GREAT AMERICAN HOME IMPROVEMENT THE OLD SCHOOL BASEMENT BAR
* From the desk of Contributing Editor, Eli M. Getson– * Our Grandparent’s generation got it right, man– the fully loaded, properly-appointed basement bar. via here * Like a lot of us affected by the...
View ArticleCALIFORNIA LOCOS RELEASE LIMITED EDITION RICK GRIFFIN CAPSULE COLLECTION
Rick Griffin’s Iconic Surf and Rock Art Lives on with CALIFORNIA LOCOS Skateboards, Apparel, and Accessories A limited collection of CALIFORNIA LOCOS x Rick Griffin numbered skateboards and accessories...
View ArticleNOWHERE FAST “BATWING DEATH PEGASUS” TEE | LIMITED EDITION BLACK ~ GET IT NOW!
Due to the volume of requests we have received since its initial release in late 2020, we are stoked to announce the launch of a NEW DESIGN of Nowhere Fast’s Best-Selling T-shirt ~ DEATH PEGASUS!...
View ArticleHEART ATTACK & VINE |“THE BACK” AKA VIKKI DOUGAN MADE MARVELOUS EXITS IN THE...
From The New York Times Archives: The evening of Feb. 28, 1957 in Los Angeles was a balmy one, and the 14th annual Golden Globes awards were in progress at the Ambassador Hotel. Inside, a nervous...
View Article“GREASER MICK” COLLECTION | NEW TEES, STICKERS + KOOZIES BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Our “Greaser Mick” tees have long been among our very best sellers~ and we’ve expanded the collection with two new Greaser Mick styles! Above is our lightweight cotton-blend classic 3/4 sleeve raglan...
View ArticleBUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID | BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE 1969 CLASSIC
According to William Goldman, when he first wrote the script and sent it out for consideration, only one studio wanted to buy it, and that was with the proviso that the two lead characters did not flee...
View ArticleDAN BLOCKER WAS NO SQUARE, MAN | THERE WAS A LOT MORE TO LIVE FOR THAN BONANZA!
Dan Blocker is one of the true television immortals, having played Hoss Cartwright, the heart and soul of Bonanza (1959) for 13 seasons, before his untimely death in 1972 at the age of 43. “Bonanza”...
View ArticleCANDY BARR | SMALL TOWN TEXAS GIRL, BURLESQUE STRIPPER, AND MOB DARLING!
From The Texas Monthly– Before she was Candy Barr she was Juanita Dale Slusher, the daughter of a South Texas bricklayer and harmonica player. When Juanita was nine, her mother died and her father...
View Article‘VANISHING POINT’ INSPIRED T-SHIRTS | BACK IN OUR TSY ONLINE SHOP BY POPULAR...
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View ArticleRIP OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | GREASE THE MOVIE WAS A BIG DAMN DEAL IN 1978, AND...
In 2019 Julien’s Auctions organized a ‘Grease’ auction. Among the 500 items offered-up for auction were the hot black leather jacket, and skin tight leather pants worn by ‘Sandy,’ in the legendary...
View ArticleNEW TEE DESIGNS: NOWHERE FAST’S “WINGED WHEEL”& OUR TSY “CHINO ~ THE WILD ONE”
The Selvedge Yard is stoked to partner once again with Devyn Haas, the design genius behind NOWHERE FAST for the “WINGED WHEEL” collection that has now launched in our TSY ONLINE SHOP! *** THESE TEES...
View ArticleRICHARD NORTON AUSSIE BODYGUARD OF THE BIGGEST BANDS | MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE STAR
By age 17 Richard Norton was a karate black belt working security for nightclubs and serving as chief instructor to 500 karate schools nationwide. He landed a big job in the 1970s as security /...
View ArticleWHEN THE CLASH DESCENDED ON AUSTIN | ROCK THE CASBAH MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT, 1982
WHERE WERE YOU IN ’82? Good lord, can you believe that The Clash’s Rock The Casbah hit the airwaves and seeped into our living rooms 40 years ago! Remember when Mtv seemed to be on 24/7– especially on...
View ArticleBUNNY YEAGER’S LEGACY OF EROTIC ART PHOTOGRAPHY & MIAMI’S “JEWISH ORGY”
There are many interesting, historical bits to discover in the Bunny Yeager Archive at the University of Miami Special Collections. Bunny Yeager was clearly the “world’s prettiest photographer,” and...
View ArticleBIKINI BEACH, 1964 | HERE FOR DRAGSTERS, KEENAN WYNN, PATTI GALLAGHER & BIKINIS
Straight-up, this 1964 movie was low-budget, razor-thin but popular “beach movie genre” of the day. Keenan Wynn whipping around on his Triumph w/sidecar makes me happy, and enough to keep me glued. And...
View ArticleDEBBIE EVANS | STUNTWOMAN + AMA HALL OF FAME INDUCTED MOTOCROSS / TRIALS RIDER
Debbie Evans is considered one of Hollywood’s top stunt women. The writing was on the wall from the age of six when she started riding motorcycles in her hometown of Lakewood, California. By the age of...
View ArticleGREY T-SHIRTS MATTER | THE UNSUNG HERO: SUPER-SOFT HEATHER GREY TRI-BLEND TEES
CRAIG VON SCHROEDER / CO-FOUNDER OF COMMONWEALTH PROPER / PHL – ATL – PITT WEARING OUR “FTW – SCREAMIN’ EAGLE T-SHIRT” IN HEATHER GREY, TRI-BLEND JERSEY The Selvedge Yard definitely sells a lot more...
View ArticleSERGE GAINSBOURG’S “HARLEY-DAVIDSON” SUNG BY BRIGITTE BARDOT ON FRENCH TV, 1967
Brigitte Bardot singing on a Harley-Davidson built by Parisian custom motorcycle pioneer Maurice Combalbert. The H-D Flathead was used by Bardot as she performed her wacky love proclamation to the...
View ArticleTHE MORMON METEOR III | THE JENKINS BOYS OF BONNEVILLE RACING ON A RIBBON OF...
“This is the story about two men, father and son, their racing cars, their lives and the salt flats where they ran their most famous trials. Ab Jenkins was the son of Welsh immigrants, first a...
View ArticleCAROL DODA DOUBLE D | THE LEGENDARY TWIN PEAKS OF SAN FRANCISCO STRIPPING...
Carol Doda was a powerful pioneer that took the profession of stripping out of the shadowy margins of American society and gained worldwide fame as a topless dancer in the 1960s and ’70s. “San...
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