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CALIFORNIA 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 launches today 12/12/2022 at 11 a.m. PST. Curated by Creative Director Nano Nóbrega, this collection features high-performance street, retro, and cruiser skateboards, t-shirts, and surf ponchos. The skateboards are sold as completes or single decks. The single decks are treated as collectible pieces of art. With only 150 units produced of each style, these boards come with custom artist boxes, wall mount hangers by SK8OLOGY, and a certificate of authenticity signed by CALIFORNIA LOCOS Founder Dave Tourjé, Griffin’s wife, Ida Griffin, and Creative Director Nano Nóbrega. Legendary artist Rick Griffin profoundly influenced the parallel worlds of surf and rock impacting everything from graffiti to graphics to fine art. Griffin is considered an “Original Loco” and a true SoCal archetype. CALIFORNIA LOCOS is proud to present the Rick Griffin collection as a tribute to one of SoCal’s greatest.

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HEART ATTACK & VINE | “THE BACK” AKA VIKKI DOUGAN MADE MARVELOUS EXITS IN THE ’50s

What happened to Vikki Dougan? The model once known as “The Back” had her Hollywood career cut short.
Hollywood gossip columns produced a profuse number of groan-inducing puns. In 1957, Hollywood Today column headlined “Vikki Dougan … Backs Into a Film Career,” Erskine Johnson suggested that Ms. Dougan’s dresses are “lower in the back than a teenager’s hot rod.”
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“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 tee.

Did you know we also have “Greaser Mick” Koozies, Stickers, Pins!

CHECKOUT OUR EXPANDED “GREASER MICK” COLLECTION!

 << CLICK HERE >>

Above is our new mid-weight cotton classic white T-shirt.

We have received a lot of requests for this easy-to-wear, instant classic t-shirt!

Don’t forget to check out our “Greaser Mick” Koozies, Stickers, Pins!

<< CLICK HERE TO SEE ENTIRE “GREASER MICK” COLLECTION >>

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BUTCH 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 to South America. When Goldman protested that that was what had happened, the studio head responded, “I don’t give a shit. All I know is John Wayne don’t run away.” Goldman rewrote the script, “didn’t change it more than a few pages, and subsequently found that every studio wanted it.”

William Goldman said that many young people saw the super posse in ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,’ as a metaphor for the government and authority during the years of anti-war protests. He said his students said the similarity lay in the relentlessness by which both “would hunt you down.”

With nine wins, ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ currently holds the record for the British Academy Awards (BAFTAs). It won for picture, actor (Robert Redford), actress (Katharine Ross, direction (George Roy Hill), screenplay, cinematography, film editing, sound, and score. It won every award it could, as its tenth nomination was a dual nomination for Best Actor. It was the top-grossing film of 1969, and today is considered one of Hollywood’s greatest westerns.
Paul Newman said this was the most fun he’d ever had making a film~ and that he and Robert Redford drank a lot of beer in Mexico. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was filmed in 1968 in Utah, Colorado, and Mexico. It cost $6 million to film, but earned over $102 million at the box office in 1969, which would be around $725 million currently, adjusted for inflation.
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DAN BLOCKER WAS NO SQUARE, MAN | THERE WAS A LOT MORE TO LIVE FOR THAN BONANZA!

Dan Blocker and Huffaker-built Nickey Chevrolet Genie Mk10, named the Vinegaroon. Posing on the The Western Street set at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Team owner/actor Dan Blocker, in costume, plays the character Hoss Cartwright on the TV drama Bonanza. Here he converses with Vinegaroon driver John Cannon. (Photo by Pat Brollier/The Enthusiast Network via Getty Images)
Dan Blocker (Hoss Cartwright) riding his mini bike on ‘The Western Street set’ at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.
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CANDY BARR | SMALL TOWN TEXAS GIRL, BURLESQUE STRIPPER, AND MOB DARLING!

During the 1950s the burlesque stripper, Candy Barr, received nationwide attention for her stripping career in Dallas, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Then there were her encounters with the law, the death of her second husband, and her sentence to a prison term for drug possession. Candy Barr was a darling of the mob and had relationships with both Mickey Cohen and Jack Ruby. Whew! And below are a timeline of her sorted history, and the legendary Dallas strip clubs where it all began.
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RIP OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | GREASE THE MOVIE WAS A BIG DAMN DEAL IN 1978, AND STILL IS!

With a cigarette held between her scarlet red lips, Olivia Newton-John electrified John Travolta in the legendary movie musical of 1978. Throwback to the most scandalous rock’n’roll look of cinema.

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 finale scene. Much of the proceeds were donated to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, created by the actress herself as she has battled breast cancer since 1992.  The total sale of those two pieces alone fetched $405,700 dollars, or about 360,000 euros. Spanx founder Sara Blakely bought the pants.

GREASE was the highest-grossing movie of 1978. For a while, GREASE was the third highest-grossing movie of all time, behind Jaws (1975) and Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977).
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NEW 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!

“NOWHERE FAST~ WINGE WHEEL” TEES DESIGNED BY DEVYN HAAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SELVEDGE YARD!
CLICK HERE TO SHOP “WINGED WHEEL” T-SHIRTS AND TSY GOODS! ALL U.S. ORDERS OVER $50 SHIP FREE!
NOWHERE FAST “WINGED WHEEL” T-SHIRT COLLECTION AVAILABLE IN OUR TSY ONLINE SHOP!
CLICK HERE TO SHOP “WINGED WHEEL” T-SHIRTS AND TSY GOODS!

*** THESE TEES ARE MOVING FAST! LITERALLY! LIMITED RUN OF 50 T-SHIRTS! ***

THE DETAIL AND SHARPNESS OF THE DESIGNS… YOU’D SWEAR IT WAS HAND-PAINTED WITH A FINE PIN-STRIPER BRUSH!

“NOWHERE FAST” Kustom Designsprinted on 100% Cotton Tee! 

“WINGED WHEEL” TEES designed with~ (5) different screens, (2) colors each, (3) unique designs on each tee! There’s a lot of love in this tee~ so it ain’t cheap!

Left Chest Print: Small “WINGED WHEEL” original art, dope!

Back Print: Large “WINGED WHEEL”original art, Hell yes!

Tag Print: Original NOWHERE FASTinspiration by Devyn Haas, dig it!

Designed by: Devyn Haas ~ Renowned Philadelphia artist, builder, and DJ!

BACK DESIGN OF THE NOWHERE FAST (BLACK W/GREY + CREAM) “WINGED-WHEEL” COLLECTION
CLICK HERE TO SHOP “WINGED WHEEL” T-SHIRTS AND TSY GOODS!
TSY “CHINO / THE WILD ONE” T-SHIRT AVAILABLE IN OUR TSY ONLINE SHOP
CLICK HERE TO SHOP “CHINO / THE WILD ONE” T-SHIRT AND TSY GOODS!
LEE MARVIN AS CHINO IN “THE WILD ONE.”
LEE MARVIN AS CHINO IN “THE WILD ONE.”
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RICHARD NORTON AUSSIE BODYGUARD OF THE BIGGEST BANDS | MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE STAR

STEVIE NICKS WITH RICHARD NORTON, SECURITY AND BODYGUARD FOR FLEETWOOD MAC, CIRCA 1976-77.

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 / bodyguard for The Rolling Stones during the band’s Australian tour and experienced his first brush with the demands of global celebrity. Norton trained with Mick Jagger in 4:00 a.m. workouts after concerts. His competency attracted a dazzling roster of other rock star clientèle including James Taylor, ABBA, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie and Linda Ronstadt, who invited him to California as her bodyguard. Before Aussies invaded Hollywood in posses, Norton ventured there alone.

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