My one daughter yelled from the storage room “Hey dad, there’s 2 more boxes back here!!” – bringing the total to 8 bins. As I gazed out over the floor covered in shirts my other daughter said “Dad, you look really deep in thought. What are going to do with all of these?” I knew there were a lot but I had not placed my eyes on some of these in a decade. The sad part was that I know at least 2-3 more full bins went MIA in 2008-ish.
I come from a long line of compulsive collectors, my Father and Grandfather passed it to me. We could never just have one… we need the ENTIRE set. It all started with those early concerts. Billy Joel, Green Day, Snapcase – I always wanted the shirt like a badge of pride. So this collection spans roughly 1991 – 2011. It didn’t help that I spent the better part of 20 years in a van loading in/out of music halls – picking up tour gems along the way.
You can visually see my music tastes over the years. 90’s rock, Grunge, Punk, Hardcore and Metal. I know there are some holy-grails in there. Oddly enough, I can remember every show or event associated with each individual shirt. People have pressed me to sell for years but the weight of my youth’s memories keep me tethered to these treasures of rock n roll.
Hello, my name is Justin Driscoll. Originally from New Jersey, I call the wonderful state of North Carolina home. I might have taken your photo at some point or met you at a Rock N Roll show? However, I also have many other facets of my life I am passionate about. I started this site to talk about some of those things.
Whether it be guitars, guitar gear, Harley’s, Jeep stuff, photography, vinyl or travels, I’ll be on here to chat about it.
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