tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55516660569143241072024-02-21T03:37:26.463-08:0040 WHITE HATS - a P40B projectHow far can 40 hats travel around the world? Each recipient takes a photo of themselves in the stylish headgear, adds their signature and passes their numbered hat on to a trusted friend. Number 14 is in Hammersmith, but 23 is in Hanoi. A P40B project in celebration of Phil Woodford's 40th birthday.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-49666029137316099712009-01-26T01:04:00.000-08:002009-01-26T01:13:55.494-08:00The birthday lives on...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0y6rP2lYC0tdzKmHfNr2-MxcB1zZK3FqR0o818axwxxwtB0d-b440TTVPR1SyOQOy2KhRPwmNr7CN7pMvrbAAWyuQwBMrBto7-Oj1oLPaPKWEh3S2iT4A4S3ajBUD04TzKfned_UHN1g/s1600-h/Sydney+titfer.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295526468217602210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0y6rP2lYC0tdzKmHfNr2-MxcB1zZK3FqR0o818axwxxwtB0d-b440TTVPR1SyOQOy2KhRPwmNr7CN7pMvrbAAWyuQwBMrBto7-Oj1oLPaPKWEh3S2iT4A4S3ajBUD04TzKfned_UHN1g/s320/Sydney+titfer.bmp" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:85%;">Music to my ears: P40B hat makes it to Sydney Opera House. Click to enlarge.</span></em><br /><p>It may be 2009 and Phil's 40th Birthday may now be part of history, but the hat phenomenon shows no sign of abating. What better way to keep cool under the relentless heat of the Australian sun? In this latest photo, a young lady called Helen reclines on a boat in front of one of the world's most recognisable landmarks. She's working "in concert" with other P40B fans to keep the birthday brand alive.</p><p><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span> </p><br /><br /></span></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-66509293574302131422009-01-26T00:58:00.000-08:002009-01-26T01:04:02.816-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_YAKJSd4l6Itx53iUowORn8AIJqsh0RZbtQkfaYbr5yIL1NdFSr7vUx-bnDCTXS7clzs69BgYHE21TYRB-6Rv9HERcljImVp0tha2CGJAm7vqivWTfvD6tRmjS97WaYRXe3R0NQvFls/s1600-h/Beach+titfer.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295525177119926930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_YAKJSd4l6Itx53iUowORn8AIJqsh0RZbtQkfaYbr5yIL1NdFSr7vUx-bnDCTXS7clzs69BgYHE21TYRB-6Rv9HERcljImVp0tha2CGJAm7vqivWTfvD6tRmjS97WaYRXe3R0NQvFls/s320/Beach+titfer.bmp" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Perfect view: P40B hat arrives in paradise.<br /></span></em><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-64765164253523377712008-11-06T11:16:00.000-08:002008-11-06T11:29:04.192-08:00P40B fans are game for anything<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg295iNLCxAUnEoovyGBRfXPRV7rlfjaud-Kt6hWWrP6i1qHJ_8aDwzJUBu9csGZOvgQMfiSEe6is3RnpQ2KDFqb7HbWCHzombJVPA1BKFuYfZSTaTKYt4wf7e5puJc2IhRkKmPtaas_-E/s1600-h/DSCN0123_resize.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265626853049251218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg295iNLCxAUnEoovyGBRfXPRV7rlfjaud-Kt6hWWrP6i1qHJ_8aDwzJUBu9csGZOvgQMfiSEe6is3RnpQ2KDFqb7HbWCHzombJVPA1BKFuYfZSTaTKYt4wf7e5puJc2IhRkKmPtaas_-E/s320/DSCN0123_resize.JPG" border="0" /></a>P40B may have officially ended, but the hats are still travelling, folks. Last month, the Anaheim Convention Center in California hosted 15,000 Warcraft fans at BlizzCon 2008. Amid all the excitement, the birthday brand was proudly displayed by gamer Phil, who poses here at the entrance to the US resort complex.<br /><br />Do you know the whereabouts of a P40B titfer? Is one wending its way, as we speak, over mountains and across continents? If so, don't forget to send me a photo. The address is <a href="mailto:hats@philwoodford.com">hats@philwoodford.com</a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-77618663499271222052008-09-24T10:17:00.000-07:002008-09-24T10:22:04.584-07:00The Amsterdam titfer experiment<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpaOgTrbXX5kvuWLXt1DBTujoqhLBz6uEBpkFv_kZjJw_DF2cjh02WnSFWFUoreFLr1ZevRRM9ZQ4f-4ysCtokROUWzJaHo-k1H3nGQBwZoCVhRESSrHEKU4UMJNVyshlu4Gu2J7zmU8/s1600-h/IMG_7140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249638542348369266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpaOgTrbXX5kvuWLXt1DBTujoqhLBz6uEBpkFv_kZjJw_DF2cjh02WnSFWFUoreFLr1ZevRRM9ZQ4f-4ysCtokROUWzJaHo-k1H3nGQBwZoCVhRESSrHEKU4UMJNVyshlu4Gu2J7zmU8/s320/IMG_7140.JPG" border="0" /></a> I sneaked into Amsterdam at the weekend and left an unexpected gift for one of the city's many cyclists. Yep, you guessed it - a brand, spanking new P40B titfer. Will the recipient follow the carefully worded instructions that accompany the hat? Or have they already chucked it in the canal? Only time will tell. See below for more photos.<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-71540511974457612182008-09-24T10:14:00.000-07:002008-09-24T10:17:43.676-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0R0fACUipx2o9YXaha920RX5sYQyPWnBqd8nHEIws_vcVPz_Bf6iKrmzYdfg-xsgfzMGx0vwl727h6RnhTrsXZOAbeI31FsD-kiX21OACUTfkpjbKqij-des1r8T7DnnAKmhBYx_QpNM/s1600-h/IMG_7139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249637777701690642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0R0fACUipx2o9YXaha920RX5sYQyPWnBqd8nHEIws_vcVPz_Bf6iKrmzYdfg-xsgfzMGx0vwl727h6RnhTrsXZOAbeI31FsD-kiX21OACUTfkpjbKqij-des1r8T7DnnAKmhBYx_QpNM/s320/IMG_7139.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:85%;">Hat's a big surprise: titfer turns up in the panier of an unsuspecting Amsterdam cyclist. Instructions are stuck on the exterior and interior of the hoed.</span></em><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-38271740804754335572008-09-24T10:12:00.000-07:002008-09-24T10:14:50.631-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX05DMcA7ndfj0r1oPtutyw8bRgwkxLJulfcsHuzQW-Ktzhssh3zGJ1Ezdyz1bxis2-RTdaj-Hom8azSQ_Ul-SZUTUNU72hWQTZTufHLUA3ADQzcTijPK-ZO-_hKkGpOwTPAgqcO38TjQ/s1600-h/IMG_7141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249637318536610914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX05DMcA7ndfj0r1oPtutyw8bRgwkxLJulfcsHuzQW-Ktzhssh3zGJ1Ezdyz1bxis2-RTdaj-Hom8azSQ_Ul-SZUTUNU72hWQTZTufHLUA3ADQzcTijPK-ZO-_hKkGpOwTPAgqcO38TjQ/s320/IMG_7141.JPG" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> A titfer tip-off. Street sign gives a clue as to the location of the wild hat.</span></em><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-44487386263043826152008-09-19T00:35:00.002-07:002008-09-19T01:39:53.441-07:00Busted hat in Baton Rouge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWDEDLcryrj517c_TNNlZkO6kOjt8L51J0ZK6Lqcltt34DkP6piy8zGj2hHsTkrhOcVrTWGd4_UUI_uZGQ1c0jn3gzZBQVx5hAKp7iyYGOPXzp63MQQWKxROUhY0-UFcQnL8PCYGPAbI/s1600-h/P40B+Hat+in+Baton+Rouge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247647987502454866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWDEDLcryrj517c_TNNlZkO6kOjt8L51J0ZK6Lqcltt34DkP6piy8zGj2hHsTkrhOcVrTWGd4_UUI_uZGQ1c0jn3gzZBQVx5hAKp7iyYGOPXzp63MQQWKxROUhY0-UFcQnL8PCYGPAbI/s320/P40B+Hat+in+Baton+Rouge.jpg" border="0" /></a>What do you do in the aftermath of a hurricane? If your name is Sue and you live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the answer is that you pick yourself and take your dog Milo for a walk. Wearing eye-catching P40B headgear, of course.<br /><br />The intrepid pair are pictured not long after the arrival of Hurricane Gustav. And while I can't promise that my lucky titfer 13 will offer protection against falling debris, it does provide an opportunity to show off the true American spirit.<br /><br />Back home now for some crawfish pie, I think.<br /><br />Location: Baton Rouge, USA<br />Date: Post-Gustav<br />Hat No: 13<br />Status: Semi WildUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-64411869887661405342008-09-19T00:35:00.001-07:002008-09-19T01:26:47.003-07:00The Demohatic National Convention? Yes we can!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPtfwjz_gZQyAReZwTwbPNqc3KBCyvYWFGoGBbuq5AYrdRtukNbW_zylWwuYbwdRAzO9MF26OfBZE4p1mT9vnUAr6-cY6SimwYzn2fmcKYpI_6eJkdc54t4PSuwHm1erXdnHXWxTxoKg/s1600-h/P40B+Hat+at+the+DNC+in+Denver.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247645050281032290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPtfwjz_gZQyAReZwTwbPNqc3KBCyvYWFGoGBbuq5AYrdRtukNbW_zylWwuYbwdRAzO9MF26OfBZE4p1mT9vnUAr6-cY6SimwYzn2fmcKYpI_6eJkdc54t4PSuwHm1erXdnHXWxTxoKg/s320/P40B+Hat+at+the+DNC+in+Denver.JPG" border="0" /></a> Can we get a P40B hat inside a major international political event? In the words of aspiring US Presidential candidate Barack Obama, "Yes we can!" The evidence above comes from the Democratic National Convention last month, held in Denver, Colorado. And the lady posing is Ginny - someone born and raised in a political family down in Louisiana.<br /><br />As a strictly non-partisan birthday brand, P40B can't afford to take sides in the ongoing electoral battle in America. But if Maverick McCain and his moose-munching sidekick make it to the White House, God help us all.<br /><br />So thanks for taking the trouble to take the photo, Ginny. And for reminding us that there's more than one important date coming up in early November.<br /><br />Location: Denver, USA<br />Date: August 08<br />Hat No: 13<br />Status: Semi WildUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-5364670331327299902008-09-19T00:35:00.000-07:002008-09-19T01:07:37.921-07:00Hat makes waves on the high seas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPnaS3no6ZkXTzKUnXA8BAQYbQWmJTO7CgTFuwxKFnrTnAstF_sZY2RtTWzBq6DJF8CIzDjZsXSvo2lMoRgSDEQTmCvNFzqcprGtuqIrTIAteMxH9BgHuo9ycE2dUSyZhCheQ_l3IbnI/s1600-h/Natalie's+hatalie+p40b"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247633786520459730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPnaS3no6ZkXTzKUnXA8BAQYbQWmJTO7CgTFuwxKFnrTnAstF_sZY2RtTWzBq6DJF8CIzDjZsXSvo2lMoRgSDEQTmCvNFzqcprGtuqIrTIAteMxH9BgHuo9ycE2dUSyZhCheQ_l3IbnI/s320/Natalie's+hatalie+p40b" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> Ahoy there, shipmates! P40B hat on the horizon.</em></span><br /><br />Another one that I shouldn't, strictly speaking, allow. My old friend Natalia has already featured in the P40B hall of fame, but she's done such a good job at sneaking her titfer on to a cruise ship, that I'm bending the rules for her just a tad. Note the signatures on the hat, indicating that it's already passed hands a number of times before circling its way back to the Natster. So, a second photo op is allowed on this occasion. But don't go thinking I'll allow anyone a hat trick. The branded headgear does have to change hands, you know.<br /><br />Location: Somewhere off the Amalfi coast<br />Date: 19 Sept 08<br />Hat No: 5<br />Status: Semi WildUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-49949723954143922492008-09-11T16:32:00.000-07:002008-09-11T16:40:31.889-07:00It's that man again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LCrHtF4ShyphenhyphenBfzE5fqnpA_TrtTDinJdeo9U-HEBcilA-zE9Hnrh3g0Yzmr09lN1sMVsMc5HjYhYVa04cx6ugQfcX5-aqJSYfpNy_4Zjl5Po7lH80xrwtCbROPkrFvxKQFiGHnGJxNmBk/s1600-h/hat19_lagomera2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244910894128731842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LCrHtF4ShyphenhyphenBfzE5fqnpA_TrtTDinJdeo9U-HEBcilA-zE9Hnrh3g0Yzmr09lN1sMVsMc5HjYhYVa04cx6ugQfcX5-aqJSYfpNy_4Zjl5Po7lH80xrwtCbROPkrFvxKQFiGHnGJxNmBk/s320/hat19_lagomera2.jpg" border="0" /></a> In theory, it shouldn't be allowed. But Russ is a very good friend and I've decided he gets two bites of the titfer cherry. Rather than pass the hat on to someone else, he's travelled with it himself to two different countries. We've already seen this particular branded item on display in France and here it is again - this time in La Gomera in the Canaries. It apparently took 54 hours for Russ to get there, but I'm not allowed to ask why. I hope it didn't have anything to do with strict anti-hat regulations being in force in this exotic paradise.<br /><br />Location: La Gomera, near Tenerife<br />Date: 12th Sept 08<br />Hat No: 19<br />Status: Controlled Release<br /><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-43904374984222314692008-09-04T15:18:00.000-07:002008-09-04T15:40:57.235-07:00Up in front of the beak<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlwO8B4NinR96s4OiH8pTNNCuiYW1KMnp1gdnQr6t9GuOVSuoc5bgeLDuA2ZiKpf1k-dwLagM-iTlTovkkBstlfxMa4FlJ7FMudAURuI215N3sPUu0S-omNZsjj-49tP6txHzY5_pqXE/s1600-h/6+pisa+airport+pigeon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242294144700116418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlwO8B4NinR96s4OiH8pTNNCuiYW1KMnp1gdnQr6t9GuOVSuoc5bgeLDuA2ZiKpf1k-dwLagM-iTlTovkkBstlfxMa4FlJ7FMudAURuI215N3sPUu0S-omNZsjj-49tP6txHzY5_pqXE/s320/6+pisa+airport+pigeon.jpg" border="0" /></a> My old friend Ruth had better watch out. This seemingly harmless Italian sculpture at Pisa Airport appears to have his eye on her P40B titfer. No point in negotiating politely, as the bird only speaks pidgin English.<br /><br />Ruth and her family have been on a tour of Italy and - like all respectable tourists - they packed some branded headgear. To find out more about their exploits and to see a P40B hat at the grave of one of the world's most famous astronomers, simply visit the <a href="http://italianotitfatour.blogspot.com/">Italiano Titfa Tour</a>.<br /><br />Location: Pisa, Italy<br />Hat No: 25<br />Date: 4th Sept 08<br />Status: Conrolled ReleaseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-18204294361694453302008-09-01T15:45:00.000-07:002008-09-01T15:56:13.436-07:00P40B joins the mile high club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh3Kd6bf2SKFqbOxCllmsw1lBO74H9YmYb4isJ02NUAKGRlWaiLrTUS1sPDSDJqVjekkJBZ-2zYyJAJ6Zq0TOEuDq1mW7pqp-hsnVoM58gWUCl6wC8f-_MeFeiVEUu3uQTOO0rG84kC8/s1600-h/Aran+Saudi+33,000+ft++P40B"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241187960946264994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh3Kd6bf2SKFqbOxCllmsw1lBO74H9YmYb4isJ02NUAKGRlWaiLrTUS1sPDSDJqVjekkJBZ-2zYyJAJ6Zq0TOEuDq1mW7pqp-hsnVoM58gWUCl6wC8f-_MeFeiVEUu3uQTOO0rG84kC8/s320/Aran+Saudi+33,000+ft++P40B" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Winging it: the P40B phenomenon reaches Saudi airspace</span></em><br /><br />You thought the top of the CN Tower in Toronto was high? Try a cruising altitude of 33,000 feet. As pilot Aran guides his Airbus 330 over the Middle East, the pressure in the cabin is mounting. The excited crew give the signal and the official airline titfer is traded in for a stylish white P40B model. But the fun can't last long. Flying a plane is a serious business and there are customers waiting for duty free. <br /><br />Aran picked up the hat in Cambodia and there's no telling where the 23 will end up next. It's one wild titfer and no mistake.<br /><br />Location: Saudi Arabian airspace<br />Hat No: 23<br />Date: 1st Sept 08<br />Status: WildUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-84925351340463010642008-09-01T15:31:00.000-07:002008-09-01T15:41:23.468-07:00Number 11 on the streets of San Francisco<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKDzdJF1FVYRnSFufNGaGWtsiWeTrXYwIWAakb_gG1ZsTE4uAa-3ugb5UVNN8tB2UCs1wxOdtJdIkzLMXr4hP8GyIxLK8qjwWt3TCtKMB8sHf2oc67yedrWieG0iLou2s4KdbSQK6dTQ/s1600-h/Andy+San+Francisco+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241184204978845042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKDzdJF1FVYRnSFufNGaGWtsiWeTrXYwIWAakb_gG1ZsTE4uAa-3ugb5UVNN8tB2UCs1wxOdtJdIkzLMXr4hP8GyIxLK8qjwWt3TCtKMB8sHf2oc67yedrWieG0iLou2s4KdbSQK6dTQ/s320/Andy+San+Francisco+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p>All aboard, now! The number 11 has come to town. </p><p>I don't know. You wait half an hour for a hat and then a whole load turn up at once.</p><p>This is my old friend Andy, who was born and raised in London, but now lives in NYC. He seems to be doing some kind of all-American tour, as he's sent me shots from Chicago and Kentucky and goodness knows where else. But it's these ones in Frisco that have particularly taken my fancy. Andy is riding the rails - at great personal risk - to get that perfect P40B shot. He seems to be very well dressed for the occasion and I'm not just referring to his branded headgear received on mail order from England. It looks as if he's actually donned a formal business suit, which shows a level of commitment and seriousness that is lacking in many of the other photos I've been sent. But then Andy does have an MBA from a top US business school and has held a number of high-powered consultancy jobs. This is probably him in dress down mode.</p><p>Great work. And we're promised further news from number 11 as it travels back to the north-east of the States.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-8424319407786217062008-09-01T15:25:00.000-07:002008-09-01T15:41:04.402-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wfAKlsaP0sYGXl_WpqqGA-3Giu6IdoMPnZL9VfIku2cT4prOsU41wmHM-QCOwriW1sGM7tjChnac7Kq9YGr0GYatvs6r8fQJAJQ_AAf2vWZk4LKx4DBYYF45qfmY_xruZnV40A_ujzw/s1600-h/Andy+San+Francisco.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241183125855778946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wfAKlsaP0sYGXl_WpqqGA-3Giu6IdoMPnZL9VfIku2cT4prOsU41wmHM-QCOwriW1sGM7tjChnac7Kq9YGr0GYatvs6r8fQJAJQ_AAf2vWZk4LKx4DBYYF45qfmY_xruZnV40A_ujzw/s320/Andy+San+Francisco.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:85%;">Any more fares now please? Andy travels in style with his official P40B hat.</span></em><br /><br />Location: San Francisco, USA<br />Hat No: 11<br />Date: 1st Sept 08<br />Status: Controlled ReleaseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-42021051249950941172008-09-01T15:11:00.000-07:002008-09-01T15:19:39.856-07:00Canada High<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHPty6MIJbuZ1W50PFyxfrlWqqhh4_LllHSNhWZeTjwacHSVcLvqF_cGA6IMgbS_bufveXT3toFRbXxr_6PO21szCGX8UCQWVwTjXQVx05qT582tcfA3GgcH1X0JLyghjZvIUJZDtpIc/s1600-h/Canada+2"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241179207635047538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHPty6MIJbuZ1W50PFyxfrlWqqhh4_LllHSNhWZeTjwacHSVcLvqF_cGA6IMgbS_bufveXT3toFRbXxr_6PO21szCGX8UCQWVwTjXQVx05qT582tcfA3GgcH1X0JLyghjZvIUJZDtpIc/s320/Canada+2" border="0" /></a> There's a story behind every titfer, but this one's a particularly tricky customer. It <em>might</em> be hat number 16. But then again, it might not. <br /><br />The reason for the doubt is all to do with its days under controlled release in London. Without going into all the sordid details, I sent a hat to my friend Louise who hangs out on the Purley Way in Croydon. The great British postal service being what it is, the branded headgear never arrived. So I sent a replacement. And then, guess what? Yup, that's right. The original one turned up. So Louise had TWO titfers. She sent one travelling towards Australia via the <em>Sound of Music</em> stage show in London. And the other one was sent to Toronto with her friend Jackie. She poses here in front of the mighty tall CN Tower and then takes her hat for a ride in the elevator (see below).<br /><br />Let's not get too hung up over numbers. The important thing is that we've conquered Canada. The rest of the world must surely follow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-34743158697936552812008-09-01T15:07:00.000-07:002008-09-01T15:11:18.326-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKgldj9i5ynISn-7G-Ha3LXISF9uQI7EuFZ09yKBKgFaESJrWJhXSVPFW6w3xSytGFbra4XVDUPPi-SBfC9LYkcvAtyzFVI1kqU5XKduI6j6Gajf9VK9tvB32_5troiwvEvz1li3_SPo/s1600-h/Canada+1"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241178477129283490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKgldj9i5ynISn-7G-Ha3LXISF9uQI7EuFZ09yKBKgFaESJrWJhXSVPFW6w3xSytGFbra4XVDUPPi-SBfC9LYkcvAtyzFVI1kqU5XKduI6j6Gajf9VK9tvB32_5troiwvEvz1li3_SPo/s320/Canada+1" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Jackie and the Great Glass Elevator: a P40B titfer soars to the top of Toronto's CN Tower.</span></em><br /><br />Location: Toronto, Canada<br />Hat No: 16*<br />Date: As stamped<br />Status: Semi WildUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-62018555922313303052008-08-28T16:23:00.001-07:002008-08-28T16:28:58.673-07:00Wild in New York with Pedro<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1IFvuX07zZJIX-foNV-x6TqBO0V8oE6bagExDY_gzIVGoq1lJqSE-vXHxcmrKoGoeZyrTJPqDroRkXEym0uHbLIz0OlngLNmFiWlXoPENz4fko4im_8VOzv5CohlBc8RoPoQvovGqTU/s1600-h/Pedro+NYC"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239713539744681698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1IFvuX07zZJIX-foNV-x6TqBO0V8oE6bagExDY_gzIVGoq1lJqSE-vXHxcmrKoGoeZyrTJPqDroRkXEym0uHbLIz0OlngLNmFiWlXoPENz4fko4im_8VOzv5CohlBc8RoPoQvovGqTU/s320/Pedro+NYC" border="0" /></a> Don't ask me to explain this shot. When things go wild, we have less of a handle of all the whys and wherefores. All you need to know is that this gentleman is called Pedro and he contacted me from New York City with his P40B picture. The hat was passed to him in Tenerife and is set to travel further. I'm sure you'll join with me in sending a big thank you to the Big Apple and wishing number 12 a happy journey.<br /><br />Location: New York City, USA<br />Date: 29th Aug 08<br />Hat No: 12<br />Status: WildUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-22212736304208948992008-08-27T17:00:00.001-07:002008-08-27T17:23:16.773-07:00A few of my favourite hats<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5c87qwFCMWEJ4j10PtpX79pywRXiPWU6fijUkIyltMgs_Wef4N-rRnHSxi6aUJlCK0vEQSj4j0ybSxTJxxLExqAlD0YhZtCSMccgHu6HBqE6rRfkt87Obcs8XNqgPd95Z4qZtBNVMios/s1600-h/Sound+of+Music+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239352174334007986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5c87qwFCMWEJ4j10PtpX79pywRXiPWU6fijUkIyltMgs_Wef4N-rRnHSxi6aUJlCK0vEQSj4j0ybSxTJxxLExqAlD0YhZtCSMccgHu6HBqE6rRfkt87Obcs8XNqgPd95Z4qZtBNVMios/s320/Sound+of+Music+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> <span style="font-size:85%;">Superior shot: actor Robert Maskell introduces titfer 16 to other cast members in London's stage version of the Sound of Music. Click to enlarge. </span><br /></em><br />With apologies to Messrs Rodgers & Hammerstein:<br /><br />Kitsch shots on websites and titfers that travel<br />Birthdays the public can't start to unravel<br />P40B snaps with that extra zing<br />These are a few of Phil's favourite things<br /><br />What can I say? Robert has excelled himself here with a shot that really captures the spirit of the whole hatstravaganza. In fact, I very firmly feel that Robert and his friends are an asset to the website. I wonder what my alter ego, <a href="http://soundofmusiccode.blogspot.com/">Count Phillip von Woodford</a>, will make of it all?<br /><br />Location: Up West, London, UK<br />Date: 28th Aug 08<br />Hat No: 16<br />Status: Semi Wild<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-69741690170933350392008-08-27T16:49:00.001-07:002008-08-27T16:58:28.716-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIU_2KMMtTS69J8YfyrbNb3wnoC1P7CxBqNTBfBihByjOMO-CT5784yOFTLFOKOZIomABo3o9Rw-pFlEkB7CJ2WIOr1JLc_p07FuqxCXyO1fWrY8VZjw47sSiWxdtahlL_-8Qb6Fepc4/s1600-h/Queensland.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239349327556882034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIU_2KMMtTS69J8YfyrbNb3wnoC1P7CxBqNTBfBihByjOMO-CT5784yOFTLFOKOZIomABo3o9Rw-pFlEkB7CJ2WIOr1JLc_p07FuqxCXyO1fWrY8VZjw47sSiWxdtahlL_-8Qb6Fepc4/s320/Queensland.JPG" border="0" /></a>Fresh from its appearance in <em>The Sound of Music</em> on the London stage, this titfer headed for the Kuranda Scenic Railway in northern Queensland, Australia. Thanks go to Rebecca for notching up the first genuine Aussie shot and proving that P40B is truly turning the world upside down.<br /><br />Location: Queensland, Australia<br />Date: 28th Aug 08<br />Hat No: 16<br />Status: Semi WildUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-47826300769018703002008-08-27T16:10:00.000-07:002008-08-28T00:31:00.788-07:00P40B steps up a gear<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ACtBBHnogGYTscRoysJ3qXqo0jswaOGMNLQIzLvivViCtv1U2TI5JZ1U24z02Mf9EoyKGv7ggq91bSyZjmv-moRjHWXd29nPOWFOMwuvnmO4gqkP3gJoSR-CbRMCYZ7rzrYSW2TszBI/s1600-h/Stained+Glass+Biker.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239338910714266258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ACtBBHnogGYTscRoysJ3qXqo0jswaOGMNLQIzLvivViCtv1U2TI5JZ1U24z02Mf9EoyKGv7ggq91bSyZjmv-moRjHWXd29nPOWFOMwuvnmO4gqkP3gJoSR-CbRMCYZ7rzrYSW2TszBI/s320/Stained+Glass+Biker.jpg" border="0" /></a>My old friend 'Stained Glass' Jan had to tread carefully when photographing hat 15. As part of a feared biker gang with a notorious reputation in southern England, she has an image to maintain. Any sign of weakness - support for some crazy bloke's 40th birthday celebrations, for instance - could lead to a vicious feud which could topple her from the apex of the group's power structure. She therefore moved her stylish Honda CBR125R twenty yards down the road and posed for just a split second.<br /><br /><div>With her six-speed gearbox, PGM-FI fuel injection and liquid-cooled, four-stroke engine, she was reckoning on being able to make a quick getaway. Unfortunately, she immediately stalled and drew unwanted attention to herself. She was last seen hiding in a transport caf, somewhere off Junction 12 of the M53 near Wrexham.</div><div><br />Location: High Beech, Epping Forest, UK<br />Date: 28th Aug 08<br />Hat No: 15<br />Status: Controlled Release</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-68088293882280533432008-08-15T13:04:00.000-07:002008-08-15T13:06:49.480-07:00Keep the hats comingThis signature P40B project is going great guns and many titfers are on the brink of going wild. Please keep the photos coming. I'm off travelling with<a href="http://soundofmusiccode.blogspot.com/"> Count Phillip von Woodford</a> and may not be able to keep on top of my titfers over the next week or two. But I promise a hatfest on my return, P40B fans.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-39599337363677231442008-08-15T12:51:00.000-07:002008-08-15T13:02:20.672-07:00Doing the boxer beach<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeFYxQJuD1DhkdBCXGBQRTTXNtdHGBiExTmBXlhaFiqYZr81dAb94_3DBHBvy0H9fWN2_oc1opLycc-kpgq0X_btssvgTRTfdA58pZ1i2snfugASMpEsc1xziv-hP55QrUwe5YJN_RUg/s1600-h/Andy+Portugal"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234834898551118770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeFYxQJuD1DhkdBCXGBQRTTXNtdHGBiExTmBXlhaFiqYZr81dAb94_3DBHBvy0H9fWN2_oc1opLycc-kpgq0X_btssvgTRTfdA58pZ1i2snfugASMpEsc1xziv-hP55QrUwe5YJN_RUg/s320/Andy+Portugal" border="0" /></a><em> <span style="font-size:85%;">Caught underwears: Andy is snapped on a beach in Portugal with No 5. Click to enlarge.</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em><br />At first glance, Andy seems like any other Portugeezer in the Algarve. But, wait. What's this? No swimming trunks? Just his regular boxer shorts? It sounds hard to believe, but that's exactly what he told me in an email today. In fact, I'll let him take up the story:<br /><br />"We drove to an amazing beach two hours away from where we staying, only to realise that I’d somehow managed to leave my swim shorts behind, as well as a spare top to cover my sunburn. It was Sunday and all the shops were closed. So I had to spend the whole day in my boxers, trying to keep my white bits out of view, whilst schvitzing away wearing a navy t-shirt in the 35 degree heat." <br /><br />Lucky, Andy, that you had a piece of branded headgear in that kind of heat. It must have helped minimise the schvitzing at least. <br /><br />If you enlarge the picture and look beyond the rather fetching ladies sunbathing in the background, you'll see that the steps down to the beach haven't yet been completed. This fact wasn't, however, apparent from the top. I wonder how many damsels in distress needed rescuing half way down?<br /><br />Location: The Algarve, Portugal<br />Date: 15th Aug 08<br />Hat No: 5<br />Status: Semi Wild<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-53978280404817587072008-08-14T14:32:00.000-07:002008-08-14T14:42:08.749-07:00Ooh la la! C'est le dix-neuf!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7zk4IRK2Wz6kNkB2dK_-Rd0g3sXVsR3lNXO1LQpTFn8lOXAzvU0hKsMO6pZlm7W3tudMx5HxXAgkZyD_H3hwLM8aS8s8B8xplTBgQ5bLoYuQslLRtqfjvrcSrnHl7LJq0TlC6wNDZ3A/s1600-h/Russ+Lille"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234489453190348738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7zk4IRK2Wz6kNkB2dK_-Rd0g3sXVsR3lNXO1LQpTFn8lOXAzvU0hKsMO6pZlm7W3tudMx5HxXAgkZyD_H3hwLM8aS8s8B8xplTBgQ5bLoYuQslLRtqfjvrcSrnHl7LJq0TlC6wNDZ3A/s320/Russ+Lille" border="0" /></a><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Leesen vay carefully, I shall wear zeese titfa only wurnce.</span></em><br /><br />If you'd wondered what had happened titfer 19 - and let's face it, hardly a day goes by without P40B fans pondering the fate of a favoured hat - the good news is that it's in the safe custody of my old friend Russ. Here he is in Boulevard de Tourisme, Lille, keeping his trademark barnet under control by means of a branded 'chapeau'. The shades are a nice touch and add an air of sophisticated menace to his pose. Locals scatter in all directions as the mad English hatman comes to town. <br /><br />Where next for 19? Who can tell? For the moment, we're just joyeux that France has been visited at long last.<br /><br />Location: Lille, France<br />Date: 14th Aug 08<br />Hat No: 19<br />Status: Controlled ReleaseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-53801032129837859532008-08-14T14:17:00.000-07:002008-08-14T14:31:57.256-07:00The Grote Markt is a Grand Place for a titfer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglynM7Flgv63G63UaDQXIuslqwtWmO8cVzgIkKVHlbQKRZ84-fABfa0vRfeCjE5JX5Qjm5-xJfKTwruyuTsHMqbhMmUJTHI8i5DF3I4wtGG6kYwnKJ1YfKlv3FkK7G6vfcJjlPEvN8_ZY/s1600-h/Brussels+hat"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234486515633822770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglynM7Flgv63G63UaDQXIuslqwtWmO8cVzgIkKVHlbQKRZ84-fABfa0vRfeCjE5JX5Qjm5-xJfKTwruyuTsHMqbhMmUJTHI8i5DF3I4wtGG6kYwnKJ1YfKlv3FkK7G6vfcJjlPEvN8_ZY/s320/Brussels+hat" border="0" /></em></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Historic style: Walter shows off his headgear in front of the fifteenth century town hall in central Brussels</em></span><br /><br />I had one of the finest onion soups I've ever tasted just off the "Grote Markt" in Brussels, so Walter's snap brings back fond memories. The adventurous traveller has somehow taken the ten titfer from sunny Spain right into the heart of the city that plays host to NATO and the European Parliament. The only thing missing from the shot is Belgium's most famous son, Jean-Claude Van Damme, but I expect he was otherwise engaged kicking butt. <br /><br />Thanks very much for your birthday greetings, Walter. Hat number 10 is set to go truly wild now, loaded up on mussels and frites.<br /><br />Location: Brussels, Belgium<br />Date: 14th Aug 08<br />Hat No: 10<br />Status: Semi WildUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551666056914324107.post-34293623310916352902008-08-13T16:02:00.000-07:002008-08-13T16:11:49.998-07:00Hats look hot at Spanish party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uJIcYcZ_3KAaTpG_3ewldQaIES8hvL7rJeGFB24XUQv3xCUldBz9KHhwIb5A1Yuh2SdFK7C2HOk_sQNfnoTQbHinXjMuVrBzZL2nN5JLO5Dc4Wm7AbB0fz5uhx-Dwz-ciPV0-hljr8k/s1600-h/HB_Graciela.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234142078418558802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uJIcYcZ_3KAaTpG_3ewldQaIES8hvL7rJeGFB24XUQv3xCUldBz9KHhwIb5A1Yuh2SdFK7C2HOk_sQNfnoTQbHinXjMuVrBzZL2nN5JLO5Dc4Wm7AbB0fz5uhx-Dwz-ciPV0-hljr8k/s320/HB_Graciela.jpg" border="0" /></a>It's time to say a big gracias to Graciela, who's really entering into the spirit of the world's biggest birthday party. With the "diez" on her head, she's making a noise on behalf of P40B and helping to reinforce Spain's dominance as the titfer centre of continental Europe.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0