Ideaa - 2020/02/05 - Matteo's T-shirt A Day
IDEAA, a non-profit organisation which organised the Big Android BBQ events.
This is a comfy extra large t-shirt I often wear around the house. It is definitely a comfort over looks one, despite the cool IDEAA logo. IDEAA was the non-profit organisation which enabled the planning of the Big Android BBQ events and other smaller events globally.
IDEAA. An extra large and extra comfy t-shirt.
I had the pleasure of meeting and working with some excellent people through IDEAA, and am thankful I made some friends at the time as well. This evening I will raise a glass to IDEAA and everyone who attended and made the Big Android BBQ events possible. Cheers!
Apple Mothership - 2020/02/04 - Matteo's T-shirt A Day
Matteo in an Apple t-shirt and holding an iPhone. Will he burst into flames?
Most people know me as an Android enthusiast and to poke a little bit of fun at those who use fruity devices. What many of you don’t know is that I do indeed use fruity devices to varying degrees, and this week I unboxed a new Apple iPhone 11 (PRODUCT)RED. Today’s t-shirt of the day is a limited edition Apple t-shirt from the Infinite Loop campus in Cupertino, California.
“Cupertino. Home of the Mothership.”
Now, don’t expect me to be standing in a queue for the next product launch, but be aware that I do use some of the Cupertino company’s devices. Enjoy my video of the unboxing of the Apple iPhone 11 (PRODUCT)RED on the Tech Travel Geeks YouTube Channel.
Hollister 1922 California Surf Team - 2020/02/03 - Matteo's T-shirt A Day
In the run up to his vacation to California, Matteo is wearing a t-shirt from a faux-Californian brand.
California, next week. We can’t wait until our next vacation (flying KLM obviously). In the run up I’m wearing my Hollister t-shirts and setting up for tomorrow’s orange t-shirt by wearing this one.
Hollister Co. California Surf Team 1922.
Hollister as a brand is part of Abercrombie & Fitch, which as a business has had to reorganise and reinvent itself in the last few years. Here is an interesting CNBC video about what they have been going through.
Hollister Pacific Merchants '59 - 2020/02/02 - Matteo's T-shirt A Day
Hollister, because Matteo is not just immature, he is young at heart and a cool good looking guy…
Hollister is a US apparel brand part of Abercrombie & Fitch. While the brand, and company has a fictional history, it was in fact founded in Ohio in 2000. Hollister is Abercrombie & Fitch’s “young” brand.
Hollister Pacific Merchants ‘59.
I’m looking forward to going to California on vacation next week, so I’ll wear a couple of Hollister t-shirts before we head off next week. We are flying to San Francisco, on KLM of course.
Nothing To Declare... - 2020/01/28 - Matteo's T-shirt A Day
It is a day for quotes. The t-shirt with Oscar Wilde, Matteo with Indiana Jones.
“It’s not the years honey,it’s the mileage.” Henry Jones, 1936.
This t-shirt is now 20 years old. I am sure of this because it is my birthday today and this was a gift from my parents on my 18th birthday. It’s safe to say that this t-shirt has not only seen many years, but quite a lot of use and mileage.
The quote on the front is one attributed to Oscar Wilde at New York Customs when he visited the United States in January 1882.
“I have nothing to declare except my genius.” Oscar Wilde, New York Customs, January 1882.
“I have nothing to declare except my genius.” Oscar Wilde, New York Customs, January 1882. Interestingly, I was born 100 years later in January 1982.
This t-shirt was from a chain of UK stores called Past Times (which has since gone into administration and disappeared).
As is clear in the photograph of me wearing the t-shirt, there in’t much of it left due to wear and tear. I still do wear it from time to time under a shirt, but it has past the point of being worn out in the open.
When I do the holographic version of t-shirt a day in 2040, this t-shirt is likely to be featured on January 28th again.
Riviera Casino & Hotel Las Vegas - 2020/01/23 - Matteo's T-shirt A Day
Th Riviera Casino & Hotel may be gone, but Matteo has a t-shirt to remember his stays there.
This is a reminder that even landmarks and institutions lose relevance and disappear over time. The Riviera Casino & Hotel (established in 1955) was one of the first places Candice and I stayed in in Las Vegas. When this Casino & Hotel was demolished in 2016 it was the oldest building remaining on The Strip at the time.
The good news is that I still have a t-shirt to remember the place and the long walk from the modern centre of The Las Vegas Strip. I have the t-shirt and this excellent scene filmed at the Riviera in Austin Powers.