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| Looking the Part |
I'm not a hat person. Although I own dozens of hats, I seldom wear one. I don't even like helmets. I grew up in a generation where you just wheeled your bike out of the garage and went riding without a helmet or spandex regalia. When we pulled our long boards to the beach behind our bikes, we wore flip flops, board shorts, and little else. I ski with soft head gear and when I surf, so far I can still rely on my hair to keep the sun from burning the top of my head.
That said, I like cowboy hats. I own one but seldom wear it
because after all these years, it still looks new. I bought it at Wall
Drug, and it immediately blew off my head and rolled down the center of the
street for a quarter mile and still looked brand spankin' new*. I envy tattered,
sweat-stained cowboy hats that scream authenticity. Mine says tenderfoot in neon.
I know, I know, if I wore it more, it would eventually look like the genuine
article. I'm just not a hat person.
For western head gear, I prefer Resistol, but here's a video from Stetson about making
cowboy hats. Betcha thought it was a lot simpler.
* I'm a bit obsessed with phrases. This is an interesting article about the origins of brand spanking new.
