Recent content by Panamabob

Westminster, colorado or Glendale, AZ. To be precise.

Job possibilities in both. Pay is better in Denver by about 10K. Thoughts?

Stock hats ship in a day or two. Custom hats vary. I have two ebay names. Panamabobpanamahats And. Panamabob2607508489. Also I am running a kickstarter where I have a few hats. Look for Navajo jewelry on kickstarter.

Lefty just hates me. I replaced Brent's royalty with Joe. It's just a little royal joke. I've left Brent alone for years. A long time ago the people of Montecristi were going to beat him up and then when they saw how old, naturally, that he had gotten, they just figured they'd let bygones be...

Ecuador is a very strange country to do business in. I try my best. Your hat is in, Ken, if you want it. I'll send it to the West Coast for blocking. I still have some hats in Cincy, but the blocker has gone on vacation. I'm sure I won't get them back for a few weeks.

This has nothing to do with the hats, but the neighbors two doors down were: Rosie (Hatfield) and Homer McCoy.

I don't think it's paper, either. but I've seen some pretty good paper hats. Probably from Huila or Antioquia (provinces), Colombia.

By the looks of the top, it may be from Huila province. There's an outside chance it's coated paper from China, but without seeing it, I can't tell. The full lining won't allow me to see the vueltas underneath.

I'd like to see a shot from the top, middle of the crown. It could be from Colombia. It's not a brisa weave.

What size do you wear?

A Peruvian Panama by Grant. https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/318594_598682100161461_951441253_n.jpg

My sent box shows 11-22-12 as a return email. I've just sent another.

I try to stay out of Wal-Mart.

I'm around. I can't figure out why that email is bouncing. panamaecuador@yahoo.com works, too. I'm answering everything that comes through, though sometimes I'm late. It's been an odd, odd year! P.S. Check your junk mail box or spam. Lots of times, my emails end up in there.

I've seen women walking around Azuay and Canar provinces while weaving... I'll add that Cuenca hats, in their top weaves, rival the equal weave in Montecristi. Also, the Peruvian family we've just found, weaves just as well as in Montecristi, yet their hats are more stout/hardy. They won't...