sunday, folks.

Dave

For some strange reason I got this image in my head of John coming at you with a sword with the Immigrant Song blazing in the background.

Seriously... it just popped in there!

Your not far off. John uses a hand and a half sword...you have to be careful because he doesn't favor one arm over the other...something about switch hitting....

Dave

This has gone down the tolit real fast. I just know how to deal with David now. I take his order and every time he calls to change specs or color or style or whatever. I tell him I'm writing it down but I don't. I wait until it's the last possible moment. Like just before I block his hat. I then call him up and ask him for the details.




Sorry david.

I know this is how you work with me John and if you did it any other way, you might end up in the Institute for the Very Very Nervous. Don't fret, though. For my next hat from you, like I have already said, you are getting full control. I won't ask for anything except that it is not brown. In my hatter shall I trust.

Dave

Pink it is.

Goosefrabah!

In my hatter I shall trust...

Dave

Wait.... John now has pink felt!?!

Of course...its John's favorite color. He wears his pink Penman with a pair of six inch Lubatton high heal stilletos all the time...dont ask...

Dave

DR Ulloa wrote:Of course...its John's favorite color. He wears his pink Penman with a pair of six inch Lubatton high heal stilletos all the time...dont ask...

Oh, reeeaaalllllly?


Hold the phone, Steve... maybe you're not the "Flossie" of the Bobbsey Twins!

DR Ulloa wrote:Of course...its John's favorite color. He wears his pink Penman with a pair of six inch Lubatton high heal stilletos all the time...dont ask...

Dave

you said you would keep that to yourself.

That's what she said!

Dave

What has happened around here since I've been gone?

We're all wearin' DRESSES now, Tex... see what happens when you leave?



Thank GOD you're back!

Steve and I are fighting on who get to wear the dress.

wow . . .

DHW

BendingOak wrote:Steve and I are fighting on who get to wear the dress.

And all this time I thought our conversation hat to do with colors of hat ribbon.

We've been ill advised, I want my money back!

...and no, I never actually thought there was a pink fedora. You've got to get up earlier than 8:30 to fool me.

I just want you all to know that while I haven't learned anything about John Penman's hats over the course of the last dozen posts or so, I feel much much closer to all of you as a result of this experience.

DHW

True dat.

Me too.

Interesting how quickly we all got so far off topic though... one minute it was Daren's amazing LC and Jared's awesome Maroon Ribbon number and suddenly we were wandering down the path of Led Zeppelin, pink hats, stilletos and who gets to be Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.


So A A A N N N YWAY Daren:
After looking at it a few more times, I really feel compelled to say... I think your Last Crusade(r) IS the nicest I've seen yet!
To be honest, I'm so hardcore RAIDERS that I'd never really had that particular style of hat on my long-term "radar"... but after seeing yours I think I'm gonna HAVE TO put it on my Wish List!

Oops, sorry. I thought this was the Penman section. I appear to have posted in the 'Surreal Comedy' section by accident.

Somebody quick, post some pics of one of John's hats!!

No Problem - Here's my Penman Raiders Rabbit - This thing keeps gettin' better and better!

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Moderator edit: please refresh yourself with the rules regarding image size: http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=41780

Garrett that is an awesome fedora...one of the best rabbit Raider lids i've seen


Cheers

That is one of the best Raiders hats I have ever seen too. Great hat