Yesterday, Gwen challenged us in her 600-Post Show and Tell Extravaganza to strip off our favorite clothes and do a little "I'll Show Your Mine If You Show Me Yours".
Here's my entry #1.
I got this shirt, I don't know, it seems like 100 years ago, but I would guess it's about 10 or 12 years I bought this shirt at a craft show down state. At one time it had a matching floppy hat.
Never wore the hat. No clue where it went.
The craft show was the Spoon River Drive, and my parents had a booth where the sold their stained glass stepping stones. [I'll get around to telling about the stepping stones soonish] and the woman next to us was selling tie-dye. Well, she had a lot FOR SALE, but wasn't selling a lot. So I thought I'd do pity buy.
And the shirt? It get's worn. A lot. Usually just around the house on weekends. It'll go out in public, but usually just out to the store or something. Rarely "OUT" out. Hey, I used to live on Halsted St. in Chicago. If you don't play for "that team", you want to be careful wearing the "Rainbow Warrior" uniform when walking past a bar called, "The Manhandler."
This shirt is in about every load of colors that washed. And it has hardly faded. It's a great night shirt.
17 comments:
"Never wore the hat. No clue where it went."
Yeah, like I believe that.
I reckon you had matching wellies too.
Wait! Wait ~ entry #1, you say?
#1?!
#1 as in you're entering MORE than once? You're entering MULTIPLE times? Once just isn't enough to satisfy you?
*Cripes! Does it feel hot in here to you?!*
I love Spoon River Drive.
SERIOUSLY love it.
Fascinating.
Mo - Upon further review, I think I gave the hat to my mom to wear in the garden, but I won't swear to it.
Cora - Yes, multiple entries. But sadly neither is as long as I would like, and I have to space them 6 hours apart so I have time to recover properly between them. What are we talking about again?
Sass - My parents always set up in the park in Farmington. Did you ever made it that far north? It is actually a fun thing to do in the fall. A leasurly drive in the country, then hitting all the little craft and food stands in the towns as you go.
I recognize that shirt! Hahaha! Thanks for helping me celebrate! You're a good friend.
Gwen - I'm sure I wore it as a night shirt when I was down there earlier in the year.
Now, part II should send you cousin into a squeeling scheiking tizzy.
tie dye?
say it ain't so!!
lol... it's all good. i will occasionally go 'out' in stuff i shouldn't go out in.
but then again i live in hickville and could still win a 'best dressed' contest.
this ain't chicago my friend.
When I was prescribed painkillers I believe I hallucinated that shirt! :)
Had that shirt! Loved it...but did you have matching tye dye leggings to go with it? Didn't think so.
It was in my hippie chic days back in college. I used to wear the entire ensemble with my bright yellow Chuck Taylor high tops. I thought I was the shit.
Good times.
OMG. I had that same outfit Candy!!! ROFL. I bet your hair was as big as mine too!!! too funny. ;)
I had a student make a cake a few weeks ago that they decorated to look like tye-dye. It looked almost exactly like your shirt!
I loveeee tie dye. I don't OWN any but its def hot. Okay I'm lying! Sue me!
Love the shirt though for real.
Your foreshadowing has me on pins and needles for Part II.
I LOVE that shirt! I have a thing for tie-dye, it was my first full time job out of high school. I worked for a small company that tie-dyed shirts, hats, towels, and pants and sold them around the country. We were given free reign on color and design, it was a lot of fun. Then I would buy them dirt cheap and re-sell them at Dead shows. Good times!
I had a tie-tye 'heart' shirt that I bought at a street fair in Eugene, Oregon about 20 years ago.
I wore it to death (it finally went to tie-dye heaven) but every time I wore it, someone would ask if I got it at a Grateful Dead concert. I said, "No. I wouldn't be caught dead at a Grateful Dead concert" and got a LOT of dirty looks.
Lisa - Best dressed contest? Well if you and your friends ever decide to hold a "Best Un-Dressed" contest, let me know. I'm sure I could line up some judges.
Candy - No tie-die leggins. I'm a stirrup pants man myself.
WhiskeyMarie - One reason I wear this shirt is so no one can tell what I spill when I'm eating.
I'll come clean.
I stole the HAT.
It was just too awesome to ignore.
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