Question #1. "What do you guys do in real life?"
A. This is it! We're "Vintage Roadside" 365 days a year. We make and sell our t-shirts, take photos which we share online and also sell to wonderful people (from national publications to that guy you see at the coffee shop on Thursdays), give presentations on bygone mom and pop businesses, write preservation-themed road trip articles, and occasionaly produce limited edition t-shirts for events and businesses with great histories.
Question #2. "Seriously, this is what you guys do?"
A. Really, this is it. This is how we pay the bills. For the past 5 years we've been nothing but Vintage Roadside full time, 24-7. We love sharing the stories behind the mom and pops we feature on our t-shirts.
Question #3. Where do you guys get the ideas for your t-shirts?
A. We have a large archive of vintage materials. We collect just about anything relating to mom and pop businesses, of any type, from the 1930s - 1970s. Everything from 1940s motor court receipts to a 1970s ledger from a North Carolina drive-in theater. Another of our favorite pieces of history is an original notebook containing all the hand-written recipes for a drive in/custard stand once located in Michigan. All of our Vintage Roadside t-shirts come from our collection of original materials.
Question #4. So you just find something you like and print it on a t-shirt?
A. That would certainly be much easier! Actually we have a copyright and trademark attorney that assists us with every item we produce.
Question #5. Why is your mascot named "Stinky"? Does he smell bad?
A. Luckily, no bad smell. We gave him his name after noticing that from certain angles he looks like he's giving the camera a wicked "stink eye."
Stinky Fun Fact: He's road tripped through Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, and Kentucky.
Keep those hands at 10 and 2,
Jeff & Kelly
Vintage Roadside
4 comments:
We're going to the Smoky Mounatins over Spring Break....how do we get a Stinky to take along with us on our road trip?
Whitney - Sounds like a great trip! What's on the list of things to see?
A waterfall hike for sure, all the cheesy tourist trap stuff in Gatlinburg, cherokee reservation, Dixie Stampede, and a trip to Dollywood since the 9-year-old thinks Dolly Parton is awesome due to her appearance as Aunt Dolly on Hannah.
Whitney - It sounds like you've got all the high points covered! Take lots of pictures. How fun you guys will see Dollywood together - it'll be a great memory. :-)
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