Somewhere in Time

file under: when we were young

hard to find maiden "somewhere in time" tour tee

year: 1987
tag: missing 
material: 50/50 cotton-polyester blend
condition: very good
value: $250.00

*note: saw them live in the late 80's at what used to be called Irvine Meadows. amazing time in my life. good friends. good times. when you could still party in the parking lot before the show. which was almost as fun as the concert itself.

1988 ticket from Irvine Meadows show

1987 Somewhere in Time album cover

God Save the Queen

file under: a small piece of rock history

rare original pinback from record release 

year: 1977
condition: very good
value: $100.00 (not for sale)

*note: purchased from a collector in sweden. 

signing record deal outside buckingham palace 1977

Malcolm McLaren, far right, watches as the Sex Pistols sign a record deal outside Buckingham Palace in 1977

Dynasty Tour 1979

file under: the final curtain

rare bootleg of the ill-fated Dynasty tour
year: 1979
tag: jockey 
material: 100% cotton
condition: good
value: $150.00

*note: by 1979 tensions in the band were at an all-time high. ace and peter's years of drinking and drugging had taken their toll. peter would leave the band at the end of the tour and kiss would never be the same again. signaling the end of an era and my childhood. teenage rebellion and punk rock were just around the corner.

1979 Dynasty promo poster

Bowie 78

"If it works, it's out of date." - David Bowie, 1978

ultra-rare original bowie world tour tee
year: 1978
tag: hanes 
material: 100% cotton made in u.s.a.
condition: thrashed
value: $500.00
what is there to be said about this one?

the thin white duke

on stage

U.S. 131 Dragway

file under: bygone era

rare original hot rodding championships tee from u.s. 131 dragway martin, mich.
year: 1978
tag: hanes 
material: 100% cotton made in u.s.a.
condition: good vintage
value: $150.00
the official souvenir t-shirt from the 9th annual popular hot rodding magazine championships at the legendary u.s. 131 dragway in martin, michigan. there's something about the 70's that seems more honest and authentic. today's cookie cutter mass produced iphone app media blitz pales in comparison. 

don prudhomme martin US 131 dragway june 1974

dennis white renegade 1978

larry sorg martin dragway 1976

Something Exciting...

file under: bad ass

original california shirt shop kawasaki tee 
"put something exciting between your legs"
year: 1973
tag: too faded to read 
material: 50/50 cotton-polyester made in u.s.a.
condition: excellent vintage
value: priceless
another iconic gem from a magic moment in time when you played outside, skinned your knees and elbows, ditched school and listened to ted nugent.

Cruisin'

file under: 70's cool

original j. peterson graphic t-shirt
year: mid-70's
tag: too faded to read 
material: 50/50 cotton-polyester made in u.s.a.
condition: good vintage
value: priceless
*note: not much in the way of providence for this amazing piece of americana from the 70's. somehow this tee has survived intact for close to 40 years. a glimpse back to a time when cruising in a customized van was the coolest thing around. great memories as a kid seeing these pieces of rolling art all over southern california. more at theselvedgeyard on the customized van craze of the 70's.