{"id":312,"date":"2011-10-06T23:49:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T22:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theycrawl.com\/news\/?p=312"},"modified":"2011-10-06T23:49:21","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T22:49:21","slug":"the-writing-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theycrawl.com\/news\/?p=312","title":{"rendered":"The Writing Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the start of my upcoming Japanese adventure<\/strong><\/a> draws closer there are various bits and pieces that need taking care of before I go. But I’m delighted to say that I’ve now sorted out what was one of the biggest worries for me, namely finding a new and suitable WRITING HAT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This isn’t a superstitious thing; there’s nothing magic about a good writing hat. It’s simply that I like to write near a window that I can look out of once in a while – the drawback being that this means I also need some kind of hat <\/strong>with a brim<\/strong>, to shade my eyes<\/strong> so I can<\/strong> see my computer screen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Behold my old <\/strong>writing hat, as kindly modelled by a friend of mine:<\/p>\n

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If you click here and scroll down<\/a> <\/strong>you can see some pics of this hat in action while I was writing Tim, Defender of the Earth<\/a>. <\/strong>It’s most often worn low over the eyes, like this:<\/p>\n

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I got this hat from a charity shop for a fancy dress party when I was thirteen. As you can see, it’s not wearing the years since lightly. Fond of it as I am, I have to admit it’s looking pretty manky these days – besides which, putting it in a suitcase would destroy it<\/strong>. What to do?<\/p>\n

Problem: I needed not ‘just’ a new writing hat, but one that wouldn’t mind being squashed flat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Answer: …EUREKA!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is a brand new, genuine Yorkshire flat cap<\/strong>, which I bought at the recent (and excellent) Nidderdale Agricultural Show<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As you can see above, the brim is just right. It’s warm for the winter, and it will be fine in a suitcase – after all, what hat could be flatter than a flat cap?<\/strong><\/p>\n

But as if those attributes weren’t enough on their own, I’m thrilled to find this hat is also surprisingly versatile<\/strong>. As well as the traditional face-on position…<\/p>\n

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…there’s also the back-to-front look or, as I call it, ‘The Samuel L.<\/strong>‘:<\/p>\n

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You can even wear it sideways like a beret, ‘A La Francaise<\/strong>‘:<\/p>\n

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What a comfort it is to know that however my travels turn out, I’ll have a good writing hat<\/strong> with me.<\/p>\n

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Sam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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