1986 Pound Purries Cat in Original Box

In the mid 80's, a stuffed animal was created which introduced kids to the idea of "Adopt a Shelter Pet." They were also riffing on the success of the adoption concept behind Cabbage Patch Kids.

The plush toys were called Pound Puppies (dogs) and Pound Pur-r-ries (cats). They were available in two sizes - big and small - and came in a box that looked like a chain link kennel.

Each pet had a PP logo on its butt.

Each pet came with care instructions, and a mail-in offer for a pet ID name tag.

They spawned a TV special, TV series, and a feature film.

Way to go little shelter pets!

Loveable, Huggable 1986 Tonka Gray tiger cat Pound Purry in original box available here.

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.

Join hands and hearts and voices, voices, hearts, and hands, at Kellerman's the friendships last long as the mountain stands!

free shirts, jiggawatts

Well looky here - another fun post in the 'free shirts for bloggers' series has arrived.

For the past 8 years, Jimmy J has been running the web's most thorough, sweet, and informative site all about vintage t-shirts called Defunkd.

Especially awesome is his "Brandpedia" which clearly documents the history of all the best old t-shirt tags.

So he scored on the Run DMC My Adidas shirt and again on the DeLorean shirt, and he kindly wrote about it here: Defunkd.com - Skippy Haha

Cheers, Jimmy J - and keep up the good work!

Behind the T-shirt: Al Jo's Lounge, Preston Idaho

Here's a sweet piece of American film history: a t-shirt from Al Jo's lounge in Preston, Idaho featuring the Schlitz malt liquor bull.

Where the hell is Preston Idaho?

via wikipedia:

Much of the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite was shot in the city of Preston, including Preston High School. Several area landmarks can be seen throughout the film. Preston is the home of the film's creators, Jared and Jerusha Hess, Preston being where Jared went to high school.

For several years, the city held a "Napoleon Dynamite Festival" in the summer. There were many movie-themed events such as: Tetherball Tournament, Tater Tot Eating Contest, Moon Boot Dance, Impersonation, Look-A-Like Contest, Football Throwing Contest, and more.

In 2004 there was a single day event that drew about 300 people and raised $1,500 for the Preston School District. In 2005 an estimated 6,000 people attended the event, but that number dropped to an estimated 400 in 2006. The 2007 and 2008 event was held along with the 'That Famous Preston Night Rodeo' in Preston, but there are no future plans for the event.

Do the chickens have large talons?