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Marky Mark Wahlberg Gropes His Junky Bunch
April 30, 2009 by Jimmy J · 4 Comments
In this section I highlight the worst vintage t-shirts ever created. No, I don’t mean Bad in the 1980s Michael Jackson way … I mean: offensive, vile, in poor taste, politically incorrect, or just plain ugly.
T-Shirt: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Type: Band
Offense: Warning, contains nudity and sexuality, viewer discretion is advised.
Uses: Wear it, I dare you. It takes reverse cool in to unchartered territories.
I totally respect Marky’s acting career but this t-shirt causes audiences more pain than Max Payne. What is he doing with his hands, giving himself an Italian Job? Even Dirk Diggler wouldn’t have the balls to release such filth.
Aside from this shirt being a MM&FB band tee, it’s wrong on multiple levels. For one, it’s an ugly 1990s all over print (which are kinda due for a comeback). The best/worst part is that Wahlberg is shirtless and making a lewd gesture, conveniently located on your chest.
For the first time in this section I actually highly suggest this t-shirt. If you get a kick out of the super lame, enjoy turning heads and offending people, this shirt is right up your alley. It trumps every t-shirt on our list of the “10 Worst Vintage Band T-Shirts You Must Wear”.
Check out the previous worst entry: vintage devo t-shirt.
Nike Air Force I (1982)
April 29, 2009 by Karl · 2 Comments
I posted few months a go a 1982 wear-sample of the original vintage Nike Air Force 1. Now we go a little further in posting some pictures i found on niketalk.com of a fresh and deadstoick pair of original (i guess) 1982 Nike Air Force 1.
I do not know who owns the shoes, but this is crazy heat… the mesh sidepanels, and the clean silver grey swoosh and soles… a grail for a lot of vintage collectors….
some more backhround info on Air forces 1 from wikipedia:
The name is a reference to Air Force One, the plane that carries the President of the United States. The shoes are sold in three different styles. The two most common are low-top and mid-top, while Nike produces a high-top model which is usually harder to find in many stores. The mid-top and high-top Air Force 1′s come with a velcro-securable strap; the mid-top strap is secured to the shoe while the high-top’s strap is movable and removable. Although the shoe comes in many different colors and color schemes, the most common Air Force 1′s sold are solid white (often referred to as “white-on-white”) and solid black colors.
Another identifying characteristic of an Air Force 1 shoe is a small, removable medallion that is secured to the bottom of the laces but has holes on either side so it can be removed by sliding it off of the shoe lace. The medallion is engraved with the inscription “AF-1″, with the year “’82″ inscribed below it, and has historically been made out of a silver-colored metal (perhaps pewter). Its original design was more circular, but after a redesign for the Air Force 1′s 25th anniversary in 2008 the medallion is now rectangular. (The redesign also involved encasing the inscription in white plastic; that was discarded in favor of the original medallion material.)
The Air Force 1 was produced in 1982 and discontinued the following year. It was re-released in 1986 with the modern italic Nike logo with a Swoosh on the bottom on the back of the shoe. Little has changed to the Air Force One since its creation in 1982, although the original stitching on the side panels is no longer present in modern versions of the shoe. Since then, over 1,700 color variations have been produced, bringing in an estimated 800 million USD/year in revenue.[1][3] The selling of the Air Force Ones online by certain retailers is prohibited by Nike who has restricted supply of the sneaker.[4]
Nike Air Force 1s were originally considered the favored shoe of inner-city youth, then hip hopstreetball players. Rappers Nelly his group, St. Lunatics collaborated on a 2002 single entitled “Air Force Ones” about the shoes. As a performance shoe, the AF1 is still used for street play as well as for professional play. NBA players Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse have used AF1s for games before. artists and
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The Top 30 1980s Vintage Skateboard T-Shirts Part 1
April 28, 2009 by Jimmy J · 5 Comments
After visiting numerous skateboard forums to research this post I quickly learn how massive the scope of vintage skate tees really is. Out of fear of being called a poser (flashbacks to my lame skating days in the ’80s) I enlisted the help of a godsent who has one of the largest collections of vintage skateboard tees in the world. His name is Thomas and he occasionally musters up the strength to sell one from his collection via his eBay account rubysoho08.
Without further ado we present part one in a three part series.
21. vintage Thrasher David Hackett t-shirt
22. vintage Santa Cruz Jeff Grosso Toybox t-shirt
23. vintage Powell Peralta Kevin Harris t-shirt
24. vintage Santa Cruz Rob Roskopp eye t-shirt
25. vintage Powell Peralta Animal Chin t-shirt
26. vintage Powell Peralta Tony Hawk t-shirt
27. vintage Santa Monica Airlines Boxer Kid t-shirt
28. vintage Powell Peralta banner dragon t-shirt
29. vintage Santa Cruz Tom Knox t-shirt
30. vintage Powell Peralta Bones Brigade t-shirt
Check out part 2 to the top 30 vintage skateboard t-shirts.
If you’re looking to snap up one of these badboys, good luck, you’d have better chance landing a 900. Click on the brands in blue above to specifically search eBay for them or check out the snapshot below:
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Nike Air Pegasus (1990)
April 28, 2009 by Karl · 7 Comments
today just a showcase of my 1990 vintage Nike Air Pegasus.
I’ll let the pictures talk 
Air Max 90 Infrared (1989)
April 27, 2009 by Karl · 5 Comments
This auction needs some special attention: a deadstock pair of vintage Nike Air Max Infrared ’90. (look at what the official colorway of these was: White/Black/Cool Grey/Red)
Winning bid: $490.
The price is defintely not over the top. Besides, it’s a piece of history you have bought. Almost deadstock, with original box, and leaflet. The only thing that is missing is the Nike Air hangtag……
this is a museum piece and should be displayed in a museum, and not in the hands of a kid with rich parents asking the seller if this shoe is still wearable…
The seller’s answer to Nic’s question also worries me:
“Hi Nic, I can tell they are still good to wear. Tried them on inside the house just to make sure. Still solid”
Probably some readers won’t agree with me, but a pair like these isn’t meant to be worn, you know it will crack like a cookie, although the seller thinks it’s not gonna happen: It’s gonna happen, for sure!
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