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Nick, what year was that done? It kind of morphs from Ventures into Unit 5 + 2 into Hendrix and then beyond! Fantastic. Thanks.
‘65-‘66!
Nick, what year was that done? It kind of morphs from Ventures into Unit 5 + 2 into Hendrix and then beyond! Fantastic. Thanks.
Holy Ampeg, Batman!‘65-‘66!
And then there was this jacket -
The movie sucked, but the jacket rocks. I still want one.
I remember enjoying an evening as an undergrad laughing at that - especially how long it took them to figure out they needed to go for a headshot. I was, however, rooting for the bad guys: couldn't get behind either protagonist, and for some reason I found this one particularly laughable. Guess I was expecting some kind of outlaw biker hero type rather than a clean-cut race guy.
Ooooh, do you have pictures of your collection ? Been following motocycle racing since as far as I can remember, and I'd love to see that !On the subject of racing leathers, I've been fortunate enough to acquire a few sets of genuine MotoGP leathers over the years through my connections to the sport...the most recent one (2013 season) was damaged when the rider fell off at 140mph+ during a practice session. I have no idea what leather they use to make these, but it's frankly astounding that leather this lightweight can withstand so much and come out with relatively minimal damage!
I can also confirm that the real deal doesn't have any sewn on patches...just decals.
Moreover, it seems people are less bothered to put squadron patches and so on on flight jackets !
I think it is very difficult to compare between sponsors' logos with squadron patches, especially among military jacket collectors (here at the forum). Some serious people suggested that you have to earn your patches before you sew it on your jacket, some repro owners think the patches actually ruin their perfect jackets (also their resale values).
Patched motorcycle jackets are a genre on their own, the same for those painted chopper jackets with plenty of studs, and they are not for everyone. Simply wear them at the right occasions.
Every patch has some kind of story or connection to an event or some other kind of memory. Kind of picky about that. I select patches the way I'd probably select tattoos if I were to get one of those (which I won't).
I feel the same way, only I do have tattoos.
I'm very picky about the patches I choose to sew on my jackets, they're typically club patches or event patches that I've actually attended, and keep it to a few jackets as to not 'clutter' all of 'em. I'll collect other patches, but the ones I sew on the jackets have to have a back story that includes either myself or a memorial to a fallen brother/sister.
This one on my left sleeve, is a club patch that I contracted Vanson to make a limited number of for my local group here in the PNW.
The other is my nickname and on the right sleeve, the clubs logo patch.
Nick, do you recall where you saw this patch? I vaguely remember there was a guy on the Fl who produced them.You could be a real dork and wear a custom painted Ventures patch as you blast Hawaii 5-0 in your car. Eh, they outsold the Beatles in Japan 2:1 in the 60s. Best band. Lol
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