February 11, 2025
Not much gets me going like a good hat argument.
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So, I was having an argument with this punk kid from Australia about whether anyone, besides me, gives a whit about what kind of hats are being worn in a Western. The kid was angling for this being on the cover of True West:
James B. Mills' Proposed TW cover
I commented that I didn't like his headgear because it doesn't look Western. Don't get me wrong, I understand why he's wearing it—he was raised by Indians—but it doesn't work for me, because it looks too Afghanistan-ish to my eyes.
Frankly, it's the difference between Billy Bob's hat in Landman. . .
Billy Bob Thorton in Landman
Versus the headgear Billy Bob wore to promote Landman.
Billy Bob on the PR Trail
I kind of think people care more about headgear than the punk kid likes to admit. However, I have to admit he may actually be right. I am a tad crazy on the hat zone issues. Some might even call me a maniac. Plus, it must be said, I have been wrong about covers so many times, it's not even funny. Just ask my staff.
I'll give the last word to someone who definitely had an opinion on this.
Daily Whip Out:
"John Wayne Definitely Has An Opinion"
"You call that a Western hat, Pilgrim?"
—The Duke
Hats are very important in my life. I won't leave the house without one. I wear a wide variety, mainly period correct to the era between 1835-1920 depending on my mood. I also wear, upon occasion a variety of genuine RJ Preston hand crafted and period correct sombreros when the spirit moves me. BBB has contributed to my own hat nazi status, a deed for which I am truly thankful. Maybe I am just a throwback to a different era but it is a state that I really dig and it permeates into most aspects of my rich happy existence.
ReplyDeleteLittle known fact, before he was a politician, Harry S Truman owned and operated a fine haberdashery.
Michael E. Lowe aka Arthur B. Moore