No, that’s not a young Bing Crosby; it’s Joe Henjum, Band of the Hour drum major, “resplendent in his plumed bonnet.” I don’t have to tell you how his head retained warmth in that hat. It could also transport wine bottles, a leghorn chicken, or even a pair of Justin Ropers.
Musically inclined, Joe also played clarinet and saxophone. He met and married his college sweetheart, JoAnne there in college, and they enjoyed 56 years together. But I doubt he kept the hat.
I Don't Get It 
Because the hat has a strong resemblance to the bearskins worn by the Queen’s Guard, I am imagining that this pale version is made from the pelt of a polar bear.
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Just as long as it’s not the Coca-Cola polar bear.
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Beat me to it. :…shakes tiny fist of fury…:
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Not the paws of fury!
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Oh yeah, them too.
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Ha ha!
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Yes, Kerbey, as lovely as he looked and warm as he felt, there was no room on Joe’s closet rack after he moved from the band room for that hat!
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That’s a great point.
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