Behind the T-shirt: Meteor Crater Arizona

In February 2005, I drove cross-country with my brother and a Green Giant Little Sprout telephone. We took the mid-southern route along Interstate 40, which is the old fabled Route 66.

Not far off I-40 in Winslow, Arizona is a landmark called Meteor Crater.

(from meteorcrater.com) -

Meteor Crater is the breath-taking result of a collision between a piece of an asteroid traveling at 26,000 miles per hour and planet Earth approximately 50,000 years ago. Today, Meteor Crater is nearly one mile across, 2.4 miles in circumference and more than 550 feet deep.

Here is a 70's or early 80's souvenir t-shirt from this very place. It is soft and thin and silky and lovely. It may have been touched by aliens or alien dust.

T-shirt available on Etsy here.

More photos with Scout the Sprout here.

Crazy Critters and the Downtown Asheville Hurricane of Vintage T-shirts

I recently went downtown Asheville with a hamper of my finest Skippy Haha Vintage t-shirts.

Alli Marshall of Asheville StreetStyle had arranged for local rock band The Critters to meet up and shoot a video for their song "Visions of Light."

The rough concept was for them to try on a shirt, come through the Flat Iron, pose for the camera, go around back, take it off and try on another shirt, ad infinitum, until the hamper was empty. Something sped-up and lighthearted like the intro to the Monkees TV show.

What actually happened was, as the Mountain Xpress said - total mayhem. It was a hurricane of t-shirts, a t-shirt-ornado. No one could have been prepared for the energy and enthusiasm displayed by those Critters.

Here is the video, expertly edited by Steve Shanafelt of the Mountain Xpress. You can see me at the end, as shirts are being flung into the trees of Wall Street, silently screaming in my head "AAAAACKKK! My precious heirlooms! Save my precious heirlooms!"

No really, it was fun. Really fun. It was all over in under 10 minutes. I came home and washed all the shirts.

Mountain Xpress article here

Go Kiss a Drunk Moose

An apparently drunk moose was found entangled in an apple tree in Sweden last week.

Somebody needs to give that moose a kiss.

Sweatshirt link here.

public whale tails

1980 - 1983 Nike Orange Label Sportswear Velour Zipper Track Jacket, link here

1980's Tan Sherpa Faux Sheepskin Hoody Jacket link here

Bob's Big Boy Evolution

bobs big boy, originally uploaded by Skippy Haha Vintage.

All he does between 1981 and 1988 is put his arm down?

Link to t-shirt on Etsy here.

Prowling Bears Close NC Mountain Campgrounds

This vintage 1985 Mount Mitchell t-shirt perfectly sums up the current situation.

(via digitriad.com)

Mt Mitchell, NC-- A popular NC mountain campground is closing until the end of August because of bears.

Friday, state park officials make the decision because of increased activity by black bears. The family campground at Mount Mitchell State Park will close at least through August 29, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation
Rangers at the park have recently responded to complaints of bears rummaging for food in the campground area, and similar activity has prompted the U.S. Forest Service to close campgrounds and trails in the adjacent Appalachian Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest.

Bear sightings are often more frequent in late August and September as the animals range farther for food sources in anticipation of winter. Closing the campground will likely encourage bears to abandon the area to seek natural food sources.

The state park, which is on the highest peak in eastern North America, has installed wildlife-proof food storage bins and waste bins, and has developed an improved sign and information system to educate visitors in western parks about safety in areas frequented by bears.

To read more about bear problems at parks in NC mountains, click here.
Visitors to all state parks can lessen their chances of bear encounters or encounter bears more safely by following a few simple rules:

-- Put all food into wildlife-proof bins or store food, coolers, cooking and cleaning supplies, stoves, cosmetics and toiletries out of sight in a locked vehicle. Never store these items in vehicle passenger compartments, tents or backpacks.
-- Don't hike alone and make noise as you hike so that you won't surprise a bear.
-- If you encounter a bear, stop, then back away slowly and leave the area. Do not feed the animal, do not surround it, and do not run.
-- If a bear approaches, stand your ground or back away slowly. Do not run. Keep your group together, and make lots of noise and throw non-food items at the bear.
-- Back-country campers should carry bear-proof canisters, or bags to suspend their food at least 15 feet off the ground and five feet from any tree trunk. Backpacks should be left empty and open outside of tents.

To read about an actual encounter I had with 3 bears in Asheville this past April, click here: Happy Birthday Eli vs. the Bears

Dirty Dancing

This week Hollywood is buzzing over the possibility of a remake of the 1987 classic movie, "Dirty Dancing."

This t-shirt is authentic and original from 1987.

So now you too can carry a watermelon and dance the Pachanga and put Baby in the corner.

Incidentally, much of the movie was filmed in beautiful Lake Lure, North Carolina.

A whole slew of vintage dancing shirts can be found here.

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