Good morning! I had a post all ready to go for today, but then I woke up and discovered that an apparent Rams leak began circulating overnight, so we’re going …
Author: Paul Lukas
Skin Deep: Embroidered Logos as Super-Detailed Tattoos
Click photos to enlarge I like team logos, I like texture (or at least the appearance of texture), and I like tattoos. So it makes sense that I’d love embroidery …
More Details on How NBA Teams Solicited Uni Advertisers
Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be healthy, safe, and mostly sane (although one inhabitant still has the annoying habit of howling at …
EXCLUSIVE: CEO Reveals NBA Uni-Advertising Details
All sorts of people read Uni Watch. One of them happens to be a corporate CEO, who emailed me a nice fan letter a few years ago and has sporadically …
Checking In with the One and Only Hal the Hot Dog Guy
Click to enlarge Almost exactly one year ago, I published a long interview with A’s vendor Hal the Hot Dog Guy. It was a very popular entry, and is probably …
Celebrating a Decade of ‘Collector’s Corner’
Click to enlarge In 2009 and early 2010, a Uni Watch reader named Brinke Guthrie began sending me lots of eBay listing links to include in the Ticker. At some …
The Story Behind the NFL’s 1990s Uniform Deals
Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be healthy and safe. Hope you are as well. Now then: Over the past two decades we’ve …
My Very Short Career as a Topps Trading Card Star
As you may recall, back in December I told you the exciting news that I was going to be enshrined on my very own Topps trading card (the photos shown …
EXCLUSIVE: Pats Considered Silver/Grey Pants in New Uni Set
Good morning! When I wrote last week about the Patriots’ new uniform set — the set with the navy pants that are apparently going to be worn for all games, …
It’s Time for the Uni Watch MLB Power Rankings
Good morning! I’m happy to report that I have a surprise for you today. Remember how I would periodically do the Uni Watch Power Rankings over on ESPN? That project …
Uni Watch Show and Tell: A Spectacular Curling Sweater
Click to enlarge On April 15, I received an email from longtime reader Will Scheibler, who lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The subject line was “Belated birthday gift” and the …
Uni Watch Art Project: Coining the Term ‘Chicago Stripes’
For all photos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: As Phil noted in yesterday’s post, longtime Uni Watch friend/pal/hero Comrade Robert Marshall turned 50 years old on Sunday. To help mark …
To Play or Not to Play: That Is the Question
Click to enlarge With the NFL draft kicking off last night, I want to share this 1935 Philadelphia Eagles letter that reader/proofreader/pal Jerry Wolper came across the other day. At …
Some Odd Uni Postcards from the Baseball Hall of Fame
For all photos, click to enlarge I was poking around on eBay a few days ago and saw listings for something I’d never seen before: a series of four 1969 …
Bolt from the Blue: Chargers Unveil Sharp New Uni Set
For all photos, click to enlarge The sixth of this spring’s seven NFL uniform unveilings arrived yesterday, as the Chargers revealed their new uni set. As you can see above, …