Three Hundred and Sixty Five Shirts

I can’t believe it! Baltimore is the Greatest City in America! I’m soooo excited.

This well designed Baltimore t-shirt was made by the team at the Shine Collective. The wonderful ladies at Tilt were nice enough to pick this shirt up at Shine’s 6 year anniversary. Thanks guys!

Thanks for the Bmore shirt Mom!…It’s back to work for me today, hopefully I can finally shake this chest cold this week.

Actually, how about the worst combination. For starters, I really don’t drink that much anymore. I think there were multiple reasons for toning down my drinking, my delicate stomach, not acting like a baboon…shall I go on. Well I partook in a couple beers last night, along with a Royal Farms cheeseburger and topped it all of with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream. Not a winning combination. So please learn from my mistakes and refrain from consuming all of those items in one sitting. On their own, I’m sure they are all fine.

Anyway, I’m sure many of you think today’s shirt is lame because it isn’t some radical street wear brand, or some off the wall design. I’m wearing this old Pitch Hit and Run shirt because, well I will be hitting and running tonight at our Softball playoff game, and it’s got a nice little story.

Pitch Hit and Run was a MLB sponsored competition for kids that came through town in the summer. One year I decided to enter it. I think I was in the oldest age bracket (13) and just wanted to have the chance to advance to the third round so I could play on the field at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. I mean what kid didn’t want to be a Major Leaguer. Sure I was into art, and skateboarding, but I was still like every normal kid in Baltimore and wanted to be the next Cal Ripken.

I made it to that third round and got to hit on the field at Camden Yards. I never really thought I was that good, but I made it just because I wanted it so bad. I finished second overall in my age group in the state, and never made it past that night at the Yard, but I didn’t care. For one night, as a 13-year-old my dreams came true. I did it all while wearing this shirt.

I’m glad I still have it because it’s a reminder that working hard pays off. I feel like now, more than ever I find myself working all day long at my day job, then I come home and work on my own projects. Yes I get tired, yes it takes a toll on me, but I feel like If I work hard, I’ll get better at what I do and make something out of myself. Blah Blah Blah. I guess I could go on but I’ll stop. I feel good about life right now, and I’m glad I have shirts like this that can remind me little highlights of my life.

Today’s shirt just reinforces the fact that Value Village is a great source for T-Shirts. No, this shirt wasn’t given to me as a gift for my 50th Birthday, I was born in 81′, it was another impulse buy at the Village. I personally think the shirt has great color, and the print/pattern fills the shirt nicely. My T-Shirt collection is made up of a lot of Thrift Store purchases, and I’m pretty sure that I love them all. I can’t wait to break out my sweet apache helicopter shirt.

If you’re bored with this post check out all of the pictures from yesterday’s horse racing extravaganza!