I have been going to concerts since I was eleven when my dad took me to see the Rolling Stones. Since then I have been to close to a hundred big name shows and about three dozen live local shows. Every show I have ever been to I have bought a shirt and they were a huge part of my wardrobe; I took very good care of them, made them look cool with jeans, shorts, little skirts, tights, boots, flats, heels, scarves,cardigans, blazers, etc.

Obviously the ones I bought when I was much younger (early teens) didn't fit for very long but then in the last three years, none of them fit well. It felt as if a piece of my identity grew too small for me and it made me sad. I sealed them up, boxed them up and stored them away.

Last night as I was pulling out the last of my Halloween goodies, locating Thanksgiving/Christmas "stuff", I decided I'd bring the box of concert T's in to see if any of them would fit.

All but a dozen or so looked good. Not just fit but look good. I was stoked! And I know that once they get too big, I'm going to make a quilt for my King Size bed out of them! Then I'll start collecting ones in a size that I can strut until the threads wear out.

Awesome !!!!!!!!!!

Supercool story.

I wish I cold find my first concert t-shirts from the high school days. My first show was Iron Maiden. I'd get some funny looks rocking an Iron Maiden t-shirt in my late 40's. Hell, I don't care...by my next birthday, almost a year away, I'm going to feel like I'm in my late 20's again.

That's really neat that you have those to anchor down the memory of the great shows you must have seen. Fun NSV. Rock on !!!!!

As I was reading your post, I'm thinking "she should totally make a quilt out of the bigger size ones when they become too big." Great minds...

Congrats on the NSV, lets me know I can also reach my list of personal NSV's I have in my head.

And I know that once they get too big, I'm going to make a quilt for my King Size bed out of them!

@@Dub No one is ever too old for a kick a*s concert T! Ever. I think everyone should be forced to wear at least one, it would be liking a walking billboard of who's cool and who isn't. You'd always have a conversation starter for the cool ones.

@@goblue9280 Great minds do indeed think alike!

For the first few weeks after surgery, I didn't ever see myself having or setting NSV's. I had grown so used to just being a certain size, certain weight, a certain physical being that the idea of "losing weight" was very abstract.

Now almost two months out, I am setting goals and looking forward to more "surprise" NSV's!

Dub, you could totally still rock a Maiden tee. Do it! ????

Wow! How cool! And you just gave me a great thing to look forward to!! My favorite concert I have been to is Kenny Chesney and I just heard this week he is coming here on June 4 of next year which happens to be my 1 year surgiversary! And girl, thanks to you, I am going to make sure I can buy and wear a concert t-shirt! I have never been able to do that before!

And what a cool idea about your quilt!

yesyesyes! love this nsv!!

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That is a wonderful NSV. Congrats!

What is a "NSV?"

Non scale victory.