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  • TOP TEN MOST AWESOME NEW ORIGINAL RETRO BRAND HATS!

    Posted on 04/27/2011 by andy | 4 comment(s)

    We've had several TOP TEN lists over the years from the Best College Quarterbacks to the Most Awesome Vintage Soda t's, but we've not covered what covers our heads.  So when Original Retro Brand uploaded a plethora of new hat styles last week, I decided it was TOP TEN TOP HAT TIME.

    10. Love this for 2 reasons. 1) Reminds me of 1917 Chicago White Sox logo which is AWESOME 2) Also reminds me of Joltin' Joe Dimaggio's 61 game hitting streak for the Seals

    9. Something endearing about that 44 game losing streak the Lions football team had from '83- '88

    8. Globetrotter logo says it all - They've traveled the world and elsewhere!

    7. Bullish on Bullwinkle. Do you know a more good natured Moose than BW?

    6. Fell out of my chair when I saw this one. Was 7 yrs old when I got first "Venus Paradise" color by numbers set that featured the North Stars who just joined the NHL in 1967. Wore those green & gold pencils down!

    5. 4 cups, Trottier, Gillies, Bossy, Potvin, Smitty, etc. Pure bias due to my Long Island upbringing. At least it's not the Isles Fisherman logo!

    4. Connecticut across the Long Island Sound so it's still close to home, and as noted in prior TOP TEN coolest T-shirt list, Hartford Whalers logo is just one of coolest ever, period!

    3. Purdue Pete doing the Heisman pose with goalpost in distance? WHAAT? P on his jersey stands for PLAIN SICK!

    2. Underdog busts out! Chicks dig Underdog (especially Polly Purebread)!

    1. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! NAVY ol' goat kicks (and rams) butt!

    Have to give a few Honorable Mentions to the Scranton Yankees, Boston & UCLA Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New jersey Devils, Brooklyn Cyclones, and the Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull (even though it's not new, it MUST be mentioned!).

    Also, In case you didn't know, we're offering FREE GROUND SHIPPING on all orders this week!  Just enter code FRSHP @ checkout.  Deal is good through Tuesday, 5/3/11.


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  • TOP TEN COOLEST ORIGINAL RETRO BRAND NHL T-SHIRTS

    Posted on 05/20/2010 by andy | 3 comment(s)

    "C" FOR COMEBACK?

    With the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in full swing, what better excuse for a TOP TEN list?  None better.  Here are my Original Retro Brand NHL favorites...

    10. Montreal Canadiens:  The "C" stands for CLASSIC.  Period.

    9. Vancouver Canucks:  The simplicity of this logo is what makes it so awesome; Hockey stick in a hockey rink.  Do you think the hockey stick is laid out so the rink forms a "C" for Canucks?

    8. Quebec Nordiques: They have a few good logos (igloo w/stick..I think it's an igloo?), but the powder blue with the fleur de lis, is magnifique!

    7. Philadelphia Flyers:  Big thumbs up on creativity here because unless you study closely, you don't realize there are several integral elements that come together to make this logo work; a) Orange hockey puck in middle of the P, b) Hockey stick that forms P with... c) ....flying wings on it, and d) Halloween colors of black and orange because these guys are SCARY GOOD (right now anyway!).

    6. Buffalo Sabres: Maybe it's my love of the Three Musketeers and Hot

    THAT AN IGLOO?

    Wings, but there's just something about crossed swords and stampeding Buffalo that go together perfectly. En garde, touche! ...on a French kick.

    5. Pittsburgh Penguins: Be it Tennessee Tuxedo, Burgess Meredith, or Chilly Willy, I'm a sucker for Penguins.  Put em' on skates?  Fuggedaboutit ...on an Italian kick.

    4. Boston Bruins:  Love the old brawny brown bear logo, but have to go with the bad-ass "B" for Beantown & Bobby (that guy who wore # 4).

    3. Chicago Blackhawks:  I always wanted the Indians to beat the Cowboys when playing Cowboys and Indians.  I just remember thinking the Indians outfits were WAY cooler, and still do.  The Chief head in the circle is like the NHL's post mark of approval.

    WHALE OF A LOGO

    2. Toronto Maple Leafs:  I had several sets of old Venus Paradise NHL Paint by numbers kits (1960's), and was drawn to the images for the Maple Leafs more than any other.  I just love the leaf.

    1. Hartford Whalers:  I guess logo's are like tastebuds -   You either like the taste of herring or you don't.  I really don't know why, but I just think the Whalers logo is the coolest hockey logo ever.  And that's that.

    Agree with the above?  Disagree?

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    GORDIE W/PUCKY ON THE SHOULDER..AND HOWE!

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