tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post8760730669187388285..comments2023-04-02T06:33:28.836-07:00Comments on Stormfield Manor: A Tribute to FedorasEthanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359656167530915938noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-28391640187324674632008-08-10T18:20:00.000-07:002008-08-10T18:20:00.000-07:00:D Thanks for the sites. I suppose I should also m...:D Thanks for the sites. I suppose I should also mention that if I get a fedora, it will be a companion to the trench coat I am fond of wearing. :PAgent Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802505358287338541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-40253168644763798332008-08-09T21:47:00.000-07:002008-08-09T21:47:00.000-07:00Thank you, sir. The store I got mine from has a we...Thank you, sir. The store I got mine from has a website, sacredfeather.com. They have very good hats for decent prices, even with shipping. thefedorastore.com seems to have some good quality hats; what varies is the quality of their prices.<BR/><BR/>Strictly utilitarian--are you saying you have no soul? :PEthanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359656167530915938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-65950771940108259422008-08-07T20:23:00.000-07:002008-08-07T20:23:00.000-07:00Nicely done Ethan, nicely done. Could you recommen...Nicely done Ethan, nicely done. <BR/><BR/>Could you recommend any good websites, etc. that sell fedoras? I've been wanting to get one, or at least look into getting one, for some time now, but I'm not sure where to start. My use for a fedora would be strictly utilitarian. I'm tired of the rain getting in my face when I decide to go walking in a storm. <BR/><BR/>-ADAgent Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802505358287338541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-21318977631867756052008-08-07T14:11:00.000-07:002008-08-07T14:11:00.000-07:00PS. I wish to voice my official support for Ethan ...PS. I wish to voice my official support for Ethan in the Trilbies matter. They are most certainly posers. While they have some class to them--infinitely more than that of of bare head--it is only minimal compared to that of a fedora. Also, the narrow brim is a fault and should not be taken as anything else. The superior fedora's brim is admirably utilitarian.Aaron.D.Nemoyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073580150390924858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-21634335839821020452008-08-07T14:07:00.000-07:002008-08-07T14:07:00.000-07:00So now I have actually read your after dinner spee...So now I have actually read your after dinner speech--and recognize it from hear you practice once or twice, I think. It is very good. I am--and was--a bit disappointed in one respect though. The feel general of it is more stiff, shallow, and forced sounding than I am used to, master Bartlett. I generally am jealous of how words in your writing flow more candidly than mine know how.Aaron.D.Nemoyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073580150390924858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-42653750401140949422008-08-06T18:03:00.000-07:002008-08-06T18:03:00.000-07:00Ha, dream on.Ha, dream on.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782614717076996356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-69403709404110481052008-08-05T09:44:00.000-07:002008-08-05T09:44:00.000-07:00Or maybe... just maybe... You secretly LIKE those ...Or maybe... just maybe... You secretly LIKE those books, and just can't stand to have the general public know this?Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359656167530915938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-81511782685042787572008-08-05T00:04:00.000-07:002008-08-05T00:04:00.000-07:00Ah, um, good question, Ethan. And I really don'...Ah, um, good question, Ethan. And I really don't know why I attended. Perhaps to get the free stickers they were handing out? Maybe as an excuse to put my hair back without the ridicule of certain family members? Or maybe because it was an excuse to wander around Barnes & Nobles for two hours? Yes! Yes, I think that that was it. Or if it wasn't, I'm going to pretend that it was.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782614717076996356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-10344575219798343252008-08-04T21:42:00.000-07:002008-08-04T21:42:00.000-07:00Thank you, Paul. For both the compliments and the ...Thank you, Paul. For both the compliments and the criticism. That first sentence you mentioned I actually rather like (apart from whether it works well), so were I to revise this speech I would keep it in there. (Also, it did get one of the biggest laughs when the speech was actually given.)<BR/><BR/>The second sentence you mention I'm not sure what you're saying, in more than a general way; but I do think it could've used revising. (Also, you were right, Jacob was the entity referred to.)<BR/><BR/>And while trilbies <I>are</I> and were designed to be poser fedoras (they replaced the fedora in the sixties, when shorter brims were the fashion), trilbies <I>can</I> be cool, and can be worn with panache; it's just hard for them.Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359656167530915938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-62388813306163641772008-08-04T16:25:00.000-07:002008-08-04T16:25:00.000-07:00Firstly, before I give criticism, I would like us ...Firstly, before I give criticism, I would like us all to be clear on one point: I thought it was beautifully written, and I enjoyed reading it.<BR/><BR/>The sentence, "I don't recommend this last in public, though." I find to be awkward and out of place. I would imagine there has to be a more eloquent way to slip in this joke.<BR/><BR/>I find the phrase, "and it was good as new." to be used after the "it" was fixed or mended. Maybe using the word "still," or indicating some action on Jacob's(?) part, like banging the hat out.<BR/><BR/>Yet even with the clauses that annoyed me, I really liked it.<BR/><BR/>I was just about to exclaim quite frustrated that Trilbies are not posers. That they have a distinct personality of their own.<BR/><BR/>...but then I realized I was thinking of Irish Walking Caps, not Trilbies.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833748122496379811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-25401627287213038762008-08-03T11:59:00.000-07:002008-08-03T11:59:00.000-07:00Robin: Thank you. And that's probably something el...Robin: Thank you. And that's probably something else it's good I didn't put in the speech--you can go to events and not look gay or like your girlfriend dragged you there! Hurrah! ...Though, I must ask, what with your strong reaction to Twilight, <I>why</I> were you at a Breaking Dawn party?<BR/><BR/>N: ...Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359656167530915938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-64522732210489913442008-08-03T11:22:00.000-07:002008-08-03T11:22:00.000-07:00"So they say Captain Hammer’s become a crusader. P..."So they say Captain Hammer’s become a crusader. Political. He’s cleaning up the streets."<BR/>"About time!"<BR/><BR/>--Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Act II, "So They Say"Aaron.D.Nemoyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073580150390924858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-83082648841939136812008-08-03T00:10:00.000-07:002008-08-03T00:10:00.000-07:00Lovely speech, Ethan.One point you forgot; the lad...Lovely speech, Ethan.<BR/><BR/>One point you forgot; the ladies also looove fedoras. I can confirm this from first-hand experience. While at B&N's pre-rising dawn party, the one guy there who didn't look either gay, or as if his girlfriend had dragged him there was wearing a lovely fedora. I think he must have though I was stalking him by the end of the evening, though.. really, I just liked the hat, and was kind of unintentionally following him around, whenever I wasn't distracted by some other attraction. A sort of a "Hat!-ooh, something new and interesting-Hat!" reaction. Never plucked up the courage to tell him how much I admired it, though. Pity.<BR/>Eh, he was prolly some jerk, anyway.<BR/><BR/>Again, lovely speech. Thankies fer posting.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782614717076996356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-89921006588836386952008-08-02T21:04:00.000-07:002008-08-02T21:04:00.000-07:00haha. I hadn't seen Toy Story in probably ten year...haha. I hadn't seen Toy Story in probably ten years, so that association didn't occur to me. And the Cosby thing... makes me suddenly want to do a metaphorical comparison of fedoras and drugs, which it is probably good I didn't think of while writing the speech.<BR/><BR/>As to hats-<BR/>Yeah, a nice hat that's not a baseball cap is a bit pricy, these days. Well, you can get a trilby at Kohl's and such places for pretty cheap, but I object to those hats, not only because trilbies are poser fedoras, but because these cheap ones <I>look</I> like poser hats.<BR/><BR/>...It's hard to describe what I mean, and I'm not saying it's impossible to pull off with aplomb; but it's not easy. Anyway, a good panama or boater would be cool. There are a couple websites I know of that sell such hats for $40 or so--that's probably about the cheapest you'll get a <I>good</I> one.<BR/><BR/>Oh, your other possibility might be antique shops. I don't know if you're a frequenter of such places, but you might very well find a nice hat for fairly cheap at one. (Antique dealers vary wildly in their pricing--you could easily get someone selling what should be a pricier hat fairly inexpensively.)Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359656167530915938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21238814.post-40275446795691657252008-08-02T16:51:00.000-07:002008-08-02T16:51:00.000-07:00Two things, your second-last paragraph reminded me...Two things, your second-last paragraph reminded me of. The first was that song at the beginning of Toy Story. You remember it?<BR/><BR/><I>You've got a friend in me<BR/><BR/>Some other folks might be<BR/>A little bit smarter than I am<BR/>Bigger and stronger too<BR/>Maybe<BR/>But none of them will ever love you the way I do<BR/>It's me and you<BR/>And as the years go by<BR/>Boys, our friendship will never die<BR/>You're gonna see<BR/>It's our destiny<BR/>You've got a friend in me</I><BR/><BR/>The other thing I was reminded of was a line in one of Bill Cosby's routines. A fairly old routine, about drugs and alcohol and the people who use them. And he gave a dialogue between himself and a proponent of - I forget what it was exactly, I think cocaine - and the dialogue went something like this:<BR/><BR/>Proponent: "Well you see, the point of cocaine is that it intensifies your personality."<BR/><BR/>Cosby: "Well, yes, but what if you're an asshole?"<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, that's the only knowledge of I have of Cosby swearing during any performance or act. No, I'm not making light of anything you said, just sharing the sort associations that come into my mind.<BR/><BR/>As for hats -<BR/>I've actually been meaning to get a summer/casual hat; my bowler is strictly formal and my driver's cap is too warm and not small-brimmed to be of any particular use in hot weather. I've been hesitant to get a fedora, as it seems like a lot of my friends have fedoras; I've been looking around for a good boater or panama, but unfortunately, we don't live in a particularly good generation for hats, and my interest is too cursory to pay what would probably be considered a reasonable amount for a reasonable hat. Of course, the lines betweens these different styles (especially the fedora, which sort of branches out to trilbies, panamas, and others), are not particularly well-defined.Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425529127597760502noreply@blogger.com