This Is Why I Love Doing What I Do
Look at it. Isn’t it beautiful. Click image to view in store (Available as of 10/30/14) WARNING: This may not seem exciting to some of you who don’t like to make money. Money is always on the top of...
View ArticleBad Grammer
Have you ever misspelled the word “Grammar”? Whoops!! I just did!! Up there!! In the title of this freakin’ post about grammar!! DAMMIT!!! People get really upset about bad grammar, but people also get...
View ArticleI’m Shaving During “No Shave November”
I remember when I was a young lad of about 16 or 17, I prayed to the follicle gods that I could grow a mustache or beard like my friends. I played high school baseball and there were several of my...
View ArticleGarfield Still Isn’t Funny But This T-Shirt Is Old
I don’t ever remember EVER laughing at a single Garfield comic strip. Do you? Not really funny…. That one’s not really funny either… Okay… that’s enough. I can’t take any more. Now, as a kid, I had...
View ArticleThe Scream That Ruined Howard Dean
I’m not a big political guy. In fact, I really dislike politics. I know its kinda important but when you’re dealing with a bunch of over-the-top extroverts in suits and ties carrying attache cases...
View ArticleHow To Tell If A T-Shirt Is “99% Brand New” Or Not
When I started this t-shirt orphanage, I wanted to create a grading systems for the consumer so there would be no question as to what the condition of the t-shirt is in upon purchase of the item. So I...
View ArticleThat Moment When You Realize Why You Named Your Business “Holy Idea Tees”
When I took the plunge to self-employment, I made a commitment to my friend: the God of the Universe, that I would tithe and/or donate a portion of my profits. I did not, however, make a solid...
View ArticleAnnoying T-Shirts Sing Their Favorite Valentines Day Songs
I made this awesome “commercial”. What do you think?
View ArticleWhy T-Shirts?
I’ve been getting the question a lot: “Why t-shirts?” I believe this to mean: “Why did you choose t-shirts to sell on eBay and not something cooler like die-cast cars or baseball memorabilia or haunted...
View ArticleSigns In The Strangest Places
I’m a cradle Catholic. This means that I was born and raised in the Catholic faith. Not only was I born and raised Catholic, I was inundated with it. My parents actually wanted me to be a priest. If...
View ArticleA Post With Lots Of Links
Glad to see you made it to my blog. If you’re reading this, you were probably directed here via one of my eBay listings or a link I put on my Facebook page or maybe you just found this blog because you...
View ArticleQuestions Diane Sawyer Might Ask Me
Diane Sawyer: Why did your brain choose vintage t-shirts over other more “well-known” items to sell to make money like cars, diamonds, insurance, real estate or rare mid-century shrunken heads? Chris:...
View ArticleDid You Know Vintage T-Shirts Make Great Stocking Stuffers?
Click photo to see these vintage tees and more in the Holy Idea Tees store :) So, I guess you know by now that Christmas is coming!? Maybe you can tell by the decorations you see around town. Maybe its...
View ArticleStar Wars Memories
My sister is talented. Not only in her writing ability, but in her life ability. She’s been able to overcome so many things in her life and has conquered many more. Part of her healing process is to...
View ArticleThe Idiots Guide To Online Vintage T-Shirt Browsing
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “I really miss that old t-shirt I used to have. I wonder if there is a program or some sort of network I could use that connects to the world and I could see if...
View ArticleBarb The Model: Flaw Pointer-Outer
Barb The Model: Holy Idea Tees Flaw Pointer-Outer Holy Idea Tees is a growing company. It has become increasingly more difficult for me to continue to try to do everything myself. The process of...
View ArticleThe Holy Grail
When Barb and I were on Griff & Lee’s radio show last week, I was asked what the “Holy Grail” of T-shirts might be. Now, this can go so many ways. Unlike the “Holy Grail” (meaning “rarest”) of...
View ArticleHi! I’m A Historical T-Shirt Preservationist
I’ve always struggled trying to tell people exactly what it is that I do. Usually, when I tell people “I sell vintage T-shirts on eBay” it is followed by them saying, “Oh, so do you print your own...
View ArticleHow Thin Is Too Thin?
Before you go kicking me in the solar plexus because you think I’m some chauvinistic Cro-Magnon man who prefers wafer thin supermodels who dine on three Triscuits at suppertime, I want to remind you...
View ArticleMatt Holliday Doesn’t Shatter My Testes, I Live To Find Vintage T-Shirts
I picked this 70s/80s vintage St. Louis Cardinals tee the other day: Click image to see product in eBay store And, it reminded me of a story…. I’m a lover of baseball. I have been since I was seven...
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