I like hats. I buy them or I get them for free. I wear them or I just keep them. Each has its own story with it. Sometimes it is deeply personal like the hat I inherited from my Dad, and sometimes, like this hat here, it is a symbol of times long past. Times when young musicians were trying to get famous, and one of the most important steps at a time was to go to my home town, Subotica, and compete on the youth music festival. I do not know if there was any exyugoslavian band in those decades that got famous but didn't compete or win the Subotica's Festival.

This hat is from 1975, issued for 15. year of the festival. I managed to save it for last 38 years, and hope to keep it for many more.

Thank you Kovach family for creating the festival, and thank you Dad for passes that allowed me to go to just about every one of them, once I was old enough to be there.

Photo of the hat is intentionally oversaturated, with a face half-hidden, so the focus is on the text (for those that know how to read it). 100mm macro lens allowed for the controlled depth, while one soft-box with a 500W bulb provided light for the scene. Tripod and a remote control allowed me to do everything without a help.

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Суботички Омладински Фестивал је био једна од најважнијих степеница за будуће музичаре. Сећам се када су ту били Рани Мраз, Лабораторија Звука, Филм, и многи други на путу за славу.
Интересантан спорт је био погађање ко ће се прославити после фестивала.

Да ли се и ви ишли на фестивал? Чега се сећате?