Here’s a time killer for you. We found this image online that shows how to how to transform a simple current US $5 bill with some complex folding into a portrait with the 16th President of the United States with a baseball cap – sorta. Steal borrow a fiver from a stranger. Follow these directions and impress folks with your manual dexterity. Most likely not.
Ah, that’s just disappointing. Those of us passionate about fitted caps, whether it be for fashion or collecting, can hardly tolerate the idea of ruining a hat with sweat—even when it’s on the inside. Perspiration happens, and we have to live with it during these cruel summers. But this? Gary Darling might wear his hat for utility, and as part of his umpire uniform, but using the wool as a towel is simply inexcusable.
It’s time for hand towels to become part of the uniform, if only to avoid such reckless treatment of something so beloved.
Someone should have reminded these pigskin-loving gentlemen that it’s just the preseason, an exhibition game, something that won’t matter in … oh, six days ago.
Granted, we don’t know the context of the conflict. Maybe the Seahawks fan reminded the Chargers fan that Seattle won the NFC West and played in two playoff games last year with a 7-9 record while San Diego (9-7) watched from home. Or maybe the Chargers fan is bothered by the Seahawks trading for Charlie Whitehurst and not starting him.
Regardless of the reason, just leave the cap alone.
You and I have something very serious to discuss if you viewed the picture above and believed the combination to be an ideal match. But first, know that I’m speaking to you with respect and concern, not judgment. Never judgment.
Let’s be clear: I’m not singling out Jadakiss, nor am I targeting him as the sole recipient of my drawn ire. Mr. J-to-the-muah is a very talented rapper whose music I find thoroughly good. However, the troubling decision to keep the bar-code sticker below his fitted’s brim is part of a long-standing style and trend I’ve never appreciated. Also, it’s the only picture I found of someone wearing a new fitted with the price tag still attached.
Football’s back! Football’s back! Hallelujah! The NFL lockout is over, and Sundays have been saved. I, like many of you spent countless hours wondering what I would do on a Fall Sunday without football. The list was pretty depressing and short, and as soon as I heard that the NFL was back I burned it. I don’t remember much of the list but off of the top of my head, here are a few of the activities that I came up with: 1. Rake Leaves, 2. Watch old re-runs, 3. Read a book ….. and it all gets hazy from there,b ut you get the gist. Life on Sundays would have been pretty pathetic. Are you ready for some football?
photo: HOSTON TEXAS FAN SITE
The fitted baseball cap is an key part of many men’s wardrobe. Its versatility unrivaled, its utility invaluable. Up until today I thought the fitted hat had no limit on what it could do, but as of this moment that belief has been shattered. While perusing the Internet I stumbled upon a picture of Oakland A’s outfielder Coco Crisp donning a fitted hat with a ginormous fro, it was a travesty to say the least. Now I know we’ve all had bad hair days in which a fitted hat was just what the doctor ordered but it looks like Coco is trying to use the fitted to cover up a bad hair year! Or maybe he jumped into the hot tub time machine and brought the seventies back with him. My heart goes out to the hat as it holds on to Coco’s Afro for dear life. Somebody call the FPS (Fitted Protective Services) this is clearly fitted abuse!
Pause. Pause. Pause. AYOOOOO! Classic comedic material from Cabbie on The Street.
