Recent content by GCR

Hey Ren, Let me know how you make out, if you have any luck, I'll have to check out my local BCF. And just to throw this out there, I have seen similar trench coats at my local army-navy surplus store, although I can't recall if the trench coats I saw were as close as the one Kentucky has...

I agree, that trench coat is a VERY close match. I just glanced at the pic of Bogart found in this thread: http://fedoralounge.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=456&perpage=15&pagenumber=1 If I'm not mistaken, it's from the end of Casablanca. And to keep this relevant to...

I agree, that trench coat is a VERY close match. I just glanced at the pic of Bogart found in this thread: http://fedoralounge.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=456&perpage=15&pagenumber=1 If I'm not mistaken, it's from the end of Casablanca. And to keep this relevant to...

I used to have the same book! I might still have it too, but I can't find it for the life of me. I remember the section devoted to costumes but couldn't recall the info about the fedora. Thanks for that, Minnesota! Stetsons...why'd it have to be Stetsons? -GCR

Congratulations on the new fedora! You made a good choice going with the Akubra. I know the Akubras aren't necessarily "the best" in terms of modern fedoras, but in relation to other modern mass-produced hats out there (Dorfman-Pacific, Stetson, Biltmore, Dobbs), I think the Akubras take the...

I once walked into a gas station wearing a shirt & tie under a brown leather jacket (not an Indy style jacket, more like a regular bomber jacket) and a somewhat Bogie style fedora. The clerk behind the counter told me I looked like a spy. I was expecting some kind of Indy remark...but a spy...

Hockey is one thing... Just don't mess with a Red Sox fan. - GCR

Interesting topic, especially since today (April 3rd) marks 1 month of NOT smoking for me. I quit a month ago on the day my Grandfather died of Lung-cancer. I used to smoke about a pack / pack and a half a day. Lucky Strikes...good smoke. I did it cold turkey, and I miss smoking, but I have no...

Interesting topic, especially since today (April 3rd) marks 1 month of NOT smoking for me. I quit a month ago on the day my Grandfather died of Lung-cancer. I used to smoke about a pack / pack and a half a day. Lucky Strikes...good smoke. I did it cold turkey, and I miss smoking, but I have no...

I in no way wanted to give off the impression that the Federation Deluxe was "invincible" or "taper-proof". But perhaps it is the very process I mentioned in my post above that helps the Federation DELUXE maintain a more consistent shape after exposure to the elements. The thread you cited seems...

That's not what they are looking for, I just made something up. All you have to do is type SOMETHING in that field to get it to work. I'd just put something like HATPICS or whatever. It just can't process the application with that field left blank. Hope this helps. -GCR

I had heard way too many horror stories about steam ruining (shrinking and/or tapering) so many different types of hats, plus I had my own bad experience with a bit too much steam and a modern Biltmore, that I totally avoided steam when I shaped my Federation Deluxe. Luckily, it had very little...

What he means is, if you have a free Fotki account, it won't allow you to post a picture directly in your thread, you can only link to it. If you pay the $30 yearly fee for your Fotki account, you can then post a pic directly. The piper he refers to would be Fotki. I have a couple Fotki albums...

Hey Canadave, check out this thread...it might shed a little light on your question. http://fedoralounge.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=545 The hats were basically just raw hat-bodies that had yet to be blocked into shape and finished with ribbon and sweatbands etc...

Good question. I've been a Dick Tracy fan since I saw the film with Warren Beatty, but after seeing it I went out and purchased a large book that had the entire run of the Chester Gould comic strip, along with a few of the old Dick Tracy serials on VHS. All of which expanded my liking of the...