tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231555152024-03-13T06:40:21.348-05:00skippy hahastraight & twistedskippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.comBlogger2174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-23116319155249579792024-03-07T12:17:00.000-05:002024-03-07T12:17:00.983-05:00Skippyhaha Studihoho<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>Just thought I'd share a few skippyhaha studihoho paintings ("hohos") I've made this year. <br /><br />When I was thinking of t-shirt ideas and graphics professionally for a few years with Vintage Vantage, I would be happy if the idea made people laugh or made people think. <br /><br />That is still the goal!</b></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;">"Scrolling Genocide" - acrylic on paper, 7x10</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEn3aeXmpmBkDNC0ldb7Eb4R4rW3FxK7fiK1FdzJp-y07OYw0HX0sH7UDcRulL5BxPhCDCDg3d9nIBcJg1ZXRwTgPM0r3erugMm5EfBIoIKct8drLgvPEqzQjYsSqAeJw8Dix4AlPe4t5pz2njNnjVF2B6i0DCaaiQzbnWsZN1s9vDdUnIQBFBKA/s2196/scrolling%20genocide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="1569" height="676" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEn3aeXmpmBkDNC0ldb7Eb4R4rW3FxK7fiK1FdzJp-y07OYw0HX0sH7UDcRulL5BxPhCDCDg3d9nIBcJg1ZXRwTgPM0r3erugMm5EfBIoIKct8drLgvPEqzQjYsSqAeJw8Dix4AlPe4t5pz2njNnjVF2B6i0DCaaiQzbnWsZN1s9vDdUnIQBFBKA/w484-h676/scrolling%20genocide.jpg" width="484" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;">"I Like Fried Chicken!" - acrylic on paper, 8x10</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ym85VEKrtxLzPt128o6vpZp0lefngW4CNSDiqkFuOBALRXzuofSv6FkcJwjCyJVIKCmWe45l5OeHAA8GubyjSScRoxICGkBi3oLmSJTTIKQZ0dA9w77-st6Q3Y5ACGpMIYB8Wg_7eWoYfZbTkariNeix2S0NV-pzeHY1g-wcswZrYW42YVeFZw/s3225/i%20like%20fried%20chicken.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3225" data-original-width="2304" height="647" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ym85VEKrtxLzPt128o6vpZp0lefngW4CNSDiqkFuOBALRXzuofSv6FkcJwjCyJVIKCmWe45l5OeHAA8GubyjSScRoxICGkBi3oLmSJTTIKQZ0dA9w77-st6Q3Y5ACGpMIYB8Wg_7eWoYfZbTkariNeix2S0NV-pzeHY1g-wcswZrYW42YVeFZw/w463-h647/i%20like%20fried%20chicken.jpg" width="463" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;">"Elk and Clouds" - acrylic on paper, 8x10</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wHehc9pr3wlmENBG25VTGlf9xFIeOz2qiSM-c84SdSZN_n4tMvUxxpJKXgvNkCAXMHARyqZ-e1a5QECmougo9ePFo_mUfaxMTKXsZFfa9mQ8tkqOXJv4VHzlk9hyphenhyphenjbiBy_hItPz3A6cAlbKeetP8IyCKpozNAO5HpkqxAuyeUhhGwqapJhKmfQ/s2651/elk%20and%20clouds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="2651" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wHehc9pr3wlmENBG25VTGlf9xFIeOz2qiSM-c84SdSZN_n4tMvUxxpJKXgvNkCAXMHARyqZ-e1a5QECmougo9ePFo_mUfaxMTKXsZFfa9mQ8tkqOXJv4VHzlk9hyphenhyphenjbiBy_hItPz3A6cAlbKeetP8IyCKpozNAO5HpkqxAuyeUhhGwqapJhKmfQ/w507-h363/elk%20and%20clouds.jpg" width="507" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><br />"Kentucky Fried Chicken Right Here" - acrylic on paper, 8x10</b></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOIZoTAV_m7BYMNBQLeUWw_UjRYB3Qw3PItELNe0hcrIIQ2nuh3gTEcNOMYBhqCEKPa3tW84Azp97vsSOFg2J02TdsqvZnFUqe2rKRE56fTI4E9XGQgR53cOGNJ1FgpRzP2dvWUmphFZXNPsw62omUe7Wb8pBxRwgNyOVfeZAMj6tERfXIhB2gg/s3680/kentucky%20fried%20chicken%20right%20here.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="3680" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOIZoTAV_m7BYMNBQLeUWw_UjRYB3Qw3PItELNe0hcrIIQ2nuh3gTEcNOMYBhqCEKPa3tW84Azp97vsSOFg2J02TdsqvZnFUqe2rKRE56fTI4E9XGQgR53cOGNJ1FgpRzP2dvWUmphFZXNPsw62omUe7Wb8pBxRwgNyOVfeZAMj6tERfXIhB2gg/w508-h364/kentucky%20fried%20chicken%20right%20here.jpg" width="508" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><br /></span><br /></b></span></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-91146191462360995332024-02-28T08:00:00.018-05:002024-02-28T08:00:00.190-05:00How the Columbo Dog Head Greeting Cards Came to Be<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>(This is cross-posted from <a href="https://columboclothesandlaughs.blogspot.com/2024/02/how-columbo-dog-head-greeting-cards.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Columbo Clothes and Laughs</a>) </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> <br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HYArO7pDuqQMj35FFOArgAewwYmXpiwZmUCA1tK1r4EfkEbkQhINt32l132DVYmfPXptWfGfV42tXtBTrbCLsZfkj1vkdEc599dtG1hfd4JhajG11iU6C4KcuIM9fkhSmY-yqd_pMmbuGRtE0YR8qFgqXcDCW5OLEtA-CEvETyzcQv8IU3bzSc945QGF/s640/20240214_213229.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="488" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HYArO7pDuqQMj35FFOArgAewwYmXpiwZmUCA1tK1r4EfkEbkQhINt32l132DVYmfPXptWfGfV42tXtBTrbCLsZfkj1vkdEc599dtG1hfd4JhajG11iU6C4KcuIM9fkhSmY-yqd_pMmbuGRtE0YR8qFgqXcDCW5OLEtA-CEvETyzcQv8IU3bzSc945QGF/w418-h548/20240214_213229.gif" width="418" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>How the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/skippyhaha?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=47300625&sort_order=price_desc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Columbo Parody Dog Head Greeting Cards</a> Came to Be: </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>It was around New Years 2024 when Kevin said I needed a hobby besides the pandemic. <br /><br />I said, "no I do not." </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>He said, "yes you do." <br /><br />I said "okay, I will paint." <br /><br />He kindly got an art kit and set up a small easel in a room downstairs. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Mostly as a way to flip off AI art I started painting with acrylics. <br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>I painted my "pandemic friends." <br /><br /><br /></b></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_owqIeYzsNzrEUFEj-Qn8Ui8cZprDOqZRNx0UqdUHLL7DPzgUzOJg6hNr0TVZEnP5EGtHtRXt-4tTDqKwBtBk7PIW6IQnV21o1Yqs_IhfGU315iECHo7G3gidcuTisEKPbOippYg75PkXthBgdc61ACL0Y1RykpzPqTfX13ZtXYpZoZS5LOKUhkcFS5P0/s3940/pandemic%20friends.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="3940" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_owqIeYzsNzrEUFEj-Qn8Ui8cZprDOqZRNx0UqdUHLL7DPzgUzOJg6hNr0TVZEnP5EGtHtRXt-4tTDqKwBtBk7PIW6IQnV21o1Yqs_IhfGU315iECHo7G3gidcuTisEKPbOippYg75PkXthBgdc61ACL0Y1RykpzPqTfX13ZtXYpZoZS5LOKUhkcFS5P0/w510-h279/pandemic%20friends.jpg" width="510" /></a></div></span></div><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>I painted some psychedelic stars that have been in my head since 1988.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSRbxbDcVC3tPYwM3nQNTHJq9jsNlOZasSI0RREiTyWR1y0p45lfvcwRRIE2aR4GTMtKRnrFnYFI0CQN4rSVMWie50LFawFPcQrVGFmV1EahM8e6DEHCQ1IprFhXrv0octqm8BTZLxJGAEpVo9PuFj5KPgZc2-cF9nlY6M_XTNYdpQAeo3VIPoDwVSM8p/s3431/20240205_120155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3431" data-original-width="2921" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSRbxbDcVC3tPYwM3nQNTHJq9jsNlOZasSI0RREiTyWR1y0p45lfvcwRRIE2aR4GTMtKRnrFnYFI0CQN4rSVMWie50LFawFPcQrVGFmV1EahM8e6DEHCQ1IprFhXrv0octqm8BTZLxJGAEpVo9PuFj5KPgZc2-cF9nlY6M_XTNYdpQAeo3VIPoDwVSM8p/w436-h513/20240205_120155.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>For a big challenge, I moved onto trying to paint some favorite Columbo scenes. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>The first one turned out okay. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpj5d1FpoPemPNkrg0-8G3_nYg3XGJ1w58ON_dFWVr8AYkYy8XpBgpU6oF17t90fJZbxLYqHw3niPjamobadmjYJtBCNZkQxfScs6WspCYeqaqACSaFbeUHqJqjvRX157H_f6bVBMjJBtmiUlaEpZjLdthY-NFMb8d5kt8Zg4Dn2r0QyU590PKOhiBD1oC/s2100/i%20don't%20know%20how%20the%20hell%20you%20do%20it%20card.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2100" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpj5d1FpoPemPNkrg0-8G3_nYg3XGJ1w58ON_dFWVr8AYkYy8XpBgpU6oF17t90fJZbxLYqHw3niPjamobadmjYJtBCNZkQxfScs6WspCYeqaqACSaFbeUHqJqjvRX157H_f6bVBMjJBtmiUlaEpZjLdthY-NFMb8d5kt8Zg4Dn2r0QyU590PKOhiBD1oC/w508-h363/i%20don't%20know%20how%20the%20hell%20you%20do%20it%20card.jpg" width="508" /></a></div> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>I thought I could share these paintings in greeting card form with other Columbo fans. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>I ordered 10 cards as a test from the most eco-friendly card maker I could find in the USA, and as they were being made, I painted 11 more of my favorite scenes. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>For example, John Cassavetes playing the Maestro as he's about to be hauled off to jail, shaking Peter Falk playing Columbo's hand:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesTryyIRyoEoVntIiqsZN49pnXDZZEJh2yw-B5P74Fp8kAwi1NRqUtv4G-2wjL0Ak8dW8ejAa5ukI0Yt92mMrFnglgrEgXJez-a5LLrVGtp3A2puagtbW6DMk8vTau58HbnHdskjnLYcinMK0DwOHP5K5QrJ1WAfhqN1hGdxKH8ihctMrngtTlajjHsv4/s2100/goodbye%20genius%20card.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2100" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesTryyIRyoEoVntIiqsZN49pnXDZZEJh2yw-B5P74Fp8kAwi1NRqUtv4G-2wjL0Ak8dW8ejAa5ukI0Yt92mMrFnglgrEgXJez-a5LLrVGtp3A2puagtbW6DMk8vTau58HbnHdskjnLYcinMK0DwOHP5K5QrJ1WAfhqN1hGdxKH8ihctMrngtTlajjHsv4/w507-h363/goodbye%20genius%20card.jpg" width="507" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>I looked up whether painting scenes from TV or movies is copyright infringement. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Sad trombone, yes it is. Fuckers!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>I drafted a letter to the heirs of Columbo creators Link and Levinson seeking a license to sell these paintings as cards.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>I realized NBC Universal Comcast is the evil overlord who owns the copyrights and having dealt with their overzealous IP lawyers for years who deactivate entirely legitimate (due to the <a href="https://www.defunkd.com/first-sale-doctrine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Sale Doctrine</a>) vintage Etsy listings, I felt that a license would be unattainable/overly onerous, so I pivoted to DOG HEADS.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Putting dog heads on the bodies takes the paintings to the parody/satire level, which resolves any copyright issues. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>So I just photoshopped photos of some dogs I know and love onto the bodies.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-04lxrrs3_4c62k9hRFiGgxXRynKaLBeW8z_v5cDCF-ir1yOPaohAZPlHh6CUTEI7nthAGCTCp19a_FprRfOh8TQ7_w-tXQMKPDEjdSpvK9tkazs0J9weAfBzVWJKNPE64h6EOJwNng1BjjR252_Dj1wePRVuVFnpPxp2fW0_Ywk6XZEQS-Ae0CcojAa/s2100/goodbye%20genius%20dog%20heads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2100" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-04lxrrs3_4c62k9hRFiGgxXRynKaLBeW8z_v5cDCF-ir1yOPaohAZPlHh6CUTEI7nthAGCTCp19a_FprRfOh8TQ7_w-tXQMKPDEjdSpvK9tkazs0J9weAfBzVWJKNPE64h6EOJwNng1BjjR252_Dj1wePRVuVFnpPxp2fW0_Ywk6XZEQS-Ae0CcojAa/w512-h366/goodbye%20genius%20dog%20heads.jpg" width="512" /></a></div> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>My artist friend <a href="http://www.jessmessin.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jess Pfohl</a> from <a href="http://www.jessmessin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jess! Messin'</a> who is Into This Stuff in a big way told me to paint the dog heads for consistency. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>So I painted 22 dog heads to match the characters/vibe of the actors in the paintings.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://skippyhaha.etsy.com/listing/1675542179" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="2382" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKPc-r25cZAWjvshpkOvzF83Av0GqTVc6R2QxnWRQyRcC_mV_wajVUVN0ssqQU3TA0I_whYX7BAMMbvRiAJ0VlaEprPQkPfeuB1FSdv4X9RGvoFvp-lCL9dqoOxom0z8p8WFCdR8ogTWwLwvAqKb2C6Kw60javcF9k3aU3uRPTArZeyvmvtolu7inrFvZ/w486-h347/goodbye%20genius%20painted%20dog%20head.jpg" width="486" /></a></div> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>And that is how we ended up with 12 scenes from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/skippyhaha?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=47300625&sort_order=price_desc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">70s Columbo with parody painted dog heads</a>! <br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Cards available today from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/skippyhaha?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=47300625&sort_order=price_desc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">skippyhaha Etsy</a>!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Four cards <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/skippyhaha?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=47300625&sort_order=price_desc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">out today</a>, four more next Wednesday March 6th, and the final four cards will be out the following Wednesday March 13th. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFwsZluoQSTQ5qB2eouIJnyzvnEdjs7mhmMKtGX_Y9P20lCaeY8_dWSQ203wHI2RUtG8-SXktn_diVwLBe6St5-3yVOKAjjjou0_-tQ0xRSnr_fHCK5V9lSannI9dhcw0V8-2pVpCQXeSA60umvbkDE4fNgZ28pc2PtZiJLKAiGD2YWTWp0RdOFQ5q9KU/s3144/dogs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2285" data-original-width="3144" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFwsZluoQSTQ5qB2eouIJnyzvnEdjs7mhmMKtGX_Y9P20lCaeY8_dWSQ203wHI2RUtG8-SXktn_diVwLBe6St5-3yVOKAjjjou0_-tQ0xRSnr_fHCK5V9lSannI9dhcw0V8-2pVpCQXeSA60umvbkDE4fNgZ28pc2PtZiJLKAiGD2YWTWp0RdOFQ5q9KU/w509-h371/dogs.jpg" width="509" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Dogs. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>PS - IF YOU WOULD LIKE A CARD WITH PAINTINGS WITH THE HUMAN HEADS, sent via USPS with a forever letter stamp with NO TRACKING, I had a tiny run of those printed - please message or </b></span><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="mailto:skippyhaha@gmail.com">email me</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-10433235694395531142024-02-18T12:02:00.003-05:002024-02-19T10:19:59.869-05:00The Most Orange Conference<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I've run the numbers and crunched the data and it turns out the most Orange D1 college athletic conference is...the ACC! Makes sense with the Syracuse Orange as a member school, but I had to be sure.</span></b></span><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><b style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With 5 schools that have orange in their official colors (Clemson, UVA, VaTech, Miami, and Syracuse) the ACC received 5 hash marks! </span></b></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><b style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With 2 schools whose colors combine to form orange (Boston College and Florida State), the ACC also received 2 bonus stars. </span></b></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><b style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The next closest conference was the Southeastern Conference with 3 hash marks for orange teams - Florida, Tennessee and Auburn - and no bonus stars.</span></b></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><b style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My sense that UNC was playing a disproportionate number of orange teams was confirmed! </span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>🤓🟠🍊🧡🏀😂<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-68148344023544381232023-06-23T12:20:00.077-05:002023-09-17T16:13:52.752-05:00Sonar the Funk Robot Band from Boulder/Aquatari<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>I recently acquired some original band tee shirts (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1494182126/vintage-90s-t-shirt-black-creek-band" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Creek Band</a> - Southern rock in the late 80s - 90s from Tallahassee, Florida; and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1494912932/vintage-00s-t-shirt-sonar-band-boulder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonar</a> from Boulder, Colorado via the planet Aquatari, in the early 00s) from friend and band member himself, <a href="https://www.electricaudioinc.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason McDaniel</a>, aka "bass player Commander Colt 44."</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>For those of us who have been personally deprived of the knowledge and pleasure of seeing the "four shimmering clouds" of Sonar perform live all we are left to do is piece together the psychonautics from old videos and actual articles that were actually published and distributed in actual local newspapers in the early 00s. </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>For instance, here is an inter-dimensional gem of an interview from the Steamboat Pilot, October, 2001: </span></b></span></div><h1><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/sonar-invades-the-wolf-den-tavern/#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonar invades the Wolf Den Tavern</a></span></h1>
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<div class="d-none d-lg-block col-5 social-byline"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span><span class="dateline">Steamboat Springs</span> — They claim they’re
from an underwater planet called Aquatari. They claim they’re colorful
vibrations of energy that slipped into human bodies when they came to
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</span></b></span></div></div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>They wear alienesque masks on stage and claim their sound is
something like an old-school funk like a New Orleans-style blend of
blues and jazz.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>They are Sonar five vibrations that slipped into five male human
bodies and began playing music and Atari to communicate with their home
planet Aquatari.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Members of Sonar have names such as Captain Star 69, Commodore 64,
Commander Colt 44, Doctor NC 17 and Admiral RX-7. They also produce
waves of audio energy from instruments such as impact-induced vibration
cylinders, an organi-magnetallic resonating chamber, a low-frequency
modulator and multi-chromatic variable wave inverters and don’t forget
the Atari 2600 Game Machine.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Their story may seem odd to the humans on Earth, but it won’t be long
before they head out of Colorado and into California to tour and keep
communication with Aquatari.</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>“We do a lot of off-the-wall songs; we do spoofs on songs,” Captain Star 69 said. “We really are from another planet.”</span></b></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>The story begins when the vibrations lived on Aquatari under the rule of the super-fine sea goddess.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>“We were just vibrations without bodies and we played a sort of music there,” Captain Star 69 said.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Sea goddess Shanaqua controlled Aquatari, but when Manta tried
to overthrow the planet, the vibrations with musical talent were sent
through a porthole. The members leapt out of the Boulder Reservoir and
stumbled upon some men changing a tire on the side of the road.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>After the vibrations snuck into the human bodies, they found musical instruments and 8-track tapes in the van.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>In order for members of Sonar to communicate with Aquatari, they must
play music and Atari. Sonar has decided to give Earthlings a glimpse
into what they’re really all about.</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>“For the time being, we’re just linking up with our home planet,”
Captain Star 69 said. “People either love us or hate us. That’s a great
thing.”</span></b></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>++++++++++++++ <br /></span></b></span></p><div class="p402_premium"><div class="swift-paywall"><div>
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</div> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>This is something that was published. "We really are from another planet." </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>Here's one more supernaturally glowing profile from the Deseret (Salt Lake City, Utah) News from December 2001 - this gives a little more depth and detail. <br /></span></b></span></div><h1 class="Page-headline"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.deseret.com/2001/12/30/19628730/band-sonar-is-out-of-this-world" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Band Sonar is out of this world</a></span></h1>
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</div><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Scott Iwasaki music editor</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>The funk, jam-rock band Sonar was formed earlier this year in Boulder, Colo., but not in typical garage-band fashion.</span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>According
to its biography, the band came together when "four shimmering clouds"
of spirits from the planet Aquatari found themselves stranded on Earth
after being exiled through an inter-dimensional vortex. That same
instant four Boulder musicians, whose names weren't given to protect
their innocence, saw these clouds racing toward them. And while they
gaped, the clouds shot down their throats and took over their bodies.</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Sound like a low-budget B-horror movie?</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Perhaps, but the resulting band Sonar is ready to take on Salt Lake City during First Night celebrations Monday night.</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Sonar
— drummer Captain Star 69, guitarist Commodore 64, bassist Commander
Colt 44 and keyboardist Doctor NC17— will hit the Gallivan Center Stage
at 10:30 p.m.</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span> During a telephone interview, Captain Star 69 talked with the Deseret News about his band and its mission:</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Deseret News: When did the band officially form here on Earth?</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Captain Star 69: In
Earth years it was 2001, but on Aquatari we measure years by multiples
of 9.667. So we actually formed around the Aquatari year 19,000.</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Deseret News: What are your goals as a band? </span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>CS69: We want to play music to as many people as possible,
hopefully creating another inter-dimensional vortex that will transport
us back to our home planet. Once we return to where we were born, we
want to cast out the evil Black Manta who overtook our beautiful Sea
Goddess and our world. Right now our music can be transmitted through
the positive vibrations from our shows to our home planet, and that vibe
sustains the Sea Goddess in this rough time.</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Deseret News: ???</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>CS69: In
other words, we want to play our music and create a huge following who,
we hope, will buy our music and continue to come to our shows. In other
words, we want to start a chain reaction that will make us famous.</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Deseret News: Are there any plans to release a full-length album of your "positive vibrations"?</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>CS69: (After
citing Glen Campbell and George Clinton's P-Funk as his main musical
influences): We have been listening to what you Earth beings call music.
And we have been writing our own music that emulates what is being
heard around the world. We hope our creation, called "Pop Song," will
help kick-start the vortex.</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Deseret News: What is the biggest challenge so far in reaching your goal to return to Aquatari? </span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>CS69: I don't think this is as much a challenge as it is an
honor, but some Earth beings have been coming to our live shows dressed
up in robot garb. In fact there have been so many who attend our
concerts in this fashion that it is getting difficult to decipher which
of the audience members are human and which of them are Aquatarians.</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Deseret News: What has been the most offensive thing you've experienced on Earth?</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>CS69: Nothing.</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Deseret News: What has been the most interesting?</span></b> <br /></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="Page-additionalContributors"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>CS69: The positive reactions to our positive vibrations, and Red Bull vodka. </span></b></span></div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>++++++++++++++++ </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>This is all fascinating as hell but at this point audios and visuals are necessary.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>This early morning TV news clip could headline the Found Footage Festival. It's 6AM New Years Eve morning live in Salt Lake City. The TV host, Kevin, says -- "This is Sonar, they're playing live tonight, that's right, at First Night and look at 'em! They come from the planet of Aquatari. That planet...? That's an underwater planet. Guys, welcome to Utah." </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Check out their stagewear. Chrome bicycle helmets and alien masks. Jumpsuits.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span>Guitarist Commodore 64 says to Kevin: "We've gone six days without sleeping in our Earth bodies and...we're just gonna rip it up, we're gonna tear it up, we're gonna have fun at First Night."</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>Then they break into a couple minutes of some serious first class underwater space funk jams<br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="427" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m47thaOQXeQ" width="513" youtube-src-id="m47thaOQXeQ"></iframe></span></b></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span> </span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>After break, the flabbergasted news anchorlady Mary at 3:25 says "Kevin, the more we read about this band, the freakier weird they get."</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>Kevin: "They've got their own stuntmen and they're enjoying their First Night celebrations. Here they go, now! Sonar comes from the planet of Aquatari, so we've been told. As Mary mentioned there were four of these... band guys, all of a sudden they got infiltrated by clouds and other things and here we are. They're playing tonight at First Night celebration, they're giving away some CD's, in fact we've got 2 CDs to give away to the first 2 callers and [laughing] also... these guys are FREAKS! [laughing] the first 2 callers and the first 2 E-MAILS that come in..."</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>They communicate via email! And have Karate stunts! Breaking boards! "The Karate Expo - Sonar the Robot Band" at Boulder's Fox Theatre July 27, 2002 - ("<span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap" role="text"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color">The Karate Expo was an audience favorite at a Sonar show.
It involved Commander Colt 44, and their trusty stuntman, Admiral RX-7, on the high kicks") </span></span>:</span></b></span></div><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="426" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6TnFgiih47w" width="513" youtube-src-id="6TnFgiih47w"></iframe></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>Importantly, the music kicks ass too. Here they are jamming out the old school Newcleus hit Jam On It at South x Southwest 2002 - </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="424" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9HSJWrRbsuA" width="510" youtube-src-id="9HSJWrRbsuA"></iframe></span></b></span></div><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span> </span></b><span style="color: #b6d7a8;"><b><span>We can all agree that we are dejected to have missed this audiovisual spectacle live 20+ years ago, but we can still celebrate the vibes with these tee shirts today: </span></b></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1494912932/vintage-00s-t-shirt-sonar-band-boulder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonar Aquatari Quiet Please t-shirt</a></span></b></span></div></div><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span></b></span></div><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span></b></span></div><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1494912932/vintage-00s-t-shirt-sonar-band-boulder" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2200" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTpRcN_0WIKt2hWHd5dNue_tGqmHIm8U1RMMetGpwEIYSz2PWFzQy6IDAH6Dp2e_DJ_Kl4FGRds06BUVas-ceg7mXt0CwnbJ3zf6bXPXrMdP6CZuUx6lxXVvyTr9rXGJ55LCRX63FeTrpaKtw9gBbUuJxoIy0RrxhaqjGaYlai1zQ_VUA0J-BFg/w510-h464/DSC_0718%20(2).JPG" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1494912932/vintage-00s-t-shirt-sonar-band-boulder" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2200" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrcyLzTiEC-DF7PESmihVuUvK9gzyYR4qRCbUp4rlihLJjlhWezDO5w62y0GINkf4AgnVJMfVy88OnIiarH1WPqS6HvAGssxpFgsNwZmAKgX66ExXE27pMpNqTSij-6BMCY45eKPNqBgutUE-vrt0dyoXdMTBjtyLlUxmXSH16luseKZCxWhYGg/w507-h461/DSC_0720%20(2).JPG" width="507" /></a></div><br /> </span></b></span></div><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span></b></span></div><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span></b></span><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1509641655/vintage-00s-t-shirt-sonar-wavelab-band" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonar Wavelab graphic t-shirt</a></span></b></span></div><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span></b></span></div><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1509641655/vintage-00s-t-shirt-sonar-wavelab-band" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2200" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6b6XBfmtgJpQPHngEtz_rheAAfjAU0G0xbhSt-918cTCbudXTZzSiVTxYz9Dn0R-WwIcidyXcmVG8PXmuSC9K9O3l4THDkyl0K2bcItl8_IISQWncXMPJaeTDx37oGmJ-VkNi817j7ImFjsFTR8OBuuExnziVbGVG9wkCHaU80Gh7vaKh1A7Pig/w507-h461/DSC_0733%20(3).JPG" width="507" /></a></div><br /> </span></b></span></div><div class="Page-additionalContributors"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span>To shimmering clouds, karate stunts, "old-school funk like a New Orleans-style blend of
blues and jazz" - long live the planet Aquatari and its temporal vessels - Sonar - the freaky weird band from Boulder. </span></b></span><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><span> <br /></span></b></span></div></div>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-24312852335876558432023-04-20T15:12:00.049-05:002023-05-04T15:02:28.033-05:00Introducing: Columbo Clothes and Laughs Blog! <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"> I have found a new hobby and it is Columbo. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://columboclothesandlaughs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1811" data-original-width="2652" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrIA0Xjh79zu8CQGCvZzyT1XiJh0tVItiMRjOCHSOa5wTEZTbizavYAHwL9ZH11C0XC9E_aUX5Tis159wVIfIO_AauyT9vPOGmB_RNN0cvjiDQT57q9hINZsX9IwcnR25kWJ4MARtdHIdWWDLvrtqDjEyXArb5t21Nf_yvO7Z0lkSdrD5y_c/w466-h319/CCL%20banner%20layer.jpg" width="466" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><br /> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;">To support this obsession, I have started a new blog: <a href="https://columboclothesandlaughs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Columbo Clothes and Laughs</a>. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;">There we will discuss the vintage fashion and humor of the Columbo television show.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8z0VPUDrm81--lpt7uivhujm_WwPCs4poO9Att5w_csc6T2jxy0EF01vOQGggX6kqafqA4VkWZ4yFq-HlfaYBGZzklKgua1LZrDzGqddWonjfuK1V7Z1_8pwiUxx71PqUVOF7lZqUhjyVEyswSeVdeof-jabqPIPZFnnjgcREzAWA7rL7eg/s3790/soft%20as%20butter%20jacket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2813" data-original-width="3790" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8z0VPUDrm81--lpt7uivhujm_WwPCs4poO9Att5w_csc6T2jxy0EF01vOQGggX6kqafqA4VkWZ4yFq-HlfaYBGZzklKgua1LZrDzGqddWonjfuK1V7Z1_8pwiUxx71PqUVOF7lZqUhjyVEyswSeVdeof-jabqPIPZFnnjgcREzAWA7rL7eg/w506-h376/soft%20as%20butter%20jacket.jpg" width="506" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><br /> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;">For episodes where there are more than three excellent outfits, there will be <a href="https://columboclothesandlaughs.blogspot.com/search/label/Poll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a poll</a> for everyone to pick their favorite. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_HTlDBSmBWSvXilEY5YqFke4iAhWz091OY9VjbQra9Sc_4P9dz7R59T0XCoTkuu_pRvvJlR0AW7jPpjC-HRLVjPtE5t5BHZSRREXzVVYF1CKfSpZ9Ib7RDPBjhKDIf47C2VXjtXVBXePcKOZ0nPX_j_PE_-ixLqNUVco7epkaAwAL_TGVyo/s3707/and%20we%20discuss%20and%20we%20vote%20politics%20election%20campaign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2759" data-original-width="3707" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_HTlDBSmBWSvXilEY5YqFke4iAhWz091OY9VjbQra9Sc_4P9dz7R59T0XCoTkuu_pRvvJlR0AW7jPpjC-HRLVjPtE5t5BHZSRREXzVVYF1CKfSpZ9Ib7RDPBjhKDIf47C2VXjtXVBXePcKOZ0nPX_j_PE_-ixLqNUVco7epkaAwAL_TGVyo/w504-h375/and%20we%20discuss%20and%20we%20vote%20politics%20election%20campaign.jpg" width="504" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><br /> <br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;">New posts every Wednesday, just as the original episodes aired!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyWZCCtKhawWMzF9PhUk3Ox4kkmAlLDU7t1TvR-SmoU32Hz-9QGKg-F0YbHFrTYcNeo4bYabTPRGojvr54zOmg_HBRPR-WYMNk1mWHDqXapL1XmayJK8_pugRDcuoOgrqWB7mdEz5eBFdKLE7v3PPB8HvVettl0sjFrJLo4-OQROMnArAmj8/s3229/thank%20you%20very%20much%20lieutenant%20decor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="3229" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyWZCCtKhawWMzF9PhUk3Ox4kkmAlLDU7t1TvR-SmoU32Hz-9QGKg-F0YbHFrTYcNeo4bYabTPRGojvr54zOmg_HBRPR-WYMNk1mWHDqXapL1XmayJK8_pugRDcuoOgrqWB7mdEz5eBFdKLE7v3PPB8HvVettl0sjFrJLo4-OQROMnArAmj8/w504-h379/thank%20you%20very%20much%20lieutenant%20decor.jpg" width="504" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><br /> Thank you very much, Lieutenant! <br /><br /><a href="https://columboclothesandlaughs.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">COLUMBO CLOTHES AND LAUGHS BLOG</a><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b> <br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #9fc5e8;"> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> </span><br /></b></span></div>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-76851015398942455122023-03-19T10:59:00.003-05:002023-03-19T12:52:49.502-05:00Keeping it fresh, 20 years on<p><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: medium;"><b>It's bugged me for the last decade once I realized after the Vintage Vantage website went dark that half the photos and all the links in my <a href="https://blog.skippyhaha.com/2010/07/rip-vintage-vantage-2001-2010.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIP Vintage Vantage</a> post also went dead and blank. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: medium;"><b>In honor of the 20 year anniversary of when I joined VV, I went through and fixed all the photos and links and now it's back fresh and functional as the day the post was born in July 2010! Thank you, <a href="https://web.archive.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wayback Machine</a>! <br /><br />Without further ado: <a href="https://blog.skippyhaha.com/2010/07/rip-vintage-vantage-2001-2010.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIP Vintage Vantage (2001 - 2010)</a> now with working links and photos!</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blog.skippyhaha.com/2010/07/rip-vintage-vantage-2001-2010.html" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="884" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0VUOIvZZb6qLTDaBPFjyaF8ANINYqUFxJMN6uUHfA5oiRsxFxdRC1YESav2FWJV8slWMpmN9MEoyMLdKgTzm6Vu3UXJT3xKOVA4uXt9wvKQMPlQVEQ_oHhAhouJO8Niapb_QoA8QkvDFxb66BVwDNs52f7P83-YaNYC_LMn83RcnYVFxO3o/w473-h390/rip%20vv.jpg" width="473" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-51820657366636348742023-01-06T11:07:00.007-05:002023-01-06T11:18:58.075-05:00Behind the T-shirt: Coke Adds Life to Super Tennis Week <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade">(via <i>Indianapolis Recorder</i>) - Tucson Arizona, July 1,
1978 - </span></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade">This balmy, scenic, southwestern city went Hollywood when
luminaries of the film and sportsworlds converged on the desert for the
fourth annual Celebrity Invitational Tennis Classic sponsored by
American Airlines and Jet Newsweekly magazine last month. </span></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade"><br /><br />The
two-day event at the Racquet Club Ranch was part of the “Super Tennis
Week" here, for the benefit of the United Negro College Fund. The
results were thousands of dollars for UNCF’s 41 member schools. </span></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade"> </span></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1385107125/vintage-70s-tee-coke-adds-life-super" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2200" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmFPCMiYgOqn9_JXo60ZoWWCGWfMq4_6T4WkRJVCdaanj4UaS3T2eUBWaIULMz6S3LeFmXx66u68vuibB3hkXHXwSvP6QDx5r3snI6lL84YLwvh009h7lx4ogqsAEbQJohy-K7LI4rUSVohISHFNeOvx7rd92qcy9q2LScXXfHL-HsTWfQ3Q/w413-h376/DSC_9730.JPG" width="413" /></a></span></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade"> </span><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade"><br />A
glimpse at celebrities from fans filled the excitement shared by
participants of the event. Former Cleveland Brown “romper" and now star
actor/producer Jim Brown bested Earl (the Pearl) Monroe of the New York
Knicks, to capture the men’s single title. Brown tasted defeat, however,
when he challenged any “woman tennis player in the audience.” Amateur
Andrea Whitmore*, a 23-year-old Los Angeles resident, accepted, and
downed Brown 5-3. </span></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade"> </span></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1385107125/vintage-70s-tee-coke-adds-life-super" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2200" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRAB5_5jqTC62oAVkAzPMqAqEq0fqxPf_4MLvKgAnEEpfCGKvuY85N4Lp-mohM-41o1O8mOzkPNF1ik6u-U-3-IWu-lVvyN2O75ToKns9m2sAiUhdhWz4QVX8xkN45O-59QJBL18NU0211WQypg6rkTlbzeqO5bkC8juKyytCiTpK7CcDxfQ/w400-h364/DSC_9731.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade"><br /><br />The women’s singles trophy was won by actress
Myra Waters, who defeated Jeanie Bell. Defending champion Gail Fisher,
picked up an award for winning the most games in the “women’s celebrity
division." Gladys Knight of the Pips, and Floyd Caldwell, a marketing
executive with Kodak-one of the tournament sponsors--took the mixed
doubles championships. Gladys’ husband, Barry Hankerson, and her
brother. Bubba Knight, claimed the men’s doubles event.</span></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade"> </span></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1385107125/vintage-70s-tee-coke-adds-life-super" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2200" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqECMid4vF2Cwuvj2tXo51KAyAZvpW6XqlkQ390h7V8MxNdDHc_8z1NoQnj4xutoUeR9lT58QpjGdLA_8v-w-4ODI51XA6uWhxGfev1AZixCF-9BDGmz5FCnkqVHyVQkpZcd44K58h1LWJDMa4YA-LmOtiFigGDOwpafuc6Twzup2-1S8kSno/w409-h372/DSC_9729.JPG" width="409" /></a></span></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade"> </span></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade">*True crime aficionados may recognize the name Andrea Whitmore (Buchanan), the volunteer who trounced Jim Brown. She was murdered 3 years after Super Tennis Week. Per <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Buchanan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wikipedia</a>: </span></span></b></span></p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Born in Los Angeles, Andrea Buchanan went to Dorsey High School and turned
professional in 1978. She was one of only several African American
players competing on tour. Her best grand slam performances came at
the 1981 Wimbledon Championships, where she beat Barbara Hallquist
before falling in the third round to second-seed Hana Mandlíková. In
what would be her last grand slam appearance she won a first round match
against Eva Pfaff at 1981 US Open.</span></b><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">On the morning
of January 28, 1982, Buchanan was found mortally wounded on the floor of
a Los Angeles fish market, where she was working part time as a
cashier. She was rushed to Brotman Memorial Hospital in Culver City
with multiple bullet wounds to her upper body, but never regained
consciousness. Her boss, 57-year old Nathanial Brown, was pronounced
dead at the scene. The case remains unsolved. Police ruled out robbery
as a motive and believe that, unknown to Buchanan, Brown had been
involved with dealing illicit substances.</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXuQdBNlp7T_G6qXvIF0wf9XCSF2lnDhNvaNHhATZnlZgxgcMyh2ScrPVM1e2LrrDUWtDNcN_5i50IPtoCNOdSYAkTsMnE0SepB7b0JBUDGeT07BU1AbohYfnkJ1BV52mK0bUUNCsJsoCss7s6fHrovOVsA8Ddu3mXIMoYCwPmv2AKmPiRNs/s447/andrea%20whitmore%20buchanan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXuQdBNlp7T_G6qXvIF0wf9XCSF2lnDhNvaNHhATZnlZgxgcMyh2ScrPVM1e2LrrDUWtDNcN_5i50IPtoCNOdSYAkTsMnE0SepB7b0JBUDGeT07BU1AbohYfnkJ1BV52mK0bUUNCsJsoCss7s6fHrovOVsA8Ddu3mXIMoYCwPmv2AKmPiRNs/s320/andrea%20whitmore%20buchanan.jpg" width="179" /></a></div><br /> RIP Andrea Whitmore Buchanan. <br /></span></b></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade"><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade">Check out the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1385107125/vintage-70s-tee-coke-adds-life-super" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">70s Coke Adds Life to Super Tennis Week</a> t-shirt at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1385107125/vintage-70s-tee-coke-adds-life-super" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skippy Haha Vintage Etsy</a>! </span> <br /></span></b></span></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-9106486567865806162022-10-20T10:29:00.002-05:002022-10-20T11:15:10.658-05:00Flops and the Halloween Meatballs<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFCY0zCdDZQyfgOdk79Yr-g7F49VIdN-BzaFbH_HAKKfnHeKSnXPPxEAr3N7UPNriHQ6-lIrhXtSrVZ_o54CDZBAkWeec7Mbg95zJPT0jsToy8qdZBPRBqiU3qtV_A2tM4KpyvBTQT03PY5m4zWOFrtLfn48drQThCD7SQwsGecwFDUYGPuM/s2552/19534716848_dfa21d5e16_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="2552" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFCY0zCdDZQyfgOdk79Yr-g7F49VIdN-BzaFbH_HAKKfnHeKSnXPPxEAr3N7UPNriHQ6-lIrhXtSrVZ_o54CDZBAkWeec7Mbg95zJPT0jsToy8qdZBPRBqiU3qtV_A2tM4KpyvBTQT03PY5m4zWOFrtLfn48drQThCD7SQwsGecwFDUYGPuM/w456-h359/19534716848_dfa21d5e16_o.jpg" width="456" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>What do you do when it's 7:30 on Halloween night and there's a line of hundreds of kids in costumes at the door </b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>and you've run out of candy</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>? <br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>If you're my grandfather, Dick Tramonti, circa 1963, in a neighborhood full of trick-or-treating kids in Rhode Island, you take a small meatball that you've made for dinner, wrap it in a napkin, and put it inside a kid's candy bag while surreptitiously grabbing a handful of the kid's candy from their bag to give away to the next few kids. </b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNtDMJ-khe1sPR28Aq7hsEytXsXcmejmAuPoegzGiWmEqPrG_ewPvhFtZKwqqMHY_d5CCjU1bIx-msIVZ0xYg1jeO56-A1hNvnhJ5sOuBDdSNPvgi6EnmR8E0t6Q6vCgOKq1ROhF2pZme1ZChYUWLtnP2DoeU90CwFIPg2cFOXIQvieEzUnE/s1600/DSC_0022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1600" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNtDMJ-khe1sPR28Aq7hsEytXsXcmejmAuPoegzGiWmEqPrG_ewPvhFtZKwqqMHY_d5CCjU1bIx-msIVZ0xYg1jeO56-A1hNvnhJ5sOuBDdSNPvgi6EnmR8E0t6Q6vCgOKq1ROhF2pZme1ZChYUWLtnP2DoeU90CwFIPg2cFOXIQvieEzUnE/w490-h326/DSC_0022.JPG" width="490" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Once you've run out of stolen candy, you simply put another meatball in a child's candy bag and steal some more candy out for the next trick-or-treaters. <br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>My mom estimates at least 12 kids went home with meatballs in napkins that Halloween. </b></span></span></div>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-33642644316608003902022-08-24T12:00:00.000-05:002022-08-24T12:00:55.791-05:00Emily "Drezza" Tramonti<p> </p><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Emily "Drezza" Tramonti - May 20, 1928 - August 21, 2022</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyK42SDhNB98P_eFIyOceK0_AB2gUqWyN3TBLXGd-Z180b6xNpDpHukXUAPDL75BfzTLm0QyJxjcoZcToZ7zGLPXPlr-NROMZu3TxCbC6gDVUBYoEO13cRQ3qwL-E6Sdb5KM5XZnLvdPl7an3fLE-b4pyxlXgFsz3r9molq7HX3Qpi-4YKYI4/s2000/6938681860_75b2774490_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="2000" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyK42SDhNB98P_eFIyOceK0_AB2gUqWyN3TBLXGd-Z180b6xNpDpHukXUAPDL75BfzTLm0QyJxjcoZcToZ7zGLPXPlr-NROMZu3TxCbC6gDVUBYoEO13cRQ3qwL-E6Sdb5KM5XZnLvdPl7an3fLE-b4pyxlXgFsz3r9molq7HX3Qpi-4YKYI4/w451-h330/6938681860_75b2774490_o.jpg" width="451" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flops & Drez on a train in New Hampshire, 1983<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></div></div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I
spent most of the summer of 1985 living with Flops and Drezza, the
summer after we moved to NY, I wanted to be back in Rhode Island and
they welcomed me to stay at Vancouver Ave.</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="2448" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVjENHnEiOYDAaNGrv6Q8g6nIqczBDyhoSXt8F-ekueS6E-c4aVnYuq7XJ5DTdaGk06TdGxqD2JqBXcgL2rp0mAJ-39Mp_2WSDyTva_CgMe23PeZznboYXf4Ye4KygciD6M6pwKH_U76rtXAuHfKLuXRddnPu4rrj5qHSDHzjIv_Sy4Oa5zE/w436-h354/19100214444_cdfece5282_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="436" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freezing in Disney World, 1985<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVjENHnEiOYDAaNGrv6Q8g6nIqczBDyhoSXt8F-ekueS6E-c4aVnYuq7XJ5DTdaGk06TdGxqD2JqBXcgL2rp0mAJ-39Mp_2WSDyTva_CgMe23PeZznboYXf4Ye4KygciD6M6pwKH_U76rtXAuHfKLuXRddnPu4rrj5qHSDHzjIv_Sy4Oa5zE/s2448/19100214444_cdfece5282_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></div></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">For a
few weeks I was Drezza's sidekick - went with her to do errands at
Almacs, Daves, Silvermans, for milkshakes and grilled cheese at Newport
Creamery, and to work - at Warwick Prescription Center, the small local
pharmacy she worked at for decades. I was 9, and she trusted me enough
to let me count actual pills for actual prescriptions. I typed the
labels on a real manual typewriter and put the warning stickers on. I
tried my absolute hardest to get everything right and I think I did. I
would charge her something like $3 a day for this work - kept track on
an envelope - and she paid me. What a racket. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWrvhqNo4meTsf5uoncj2eccaSxTyTjJXjjdqsxjfDS3Fu_PgzhNH0cQ4yNI9MSsKAH7YgQKO7wM9pKD_w1lZ67jSRQvyPg1AIbhpmDvJ4Doytpq45zB43AVUZOQe2s-yvl_uTJMFZs5awLVNMoP9vqVXE_mBbPQ9NIJYsYsKYIEyHONZOs4/s1195/5174847353_ea13c85a54_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1000" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWrvhqNo4meTsf5uoncj2eccaSxTyTjJXjjdqsxjfDS3Fu_PgzhNH0cQ4yNI9MSsKAH7YgQKO7wM9pKD_w1lZ67jSRQvyPg1AIbhpmDvJ4Doytpq45zB43AVUZOQe2s-yvl_uTJMFZs5awLVNMoP9vqVXE_mBbPQ9NIJYsYsKYIEyHONZOs4/w396-h473/5174847353_ea13c85a54_o.jpg" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing along with our house being an "inn"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
she would take me to Thorpe's and I bought paperback books, Born Free
about the lioness. I'd play rummy and watch Jeopardy and Wheel of
Fortune with Flops and later after he went to bed watch Murder She Wrote
with Drez. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGXZ3K7I2abQkHXeITxUb-E8pmHbg-xJsPRbyKY3tUvmkT-UeNt-ibhDU4q3MuidHtdhH1wJSiCz3COB1XUosTPZqq9SWfGCLWIKqofyJfZrBvSEGasRDeKrrTk3uzINCaxzh9F39evsdIctd1nDmyFbVYANLcJxLUvOAqOfRzH6tnyyVEGw/s2528/19722834455_14f164416d_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2528" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGXZ3K7I2abQkHXeITxUb-E8pmHbg-xJsPRbyKY3tUvmkT-UeNt-ibhDU4q3MuidHtdhH1wJSiCz3COB1XUosTPZqq9SWfGCLWIKqofyJfZrBvSEGasRDeKrrTk3uzINCaxzh9F39evsdIctd1nDmyFbVYANLcJxLUvOAqOfRzH6tnyyVEGw/w491-h355/19722834455_14f164416d_o.jpg" width="491" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flops & Drez watching Chris play basketball at Whitman<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">It was around this time but
during the winter, holidays, Thanksgiving probably when Drez fell out of
her chair laughing at my impression of Flops' cousin Mary and Uncle
John. I will never forget it, she was laughing so hard she took a knee
and slapped the carpet in front of the puffy floral fabric covered chair
in the corner of her living room surrounded by Hummels. (Mary- "Uncle
Dick you are such a tease. If we look in the dictionary next to the word
'tease' would be a picture of Uncle Dick" and Uncle John walked into a
chair and said "excuse me" to it. You had to be there.) </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuhTbREQ0XqDIEIw_1Gw86qtQDvSb4A-leLrmAHk0HOfIxqSAX2e4kpJQ4lNxkHzxojA4ZS4jFgxu6E6mVlVcsQh4aBNRITk5AXkU-jGg13ZRS53jFaceYP4zKIzvJJdfoSpoDhuXBGryUqopE6-q_eDGs2qbvDqULIKLEOLtkxLuadPbIHc/s2816/1387132121_f738f3d1d0_3k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuhTbREQ0XqDIEIw_1Gw86qtQDvSb4A-leLrmAHk0HOfIxqSAX2e4kpJQ4lNxkHzxojA4ZS4jFgxu6E6mVlVcsQh4aBNRITk5AXkU-jGg13ZRS53jFaceYP4zKIzvJJdfoSpoDhuXBGryUqopE6-q_eDGs2qbvDqULIKLEOLtkxLuadPbIHc/w529-h397/1387132121_f738f3d1d0_3k.jpg" width="529" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Uncle Tom at Lenny's in CT<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">She
would make a whole Thanksgiving dinner for 10 and then bake a special
pie for me - chocolate pudding in a flaky crust with whipped cream on
top just for me. I would share but it was for me. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKJCFiLc2UQe_ELwRfCsa9iUxkRNXD0EVr5w9tFle3vXVTRSrAB0l9T5MreBgVd8m1Jv3Ip5syRk3pl_SJT26gSJGMQ8PXJmFTCxR-oGySe5jcpjUqOx7uWf_hBxOYoV0KLS7I_BS7GP1mRh2BSn_3w5b2VWO6AXf-1vEQmah7WGsm4Kz6FI/s2000/7081257061_021a1b3538_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="577" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKJCFiLc2UQe_ELwRfCsa9iUxkRNXD0EVr5w9tFle3vXVTRSrAB0l9T5MreBgVd8m1Jv3Ip5syRk3pl_SJT26gSJGMQ8PXJmFTCxR-oGySe5jcpjUqOx7uWf_hBxOYoV0KLS7I_BS7GP1mRh2BSn_3w5b2VWO6AXf-1vEQmah7WGsm4Kz6FI/w433-h577/7081257061_021a1b3538_o.jpg" width="433" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading with Henry<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I
told her I liked getting mail and when I went to UNC freshman year she
sent me hundreds of cards, I mean one almost every day, hallmark cards
and notes and Readers Digest clippings, I still have them all in a box. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnS5N8E7EqcmY3gtS0w-W2xZajGGl3sVtU5cGfNhEOX2DY8wyTphyvksvF8ATV_-RghLTDLzvSa9_ovmeKuiJ3XLPSCMTn61kFWBpN3mIhAWXSQxBOxf5hnCzMKTDzK3FEsiyMAjM1gW7_AhxrqVmvvqmtsG9I38LUgegulDuGSBgHC4pY2w/s1759/4472655475_d93b37e0b6_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="1759" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnS5N8E7EqcmY3gtS0w-W2xZajGGl3sVtU5cGfNhEOX2DY8wyTphyvksvF8ATV_-RghLTDLzvSa9_ovmeKuiJ3XLPSCMTn61kFWBpN3mIhAWXSQxBOxf5hnCzMKTDzK3FEsiyMAjM1gW7_AhxrqVmvvqmtsG9I38LUgegulDuGSBgHC4pY2w/w507-h337/4472655475_d93b37e0b6_o.jpg" width="507" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Listening to Jojo at Angela's shower<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">She didn't like to talk a lot, she didn't like to eat a lot, she liked to read a lot and rearranged furniture a lot. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi_mskxLasJS1YK3ZwM7BCvJWcbjSQtRy8jyGAj4i_pXx60A8tY5z8WQumccM8fV6PVLKILDGSd4oeRQYeuQBrvsR6w14U_5vv8wP2xWpR3i7vUTa0YaH7F3vIaIvfMA4Iv2gyNuQ9ciHqkZ_jny8P526LsgdvHYGKWFaX-MvneTi7sAs9js/s3072/1410521126_0307400e15_3k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi_mskxLasJS1YK3ZwM7BCvJWcbjSQtRy8jyGAj4i_pXx60A8tY5z8WQumccM8fV6PVLKILDGSd4oeRQYeuQBrvsR6w14U_5vv8wP2xWpR3i7vUTa0YaH7F3vIaIvfMA4Iv2gyNuQ9ciHqkZ_jny8P526LsgdvHYGKWFaX-MvneTi7sAs9js/w426-h568/1410521126_0307400e15_3k.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying on shoes at TOPS Asheville, age 85<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">After
the Prescription Center sold, Drezza worked at Country Curtains until
she was 90, when she finally retired. As Chris said as a little kid,
"Drezza is bossy in a quiet kind of way." I never heard her raise her
voice. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_kSw0iKzGwtA8ZnEE91KT4t_1aEfFBFOpg-3SM6ayhbmw3T-dH-PpY1xC2yvvuFRx8yKKNJVAxpHhq1DYXOzaYAb5gF5efJaLqKtoY-g3qoCINBEnDy4G2-KQIfqmjQ8-O4Gtfy5dwh1ojPQITdbd1K7QzMcfrywVbZtJ6U7mn-djuam6Ts/s3648/3739759742_6d172fe66c_4k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_kSw0iKzGwtA8ZnEE91KT4t_1aEfFBFOpg-3SM6ayhbmw3T-dH-PpY1xC2yvvuFRx8yKKNJVAxpHhq1DYXOzaYAb5gF5efJaLqKtoY-g3qoCINBEnDy4G2-KQIfqmjQ8-O4Gtfy5dwh1ojPQITdbd1K7QzMcfrywVbZtJ6U7mn-djuam6Ts/w539-h404/3739759742_6d172fe66c_4k.jpg" width="539" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With mom & Aunt Jan<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">She liked chocolate covered raisins and lemon cookies. She was
loyal and gentle and responsible, she put her family first. She liked
mysteries. She never had her ears pierced, always wore clip ons. She
liked things being neat and tidy. She liked having high quality things
and taking impeccable care of them. She liked castles and historical
estates and inns and flowers. Her hair was puffy blonde perfection, she
was five foot one, five foot three with her hair. Her clothes were neat
as a pin. Always. She drank a cup of Lipton black tea every day with
whole milk and real sugar. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">She hated cats and birds. <br /></span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPFKP8IdNAE-PvoTJrHknC17ahTovBWFvHV4HsBvWqcXP12ZJa-8fMdk20bxjMuh0zosp61LuoyPop7r3dQESVYWtoEk-DOVTGQkcegM7x35rLjzVupqjfSC4HU6502bv6vLNeRRAc0Y_EQESkpCzWgjV7GSUiSkes0yGAhrj9MPf7d57xyg/s2266/10295699406_9f7d22157d_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="2266" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPFKP8IdNAE-PvoTJrHknC17ahTovBWFvHV4HsBvWqcXP12ZJa-8fMdk20bxjMuh0zosp61LuoyPop7r3dQESVYWtoEk-DOVTGQkcegM7x35rLjzVupqjfSC4HU6502bv6vLNeRRAc0Y_EQESkpCzWgjV7GSUiSkes0yGAhrj9MPf7d57xyg/w565-h403/10295699406_9f7d22157d_o.jpg" width="565" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With mom and dad on Mount Mitchell<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> She was the best
grandma, the best Drezza. I am so lucky. <br /></span></b></span></div><div></div><div><br /></div>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-35102127632584791502021-04-14T12:53:00.001-05:002021-04-14T12:54:23.798-05:00Chapel Hill Leather Shop - The Only Real Thing Left T-shirt<div><div class="ii gt" id=":3um"><div class="a3s aiL" id=":3nw"><div dir="ltr"><div class="adM"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;">David Honigmann owned and operated the Chapel Hill
Leather Shop from 1964-1984. Located at 133 ½ East Franklin Street, his
shop was always packed with customers wanting to buy his custom-made
sandals and hand-made leather goods. </span></span></h1></div></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1001084497/vintage-70s-tee-chapel-hill-leather-shop" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" height="413" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4S_k0IotAnI/YHcp67oQ6eI/AAAAAAAAVcQ/T1hfJoWriQoCNxqWPTP18K9ip0LtaCqZACLcBGAsYHQ/w455-h413/DSC_4665.JPG" width="455" /></a></span></span></h1></div><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> In the autumn of 1964, David and friend Betty Bishop began exploring Franklin Street
for a storefront, so they could open up their own leather goods shop.
They found a place upstairs at 133 1/2 East Franklin Street, which
rented for only $35 a month, and they named it the Chapel Hill Leather Shop. </span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chapelhillrecorder.com/leatherman/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="864" height="357" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A24YWa_m9Mo/YHcp7iXs-WI/AAAAAAAAVck/XadGHd8og_8cDK1lWQF4m31tzM-sCJ0QACPcBGAYYCw/w510-h357/chapel%2Bhill%2Bleather%2Bshop.jpg" width="510" /></a></span></span></h1></div><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> It was just one, big room, owned by Alexander Julian’s father, Maurice Julian.
Word spread of David’s excellent craftsmanship, and the shop became very
successful, very quickly. They were so popular, in fact, that
advertising was never necessary. They just had a sign out front that
read the Chapel Hill Leather Shop with a pair of sandals nailed to it,
and another sign outside the entrance to the store, and that was enough
to keep them in business. </span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1001084497/vintage-70s-tee-chapel-hill-leather-shop" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" height="466" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sKWno7qAwv0/YHcp6Rw0WvI/AAAAAAAAVcs/6ZTGOibn9nsyL8JXHqbamS0HedlyG36sgCPcBGAYYCw/w512-h466/DSC_4664.JPG" width="512" /></a></span></span></h1></div><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h1></div><div dir="ltr"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> By 1984 the added recession was making it even more difficult to keep
the shop going and after twenty years in the leather business, they felt
it was time to move on.
(Via <a href="https://www.chapelhillrecorder.com/leatherman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chapel Hill Recorder</a>) </span></span></h1><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></h1><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Relive the memories from the Only Real Thing Left with this 70s t-shirt - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1001084497/vintage-70s-tee-chapel-hill-leather-shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">vintage 70s tee CHAPEL HILL leather shop t-shirt Small soft thin burnout</span></a></span></span></h1></div></div></div></div><table cellpadding="0" class="cf gJ"><tbody><tr class="acZ xD"><td colspan="3"><table cellpadding="0" class="cf adz"><tbody><tr><td class="ady"><div aria-haspopup="true" aria-label="Show details" class="ajy" data-tooltip="Show details" id=":3ny" role="button" tabindex="0"><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" class="ajz" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" /></span></span></h1></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><h1><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></h1>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-34056005030079419612021-02-10T22:02:00.000-05:002021-02-11T14:04:19.181-05:00WTF Wednesday - Jim Boeheim Picks Nose and Licks Finger on TV<p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">When I make a video that gets 3,500 views in a day, I guess I should post it here, too -</span></b></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/fLvx-sf1Tmw" width="480"></iframe> </p><p> </p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Here we see Syracuse men's Basketball coach Jim Boeheim picking his nose and immediately licking his finger. </span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #e69138;"> </span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #e69138;">His use of a mask in a pandemic leaves much to be desired as well. Terrible example for the 20 young men he leads. </span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #e69138;"> </span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #e69138;">All I can say, as I said in the video, is WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY </span></span></b><br /></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-89185378364367363862021-02-02T12:18:00.000-05:002021-02-02T12:18:14.950-05:00Behind the T-shirt: Uncle Sam's Nightclub<p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/941136658/vintage-70s-rock-t-shirt-uncle-sams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uncle Sam's</a> was a disco nightclub chain in several US cities from the mid 70s to the late 80s. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/941136658/vintage-70s-rock-t-shirt-uncle-sams" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" height="397" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wut5tH6EK2Q/YBmGE5XObgI/AAAAAAAAVP0/g8EjHwhriVUrUyX3PmUAun9P0RBTkxC3ACLcBGAsYHQ/w436-h397/DSC_3943.JPG" width="436" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There were clubs in Houston, Detroit, Providence, Levittown, Minneapolis, Buffalo, Des Moines, and Syracuse. At least. There were probably more. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.flickriver.com/groups/973455@N20/pool/interesting/" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="631" height="295" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZI35LfLTSo/YBmGaqjJWqI/AAAAAAAAVP8/1Aung6eolOQNelJjXZL1EEq8_61lSNl0ACLcBGAsYHQ/w406-h295/uncle%2Bsams%2Bdes%2Bmoines.jpg" width="406" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Uncle Sam's - "Let's Spend the Night Together"</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.flickriver.com/groups/973455@N20/pool/interesting/" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="622" height="350" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1euJ7bkmKpU/YBmGunLljeI/AAAAAAAAVQE/ieZ5y4jOxZUhrLHCAYKsLBJWPIeaMRP3ACLcBGAsYHQ/w463-h350/uncle%2Bsams%2Bbuffalo.jpg" width="463" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shiny Happy Customers Night in Buffalo looks like fun.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.tptoriginals.org/before-it-was-first-avenue-photographer-steven-laboe-shot-uncle-sams/" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="838" height="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rPggw3i53X0/YBmHFqk_LnI/AAAAAAAAVQQ/sk7VsWhs9b4C1r9AJH_XqB71dZGR9gV8ACLcBGAsYHQ/w467-h328/uncle%2Bsams%2Bmerch.jpg" width="467" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shot of the Minneapolis merch table in 1977. T-shirts cost $3.99!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/941136658/vintage-70s-rock-t-shirt-uncle-sams" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" height="368" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FDnBg_24GFc/YBmHSm7tnnI/AAAAAAAAVQY/JGIsOIjdrscyBBixebr8Yn23adOrLAj2gCLcBGAsYHQ/w405-h368/DSC_3942.JPG" width="405" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/941136658/vintage-70s-rock-t-shirt-uncle-sams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">70s Uncle Sam's t-shirt </a>seems to be from 1976. It's in great shape and ready to do the hustle. Check it out at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/941136658/vintage-70s-rock-t-shirt-uncle-sams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skippy Haha Vintage Etsy</a> now!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.tptoriginals.org/before-it-was-first-avenue-photographer-steven-laboe-shot-uncle-sams/" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="820" height="327" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KyHB4cUh-JM/YBmHpZXYrZI/AAAAAAAAVQk/M63vRF25_uIWWAjvb2AtttgaaaeW3SdbACLcBGAsYHQ/w482-h327/uncle%2Bsams%2Btable.jpg" width="482" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-91409663168541104252021-01-05T12:33:00.002-05:002021-01-05T12:36:08.910-05:00Behind the T-shirt - Amigos Say Olé Elway!<p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">When I saw <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/936926363/vintage-80s-t-shirt-denver-broncos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this t-shirt</a> graphic, I thought Amigos was a Mexican restaurant/bar in Denver celebrating some big wins by Elway in 1980, 1982, and 1984 with endless nachos.</span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/936926363/vintage-80s-t-shirt-denver-broncos" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BMsa5TMDIPI/X_Sep4r57DI/AAAAAAAAVKo/7kdVAT5hHzc3xuffCnZtIdrLXdZjnTBkQCLcBGAsYHQ/w433-h394/DSC_3566.JPG" width="433" /></a></span></b></span></div><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I was way off. </span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGdEABy744A/X_SfMFlsmcI/AAAAAAAAVK4/HOCzmR861Z0oiHUpZQ9U4SRaLONwrCx7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_3565.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" height="379" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGdEABy744A/X_SfMFlsmcI/AAAAAAAAVK4/HOCzmR861Z0oiHUpZQ9U4SRaLONwrCx7wCLcBGAsYHQ/w417-h379/DSC_3565.JPG" width="417" /></a></span></b></span></div><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The 3 Amigos were Elway's wide receivers, and those were their jersey numbers.</span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P7mcVIqGA6U/X_Se8dBnpTI/AAAAAAAAVKw/fZRrfxUg2CgmKrU3Di2pxpMIqZ11mV1uACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1987_three_amigos-1600x1062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1600" height="325" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P7mcVIqGA6U/X_Se8dBnpTI/AAAAAAAAVKw/fZRrfxUg2CgmKrU3Di2pxpMIqZ11mV1uACLcBGAsYHQ/w490-h325/1987_three_amigos-1600x1062.jpg" width="490" /></a></span></b></span></div><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">According to the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com/2020/7/25/21337860/broncos-three-amigos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mile High Report</a>: "For about two years starting in 1987, there was John Elway and then
there were the Three Amigos - Vance Johnson (82), Mark Jackson (80), and Ricky
Nattiel (84). They were larger than life for that short period of time and it
was a fun ride." </span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">No confirmation on whether they all fit under the same sombrero. </span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out the </span></b></span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/936926363/vintage-80s-t-shirt-denver-broncos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amigos Say Olé Elway</a>! t-shirt on SHV Etsy. </span></b></span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"></span></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-6661188929196084932020-12-18T11:40:00.005-05:002020-12-20T14:10:33.158-05:00Pawn Stars Vintage T-shirt Episode - Rick Gets Rolled<p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I watched the Pawn Stars episode this week, Season 18, Episode 9 "Raiders of the Lost Pawn", excited because "vintage t-shirts" were involved. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />A man brings in 2 baseball raglan concert tees - one from 1982 The Who tour and 1981 Rolling Stones tour. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uSruGAuTBPI/X9zXQ-FUOsI/AAAAAAAAVBA/Bin_0Ni75kAFp6YGSWKCuXWx4KfdvskrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/pawnstars%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="2048" height="274" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uSruGAuTBPI/X9zXQ-FUOsI/AAAAAAAAVBA/Bin_0Ni75kAFp6YGSWKCuXWx4KfdvskrQCLcBGAsYHQ/w461-h274/pawnstars%2B1.jpg" width="461" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></span><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He said he bought them himself and hung them in his closet for the next 40 years, unworn. This is not the best idea. A better idea is to fold your t-shirts in a closet where the sun don't shine. Hanging t-shirts can stretch out the necklines, and if you use metal hangers (it appears this man thankfully used plastic), rust lines can transfer on the shoulders of the tees. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Chum Lee expressed how cool the tees were but he wasn't an expert so they called one in. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The expert did not appear to be an expert in my opinion. He didn't even look at the tags! The Rolling Stones dragon graphic has been reproduced thousands of times by places like Forever 21. I appreciate his mentioning "single stitch" on the hems, but you don't know what you have unless you LOOK AT THE TAGS. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The tags were not even mentioned. I take this as vintage t-shirt blasphemy. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />What size are they? If they're Small or Medium, 90% of the population will never fit in them so their value is less than if they're Large or XL. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The expert called the Rolling Stones tee a "holy grail" and valued it at $500. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have personally sold several vintage Rolling Stones tour tees, one from 1978 that said "Happy Birthday Mick" and had Peter Tosh on back for $420 in 2005, </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R5GQl3qx9sE/X90VNLoKNzI/AAAAAAAAVCA/jl7z6wUWbOwYSZTHj3aUduo2vD1bHa_OACLcBGAsYHQ/s347/stones.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="347" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R5GQl3qx9sE/X90VNLoKNzI/AAAAAAAAVCA/jl7z6wUWbOwYSZTHj3aUduo2vD1bHa_OACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/stones.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fkmH4LtB7Tc/X90VNJcRGVI/AAAAAAAAVCE/WjSsnNnB4UgPKQrowmPF7gnOc2dINMBaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s395/stonesback.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="395" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fkmH4LtB7Tc/X90VNJcRGVI/AAAAAAAAVCE/WjSsnNnB4UgPKQrowmPF7gnOc2dINMBaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/stonesback.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and one from the Pontiac Silverdome for $50 (!!!) in 2011. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AIjRw6HTXhg/X9zZ1ojfM9I/AAAAAAAAVBk/q2v5i1PEU_cdM6oyO5HSHiaXq0FEQp8aQCPcBGAYYCw/s676/rolling%2Bstones%2B2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AIjRw6HTXhg/X9zZ1ojfM9I/AAAAAAAAVBk/q2v5i1PEU_cdM6oyO5HSHiaXq0FEQp8aQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/rolling%2Bstones%2B2.png" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5IaHuNNceu8/X9zZ1jucJGI/AAAAAAAAVBg/ttRNO3ulK04_nzPNCHeCJ6s33aX-TOohwCLcBGAsYHQ/s673/rolling%2Bstones%2B3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="673" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5IaHuNNceu8/X9zZ1jucJGI/AAAAAAAAVBg/ttRNO3ulK04_nzPNCHeCJ6s33aX-TOohwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rolling%2Bstones%2B3.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-saMIN_I5AsM/X9zZ1ti85qI/AAAAAAAAVBo/TQdsM15jutwk_2mQEzctkXIBxh79Sly9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s677/rolling%2Bstones%2B4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="677" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-saMIN_I5AsM/X9zZ1ti85qI/AAAAAAAAVBo/TQdsM15jutwk_2mQEzctkXIBxh79Sly9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rolling%2Bstones%2B4.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I think both of these are cooler and more rare and more valuable than the generic 1981 tour tee that doesn't even have the co-bill on back, it's a list of 20 tour stops. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There were thousands of these tees made for every stop of the tour. They're not a dime a dozen, but they're not a holy grail either, especially since big box retailers are reproducing the graphic. Rick pays $300 for this, he could have bought one, even cooler, for $125 any day of the week. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eWPLgKeylhg/X9zYiB-D-qI/AAAAAAAAVBU/wJQpBCGDUzQFPOZUy5VPza2iNRky_0GrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/pawnstars%2B3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eWPLgKeylhg/X9zYiB-D-qI/AAAAAAAAVBU/wJQpBCGDUzQFPOZUy5VPza2iNRky_0GrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/pawnstars%2B3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rick ends up paying $100 for the Who tee. Rick got a decent deal on this - I would ask $200 for that tee. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I see on their website they're now <a href="https://gspawn.com/1981-the-rolling-stones-t-shirt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">selling the Rolling Stones tee for $525 UPDATE they jacked the price to $550 yesterday</a> and there are no pics of the tag. Silly. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All in all, I'm disappointed there was no focus whatsoever on the TAGS of these t-shirts - that is the only way to gauge their authenticity. Very cool t-shirts, in mint condition which certainly adds value - Rick got a bad deal on one, and a good deal on the other. I give the episode B-. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rick, if you need a t-shirt expert like Rare Books Rebecca, call me!<br /></span></span></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-51105876466888847882020-12-16T11:42:00.003-05:002020-12-16T11:42:25.996-05:00Behind the T-shirt - Cap's Place<p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/926004989/vintage-70s-t-shirt-caps-place-bar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">70's t-shirt from Cap's Place</a> Island Restaurant and Bar - Lighthouse Point, Florida</span></b></span></span></p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/926004989/vintage-70s-t-shirt-caps-place-bar" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j6kZTfccPWY/X9o1r5nCZqI/AAAAAAAAU_8/xMtHOBPn7NIlBY34sqklczYXGz78vw8xwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_3449.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></b></span></span></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></span><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The back says it's been there for 100 years so I did some digging. </span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/926004989/vintage-70s-t-shirt-caps-place-bar" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LS0ErYosD_s/X9o1tKk5AHI/AAAAAAAAVAE/2urM5NMGuH8LJNnuMZ--AvGsmDU8ehv3gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/DSC_3454.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></b></span></span></div><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></span><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.capsplace.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Their website</a> claims they're Broward County's oldest restaurant - "with roots as a 1920's casino and rum-running speakeasy, it
sits on an island off Lighthouse Point and can only be reached by Cap's motor
launch.</span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span><span>Back
in the 20's in No-Man's Land Florida, Cap Knight, Lola Knight and Al Hasis
brought together a group of wooden shacks attached to an old barge which was
floated up the present day intracoastal waterway from Miami to its location on
Cap's Island near the fabled Hillsboro lighthouse north of Fort Lauderdale.</span>
This was a rum-running restaurant and gambling casino, nestled on an island in
the coastal marsh." <br /></span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/926004989/vintage-70s-t-shirt-caps-place-bar" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1NcrNJ2T94g/X9o1spT5dfI/AAAAAAAAVAM/wtTU0JEA6RcNM-iCXO0FJXKeaf3wM-K5gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/DSC_3450.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Look familiar? </span></b><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8lPjHeS-uxs/X9o2zWv3pqI/AAAAAAAAVAY/8Yv6OGLqVf0LV60RXc6a7HJD0kiqSSIlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s346/caps%2Bplace%2Bpostcard.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="346" height="270" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8lPjHeS-uxs/X9o2zWv3pqI/AAAAAAAAVAY/8Yv6OGLqVf0LV60RXc6a7HJD0kiqSSIlgCLcBGAsYHQ/w551-h270/caps%2Bplace%2Bpostcard.gif" width="551" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"Among some of the notables who have enjoyed
Cap’s creative cuisine are Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, the
Vanderbilts, the Rockefellers, Al Capone, Meyer Lansky, Casey Stengel, George Harrison,
Errol Flynn, the Temptations, Susan Hayward, Gloria Swanson, Mariah Carey, "Norm" from
TV's Cheers and Joe Namath. Cap's has hosted the famous and infamous
for decades."</span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vqTHC6YDt5U/X9o3X4ltiaI/AAAAAAAAVAg/hss1hr6wKyAKzT2ahTR0RrTqjQqRyL44QCLcBGAsYHQ/s364/Norm_Peterson_Cheers_Motion_Picture.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="364" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vqTHC6YDt5U/X9o3X4ltiaI/AAAAAAAAVAg/hss1hr6wKyAKzT2ahTR0RrTqjQqRyL44QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Norm_Peterson_Cheers_Motion_Picture.png" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">NORM! </span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">For this incredibly soft and thin authentic wearable piece of Florida's rum-running and gambling history, please visit - <br /></span></b></span></span></p><h1 class="wt-text-body-03 wt-line-height-tight wt-break-word wt-mb-xs-1" data-buy-box-listing-title="" data-listing-id="926004989"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/926004989/vintage-70s-t-shirt-caps-place-bar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vintage 70s t-shirt CAP'S PLACE bar florida soft thin burnout tee Medium Small
</a></span></span></span></h1>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-24959668959964554622020-12-14T13:14:00.003-05:002020-12-14T13:15:13.231-05:00NEW VIDEO! Skippy HaHa (Promo Jam by Guadalajara Joe!)<p><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">It's here! The Skippy Haha Jam video! <br /></span></b></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UMJDcBOyulI" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UMJDcBOyulI/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></span></b></span></p><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you to Brandi Mappycamper, Jess Messin' Jess Pfohl, Greta, Clark, Kevin, Sugarhoney, and Iceman for dancing and baton twirling! I love you all! <br /></span></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">And a giant thank you to Guadalajara Joe for creating this timeless heirloom, it's beyond my wildest dreams. </span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Skippy Haha. Skippy Haha ha. <br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></p><p></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-63665072235965066422020-11-16T12:36:00.002-05:002020-11-16T12:37:07.806-05:00Rec Room Craft Co!<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> You may remember Kri-STAR-iffic from the Kitshickers kickball team and GLOK (Gorgeous Ladies of Kickball) Vintage Vantage modelfests. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cjWz_A_Ncgo/X7Kxoe3X2jI/AAAAAAAAUVE/BaH87GTVpn82SH00-v3miq_4hlPOijPqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cjWz_A_Ncgo/X7Kxoe3X2jI/AAAAAAAAUVE/BaH87GTVpn82SH00-v3miq_4hlPOijPqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0924.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">She (real name - Krista Bach) took her talents from San Diego to her home state of Wisconsin and started a family and last year opened her very own DIY studio and crafting bar - <a href="https://www.recroomcraftco.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rec Room Craft Co</a>! </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rq4WKz8T2Vg/X7KyZjDoulI/AAAAAAAAUVQ/RUfV_zCfPkQwxewL155o9IwT7K1BQMC2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/IMG_3384.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rq4WKz8T2Vg/X7KyZjDoulI/AAAAAAAAUVQ/RUfV_zCfPkQwxewL155o9IwT7K1BQMC2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3384.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />And 4 months later COVID hit and she had to pivot or lose everything. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_SEjLyG31jU/X7KypoNLXFI/AAAAAAAAUVY/a2Tyb0iO9BwdmrlfzhjE2gLDCTjOrJwyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_SEjLyG31jU/X7KypoNLXFI/AAAAAAAAUVY/a2Tyb0iO9BwdmrlfzhjE2gLDCTjOrJwyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0902.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> <br /></span></b><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">So she thought of ways to keep a DIY Craft business going in a contagious pandemic and what did she find? </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zJJDilgZAx4/X7Ky9WThBNI/AAAAAAAAUVg/b-qCQJeTUg4bxdUYLNpZ-vdSSmZh940EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0941.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zJJDilgZAx4/X7Ky9WThBNI/AAAAAAAAUVg/b-qCQJeTUg4bxdUYLNpZ-vdSSmZh940EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0941.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Kits! <a href="https://recroomcraftco.square.site/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Do it yourself AT HOME Craft Kits</a>! </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fwS8CoyF8vE/X7KzanUd8UI/AAAAAAAAUVs/KDYqwtdHgZMR1weu47jGSmnStRVjjiskwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201115_111613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1862" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fwS8CoyF8vE/X7KzanUd8UI/AAAAAAAAUVs/KDYqwtdHgZMR1weu47jGSmnStRVjjiskwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201115_111613.jpg" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I ordered a small <a href="https://recroomcraftco.square.site/shop/2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">String Art</a> kit!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h5XGS4VSrFo/X7Kz3uFEH9I/AAAAAAAAUV0/LBIpte66ZMs7qHc8aXuCi1_1lT1yA7beACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201115_112519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1862" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h5XGS4VSrFo/X7Kz3uFEH9I/AAAAAAAAUV0/LBIpte66ZMs7qHc8aXuCi1_1lT1yA7beACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201115_112519.jpg" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The instructions were so easy to follow. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UrHAnQqtCjk/X7K0AaeGyjI/AAAAAAAAUV4/M6xfdVdIw7kGJ-YCRdgu3EhKr7n1mRqrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201115_114811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1862" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UrHAnQqtCjk/X7K0AaeGyjI/AAAAAAAAUV4/M6xfdVdIw7kGJ-YCRdgu3EhKr7n1mRqrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201115_114811.jpg" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I had a blast hammering nails into a dog shape.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eqtrDMPeie0/X7K0Q0uwauI/AAAAAAAAUWE/aSyRBAGQpuEpKMGUzH8-zk_GzMng9KhOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201115_123355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eqtrDMPeie0/X7K0Q0uwauI/AAAAAAAAUWE/aSyRBAGQpuEpKMGUzH8-zk_GzMng9KhOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201115_123355.jpg" /></a></span></b></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Tying knots from nail to nail, suddenly a dog appeared!</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Od5qbq_EPUM/X7K0hkNMMHI/AAAAAAAAUWM/Wy5SJ74aXTwYlRUWvZDV9K2q-Xz-KU0QgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201115_132613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1862" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Od5qbq_EPUM/X7K0hkNMMHI/AAAAAAAAUWM/Wy5SJ74aXTwYlRUWvZDV9K2q-Xz-KU0QgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201115_132613.jpg" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Twins! </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ywRS7AEa3_s/X7K0okOrJbI/AAAAAAAAUWQ/xXvIFmJ2rnUbspE88TDRR_hMRN0INNWpACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201115_133654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1862" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ywRS7AEa3_s/X7K0okOrJbI/AAAAAAAAUWQ/xXvIFmJ2rnUbspE88TDRR_hMRN0INNWpACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201115_133654.jpg" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Beautiful and fun new dog crafts! <br /><br />These are great for older kids and adults. All the kids on my holiday shopping list are getting something from Rec Room Craft Co. this year. <br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">It's not just string art! Check out the <a href="https://recroomcraftco.square.site/product/indigo-dye-kit-/17?cs=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Indigo Dye Kit</a>! </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://recroomcraftco.square.site/product/indigo-dye-kit-/17?cs=true" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SeZEoEu5sYE/X7K1LtxmkoI/AAAAAAAAUWc/RkBcRXSbM0Q_i4U-96Ojp-bIrE27p4isQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/s897982677129609461_p17_i4_w3024.jpeg" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">And the <a href="https://recroomcraftco.square.site/product/acrylic-paint-pour-kit/10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paint Pour Kits</a>! <br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://recroomcraftco.square.site/product/acrylic-paint-pour-kit/10" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-folOAffjdUs/X7K1ivBxn3I/AAAAAAAAUWk/L1-K_s-tGU8q0IAC0neIqTx_ptY7V2UigCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/s897982677129609461_p10_i8_w640.jpeg" /></a></span></b></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Order something for yourself, or someone you love who's crafty and creative, support a small business, and everyone will be so happy! </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.recroomcraftco.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rec Room Craft Co</a>! <br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-57177734852652856322020-11-11T14:40:00.000-05:002020-11-11T14:40:51.307-05:00Skippy HaHa Jam by Guadalajara Joe!<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Our friend <a href="https://guadalajarajoe.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guadalajara Joe</a> is out with a bangin' new album today - Allergic 2 Society<br /><br /><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://guadalajarajoe.bandcamp.com/track/skippy-haha-jam" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qd4ZwceDjt0/X6w6tVOfv6I/AAAAAAAAUO8/Hx958oZg5E0hy28RbLajB_qNxjNeEXtVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/allergic%2B2%2Bsociety.jpg" /></a></span></b></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">If that wasn't exciting enough - Track #2 is <a href="https://guadalajarajoe.bandcamp.com/track/skippy-haha-jam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skippy HaHa Jam</a>! </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Check it out! The whole album is thought-provoking and funkalicious!</span></b></p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2727079777/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1781279724/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://guadalajarajoe.bandcamp.com/album/allergic-2-society">Allergic 2 Society by Guadalajara Joe!</a></iframe></span></b><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></b></p><blockquote><div class="tralbumData tralbum-about"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">this track is about my friend Heather's awesome online vintage clothing and accessories store!
<br />
Simply visit skippyhaha.com !!!!</span></b></span></div>
<h3 class="lyrics-label"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: medium;">lyrics</span></span></h3>
<div class="tralbumData lyricsText"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Skippy HaHa
<br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
It’s an online store
<br />
vintage clothes galore!
<br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
It is the best
<br />
Rated Highest
<br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
There are rad hats
<br />
That’s wear its at
<br />
Plenty of pants
<br />
So you can dance
<br />
And rad t-shirts
<br />
From wild concerts
<br />
As well as skirts
<br />
This truth don’t hurt
<br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
A vintage online store
<br />
Created by Heather
<br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
It is the best
<br />
Rated the Highest
<br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
No need to buy a vowel
<br />
There’s old school towels
<br />
Historic hockey pucks
<br />
So you won’t get stuck
<br />
Without a sweater
<br />
When in cold weather
<br />
Or perhaps a jacket
<br />
So you can make some racket
<br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
It’s an online store
<br />
With vintage clothes galore!
<br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
It is the best
<br />
Rated the Highest
<br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
There’s really cool shorts
<br />
There are all sorts
<br />
And plenty of polos
<br />
So you won’t go solo
<br />
And accessories
<br />
To make memories
<br />
So Let’s go bananas
<br />
There’s even bandanas!
<br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
A vintage online store
<br />
Created by Heather
<br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
Skippy HaHa
<br />
It is the best
<br />
Rated Highest
<br /></span></b></span>
<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
For the best in Vintage clothing
<br />
And accessories visit skippyhaha.com</span></b></span></div></blockquote><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you Guadalajara Joe! </span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pT1c0Co4iHs/X6w9P93ntAI/AAAAAAAAUPI/eBy53LaV5swA3JA2__mB_Jk8QAoC0ElJACLcBGAsYHQ/s399/guad%2Bzubaz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pT1c0Co4iHs/X6w9P93ntAI/AAAAAAAAUPI/eBy53LaV5swA3JA2__mB_Jk8QAoC0ElJACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/guad%2Bzubaz.jpg" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-23713283903030849982020-11-03T10:09:00.012-05:002020-11-04T16:13:11.236-05:00Voting Is for Old People!<p><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BT4lEnFj9sA/X6MY-jHd9UI/AAAAAAAAUHs/ZM9Qb1J0UiAvd0BNp5hnhM67-PLjdCVWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/voting%2Bis%2Bfor%2Bold%2Bpeople.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="904" height="416" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BT4lEnFj9sA/X6MY-jHd9UI/AAAAAAAAUHs/ZM9Qb1J0UiAvd0BNp5hnhM67-PLjdCVWQCLcBGAsYHQ/w391-h416/voting%2Bis%2Bfor%2Bold%2Bpeople.jpg" width="391" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not really, go vote! <span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t2c/1.5/16/1f1fa_1f1f8.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">🇺🇸</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> 2004 Vintage Vantage "voting is for old people" raglan - Not For Sale</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The bane of Russell Simmons' existence for a few days there</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BTy44Jj52RA/X6MZEmdRj1I/AAAAAAAAUHw/d0Df6RRRYqUKwfC6ifS8HZEPMgz_2LzvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/vifop%2Bnacho.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="904" height="405" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BTy44Jj52RA/X6MZEmdRj1I/AAAAAAAAUHw/d0Df6RRRYqUKwfC6ifS8HZEPMgz_2LzvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w381-h405/vifop%2Bnacho.jpg" width="381" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The San Diego local news sent a crew to the house, and Nachodoggy went out there to talk to them</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V-8Ilsdo3Zc/X6MZJE1fPUI/AAAAAAAAUH0/UgrrbKAI7JkwhMJV7v-sUxON3Gb6_AeqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/vifop%2Bnacho%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="904" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V-8Ilsdo3Zc/X6MZJE1fPUI/AAAAAAAAUH0/UgrrbKAI7JkwhMJV7v-sUxON3Gb6_AeqQCLcBGAsYHQ/w402-h427/vifop%2Bnacho%2B2.jpg" width="402" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> We offered 2 free t-shirts for anyone who sent a photo of themselves wearing this to the polls</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Good times, great oldies! </span></span></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-44458724685723211682020-08-14T11:35:00.006-05:002020-11-01T12:41:12.155-05:00Tea and Toast Video with Dogs<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New video from <a href="http://tealeafgreen.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tea Leaf Green</a>!<span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t77/1.5/16/1f33f.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">🌿</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Full of fan submission photos, check out some studly dogs at the 1:50 mark. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Their new album is wonderful, start to finish, definitely worth checking it out!</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3hjClGz4pyY" width="480"></iframe></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8kNdRytUpDM/X57ybbLxKpI/AAAAAAAAUDw/Dw6PWym-7XwVcGIJJ57IwGTuMIlwXJ_8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1838/50117332071_ed5b10e4b2_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="1838" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8kNdRytUpDM/X57ybbLxKpI/AAAAAAAAUDw/Dw6PWym-7XwVcGIJJ57IwGTuMIlwXJ_8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/50117332071_ed5b10e4b2_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-64439753217171968032020-07-15T11:27:00.008-05:002020-11-01T12:41:45.763-05:00Thank you Socialist Firefighters!<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"> </span></span></p><ul class="_7791"><div class="_1dwg _1w_m _q7o" data-visualcompletion="ignore-dynamic"><div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_8h"><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_5f9eefd98b9e35f61655756"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">As
I reflect on the enormous effort mountain firefighters expended in the
last 2 days to make sure no people, animals, and houses burned down
during the Elephant Butte Wildfire in Evergreen, I am thankful and proud and happy. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UNmuOiHJZG0/X57wV6DGgwI/AAAAAAAAUDk/bz3qIhSam7YJRuVQMaJ5k3o5ddYm3epDACLcBGAsYHQ/s1813/50117329841_9aa107d903_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1813" height="280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UNmuOiHJZG0/X57wV6DGgwI/AAAAAAAAUDk/bz3qIhSam7YJRuVQMaJ5k3o5ddYm3epDACLcBGAsYHQ/w469-h280/50117329841_9aa107d903_o.jpg" width="469" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><br /></span></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">I watched
neighbors on the news who went down to the lake to "cheer the
firefighters on and say go team!" There was zero political polarization
in local online groups - people were opening their houses and stables to
displaced families and animals and sharing information kindly. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">Nobo<span class="text_exposed_show">dy
said "how are we going to pay for this? Who is paying for this?" We
were all scared and put our trust in our government to take care of the
danger, and they did. It was glorious. </span></span></span></p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">
Imagine feeling this way about our education system and our healthcare
system. Imagine feeling that our taxes were going to make sure every kid
hit their potential, that every neighbor was able to see a doctor when
they're sick. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"> It could be beautiful. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"> The Happiest Countries in the world list came out last week - check out the top 10. Don't fear socialism. <span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta9/1.5/16/1f525.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">🔥</span></span><span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t43/1.5/16/1f970.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">🥰</span></span></span></span></p></div></div></div><div class="_3x-2" data-ft="{"tn":"H"}"><div data-ft="{"tn":"H"}"><div class="mtm"><div style="position: relative;"><div class="_5cq3 _1ktf" data-ft="{"tn":"E"}"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><a class="_4-eo _2t9n" data-ploi="https://scontent.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/109038360_10156916356735738_3073677130057627284_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=2&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=gLJ-fHnFvvUAX_f0F7c&_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-1.fna&oh=3fc56fbaf3099142a4c31e3f24fc4748&oe=5FC3FD2B" data-render-location="timeline" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156916356730738&set=a.10150661888510738&type=3&eid=ARDNpao1ODXXoqy4dUAK2OV47TdKa2hLdq42mdoFdaQVk25nwjNe9DKCDqQW7oR3nDoo_7wFujI6xVdM&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCqerw_TF8JricmlMUE6FSXa8AM3xVjMs6PZiKPwWuQ_dD6MN8dIxoF3KWbbryn-zrQIMXHP4K1odpVXKBHxEh0o6AV-t5VgGfxxhxXmJf_PilxVo4tV5VPSkihvPSSodx4J5YqQc-xZ2fAXiGiYzNiN1a8ybZr8zi8JgYcvWIbBtyyGRX0BeM7H17XgVlvQJK846WWKIuJ5tTD9hEd2Rr9SvPdcmlA_SvIrAehAIoEPicPsX0MyS8HuVKSukz_mif0mfC73Pnf7iVPrEYslaN9LtoYS0WY0RI&__tn__=EHH-R" rel="theater" style="width: 514px;"><div class="uiScaledImageContainer _4-ep" id="u_jsonp_21_1c" style="height: 296px; width: 514px;"><img alt="Image may contain: text that says 'Figure 2.1: Ranking of Happiness 2017-2019 2019 (Part 1) Finland 7.809) Denmark (7.646) Switzerland (7.560) iceland (7.504) Norway (7.488) Netheri 7,449) Sweden 353) Zealand (7.300) Austria (7294) Luxembourg (7.238) Canada (7.232) Australia (7.223) United Kingdom 7.165) (7129) Costa (7121) Ireland (7.094) Germany (7.076) United States 6.940) Czech Republic (6.911) Belgium (6.864)'" class="scaledImageFitWidth img" data-src="https://scontent.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/109038360_10156916356735738_3073677130057627284_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=2&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=gLJ-fHnFvvUAX_f0F7c&_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-1.fna&oh=3fc56fbaf3099142a4c31e3f24fc4748&oe=5FC3FD2B" height="297" src="https://scontent.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/109038360_10156916356735738_3073677130057627284_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=2&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=gLJ-fHnFvvUAX_f0F7c&_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-1.fna&oh=3fc56fbaf3099142a4c31e3f24fc4748&oe=5FC3FD2B" width="514" /></div></a></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><form action="/ajax/ufi/modify.php" class="commentable_item" data-ft="{"tn":"]"}" id="u_jsonp_21_1b" method="post" rel="async"></form></div></ul>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0Evergreen, CO 80439, USA39.6333213 -105.317214626.656812285198129 -122.8953396 52.609830314801869 -87.7390896tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-57257647821020032232020-06-08T11:46:00.002-05:002020-11-01T12:50:37.463-05:00Evergreen BLM Rally<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Evergreen, CO, population 9000, 97% white, had a Black Lives Matter
protest today. Over 300 people showed up, babies to seniors, wearing
masks and carrying signs, to show solidarity and listen to two black
speakers - 12 year old Felix, Ethiopian, and the only black kid in his
Evergreen Middle School class - spoke with courage and humor and
honesty. Very inspiring.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrzb51k_Jpg/X570xAzFA0I/AAAAAAAAUD8/Z02xvucLl7srZcLRZPGltVtbK5wGIs_4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/50117331161_42022bac9c_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="332" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrzb51k_Jpg/X570xAzFA0I/AAAAAAAAUD8/Z02xvucLl7srZcLRZPGltVtbK5wGIs_4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w443-h332/50117331161_42022bac9c_o.jpg" width="443" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Then <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100004102564164&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARCfXr-5dl1ln8BB2i3DxJkFhkkOb1CNoF3yZzVdidwNo62-G5DEY-_w2g9yBswpQquiNT5oDUkF6RnD%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.burrista127?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARCfXr-5dl1ln8BB2i3DxJkFhkkOb1CNoF3yZzVdidwNo62-G5DEY-_w2g9yBswpQquiNT5oDUkF6RnD&fref=mentions" title="Chris Burroughs">Chris Burroughs</a> the biracial drag queen genius organizer actor, read out the names of black Americans killed<span class="text_exposed_show">
by the police for 8:46 for George Floyd. He spoke truth to power about
the discrimination he faced growing up here and advocated for real
change aka <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/defundthepolice?__eep__=6&source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG"><span class="_5afx"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz">#</span><span class="_58cm">defundthepolice</span></span></a> and finally put it back on us - it's up to we white people to do the work. One day he will be more famous than Trey Parker.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W6KARXWw9kQ/X57013Vb1LI/AAAAAAAAUEA/jtOEc-CRKGsaTzpSICQizlFyY7pL2fIagCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/50117331066_7ec6ef23e2_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="392" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W6KARXWw9kQ/X57013Vb1LI/AAAAAAAAUEA/jtOEc-CRKGsaTzpSICQizlFyY7pL2fIagCLcBGAsYHQ/w523-h392/50117331066_7ec6ef23e2_o.jpg" width="523" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">
There's a community he(art) installation at the Center for the Arts
where people can write names to honor and other messages of solidarity
on hearts and stick them to the wall. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o3zJcV8dfnk/X5706Pac1nI/AAAAAAAAUEE/l4IrYAoiencGRUFYw3AEuGAXHH8VBfKpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/50116761903_410fc52459_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="338" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o3zJcV8dfnk/X5706Pac1nI/AAAAAAAAUEE/l4IrYAoiencGRUFYw3AEuGAXHH8VBfKpQCLcBGAsYHQ/w451-h338/50116761903_410fc52459_o.jpg" width="451" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart, you just gotta poke around <span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">❤️</span></span><span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t59/1.5/16/1f5a4.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">🖤</span></span><span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t43/1.5/16/1f332.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">🌲</span></span></span></p></div>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-1204787763200282022019-11-14T13:05:00.001-05:002020-11-01T13:06:56.580-05:00Too Much?? <p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">I just searched my name on Twitter and found this from the local CBS on Sept 10. Too much??<span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t29/1.5/16/1f602.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">😂</span></span><span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta9/1.5/16/1f525.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">🔥</span></span><span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/te6/1.5/16/270a.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">✊</span></span><span class="_5mfr"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png"); height: 16px; width: 16px;">❤</span></span><br /> <br /> <a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FCBSDenver%2Fstatus%2F1171423091572051968%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1Sx1sfNy8CDPjedHErf0y7MztUHclwYCQ18fPO6QF3OVF2OcsEi9uAzx8&h=AT0NMCYen0TtVPndjg06BSSLd5u3-LCbDKRTPWJkm_rMVZkDKRbJg2wLp5YnM2xzzUdTbo8oCbYq_CyQQC9P0aSnKCeRbb5EuK2mPtVWCltNy3CrDT37gGoBNXP77S-26HeRZxMVxdsl6D5Snx1DXBE" href="https://twitter.com/CBSDenver/status/1171423091572051968?fbclid=IwAR1Sx1sfNy8CDPjedHErf0y7MztUHclwYCQ18fPO6QF3OVF2OcsEi9uAzx8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>https://twitter.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>CBSDenver/status/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>1171423091572051968</a></span></span></span></p><p><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></p><p><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ehKpjzmU81c/X5744e-zocI/AAAAAAAAUEs/4D4kxRvxtX0o_94JtZ4t2YXmcDjUhE8TACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/too%2Bmuch%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="575" height="740" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ehKpjzmU81c/X5744e-zocI/AAAAAAAAUEs/4D4kxRvxtX0o_94JtZ4t2YXmcDjUhE8TACLcBGAsYHQ/w444-h740/too%2Bmuch%2B3.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-45764464262546506072019-05-29T11:13:00.000-05:002020-10-29T11:17:14.913-05:00WTF Wednesday: Outraged Seals, Tea Leaf Green Is Back<p> Hola Wednesday! Hola WTF!</p><p> </p><p>Hola, Sleeping elf gnome!</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-95zr4tgD5po/X5rmLdhYdLI/AAAAAAAAT_Y/qKCWLEAzYsw6-FXzKsiMBUYRp6-KhVyKACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/sleeping%2Belf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="444" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-95zr4tgD5po/X5rmLdhYdLI/AAAAAAAAT_Y/qKCWLEAzYsw6-FXzKsiMBUYRp6-KhVyKACLcBGAsYHQ/w355-h444/sleeping%2Belf.jpg" width="355" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Hola, outraged seals, interrupted!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oNGzcbGOh30/X5rmgu6QaVI/AAAAAAAAT_k/myz0XWXVD2ohLSYkIAb_sKQPzERQkxBqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/outraged%2Bseals.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="399" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oNGzcbGOh30/X5rmgu6QaVI/AAAAAAAAT_k/myz0XWXVD2ohLSYkIAb_sKQPzERQkxBqQCLcBGAsYHQ/w399-h399/outraged%2Bseals.jpg" width="399" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last but not least, and this is not a real WTF, I'm overjoyed to report that after a 6 year semi-hiatus,<a aria-label="Tea Leaf Green (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.tealeafgreen.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Tea Leaf Green</a>
is recording a new album! We saw them twice over Memorial Day weekend
here in Colorado and they brought the fuego. Here is Josh Clark in a
Skippy Haha Vintage 70s t-shirt on stage at Levitt Pavilion Sunday May
26 (photo by Joel Riekel). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0TnlMsEr66g/X5rp9PoheCI/AAAAAAAAT_w/cyOOkegsPdYPEFdYBjHxEnKSjAbYeIlNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s758/FB_IMG_1559000859385.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="758" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0TnlMsEr66g/X5rp9PoheCI/AAAAAAAAT_w/cyOOkegsPdYPEFdYBjHxEnKSjAbYeIlNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/FB_IMG_1559000859385.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><br /> As with all WTF Wednesdays, there are more questions than answers.</div><br /> <br /><p></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23155515.post-33533817379911335682019-05-07T10:41:00.001-05:002020-10-29T10:44:52.713-05:00WTF Wednesday - Car in a Tree, Uncivil Girl Friend<p> Ellohay Wednesday! Ellohay WTF!</p><p> </p><p>Ellohay September teddy bear with rhinestone feet!</p><p> </p><p><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is september-1024x949.jpg" height="441" src="https://www.skippyhaha.com/wp-content/uploads/core-images/september-1024x949.jpg" width="476" /> </p><p> </p><p>Ellohay, Volvo SUV going 55mph in a 25 yesterday afternoon, that took a
turn too wide too fast and knocked over one of our pine trees, crashed
into another! (Uninsured kid driving climbed out passenger door
completely fine, thank dog). </p><p><br /></p><p><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is car-in-a-tree-1024x949.jpg" height="540" src="https://www.skippyhaha.com/wp-content/uploads/core-images/car-in-a-tree-1024x949.jpg" width="583" /> </p><p> </p><p>Last but not least, ellohay Uncivil Girl Friend!</p><p> </p><p><img alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is uncivil-girlfriend-1024x949.jpg" height="550" src="https://www.skippyhaha.com/wp-content/uploads/core-images/uncivil-girlfriend-1024x949.jpg" width="593" /> </p><p> </p><p>As with all WTF Wednesdays, there are more questions than answers. <br /></p>skippy hahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805630058848985264noreply@blogger.com0