T-Shirts

In 1985, actor Michael J. Fox starred in a whimsical comedy titled Back to the Future. 

The plot revolves around his character being sent back in time, returning to the days his own parents were still in high school. But who needs such cinematic wizardry when a peek into your t-shirt drawer will produce the same result?

Especially now that I live in a warm climate, my t-shirt stack has grown over the past few years. I have a few emblazoned with the names of schools. I acquired a handful after volunteering for the LA Food Bank and various 5K runs. But my two favorites, held together by a few threads and a prayer, are decades old.

The first depicts the cartoon character Gumby, made famous by USC alumnus Art Clokey. Gumby has been around since the 1950's. My t-shirt, almost as long. And the second, a tattered pink shell, has a picture of Mr. Bubble across the chest. It's soft, worn, and definitely too raggedy to be seen outside the confines of my bedroom.

How did I acquire these two wardrobe wonders you ask? I did what everyone does. I stole them from my spouse...

"Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me that you built a time machine ... out of a DeLorean?!?" - Marty McFly in Back to the Future