Andrew,
Just re-read your post and saw the bit about "his maybe 5'1" frame."
I think it was '78 when six of us took a Lance to OSH. We were walking back to the airplane one evening when we saw a guy approaching us - he was maybe five feet tall, max, and he was wearing a sombrero with the biggest brim I'd ever seen. The diameter was well in excess of his height and the thing undulated as he walked. He seemed to be perfectly serious about wearing it - one of the funniest things I've ever seen at OSHvegas.
Warmest regards,
Rick
