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Womens Manilla Gorilla
Worn by muhammad ali in the run up to his fight with joe frazier. the fight took place on october 1st , 1975 at areneta stadium , manila , where the two men were competing for the world heavyweight title. five years previously frazier had won a fight , and now ali was back to show the world who was boss. this time around , he was victorious , and though his fights always provided fantastic theatrical value , the lead-up could prove even better. ali aptly named this heated fight 'the thriller in manilla' and mockingly referred to frazier as the 'gorilla'.
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Worn By Womens Dread Tee
Worn by womens dread tee - keith richards with reggae artist pete tosh in jamaica. the stones attended sunsplash in 1978 , and signed tosh to rolling stones records. in november that year , the tosh's 7" 'don't look back' was released , featuring executive producer mick jagger on vocals
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Worn By Womens Go Go Boys Tee
Worn by womens go go boys tee - debbie harry on stage in the eighties paying homage to one of new york's biggest gay dance acts. this was nearing the end of an era which marked a blinding career for the band. after a uk number one with 'the tide is high' and a couple of other hits , the band slowly dissolved for a time. harry will always remain the ultimate rock chick.
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Worn By Womens H Bomb Tee
Worn by ac/dc drummer phil rudd. h-bomb was a french band who worked with ac/dc in the early 80's. there was also a film called h bomb made in 1971 , starring christopher mitchum as a power-mad cambodian general
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Worn By Womens Paradise Tee
Worn by womens paradise tee - tom jones at the gym! the quintessential ladies man , welsh superstar tom jones has enjoyed a successful music career spanning five decades. jones was spotted performing in bars in the welsh valleys , interrupting his career as a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman.
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Worn By Womens Tom Mix Tee
Worn by womens tom mix tee - jack nicholson at home in his ranch in 1974. the original silent movie star , tom mix was famous for his starring roles in twenties' westerns. hailed king of the cowboys , he later went on to found a circus , but died in a tragic automobile accident in 1940. the tom mix fishing school was founded in memory of the great man , and nicholson , a fan of westerns , wore his t-shirt in an interview to promote the imminent release of the famous 'one flew over the cuckoo's nest. ' this film went on to sweep the board at the oscars , and nicholson won best actor for his portrayal as an immoral rapist confined to a mental institute
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Worn By Womens Vulture Tee
Debbie harry of blondie in perhaps her most striking and notorious tee. worn in their ‘atomic’ video , as well as in interviews and onstage at cbgb’s and max’s kansas city , where she had previously worked as a waitress. the vultures themselves were a small australian band from adelaide , who gave harry the t-shirt in the late 70’s. 100% cotton
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