Congrats! You better wear that at conference. :)

Aw, no Pix on yout head?:(

Dang!:p

No photos - afraid not
 

As much as I'd like to bring this along to Memphis and wear it - and possibly coronate Ed Leonard, the logistics of doing so are just a bridge too far. I am departing for South Africa on 6/4 and flying home via Chicago on 7/22. As much as I would like to take this thing along, I would, literally, have to carry it half-way around the world and home again to do this. A great story perhaps, but a really, REALLY dumb thing to do with this irreplaceable artifact.

It goes to Indy, via UPS overnight, on Tuesday next. To arrive on Wednesday. With Earp's TKN badge. Both destined for display for the Centennial and beyond.




But, you know, now that we have one, and can measure it . . .

Brother John,

Are you going where I think you are headed with that last sentence? Are you suggesting that our band of merry little brothers here attempt to have these fantastic items replicated? If so, I am all in favor. It cannot be that hard to find someone to custom make these for us, and I for one would wear the heck out of it. So if that was path you were intending to travel, you got my vote. :D

John wit all of the Miles you collect you should be able to go anywhere you want to, Si?

Consider my PM to you.

First, items at IHQ really need to be cataloged. While man power is in a short supply, well?

I know of some of the things I and jono have donated and were unseen.

Space is a major problem as I am sure there is a treasure trove of many old and important tid bits!:)

I stopped by a local shop several weeks ago and the owner said she could easily make a fez for me. Sure enough, there was another lady upstairs working at a sewing machine.

Next week I'll take in the ebay photo and see what she can do.

You would look good in a fez!:)

It would be very intersting for sure!
:D

Thanks to Bob in Seattle finding a great online supplier, I finally have a FEZ to go with my original fez pin. Once again, the pin is riding where it should.

The only problem is storing and displaying it. I currently have it inside a glass pedestal cake dish. I must say, it looks delicious there.

http://www.bnzalumni.org/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=144

I thought the picture would display automatically, but I guess you have to click on the link.

As Homer would say:

"MMMmmmmm.....Feeezzzz. AAArrggugggugggguh."

Wow, awesome!

Looks fantastic.:)

some of us from the Great Lakes Conclave were talking about getting fezzes made for next year's GA. Pray, Brother Jono, what is the website for your online supplier? Don't you want to see a bunch of Michigan bros wearing fezzes at GA? It will be rad.

NO! I want to be the ONLY ONE! Just kidding. :) Yes, that certainly would be rad. Here's the link. www.villagehatshop.com

Mine cost $16.95 plus $6.75 shipping (from San Diego), $23.78 total. Good luck!

BTW, I got the small size. My head measures 22" in circumference and the small fits me well. You don't want it down to your ears anyway, so don't order them too big. You might want to try a few (Sm, Med, Lg) first to be sure.

In ZAX,
Jono

Fez pin
 

What we need next is a fez pin. Could we use yours for a model and find someone who can reproduce it?

John, yes I've been thinking about that. I'm sure we could work something out. I could easily make a wax or clay negative mold and a positive plaster cast - which is probably what they would do. That way I wouldn't have to put the pin at risk by mailing it off and wondering if it would ever make its way back safely.

Do you think something like that would do the trick?