The Stovebolt Site Forums The Side Lot Old Dominion Stovebolt Society (MD, VA, West VA, DC, DE and PA) Homecoming T-Shirts?

What do you'all think about a Homecoming T-shirt?
I'm sure Shelly in central Illinois would be happy to print some shirts out for us.
All we need is a design, the color of the shirt and a place to ship it to.

Then again, there is also a place close to the Grigg's compound that would also print up whatever we want.

Just looking for some thoughts on this idea.

Don

I think Bruce drew this just sitting around the table last year and chatting.
Think we can get him to draw something up for this year.
All we need is a design and I'll coordinate the rest.

Don

Many great shots were taken at last years Homecoming , one of which I have hanging on my wall, maybe one of those might work !!

John

Looks like baby Jesus should be in the back of the truck that is in the manger.

Bruce needs to refine his drawing a bit. Looks like a F**d. The fenders are too squared off for a Chevy.

I think we should use the picture from last years homecoming with all of the trucks placed in a circle. If it was done in a black and white photo. it would look like an old photograph and make a cool shirt! That's my thought ! As long as it doesn't look like a dag gone Ford on the shirt, put me in for 3 of them !

Jay
What is wrong with a Ford?
Looks like Tim and I will be in the old F-250 again this year.
Granted, the early Fords did not have much style.
The newer ones are towing SOB's though and I have hauled several 2-Tons with it.

As for the shirt design, all I need is the design on the back, color of the shirt and a design for the front pocket.
We'll have them made up at a place near the Grigg compound.
I'll take orders and front the cost.
Any cash above what each shirt costs, will go to the Grigg's, as thanks for hosting the event.
The road trip is on!!

I am not a t-shirt logo person. The ones I buy in KC I give away.

Me thinks someone did not heed the warning about the brown acid from last year's Stovestock Festival...

Brown Acid?
Is that related to purple micro dot?

No worry, It's just a flashback on my part.
Don

How about a 67 COE on the back of the shirt?

Don

LCF

Martin
I had a 56 LCF a few years ago.
Sold it it to a friend in North Carolina.
Don't think I have any any pictures of it though?

Don

Let’s be realistic here!
There’s nothing better than nice shirts with a collage of 1-tons! Let’s face it, we stand above the rest.......................... in height that is

As much as I like/concur/enthusiastically endorse Brother Schmidt's brilliant suggestion ... harrumph .... but ..... Maybe .... we should start incorporating the previous year's "Ned" recipient's truck into the design each year?

Correct me if I’m wrong. Doesn’t the NED belong to a 1-toner this year?
Just sayin!

I literally laughed out loud!

We just need a design and go from there!

Hats? Did I dream it or did somebody say they wanted a hat?

Don

I'm pretty sure that it was something which came out of a deep fryer, but my egg-shell fragile, addled mind is all to often mistaken.

Is that dog Cross eyed or is it me?

Back to a shirt design, we need a design and then we can start a list of who wants one or two!

Don

Don
I want a O.D.S.S. hat and whatever shirt you come up with. Nice DB brew pic. We are booked and ready.

How about a 1 ton loaded to the gills with cases of beer? Kinda like the Bud Weiser wagon with out the horses and put Yuengling in the truck instead... lol. I guess its really nothing like the wagon theory at all. Hahaha.

Glen
How about a Ozark hillbilly and and Australian loaded to the gills driving a Ford?
On a side note, I recently acquired a French Fry slicer.
So fries will be on the menu this year along with other fat free deep fried foods.

Back to the shirts, we still need a design!
I'll call A & S Screenprinting and Embroidery next week and see what they can do for us.
Don

Don,

Why does the truck in the manger keep showing up in your pictures? Are you hoping an angel shows up to fix the truck for you? Maybe it could lead the wisemen and sheep to homecoming.

Chris

Chris
Are you talking about the 57 or the 65 GMC One Ton?
Edit: Oh, You are talking about the hand drawn sketch next to The Ned Trophy.

Think you can make the Homecoming this year?
Tim has already booked his flights.

So be ready to run hard!
Don

I’m still trying to figure it out, but it’s not looking good right now.

Chris

Chris, Family and health comes first!
This is just a hobby we enjoy. And can be on the back burner of priorities.

Don

Since we have limited input?
I think the shirts should be Hot Pink in color!
Then a design that supports Breast Cancer Awareness.
Maybe something simple like this?

Don

Edit: Notice the bar stool?
Don't leave home without it!
Don

Ok, here we go. Use the truck group picture every year using the prior years picture. This will be a true reflection, of who we are!
Jim

I am all about ... awareness theretofore, but I cannot bring myself to wear pink for any cause or occasion. I would gladly donate money to said cause in lieu of having to wear a pink shirt, however.

I'm with Uncle Carl!

Smiley

Well, as you don't exactly have a line up of people scrambling to do the shirt design, I'll do it. I'll even make it complementary with the dash plaque (if the Dash Plaque Guru wants) Got a deadline?

And *if* a Stovebolt.com event is going to endorse a particular fund raising activity, the Stovebolt.com owners will be the ones who decide which one that is.

There is more (a LOT more) to this event than beer drinking, so how about we focus on that, OK? Yes, the idea is to have a good time, and we always do. But we may have a lot of 1st timers coming who may want to bring family members. Yes, we consume a beer or two, but its not the focus of the event. If this ceases to be a family friendly event, then I think we should stop doing it.

I had more to say about the whole point of HC but I'll put it in a seperate thread.

Jim -- Love you like a brother you truly are to me, but the group pictures look great in high rez but they will look like crap when reduced to a 4-color (or B&W) for t-shirt silk screening.

Thanks,
John

That's why you're our leader. You always straighten us out and point us in the proper direction! Thanks for being you!

Good idea Jim Schmidt.

Just talked to Allen at A&S printing that will do our shirts. They are just up the road from the Mullen's.
He will be sending me a price list and wants the order in at least two weeks in advance.
That is for all the same color pocket shirts, big one color design on the back and a small design on the pocket.
I'll do the coordination to get it done, but we need to decide the color of the shirt and John is going to do the design.
A new thread will be started for taking orders once a shirt color is decided.
If we order 24 or more, the price really drops a lot!

So give us your thoughts or you may get a pink shirt.
Don

Don ...

I sense that we are not getting a whole lot of enthusiasm for a shirt this year ... I *am* woriking on a generic Stovebolt.com shirt, though ... might that suffice? And in true ODSS fashion, we could use Sharpies to make it an ODSS event shirt ...

FWIW I would be happy with some new SB gear. All my previously purchased shirts were worn until my wife wouldn't let me off the property with them on. Then, they sadly became shop rags.

I could support the SB shirt idea too. The color isn't an issue, but I don't need a pocket. Just saying..........

COLOR..... not sure about most of you but I wear my SB shirts a lot of place and this includes the SHOP.. I'd like to see moderate to dark color to help hide some of the grease. Have not fear though, no matter how dark you can still see the grease!
So, for me personally, no light orange, yellow, red ect. Go medium to dark.....and a dark shirt with a one color graphic will stand out nicely.
What say the masses.....

Since the printer shouldn't care what color the T-shirt is I see no reason we couldn't have two different colors using the same color "outline". He simply slips a T-shirt on the machine, the machine don't care what color. And, perhaps he has a color we would like that he is overstocked on and we could even get a better price!! I'll take one each!!

( I better be quiet. My 38 years in textile printing is wanting to kick in here)