Pres. Obama and his Indy hat....
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Pres. Obama and his Indy hat....
I thought this would again show that most folks really don't know what a real Indy fedora looks like. Check this out. http://popgloss.com/home/news/obama/10737/
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Re: Pres. Obama and his Indy hat....
It would be cool if it actually was an Indy hat
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Agreed.It would be cool if it actually was an Indy hat
The hatter that made Pres. Bush's western hat, gets 8 grand for one, if you want a copy. And he is backlogged a year!! Blows my mind. Fedora
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$8,000? That's more than my car.Fedora wrote:Agreed.It would be cool if it actually was an Indy hat
The hatter that made Pres. Bush's western hat, gets 8 grand for one, if you want a copy. And he is backlogged a year!! Blows my mind. Fedora
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It is a nice looking hat though. I may not like him or his politics, but I have to say, the guy has style.
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Just as long as we keep politics out of a hat thread.
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I give credit where it is due. The guy has a nice hat. Its not an Indy hat and the person who wrote that is an idoit, but it is a nice hat.
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...and his mother was a hampster, and his father smelled of elderberries!
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Now go away before I taunt you a second time! PPpppbbbbffffftttt!!!!
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Now leave, or I will taunt you a second time!
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It seems you type faster than I do, Rick!
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Jinx! Coke rules!
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$8000 for a hat that looks like a $10 wool job from Bi-Mart?
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I guess the provenance is the key.
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If it's the same hatter, this one was only $1800
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/ ... 2005-01-14
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/ ... 2005-01-14
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If it's the same hat maker, I have a feeling right after that article was printed and the hat delivered, the price suddenly went up!
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There's no way that's an $8,000 hat....Looks like a $35 'crushable wool' to me...
And that definitely AIN'T Indiana Jones....
And that definitely AIN'T Indiana Jones....
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This is why I have one of those little DP "Indiana Jones" pins stuck in my AB. That way everyone knows its an "Indiana Jones" hat.
And with that, I will now go hide under the Plymouth.
And with that, I will now go hide under the Plymouth.
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Yeah . . . that's a COWboy hat . . .
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RUN AWAYYYYY !binkmeisterRick wrote:Now go away before I taunt you a second time! PPpppbbbbffffftttt!!!!
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SLAP!!!! That's for blasphemy!!!Band Director Jones wrote:This is why I have one of those little DP "Indiana Jones" pins stuck in my AB. That way everyone knows its an "Indiana Jones" hat.
And with that, I will now go hide under the Plymouth.
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$8,000 my god that’s absolutely ridicules. Could you imagine Steve if everyone that bought a hat from you paid $8K. You'd need a place like this to put your stash...
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Good GRIEF!!!!!!!!..........The "Doc" and I actually agree on somethingDR Ulloa wrote:It is a nice looking hat though. I may not like him or his politics, but I have to say, the guy has style.
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Mark the time and date, bish, this is an historic event!
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Is THAT why the earth moved a little while ago!
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I think us gear fans are smarter than that! NO HAT is worth that much money, unless it is a film hat, used in the film. And for a collector.Could you imagine Steve if everyone that bought a hat from you paid $8K. You'd need a place like this to put your stash...
I am shocked that anyone would pay 8 grand for a hat, just because Pres. Bush had one made, and I assume it's a custom hat. It's crazy.
I understand the demand versus supply deal, but still...it's just crazy.
I got a chuckle out of Obama's western hat. But at least it wasn't a Malcolm X type of hat. Still, Pres. Obama would look better in a wide brimmed fedora. A brown one. With a dimensional brim. And dark brown ribbon.... and pure beaver fur..... And if he would wear a leather flight jacket like Clinton did, we might have a new member here. Fedora
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Here's some info on that pricey hat.
He must have went up after the second hat. Not offered on his site, so I guess you must request it-special. Fedora“I was commissioned to build two hats for former President George W. Bush in honor of his first election and again after his re-election. After the second hat, I was contacted by the State Department to see if I would re-create the same hat with the President’s signature in it. Those hats were used as gifts to visiting dignitaries. The Amir of Kuwait, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Vladimir Putin all wear Greeley Hat Works creations.
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Fedora:Fedora wrote:Pres. Obama would look better in a wide brimmed fedora. A brown one. With a dimensional brim. And dark brown ribbon.... and pure beaver fur..... And if he would wear a leather flight jacket like Clinton did, we might have a new member here. Fedora
Why doesn't AB offer the president a real Indy hat as a gift? It just might increase the value of our hats even further.
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NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
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You're not alone in thinking that. I remember, back before the Inauguration, there was this guy trying to give Obama a fedora to wear at the ceremony. The idea was that after Kennedy supposedly destroyed the popularity of fedoras forever by not wearing one at his inauguration, Obama would bring it back. Didn't work though, obviously, although there were a few feds on the platform, as I recallFedora wrote: Still, Pres. Obama would look better in a wide brimmed fedora. A brown one. With a dimensional brim. And dark brown ribbon.... and pure beaver fur..... And if he would wear a leather flight jacket like Clinton did, we might have a new member here. Fedora
Funny thing was, the guy was trying to give Obama a Stetson, and one of the fedoras in Stetson's "Presidential Collection" is none other than a Temple.
Here's the website: http://www.hatforobama.com/
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Wrong political party! So, I could not do so, in good conscience. FedoraWhy doesn't AB offer the president a real Indy hat as a gift?
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Fedora wrote:Wrong political party! So, I could not do so, in good conscience. FedoraWhy doesn't AB offer the president a real Indy hat as a gift?
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Fedora wrote:Wrong political party! So, I could not do so, in good conscience. FedoraWhy doesn't AB offer the president a real Indy hat as a gift?
Right on!
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We're walking a fine line on this one, folks, regardless of your political affiliation.
Just a refresher on the rules: http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=9941
Just a refresher on the rules: http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=9941
I'm not trying to rain on any parades, but I really don't see where this thread can go at this point without turning into a political discussion along party lines. Besides, it stopped being Indy related after the first post, so it's best to end it here and move along.Religious and/or political discussions are not allowed.