101 Sources of Inspiration Part 2!

51. Roadside culture. Giant dinosaurs, Teepee motels, route 66, etc.

52. Towns with really cool names. Like Twenty Nine Palms, Truth or Consequence New Mexico, and Rough and Ready California.

53. Black Lite Posters.

54. Murals painted on Vans! Unicorns, Vikings whatever get inspired.

55. Hot Rod airbrushing art.

56. Old Toys. Make sure they are cool old toys like vintage spirographs, sit'n'spins and big wheels. No Barney, No Dora the Explorer. Some vastly cooler kid brands include the Snorks, The Smurfs, The Groovy Ghoulies, and the 80s version of Strawberry Shortcake.

57. Art Museums. Make like Cameron in Ferris Buellers Day Off and get absorbed in the art!

58. The Muppet Show. Best Kid show ever but you probably knew that. Also Sesame street when it had cooler Muppets like Count von Count. Pre Elmo. I caught a glimpse of Elmo on the Today show and he is the most obnoxious thing ever. Why was he featured on an adult show? He was also in Entertainment Weekly's list of best characters from the past 20 years. Why!

59. Tiki culture. See if you can find some relics of 60's era tiki culture that haven't been torn down yet if not theres always the internet.

60. Googie culture. This was a mid century style of architecture primarily seen in coffee shops.

61. Multicultural Inspirations. Get inspired by vibrant street art, music, open air markets and parades, Mexican food, soul food, hip hop culture, low riders and the like.

62. Books. Not enough people read books anymore. I am not talking about computer manuals. Pick up something fiction get immersed and get inspired. If you can't get into the first book you picked then find one you can.

63. Old Cartoons. Warner Bros, Disney, Mr. Magoo, The Jetsons, Scooby Doo, The yellow cat who sometimes hangs out with Sylvester, whatever.

64. Cult Classic Movies. I believe you have my stapler.

65. Old Glassware. Especially the frosted kind with boomerangs, swirls, maps, or cacti, or maybe a seventies set with owls, or some bicentennial ones with the Declaration of Independence on each.

66. Vintage T-shirts. Especially the iron on kind.

67. Old travel posters

68. Old decorating trends. Shag carpet, avocado kitchens, sunburst clocks, waterbeds, egg chairs, beanbags, beaded doorways, vintage wallpaper etc%u2026

69. Antique radios

70. Old movie posters

Are you feelin' groovy?
This design is perfect for those times when you are feelin groovy man. Put in some rockin 8-track and smile. It's time to get down tonight and groove in front of the disco ball with this retro seventies design. You dig?



Vegas schmegas. Reno Sparks my attention. This cool designs represents Nevada's other gambling mecca. Get a something for yourself or a friend who like to do a little skiing in between losing money. Go ahead be a rebel and wear this shirt in Laughlin. I wont tell. Put a quarter in the machine for me. (Not that they let you put actual change in them anymore but you know what I mean.)



Yet another stick figure descends into a flaming inferno of tragedy. Will they never learn? Will you never learn. Don't learn, do then regret it. Or be on the safe side and get this funny t-shirt that will make everyone laugh! Get one for that stick figure buddy of yours who is still in the stick figure hospital recovering from a run with some sticks and stones that busted all his bones. Ouch!



Everyone loves a sausagefest. Especially if you are a girl. Ain't no fest like a sausage fest! It's time to up those odds already!



Develop a love for the world's last film hut. It's the last of it's type. forget the digital age it's time to get nostalgic with this retro vintage faded design processed just for you. Sorry product doesn't come with a sheet of negatives.

71. Old international movie posters. Sometimes these are way cooler than the American versions. Try to find some online.

72. Poetry (Especially when it involves Nantucket, or umm not.)

73. Song Lyrics

74. Bumper Stickers

75. Ancient Egypt. Modern society has been pretty much always obsessed with the Egyptians, and just when you think no one cares anymore King Tut comes to town again.

76. Ancient Cultures. Old pottery, cave drawings, mythology and more.

77. Late 70s Early 80s beer culture. When trucker hats were in the first time and every guy had a Burt Reynolds moustache. Put on some Allman brothers, grab a sixer and go tubing down the river. Afterwards put on some rockin ribbed cords, a denim jacket and a baseball Jersey style Journey or Styx concert shirt.

78. Irony. Is irony out or are people just being ironic when they say irony is out?

79. The 1970s CB radio fad. It was bigger than you think. The convoy song, BJ and the Bear, Kids pumping their arms to get the trucks to honk, CB talk like 10-4 good buddy etc... Go look in your parents garage there still might be a CB radio in there somewhere.

80. Local television ads of past and present. Every region has their own classic like Crazy Eddie. I grew up with Oysterbed, The Diamond Center guy and Matthew's top of the hill Daly City: free bicycle with every stereo purchase.

81. People with really unusual names. Like Europa Von Klendlepooper.

82. Tattoos. Bad ones and good ones, just be careful when looking at the ones on a person you don't actually know. Do not stare directly at the cleavage of a guy who looks like he is named Thor.

83. Mom and Pop coffee shops. The kind that still have vinyl booths and look like they are trapped in 1966 are the best.

84. Restored Movie houses. The kind that have and organ a show a newsreel before the movie.

85. Old newsreels and educational films. Or filmstrips. Ding!

It's time to get down to business with this unique business card. Get your name out in cheeky fried food style. Will you win some business card drawings, I can't say but who wouldn't want to reach for the bacon! Bring home the bacon with the bacon business card.



This cool illustration is based on totem poles. Make this design your totem already. Wear it to Alaska or just around town.



Get your shades on and your summer on. Are you ready for the beach, the lake some concerts, some parties a bbq, and general fun in the sun. Then get your summer on. Rock this look while you are kickin' back on the river in that inner tube. Also looks good in a hammock. This design is faded and retro for you!



Keep all your bacon recipes here!

86. Defunct tourist attractions. Crazy former tributes to gators, or tikis or whatever. Relive their former glory on the internet.

87. Vintage style lettering. The kind you see on old movie posters, toys, ads, board games and more. Usually hand lettered.

88. Kitsch. That is if you don't consider this whole list kitsch.

89. Iconic dead stars. Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elvis etc. If you are wondering why they are so iconic long after they are gone it's because their heirs hired a law team that handles their image and make sure it is still in the public eye in the form of purses, clocks, underwear, and popcorn you can buy at places like Kmart and Big Lots. Now you know.

90. Less Iconic Dead stars. Their relatives maybe didn't hire as good of lawyers but they were still really cool in their day.

91. Names you don't hear so much anymore. Like Myrtle, Ethel, Strom, Huey, Milton, Royce, Edith, Midge, Harvey or Tex.

92. Music from before your time. Lounge, exotica, garden variety oldies, whatever.

93. The County Fair Head on over to your county fair this summer and get a slice of Americana. Do the midway, see a horse race, get some kettle corn, then hold your nose and head on over to the animal pavilions. Bring on those happy memories of reading Charlotte's Web and realize that the patch of suburbia that holds the county fair hasn't been an actual farming community since 1962, and most of the 4h kids in the community only joined to get in the fair for free so they could buy the wristband and ride the rides all day. (Or was that just me?) Then to end your night go see fair's free Foghat concert.

94. The stuff they sell at the County fair. Spinning metal wind art for the patio, Infomercial crap galore, purses made from loud fabrics featuring wolves, ten gallon hats, olde tyme photos, airbrushed t-shirts, deep fried everything, Amish country funnel cakes, Mackinac Island Fudge, those Mexican poncho sweaters that were totally popular in 1992, purses made from beer cans or license plates, bad copyright infringement art airbrushed on your wolf purse, whatever!

95. Video Games. Or maybe this is just an excuse to go play World of Warcraft or Farmville.

96. Internet culture. Pwnd, memes, LOLcats, ninja cat, Nora the piano playing cat, keyboard cat, that squirrel who stares, Homestar Runner, numa numa guy, Susan Boyle, all your base belong to us, Men that look like old Lesbians, Men who look like Kenny Rogers, mullets, etc%u2026Or you can go old school and log into Archie and Veronica or prodigy or compuserve. Whatever.

97. Nerds. Modern day nerds, revenge of the nerds, fifties nerds with horn rimmed glasses, kick me signs and propeller beanies, go ahead and embrace nerd culture.

98. Vintage Malls. Before every mall became exactly the same with the same stores they had their own personalities. Sometimes they would have amusement park rides on the roof other times they would have murals or fountains or giant mobiles.

99. Out of Date Technology. Get inspired by computers that take up entire rooms, adding machines the size of your desk, teletype machines, the Commodore Pet, The TI 99 4A, whatever floats your boat.

100. Up to Date Technology. Ipad, Iphone, etc. Yes you are richer and more connected than me. I get it.

101. Blogs and Websites with lists of things that will inspire you, but you won't rip off. Especially this one. Come back at lot! Buy something awesome!

This submarine sandwich has that swinging sixties style. Go mad and get mod with this groovy design. Everyone loves a swanky sub! So get a shirt or gift today!



Where's your lighter at?
Rock on with this cool rock and roll logo. It's perfect for a concert or anytime. Let the world know you still rock on! See you at the arena



This republic is rockin. Broke but Rockin. The shades wearing grizzly knows it and so do you. Whether you are from California, or have just visited it commemorate this great state with a rockin flag inspired style.



So if you ever get that Delorean time machine working you are going to need to bring back a souvenir from your travels. Today's shirt represents 1983 as in I went back in time to 1985 and all I got was this stupid t-shirt. No flux capacitator required for purchase. This design looks extra radical when paired with high tops, legwarmers and some hot pink ray bans!



Let's Play Pollo! Tis truly the sport of kings. Truly humor does not get more sophisticated than this...Buy one for all your intellectual friends to wear in the think tank. Sorry but tortillas not available at this time



Who says sorting laundry isn't fun? It is when you have a classic sock ball fight!