tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2684626611896737693..comments2024-03-29T05:29:08.934-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: 1990sFest: Day Nine—More than an attitude, big-headedness hurtsNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66282086587387481132018-01-29T15:35:18.816-06:002018-01-29T15:35:18.816-06:00I have a size 8 dome. I had trouble with football ...I have a size 8 dome. I had trouble with football helmets, hats in the army and later as a police officer. I've always made a joke of it in a self deprecating way. After all, it's not like I can hide it. And just aa tip to my large headed brethren, wearing those snap back hats on the last or second to last hole only makes your head look bigger. Try Goorins or Duluth Trading. They both have the big ones. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9793076167542359322018-01-29T14:03:06.595-06:002018-01-29T14:03:06.595-06:00Welcome back, Neil! I had to laugh at the timing o...Welcome back, Neil! I had to laugh at the timing of this article because M. Jacob and S. Benzkofer (in the ‘other’ Chicago paper) wrote about ‘big heads’ on 1/28’, too, in their article on presidential nicknames. The former Somali president (Hassan Mohamed) was given the nickname MADAXWEYNE, which means “Big Head”. <br />Jill Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518568691164387814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55304201335328369852018-01-28T23:45:14.812-06:002018-01-28T23:45:14.812-06:00As a woman with feet that are larger than average,...As a woman with feet that are larger than average, I feel your pain. But this is one area in which the internet has been a definite boon; it's much easier to find shoes in my size online than in stores. Have you found the same to be true for hats?<br /><br />Speaking of Mardi Gras, I was in New Orleans this weekend and went to the parade of the Krewe de Vieux, known for its satirical and edgy floats. Some were quite hilarious. Favored targets were Trump (of course), John Besh (famed area chef and restaurateur recently exposed as a serial harasser), and the sewer board. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-77712968236195787592018-01-28T20:20:07.936-06:002018-01-28T20:20:07.936-06:00As it happens, just yesterday I bought a hat at Le...As it happens, just yesterday I bought a hat at Levine Hats in St. Louis. I discovered Levine's while visiting my son, and, as a guy with a head made for hats, I was in heaven. <br /><br />Over a hundred years old (the store, not my head) and they say it has the largest inventory of any hat store in the world. I don't know about that, but for a hat guy it is like discovering the quelle. It's on Washington Street, in the former garment district, now a loft and entertainment district. Just down the street from the hat store is a cigar bar in a historic building. A new hat and a relaxed afternoon with a fine cigar - there is joy to be found in this world.<br /><br />Oh, my people are Scottish. There are no small heads in our gene pool. It took a lot of felt to make the hat.Dennis Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936110563379328219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-847367410884098902018-01-28T17:25:45.913-06:002018-01-28T17:25:45.913-06:00I recall finding it dramatic. I’ll post a bug and ...I recall finding it dramatic. I’ll post a bug and readers can decide for themselves.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-26270454249439534332018-01-28T12:49:58.612-06:002018-01-28T12:49:58.612-06:00I wear a 7 3/4 & with the adjustable caps, I&#...I wear a 7 3/4 & with the adjustable caps, I'm always at the last hole.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91745886416479678332018-01-28T10:49:11.225-06:002018-01-28T10:49:11.225-06:00The recent redesign of the Sun-Times features sect...<i>The recent redesign of the Sun-Times features section, lovely in every other respect, abandoned my suave "I've got a regular head" column photo for the above Wizard-of-Oz-like orb.</i><br /><br />This is a reference, is it not, to that phase where the Sun-Times ran full-body photos of its columnists, shot from above? Forgive me, but I always thought that was pointless and dumb. Different doesn't always mean better.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21460325238287364402018-01-28T10:11:55.512-06:002018-01-28T10:11:55.512-06:00Stormy Kromer hats are still made up to a size 8, ...Stormy Kromer hats are still made up to a size 8, and as a bonus, all made in Michigan. NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-34845777193709862522018-01-28T07:56:00.113-06:002018-01-28T07:56:00.113-06:00Neil,
Clint Eastwood has gotten too old to do west...Neil,<br />Clint Eastwood has gotten too old to do westerns; can't climb up on to the horse without a step stool. There's a big empty void waiting to be filled, and you're just the man to fill it. Get yourself out to Hollywood, pronto! Oh, and you're going to need a hat; I hope that's not going to be a problem. Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.com