Rooster_Ties Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 (edited) The two ball-caps I have predate when I moved to DC in 2011, and have both seen better days*. Any decent Blue Note caps available online anywhere? (Any of the various generic logos are up for consideration, and would be fine). Or are any other jazz-related caps even worth considering? At one time I thought about getting a “Kansas City Monarchs” ball cap, but much as I liked the IDEA of one (the KC connection, and a Negro Leagues team to signify my interest in black history and black culture, all the while NOT suggesting am any sort of actual sports fan in particular)… but I’ve never been super enamored with any of the actual historic KC Monarchs branding/designs (much as I wished they had some cool logo, or one that I thought was visually interesting). So any other interesting ideas or suggestions , generally? And any hat I liked enough to buy, I’d probably buy TWO of — so I could wear one a lot, eventually wear it out, and still have one to wear for another 5-10 years more. *My two current and quite well-worn ball-caps are both C-SPAN hats, which I know sounds insane… but my wife and I bought a C-CPAN DVD of the 2008 Presidential Inauguration and a bunch of other related footage/programming) as a memory of our having been there (up front too, close enough to have seen Herbie Hancock from 50 feet away, among a dozen other notables). And in order to get free shipping, I tossed in two C-CPAN ball-caps, so I had a hat to wear outdoors in my sometimes public-facing job where I couldn’t wear anything partisan — in the hopes (back then) that it might generate some interesting conversation with others. It was DEFINITELY a different time — I do believe I can at least say that, without overstepping board protocols. And now that I live here in DC, they just make me look like I work(ed) for C-CPAN.) Edited June 29 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 Man, I couldn't imagine that George Bush would've even known who Herbie Hancock was! (and that would technically be 2005). Anyway, I've really found that Etsy is a good place for the unusual, specially branded clothing that you might not find elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 https://store.bluenote.com/collections/headwear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted June 29 Author Report Share Posted June 29 31 minutes ago, rostasi said: Man, I couldn't imagine that George Bush would've even known who Herbie Hancock was! (and that would technically be 2005). Anyway, I've really found that Etsy is a good place for the unusual, specially branded clothing that you might not find elsewhere. Excuse me, 2008!!!! — technically 2009. (off to edit my original post) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted June 29 Author Report Share Posted June 29 1 hour ago, JSngry said: https://store.bluenote.com/collections/headwear So would it kill BN to have a hat with a blue logo that wasn’t white?? (Or a blue hat with the logo??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=blue+note+baseball+hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 Or... https://printerval.com/strata-east-baseball-caps-gil-scott-heron-john-coltrane-blue-note-records-p42603184?internal_source=also-available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnymax Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 1 hour ago, Rooster_Ties said: So would it kill BN to have a hat with a blue logo that wasn’t white?? (Or a blue hat with the logo??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 https://www.artistshot.com/best-joe-henderson-music-baseball-cap-p-2561778651?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw4f6zBhBVEiwATEHFVtKccjgS5Zt6tjew9X-bCpinCpZPDu6oLpIvVxaYPoUHcrZlXzkpZhoCYOcQAvD_BwE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 https://www.teepublic.com/hat/58158963-woody-shaw?countrycode=US&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=[G]+[G.NAM]+[L.ENG]+[GEN]+[C.Hats]+[PLF]&utm_id=notset&utm_content=tuareg+the+desert+warrior+(1984)&ar_clx=yes&ar_channel=google&ar_campaign=71700000119110512&ar_adgroup=&ar_ad=&ar_strategy=search&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=[G]+[G.USA]+[L.ENG]+[GEN]+[C.Dad_Hats]+[PMAX]&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw4f6zBhBVEiwATEHFVswz9zKCI5LulhT2uuukJV80ufiiPegUTa26sa-NmlHnOkjAY9803BoCN48QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#3332P58158963D55V377A1C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted June 30 Author Report Share Posted June 30 4 hours ago, sonnymax said: Ok, but I have to say scrolling through that earlier — the mega-dark-blue one on top just look black to me (like they didn’t have any blue hats). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave Garrett Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 KENNY G SIGNED BLUE NOTE NEW YORK BASEBALL CAP HAT ADJUSTABLE JAZZ AUTOGRAPH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 8 hours ago, Dave Garrett said: KENNY G SIGNED BLUE NOTE NEW YORK BASEBALL CAP HAT ADJUSTABLE JAZZ AUTOGRAPH An adjustable jazz autograph?!?!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 (edited) I like this one (set to dad hat style in navy): Blue Note Records baseball cap Edited July 1 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 https://www.amazon.com/Tristano-President-2020-Flexfit-Baseball/dp/B084725V7D?th=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted July 1 Author Report Share Posted July 1 (edited) On 7/1/2024 at 10:33 AM, ghost of miles said: I like this one (set to dad hat style in navy): Blue Note Records baseball cap That’s NICE!! Yes, the “dad hat” style is much better — and so is that shade of blue! I think we have a winner. PS: The logo also seems to be a little smaller on the “dad hat” style too, which I definitely like better too — because looks more like a ‘logo’ and less like a ‘billboard’. (But I’m still open to other suggestions from other vendors, or any style — no reason not to have multiple designs and styles.) EDIT: Decided (see a couple posts down below) to get the darker one direct from Blue Note after all. It’s got an embroidered logo, and the quality will surely be better, and last longer. My earlier C-CPAN hats were embroidered, and have held up 15 years. Edited July 3 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted July 1 Author Report Share Posted July 1 Then, I just got an email about a summer sale from Blue Note directly… SUNNY SIDE UP SUMMER SALE We’re celebrating summer with a special sale on the Blue Note Store! Today through July 7. 20% off Music and Merch* Up to 15% off Art Free U.S. Shipping over $85* Plus a FREE Blue Note album cover flag print with every order! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted July 3 Author Report Share Posted July 3 (edited) So I just broke down and got the navy BN cap directly from the BN website. The logo is embroidered (none of that printed-on nonsense, which can’t be good on a hat). And with BN’s 20% summer sale thru Sunday 7/7, it only came to $24 per hat. (And I got two, which should last me 15 years — fuck, I’ll be 70 then!! — I am *SO* not glad I just did that math). Also got the new 2022 paperback edition of BN: Uncompromising Expression for just $40 (normally $50, also 20% off)… …WHICH saved me a whopping $19.46 in shipping (there’s free shipping for orders over $85 — and 2 hats plus the book came to $88). SO… it’s like I got the book for $20 more than if I’d gotten just the two hats and paid $20 in shipping. Edited July 3 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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