Those of you who know me really well realize that I like to wear a suit and tie to work. I guess I am old school (thanks Dad). But on the weekend it’s a different story: jeans, shorts, tee shirt. And most weekends one more piece of clothing: a hat.
Last week I was getting dressed and the last thing I went to put on was a hat. So I went into my closet and picked one out. Not an easy choice for me since I probably have a few hundred hats. In fact in my office I have 11 hats hanging up on the wall. They include:
- Redsox
- Dallas Stars
- Dallas Cowboys
- UNC
- Hofstra
- DePaul
And a Superbowl hat with the St Louis Rams and New England Patriots logos.
As you can see I have lots of hats and frankly really like hats. The question is, what are my favorites? Which ones mean a little extra to me? Which ones won’t I wear out in the rain? Please stop laughing. I am sure many of you have hats you will or won’t wear out in the rain.
Here are a few of my favorites:
- No surprise the first one is a Boston Redsox hat that is red with a Sox logo and the word "Believe" across it. Love the hat and got it during the 2004 playoffs when the Redsox won the World Series.
- I also love a dark blue hat with the number 8 on the front. I actually won the hat in a bet (thanks RH) and the 8 is the number of my favorite player Carl "Yaz" Yastrzemski
- Another one of my favorite hats is from the 2008 NBA Finals. The hat has the Celtics and Lakers logo on it with the word "Finals" across it. I went to the game with my college roommate (KW) and had an amazing time.
Your turn.
- Do you wear hats?
- What is your favorite hat?
- Do you like your significant other in a hat?
I look forward to reading your comments.
Fee Sepahi says:
Ah, a favorite topic….
I like yourself, have a shelf full of hats. Many from companies I’ve worked for and with and many from sheer liking the hat.
My favorite, though I don’t wear it hardly anywhere and you’re going to see why, is my beige cap, with a navy blue brim with black lettering that states BS! This is a gift from my brother, whose initials are BS! My second favorite is my Palm Beach Country Club cap, which I wear most often and work around in, on weekends. As you can imagine and sorry if its TMIF, but it has the suede brim and a stain of a well worn sweat mark and many stains from golf outings etc. My least favorite cap, which will most likely end up in the donation to the ladies auxiliary, like so many before it, is my ACE cap, which was part of a marketing campaign of a failed company, I worked for in the 80’s.
Hmm, haven’t seen my significant other in a cap, but I can imagine her being very cute, in any head apparel!
Ed Sugar says:
Merrill -
You seem to be keen more on caps than hats.
Hats are different from caps as they have a high crown and/or a brim. Hats have always been more elaborate than caps and have more fashionable appeal to them.
In fact, hats are the “in” thing right now. Living in Los Angeles and traveling to major cities, I have seen a greater assortment of berets, fedoras, porkpies and trilbies at concerts and pedestrian gatherings.
I tend to like naval pillbox caps and especially woven beanies , which recently I have been looking for.
To break you out of your cap rut, I suggest three styles for you;
A Bucket Hat since you are a tennis player and golfer.
A Panama Hat since you like to holiday in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico
And the obvious choice – a Stetson Cowboy hat. Much more class than your ‘Boys and Stars caps.
howard burack says:
I have two caps. One is a white Nike mesh cap I wear most of the time i.e. running or when I’m outside on a sunny day.
The other one is a white Sugoi baseball cap, which I used to wear only race days. However, since I don’t race anymore it sits in my room as a trophy.
Malcolm Williamson says:
No hats, tats or piercings for me.
We did our annual rim to rim Grand Canyon Hike this past weekend and for a joke, one of the guys made up some hats to spoof the guy who runs the yearly event.
So for the first time since I was playing baseball in school, I wore a hat. And everyone commented on the fact that they have never seen me wear a hat.
After the hike, I gave the hat away and it may be another 25 years before I experience hat-hair again.
Here’s another reason why I don’t wear hats:
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