Road Trips
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Remembering The First Wholesale Order
I was telling a story to a fellow I met this past weekend at a festival where Old Road Brand had a booth. He is the owner of a couple of ACE HARDWARE stores in my area, and I was telling him that I am selling Old Road Brand hats to several ACE stores around the country. It hadn’t occurred to me at that moment, but today is the four year anniversary of my very first wholesale store order, to the Ace Hardware store in Laramie Wyoming.
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On the Blue Highway...
I was rocking out (on my ear buds) to "Blue Highway” by Billy Idol the other day. A song from the album “Rebel Yell” that I’ve listen to for over ... -
The Rockford Files on the Old Road
In the 1970s, Southern California felt like a world bathed in perpetual sunshine, and smog. As a kid, Los Angeles was Adam-12, Emergency, CHiP’s, a... -
Football Season on the Old Road - Florida State vs Texas Tech Sept 5, 1987
It is September 5th and looking back to where was I on THIS September 5th 36 years ago today… Tallahassee Florida at a FSU vs Texas Tech home opene... -
Road Trip: Exploring Old Alameda Naval Air Station
Some destinations are so close, but yet so far. One of those local places for me is right smack dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, the (former) Alameda Naval Air Station. The based closed for active military use in 1997, and for many years sat locked and dormant. The location is on the island of Alameda, which sits adjacent to the city of Oakland, with incredible views of San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay. -
So I Bought a Sewing Machine
My plan was to launch Old Road Brand in early 2019. But getting Old Road Brand off the ground took more time that I thought it would. Why? Getting ... -
This is the story of Old Road Brand
More than anything else, I wondered what could I do with these maps? I had spent many years in the gift, craft & hobby business. Certainly, there must have been some way to bring these maps to life. -
Mexico Road Trip - Late 1980's
It was a big white beast at the time, which I had christened "The Land Shark". The name was shorted to "The Shark", and many stories could be told about it… this is just one.
