free shirts, smoky mountains

time for another fun post in the 'free shirts for bloggers' series.

shutterbug shann is a photographer and writer living in central florida where it's warm enough to actually wear a t-shirt this time of year, but it seems her heart is in asheville. she picked out a couple (of my all time favorite) shirts she liked, and i sent her the one from the great smoky national park to remind her of western north carolina until she is able to move back.

read her blog post here. she is right, it looks way better on her than it did on dolly! thanks shannon!

25 years later: space shuttle challenger disaster

it was january 28, 1986. late morning. i was in mrs. mohrmon's 4th grade classroom at oakwood elementary school. someone came to the door and she started crying. a few minutes later, she wheeled a TV in on a cart and plugged it in and we all watched the challenger shuttle explode into a puff of smoke. things that i thought were risk-free were not. 

freakin o-ring seals. (space shuttle challenger disaster on wikipedia)

in 2003 the nasa space shuttle program experienced another tragedy when the space shuttle columbia exploded on re-entry over texas.

this t-shirt is a piece of american history. gold glitter. rainbow sunrise. hopes and dreams of jetpacks for all and a clean exciting boundless future. space stations. satellites. growing up in the 80s in the america.

etsy link here. 

free shirts, pine cone dildos

another delightful entry in the 'free shirts for bloggers' series has arrived.

jason bugg is a western north carolina writer with cute pups that look like nacho and holden. he writes a blog full of honesty and humor. he interviewed kenny rogers last week. he tells a heartwarming story about love, lust, rejection, redemption and sewage shoes at his 8th grade dance. it's good.

here's what he had to say about the cowboy shirt i sent. ignore the parts about glistening scabies and pierced douchebags.

celebrate national nuclear science week

Did you know that 20 percent of our nation’s electricity is generated by nuclear power?

Learn all about radioisotopes and astrophysics here:
http://www.nuclearscienceweek.org

Find this Warwick Against Radioactive Dumping t-shirt here:
WARD t-shirt

Also spy a souvenir t-shirt from a dance at a nuclear station here:
McGuire Nuclear Station Bop 1988 t-shirt

rockstars in skippy haha vintage: ALO

new "I Love Music" video from ALO! they're riding on the head of a giraffe!

video made by guadalajara joe!

ALO's robes courtesy of skippy haha vintage!

free shirts for bloggers: betsylife

betsy is awesome. she will make you smile, smile, smile. in real life and on the internets.

she posts daily. super fresh recipes, some simple, some not. all with mouth-watering photos. she's full of tips on cooking and enjoying life in general. she's also an amazing painter. totally inspiring.

back when i lived in san diego, she was one of the most beautiful & creative t-shirt models around - always willing and able to go the distance for the shot, so help her jesus.

she's the first to take me up on the offer of free t-shirts for bloggers.

check out her post here.

thanks so much & cheers, betsy!

standing offer for free t-shirts (while supplies last)

do you have a blog?

do you post more than 12 times a year?

do you like old t-shirts?

if you answered yes to all of those questions, and would like a *FREE* vintage t-shirt from the skippy haha vintage shop, pick one out and email me. i'll send it to you on the house if you promise to post a picture of the shirt with a link to the etsy shop.

i know blogging is a thankless job and i appreciate the time you take to entertain the faceless masses. 

*some restrictions apply: you're not getting the 1979 keith moon the kids are alright shirt from the who. or any shirt that's more than $30. probably. exceptions can be made on a case by case basis. i'm the judge of those cases.

happy martin luther king day

Tag: screen stars

Era: 1984

Fabric: 50-50

Size reads: Large fits like modern Medium

Measures: 18.5 inches across the chest, 27 inches back collar to hem

Colors: thin golden t-shirt with black National Association of Black Accountants THE FUTURE IS NOW handshake print front, 13th Annual OAKLAND 1984 on back

Condition: great vintage shape

For reference, Kareem up there is 5-10.

Etsy listing here.


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keep the dream alive.

be a drum major for justice. be a drum major for peace. be a drum major for righteousness. and all of the other shallow things will not matter.

mlk jr.'s drum major instinct speech

rockstars in skippy haha vintage: tea leaf green

for the past 5 years or so, i have been sending vintage t-shirts and pearl snap westerns to young rock n roll bands that i love.  it makes me so happy to see pictures of them rocking the shirts on stage.

from time to time, i'll post a few of the sweeter photos here.

here's josh clark of tea leaf green in a tan yoke western:

     

trevor garrod of tea leaf green in a new jersey t-shirt:

     

ben chambers formerly of tea leaf green in a shakespeare and company t-shirt, josh clark in a julio iglesias t-shirt:

     

and finally todd sauce wallenbrock of tea leaf green in a yellow pearl snap western:

             

good times, great music!

tag loving: screen stars

the best way to tell the age of a t-shirt is by looking at the tag. there are some tags that are GUARANTEED to be soft, silky and smooth. the more you wash and wear them, the softer, silkier, and smoother they will get.

if you have a screen stars t-shirt, congratulations, you have a great t-shirt!

       

they started making screen stars in the mid-late 70s. they were wholesaled blank to screen printers who then customized them. the screen stars blue tag is rare and awesome. these shirts are true vintage gems. the combed cotton means supersoftness. (screen stars blue tag example)

the screen stars white tag is also from that late 70's era. also an amazing and rare t-shirt. (screen stars white tag example)

     

next you see probably the most common t-shirt tag used for all of the 80s. the screen stars tan and red tag. shirts with this tag usually date from 1980 - 1989. they are well made and flattering and last a long time. the workhorses of the vintage t-shirt world. (screen stars tan and red tag example)

     

in the late 80s they moved to the black screen stars best tag. these shirts are beefier than the early versions, and it will take you more washings and wearings to get that thin silkiness. still a great tag. (screen stars best example)

       

basically, you can't go wrong with a screen stars tag.  

ayatollah khomeini SUCKS!

check out this authentic t-shirt from 1979 featuring a hand-drawn head of the ayatollah khomeini.

bitchin!

click here for the listing.