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18 OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2018 I HORSE & AG MAGAZINE W


Hatsmith to the Stars


by Michael H. Hull


hen working with the public and in Las Vegas you never know who you’re going to have as a custom- er. We have people come in from all over the U.S., Canada, Mexico and other country’s every day to buy Western Wear at Boot Barn where I work at in


the Strip. The one such person I had the pleasure of shaping and cleaning hats for was Tony Curtis.


A lot of people don’t associate him with a Cowboy Hat but after he moved to Las Vegas in 2000 he wore one pretty often. The only West- ern Movie he’d ever been in was Winchester 73 with Jimmy Stewart. He said he would have done more if he was offered parts. But the hat was pretty much part of his wardrobe when doing book signings, art exhibits, and other appearances.


How I got involved cleaning and shaping his hats was a referral from a mutual friend Mary Beth. She told Tony about me and he came in shortly after with his son Ben and Tony’s grandson Nicholas to buy a couple of hats for Ben and Nicholas. When we were getting through he asked if I’d clean and shape his hat, and I told him of course! So after that I got to see Tony and his buddy Arthur Rossin who’s drive him on a weekly basis. Tony had several hats and they usually weren’t too bad accept for the pen marks up under the brim where the ink would get on while putting the pen on top of his ear. It was always an interesting day when him and Arthur would come in. They’d take me out to lunch from time to time. We were at a restaurant on one of those occasions when this couple kept walking by our table. Tony said “I think somebody wants an autograph.” We’ll when they finally did he took the napkin and pen and put in in front of me and said “here Michael sign this for them.” And of course every laughed.


If I were real busy with customers when he arrived he start selling hats for me while I was working on others. He did that quite often! And younger people had no idea who he was until I mentioned Jamie Curtis his daughter then they’d remember. And he constantly would send me some referrals from his book signings and art sales.


I feel very honored to of met Tony and Arthur and had them both as such good friends. I still talk to Arthur and occasionally Tony’s Wife Jill. He’s definitely one customer and dear friend I’ll never forget!


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