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Padres Beach Towel Challenge

Matt Vasgersian and Mark Grant were talking about the Padres Beach Towel promotion that takes place on July 11th.  The conversation happened during the early innings of Sunday's broadcast.

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They were talking about how long the Padres beach towels survive and I believe Matt said he still used one from the early part of the decade.  Mark said he's still got some from the late 80's. 

I use Padres beach towels all the time.  They are my go to Towel, they are light and don't take up too much space in the bag.  I really liked the one that had the pocket that you could keep things in or fold the towel into.  It was ripped badly when it was caught in the washer, but I still have it as a standby.  Oddly enough I mostly use that Orangeriffic towel from I think 2003.  Remember that year?  Everything they gave away was orange.  I use it so much because I figure that if I lose it or it is stolen I won't care, because it's so ugly.

Anyway, in an effort to piggy back on their discussion, I was wondering if anybody has a give away Padres beach towel older than mine.  If so can you provide photographic evidence?  I still have a towel in tattered conditions from I believe 1989.  Based on the logo it has to be 1989 or 1990.  You'll notice that some strips were cut out of the upper right hand corner in order to carbon date this relic, much like was done for the Shroud of Turin.  Well, it was either that or I tore off strips to wax my car.

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Poor 1989 Padres Giveaway beach towel.  You've seen better days.  Is there anyone out there that has an older Padres towel?

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There’s definitely some ancient ones. Next time I’m there I’ll snap some pics.

by matto619 on Jun 30, 2008 11:12 PM PDT   0 recs

Upper right hand corner?

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by sdsuaztec4 on Jun 30, 2008 11:40 PM PDT   0 recs

Man

we’ve got some old ones. I don’t know if anyone here went to Cooperstown last year, but we brought a bunch of old Padres beach towels and hung them up like banners to organize a little Padres area. Love those beach towels.

by Phantom on Jul 1, 2008 8:04 AM PDT   0 recs

Phantom's towel @ Cooperstown ...

Robby – I didn’t get many good pics @ Cooperstown … I think my favorite one features your orangerific!

http://picasaweb.google.com/LynchMob98/Cooperstown2007TonyGwynnHoFInduction/photo#5218537057067884658

THAT was a good day!!! And an extraordinarily good use of a Padre beach towel!!!

by LynchMob on Jul 2, 2008 2:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice

Orangeriffic towels working hard.

by jbox on Jul 2, 2008 3:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Orangeriffic

I love that towel.

can you cure us of this fate
mock the litany in its face

by Axion on Jul 1, 2008 9:22 AM PDT   0 recs

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