Hat Town welcomed film director Raoul Walsh, at the Chapeau Theater, as he opened his new film, "WHITE HAT"! The place was filled to the brim!
Long before the Beatles came along, "Penny Lane" was named for the collection of urine for a penny a bucket. It was used in the processing of their beaver hats. The Old Luton Hat Industry - "Mad as a Hatter"
Let's not forget the pith helmet. . I had a teacher once who rode a bicycle to school every day, wearing a pith helmet, before bike helmets were required.
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis...two loveable clowns being serious...really? Is that Jerry's Conscience sitting on his shoulder?