A Real Deal Brazil Ramble in the Cambodian Temple Ruins

We received the coolest set of pictures yesterday from Real Deal Brazil recycled-tarp hat owner Phil Caldwell, a small-animal veterinarian and aspiring writer living in Los Angeles. Phil recently took a trip to Cambodia, accompanied through several of the formidable ruins of the ancient Khmer Empire by his trusty RDB hat.

"I used it while I toured the temples such as Angkor Wat near the town of Siem Reap," Phil writes. "The hat survived extreme heat, humidity and countless children asking to wear it."

For Phil's well-written, way-fun insights about his Cambodian trip, his second visit to the temple-dotted Asian country, check out his own blog post.

Now, check out these great photos he sent us!

Real Deal Brazil Facebook Page Gets Big Photo Facelift

What the blazes is going on in that picture over there? We don't know, but we love it all the same!

We recently got wildly behind on posting fan-submitted photos on the Facebook site, so in the last few days, Frank, our Site Administrator Guy, has been feverishly working to get photos posted. The result: Lots of fun new content reflecting both the dedication and diversity of RDB fans. Hope you'll stop by for a peek!

And if you like what you see, and love your own hat and how it looks on ya, then by all means, send along a picture of the two of you together, to frabey@realdealbrazil.com. We'll proudly post it, rest assured!

New Real Deal Brazil Story Posted at Zombie-Fan Site

So embarrassing! We've been so busy with the success of our way-cool hat lately, from the jump in sales from our star in turn in both Zombieland and the upcoming release of The Losers, that posting here has fallen off like the arm or leg of one of the unlucky undead! So much to try to cover since the last post that it'd be just plain silly to backtrack -- check out our Facebook fan site for a blow-by-blow account of the great stuff that's been happening.

For today, a new Real Deal Brazil-related post you might check out at ZombieInfo.com (http://www.zombieinfo.com/?p=1522) with our Facebook site's administrator, talking about how the movie tie-ins came to be. A warning: The site where the interview is posted, while great, kitschy fun, also contains very adult language.

Entertainment Weekly tries on Real Deal Brazil Recycled Tarp Hat, Likes Fit

It's been a great couple weeks for us! First, Zombieland opened not only to great reviews, but also to great box-office, and that meant a lot of new folks very quickly discovered our hats. Then about two weeks ago, Entertainment Weekly contacted us to say they'd had a bunch of requests from people wanting to know where they could find the hat Woody Harrelson wears all through Zombieland. Next thing we know, we've got a half-page write-up, above, in one of the largest entertainment publications around. We greatly appreciate the kind words, and even more, the huge jump in the number of folks who've now joined our Real Deal family!

The Good Word on Our Zombie-Killin' Hats

"Zombieland" opens tomorrow, Oct. 2, with our Real Deal Brazil recycled-tarp hat squarely atop its gored-up head. In the last couple of weeks, we've received a lively body of press that has us eternally grateful to all who took the time to speak their non-dead minds about us. Not to cannibalize our own good fortune but so much, but here's a list of tasty online remarks in celebration of our reanimated headwear's ascension to the top of the zombie-killin' heap:

● Woody Harrelson Is Riding High With "Zombieland," Opening Oct. 2:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-woody-harrelson-interview-zombieland,0,5420505.story

● The Real Deal – A Hat for a Real Man: http://www.modernhippiemag.com/2009/09/30/the-real-deal-a-hat-for-a-real-man/

● Woody Harrelson Keeps Zombieland Green With Special Eco Requests: http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/09/23/woody-harrelson-keeps-zomblieland-green-with-special-eco-requests/

● Recycled Truck Tarp Hats Used in Zombieland Move: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/recycled-truck-tarp-hats-used-in-zombieland-movie.php

● When Did Woody Harrelson Turn so (Bleep-Bleep) Cool Again? http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2009/09/when-did-woody-harrelson-turn-so-bleepbleep-cool-again.html

The Real Deal Brazil Recyled-Tarp Hat -- Not Just for Zombie Killers Anymore!

Lest we forget in all this zombie-killing talk surrounding our Real Deal Brazil recycled-tarp hat's star turn atop Woody Harrelson's head in "Zombieland," the RDB is one wildly unique, tough-as-you-wanna-be head-topper, regardless of who's wearing it. Our distinctive hat was righteously cool long before ol' bad Woody and his movie's mob of angry undead arrived, and is designed for the long haul, way beyond the current zombification of our culture. Just check out what Boating, the world's largest powerboat magazine, has to say about our dang-fine hat in its October issue. (Click on the graphic above to view a readable version of the Boating article.)

The Original Zombie-Killing Hat,

aka the Zombieland Hat!

We're geeking pretty hard on this whole Zombieland thing around here. Our Real Deal Brazil hat has quickly become the world's undisputed leader in zombie-killing headwear. Would Indiana Jones' trusty fedora have stood up to the angry undead? We think not!

Online attention to the upcoming Columbia Pictures horror-comedy has ratcheted up sharply since Zombieland trailers hit theaters recently; zombie chatter is now splattering everything from movie-nerd sites to general blog posts, a happy, bloody, reanimated mess of fanboy speculation and fashionista fun. On top of that, Zombieland is now opening sooner than originally scheduled. Initially, the opening date was set for Oct. 9, but due to some studio conflict, national release has just been moved up one week.

The movie is now set to hit theaters Friday, Oct. 2. So prepare to get your weekend zombie on! Zombieland, starring badass Woody Harrelson as a crazed zombie killer who does his undead re-demises via iron skillet, car door and AK-47, all while sporting one of our very own Real Deal Brazil recycled-tarp hats, looks like a scream (no pun intended). It'll be, to say the least, a very lively bit of entertainment (OK, pun intended that time).

If you go to see it, then don't be shy: Wear your own RDB hat to the theater! And if the goober behind you says anything about his view being blocked by your stellar head-topper, stand up and announce to everyone there that you can do any damn thing you please. After all, you're the only one in the room in a true zombie-killing hat!