In addition to being my favorite band as a kid, Beastie Boys are the biggest inspiration for me moving to New York as an adult. As a Beastie Boys fan growing up in the 1980s, I used words like "def" and "ill" without understanding the context behind these slang words so when I saw the embroidered on the crown of this Acapulco Gold hat, I knew I had to have it.
Any Beastie Boys fan worth their weight in salt owns a copy of the band's 1989 record Paul's Boutique and associates the southwest corner of Ludlow and Rivington with being the location photographed for the album's cover. This week's Fresh Fitted Friday selection is a tribute to the historical event of that corner being officially dubbed “Beastie Boys Square” tomorrow, Sept 9.
Despite still being a huge Beastie Boys fan living in New York City, I won't make it to the "Beastie Boys Square" dedication event because my family is visiting as an entire group for the first time. Because of this, I am planning fun activities that everyone will enjoy however if time permits I will definitely try to work in a trip over to the Square at some point during the weekend.
Any Beastie Boys fan worth their weight in salt owns a copy of the band's 1989 record Paul's Boutique and associates the southwest corner of Ludlow and Rivington with being the location photographed for the album's cover. This week's Fresh Fitted Friday selection is a tribute to the historical event of that corner being officially dubbed “Beastie Boys Square” tomorrow, Sept 9.
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| I love how the serifs resemble those on the current "SF" logo and I'm already trying to think of names for a fake club I can use as a response to questions such as "what team is that?" which I am expecting folks in everyday life to be asking. |
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| For nostalgia's sake, I appreciate that the sweatband tags here are similar to the Acapulco Gold "Red G" hat which was the first cap I ever purchased from this producer with the reason being its serifs also reminded me of the San Francisco Giants cap logo. |
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| I love the grey flannel material on this cap and just as we saw on the "Red G" cap, the embroidery on the rear is a sleek "AG" in red, white and blue. |
Despite still being a huge Beastie Boys fan living in New York City, I won't make it to the "Beastie Boys Square" dedication event because my family is visiting as an entire group for the first time. Because of this, I am planning fun activities that everyone will enjoy however if time permits I will definitely try to work in a trip over to the Square at some point during the weekend.
This week's Fresh Fitted Friday selection is not going on the Trading Block however please don't hesitate to reach out if you want any other cap from that list and you are willing to part with any of the hats on my Wish List.
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As always, thanks for coming back to read about baseball hat geekery. I've got comments disabled here so if you'd like to discuss a trade or simply just chat about hats, please feel free to connect via the following social sites:
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