Bowling shirts once were relegated to the bowling lanes for league play.

Their loose fit was perfect for the movements bowlers made - but beyond buying the beer round or rolling strikes, these shirts rarely saw service outside of the hardwood confines of the lanes. Bowling teams donned similarly colored or styled shirts to adopt a uniform look - I think, to make bowling appear more sporty.

But these styled shirts are making a comeback, for many reasons. Their cut is complimentary for any man’s shape. Heck, I wear a 3XL myself and I feel doggone handsome in mine! Strong vertical stripes help any man look tall and strong - or at least taller and stronger than he is! These shirts look good on you, no matter if you’re a Young Republican sporting a crew-cut, or you’re covered in tattoos and piercings.

I know for sure that I’m not going to look like the guy standing next to me. For most men, we like to express our individuality. Bowling shirts come in bold color schemes, stripes, sporting rock-and-roll themed embroidery, sexiness, and daring prints. You can easily find many styles of shirts to add to your wardrobe here at our website.

There’s something, too, about wearing clothing whose styling comes from a time that was a little slower, a little more stable than our own. AM radio played songs that were no longer than three minutes in length, families seemed more bonded, things didn’t change as much. These shirts, this fashion harkens back to a more sedate America. The early days of rock-and-roll, hot rods, jump and jive, school dances… anyone can feel younger again sporting a beautiful retro bowling shirt!

It’s 2007, I’m in the last year of my third decade of age on this planet, and I’m taking up the guitar – for the third time. This time, though, I’m really enjoying it.

I was a teenager during the height of metal mania in the mid 1980s. My music diet was comprised of Scorpions, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, and AC/DC, to name but only a few. When I struck out on my own after high school, I enlisted in the Air Force and went overseas. In 1986, on leave, I bought my first electric guitar, a Fender Stratocaster. It was Ivory white – I kinda liked Bryan Adams and my Ivory Strat reminded me of something he’d play. The guitar and hardcase set me back just shy of $300. I ordered a lame amplifier through the Army and Air Force Exchange catalog that was maybe $40. I owned that guitar for about a year and a half, I could play a few measures of Accept’s Balls to the Wall and a few licks from AC/DC’s Back in Black. And that was about it. I just didn’t have the patience to really sit down with the guitar and … well, practice. I think I sold it to an Air Force Tech Sergeant I knew, for maybe $150.

Fast forward to 2003. I found an evil looking Washburn on eBay, for $100 including shipping. By now, my new music inspirations included Staind and Rage Against The Machine. I got a few instructional books, and even a Black Sabbath Anthology book of music (which I still have). Again, when my fingers and wrists started to howl, I gave up.

What’s different this time? Well, I think I have Guitar Hero II to thank. A good friend gave this to me for my birthday. I played this dang game for hours on end. After progressing through the game all the way through “Hard” level, I thought about getting the real thing.

My practice times now are fun. I practice in 30 minute chunks, sometimes twice a day. I look forward to it. Why? I no longer encumber myself with mental comparisons and checklists. “Dang, this chord change is really tough! My fingers are too small!” No, I’ve decided to appreciate and enjoy the music that I make, no matter how simple or technically inferior it is. Right now, I can play the hell out of the A, E, D, and G major chords. With my new Jay Turser 200D Les Paul copy guitar and my 30 watt amp set on distort, I can make crank out some pretty freakin’ cool (but basic) shreds right now, though. I like what I’m able to do. Before, I always judged myself. Not so now. And I think this is the key to playing and learning music and musical instruments. I’m working on playing Motley Crue’s Shout At The Devil, and while I don’t have it down pat, I’m able to mimic one of my favorite heavy metal songs of all time for a few seconds at a time, and that makes me happy.

I know, at this pace, it’ll be years until I’ll be able to play, say, most of my favorite dirthead songs. But I intend to play and learn guitar for many many years to come, and I’ll enjoy the ride.

It seems as though getting the lowest price on a lot of things means going through eBay to get it. [the crowd groans] When I decided to get my new learning guitar, I perused through the guitar listings on eBay. I loved looking at guitars there because you can see all the brands and you can sort them by price. Local guitar shops just can’t match the selection that eBay has (or rather, correctly, the selection that eBay generates from all the individual sellers selling on eBay.)

In addition, I also referred to Harmony Central’s guitar review section. Honest reviews from real users, check it out. I decided to get a Jay Turser guitar based on the overall positive (but not necessarily stellar) reviews on the guitars that were in my price range. Jay Turser seemed to sell a great product that gave the big name guitar makers a run for their money. And when I say price range I really mean root-cellar-basement price. I didn’t want to spend much money. I’ve been here before, telling my wife I’d want to learn to play guitar only to have the guitar collecting dust in a few scant months. I’d have to prove myself and it couldn’t be on a guitar that cost a lot of money.

For $109.99 I got a neat moss-green color Jay Turser JT300 Stratocaster-copy guitar delivered to my door from an eBay seller with a very high positive rating. Locally speaking, the guitar shops had absolute no name “student” guitars starting at $160. It took about a week for it to arrive, but I was quite happy with it – initially. I took it to the local shop to get set up (after pseudo-thrashing on it for a week or so) only to be told that the truss rod was frozen and couldn’t be adjusted, ever. Thankfully, Jay Turser has a lifetime warranty against this. Long story short, it took about 7 weeks for a replacement guitar to show up at my home. I slapped a black pickguard to replace the factory white one and it looks pretty sweet now.

In retrospect, I regret going through eBay to buy this first guitar. For the amount of money and time I could have just coughed up $200 and had a decent first guitar that would have come completely set up with no headaches. But I do like the JT300, and I’m keeping it. I’ve already since added a new axe to my fledgling collection, a gorgeous Jay Turser 200D Les Paul copy. More on that one later.

Bowling-rockabilly-shirts was lucky enough recently to have received a mention and link in the blog for the hip music combo, Smokey Joe Combo, hailing all the way from France! As they say about BRS: “Le meilleur site pour acheter de la chemise Bowling en ligne” (The best site to buy shirt Bowling on line.) Thanks, groovy cats!

Do yourself a favor, check out their latest mp3, Diga Diga Doo it’s really a sweet retro swing number. I dug it! That bass-line is infectious!

The Rebel Rockabilly Bowling Shirt for 2007

The manufacturer has recently released a new bowling rockabilly shirt style for the summer of 2007. Called the Rebel, it certainly looks the part. Like all my other bowling shirts, the Rebel is made in Los Angeles, California, USA. Crimson red sets off powerfully against panels of gray, making this a stylish shirt you won’t find anywhere else.

This shirt will help all you ‘bad boys’ of the bowling leagues look tough - and I’ll bet you’ll want to wear this attention-getting shirt away from the lanes as well!

High-tech, breathable, non-pilling, soft polyester fabric, color coded buttons. These shirts just don’t lose their color no matter how many washings! And taking them right out of the dryer, you don’t have to iron them for them to look great on you! Like all our other bowling and rockabilly shirts, The Rebel is available in men’s sizes Small through 3XL. Sizes S through XL are $34.99, sizes 2XL and 3XL are $37.99. As with all my bowling shirts, your total satisfaction in this new Rebel is guaranteed or your money back. We have lots in stock and, 95% of the time, are able to ship the same day you order.