ISSUE O SIX SIX
(066)
Hi-Diddly-Ho, Readerinos!
Some great stuff lies ahead of you right here in this very issue: photos of me holding a dog whilst wearing my current favorite midlayer, a handwritten set list that starts with the under-remembered bop “Down on Me”, and containers that require ice!
Enjoy.
1/ Old-school soccer/football warm-ups
(the Umbro Drill Top may or may not be the original…Umbro was established in 1924. Pictured below are this gray Umbro pullover, this Navy nike one, and this blue Como one)
The revived appreciation for y2k looks has brought...a lot of things back into the discourse both good and certainly bad. An enhanced appreciation for these warm-up overshirts is my favorite thing to return thus far.
The options from Umbro--the DOUBLE DIAMOND--are my favorite. Here are a bunch, more or less from top right: navy and yellow mesh, white England warm-up, gray and red Man U, purple, sky blue Aston Villa, Throwing Fits collab, Euro ‘96 red.
There are excellent options from the Swoosh, both new and old.
This above pictured “Retro Collection” from the Italian club Como 1907 is quite nice as well. Notably, Rhuigi stepped in as Como’s Chief Brand Officer at the end of 2024. The retro warmups are a sizable hit for a team that just got promoted to Series A.
I’ll leave you with me, looking like the third Gallagher, modeling my Umbro Drill Top, which I adore, with a little help from Ajax.
2/ “Inside this Author’s Upstate New York Escape Built for Cooking, Hosting and Living Well”
(uploaded 4 months ago to Huckberry’s YouTube channel)
Like watching people talk about their aesthetically pleasing houses? Well get comfortable for 14 minutes and enjoy listening to multi-hyphenate Matt Hranek show off his upstate retreat. My favorite part is when he describes a floor-covering as “basically a felt ravioli.”
3/ Music Icons auction
(a two-day live (but also online) auction that took place at the Hard Rock Cafe Times Square this past Friday and Saturday)
“Of course you love Elvis” someone said to me recently. Well...YEAH DUH.
Which is to say: woe is me because I just missed out on the chance to bid on one of the King’s luscious locks, which sold for $2,240 as Lot 51 of Julien’s “Music Icons” Auction. The bidding closed Saturday; it’s still ultra-fun to scroll through the 604 lots.
Here are five included objects and their sold prices: Prince 1984 “The Purple Dynasty Party” Ticket / $192(!), Sex Pistols Paul Cook 1977 Stage-Worn “Anarchy In The U.K.” T-Shirt with Original Unpublished Photos and Negatives / $12,800, Joni Mitchell 1999 Signed Painter Palette / $11,520, The Smiths Morrissey Signed Birthday card / $640, Janis Joplin Handwritten 1968 Set List / $3,840.
4/ Target coolers
(The 14 Cans/10qt Hard Sided Cooler is $10 and comes in blue, green, and pink. The 4 Cans/3.1qt Soft Sided Personal Cooler is $5 and is pictured in pink stripey, green, blue stripey, and white. )
These FIVE and TEN DOLLAR coolers became summer essentials for me last year. They keep things pretty chill with the help of a few ice packs, and I’m never worried about if I leave them somewhere. So if you can resist YETI fever, consider these as we move into the warmer, partier months.
Zoo-wee!