real performance artists
wear umbrella hats
as evidenced by these genuine, un-retouched photos of
REAL performance artists

John, Chloe, Michael and Vanessa are too proud of their hats.
Photo by John B. with the camera of L. Chloe Kaczenski

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things I know about UMBRELLA HATS

The NOAA weather service points out the necessity of wearing umbrella hats for the modern fisherman as it "frees hands for more important fishing tasks".

For the amateur, you can buy them from GagWorks.

Fun-and-Folly online has a wide variety of novelty hats including the "stopsign", "shark attack", "rubber chicken", "pig with wings", a "Deluxe Velvet Alice Mad Hatter" hat for $59.98, and--of course--the ol' umbrella hat.

Unnecessary Necessities has a $3 hat, plus other must-have items. Plus their models are interesting....

umbrellahats.com claims to sell the famed quality original, full-sized TM "Umbrella Hats" Water-resistant nylon.

To make things even more confusing, Cheap Sales Consulting advises us that they have the "Ultimate Umbrella Hat" and warns "Do not be fooled by phony hats that mostly sell for less money. They will not be authentic or waterproof!" Plus, they have the "Patriotic USA and Puerto Rican" Umbrella Hats embalzoned with the appropriate flag. it could be said that a person using an umbrella on a Workday is relying on the protection it provides from the elements in order to be able to successfully complete their job duties.

Has nobody heard of Robert Patten, inventor of the Umbrella Hat.

Umbrella Hats ROCK!, along with Burger King Crowns, Mickey Mouse hats, and "Those hats that look like chartoon characters faces". So sayeth "CHEETOS!". A person fond of the "CH" chombination....

Our favorite chapeau made an appearance in a Late Show Top-Ten List in 2001.

Googlism has some interesting factoids to point out (not self-referential, yet).


On a related note, please check out the Clown Sweater Project!