Tasukette!

I've decided my big, ugly mug isn't anywhere near hidden enough under my King George V beard, so I am looking for a ball cap. But one par excellence - A Cooperstown/ShadowCap model. All wool, horsehide sweat band, vintage short brim - the sort of thing that kids in the 40's would have worn to a ball game, drinking soda and eating hotdogs.

With a fellow fan of all things furugi, the search has begun. It appears the guys from Cooperstown disappeared with some not so gentle encouragement from Major League Baseball, but not before selling on some stock to 68&Brothers in NY, and making some cool pieces for Billionaire Boys Club. Anyone out there have any idea where they are, how we can support them, and how I can hide all 59cm of my head?

And with this comes yet another revelation of the lack of integrity in big brands out there. If I was a player in the MLB, and someone came along with a product made with care, attention to detail and absolute integrity, I'd be lobbying the big bosses upstairs to throw their considerable resources and support behind them. There just isn't enough people with the passion to do this, as consumers we have to do what we can to keep them going. Consider yourself a patron of a fine artist, and support the struggling apparell artist.

Birmingham Black Barons ballcap.... Negro League hosts of Willie Mays when he was all but 15.