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This page is out of control. Excellent stuff everyone. My dad and I got the chance to embarrass each other last week at my local hole in the wall where my friends/castmates run a weekly jam. Black and white spy shots by my platonic gal pal Melissa. Embroidered Denim vest 90s Cash Rob Kap belt buckle Mister Freedom Outlaw Dad-ception. He sang 50 year old originals. I sang him Paul Simon's Kodachrome.

Couple recent fits. Vintage denim vest with embroidery Destroyed 40s bandana 1990s The Specials tee 501 STF 60s FRYE boots Mister Freedom Vietnam tee Target Wide Leg selvedge denim FRYE

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Mini Route 66 road trip. Old Joliet Prison and The Gemini Giant in Wilmington Illinois.

I have saved the best for last. Probably my favorite t shirt of all time. I only visited the local Santa Fe Speedway in Willow Springs only once or twice to watch the demolition derby before it closed down but those memories live large in my mind. Perfect graphics, faded but legible, on a super thin single stich 50/50 Made in USA Screen Stars tee. Every new find is judged against this one. Earlier this year I found a local making reprints on plain white so I grabbed one.

My newest and a real banger imo. 1983 VOLUSIA SPEEDWAY "Dirt Racing" T Shirt Two sided, great lettering in multiple fonts, killer yet primitive graphics, splash of color on a perfectly faded paper thin. MIUSA single stitch CHED brand 50/50 tee.

Another two sided beauty in my favorite non black color. Vintage 1970s "A bad Day at Lake Whippoorwill Speedway" T shirt. More lightly cracked ink, multiple fonts, simple graphics, and a clever tagline make this another perfect example of the race day tee. Tag is faded but it looks like maybe another Velva Sheen, probably size small and definitely 50/50 poly/cotton.

GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES! It's Indy 500 weekend so I'm going to post some vintage motorsport tees. Two sided with a bonus sleeve hit? Puffy cracked print? Cool color, multiple fonts, and simple clean yet killer graphics with a date? Made in USA and single stitch? 10 out 10. Jerzees by Russel brand 50/50 poly/cotton 1990 "12 Hours of Sebring/ Triangle Lounge Package Store" tee, USA, Large

GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES! It's INDY 500 race day so here are a few of my favorite motorsport tees. Vtg White Lake Speedway 1981 T Shirt. Simple and perfect. White Lake Speedway opened in 1960 and has changed names several times. It's now known as Bethel Motor Speedway and is located near the site of the original WOODSTOCK festival.

Beautiful boots. Perfect shape, great heels...but a minor quibble: those look like traditional semi round, almond toe or maybe a J or toe. Snip toes look "snipped" with a blunt tip and d Tony Lama has a very blunt structured toe on their snips. Unmistakable in profile. These are just a few styles. There are dozens of name and shape variations by both region and maker.

UNIF Fuzzy sweater Denim vest People Power Phillipines Yellow Revolution T Vintage studded belt Wide leg sevedge denim from...Target! 1960S ACME Thunderbird boots

Vintage Cal Cru 50/50 t shirt with Superman iron on and flocked letters. In the late 1970s this iron on was ubiquitous. I received one on a light blue tee at Marriots Great America sometime in the late 1970s. That tee was eventually sacrificed to make a Halloween costume. Originally produced for Superman : The Movie this sparkly slab of nostalgia was a stiff sweaty experience. And since the fabric underneath would shrink up over time the iron on would eventually bubble and wrinkle. Some clever lad decided to personalize this example with some sweet flocked red letters. Good call, Jay.

One of my very favorite finds ever and perhaps one of the most historically significant. 1980s People Power Unarmed Forces of the Philippines T shirt. The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, were a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of Ferdinand Marcos, the end of his 20-year dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines. Just a reminder that sustained non violent protest and strikes are some of the only actions that have ever toppled an authoritarian regime.

Vintage Stedman brand 1989 Betty Page t shirt 50/50 poly/cotton t shirt XL The art is by Steve Woron but seems to be vaguely inspired by Dave Stevens' Rocketeer comics. Another massively oversized t shirt. This started out life in my best friends collection but somehow I ended up finding it in a box wrapped around a die cast model of a Delorean. Didn't wear it much due to size.

1975 N.P.P. ( National Periodical Publishing, now DC Comics) Superman Tee I have a vague childhood memory of seeing this shirt for sale at Marriots Great America theme park.