Just for Crazzy Al

Crazzy_Al said:
"CUZ WE'Z WAS MUTHA FUCKIN THUGS, YO!" :lol:


Why did I have a very short phase in elementary school where I worn my clothes backwards once I got to school?


al, i remember walking to school rewinding and playing and rewinding and playing chris cross on my walkman. although at the time i thought it was cool to dress like that, i would have never thought to really do it. you were hardcore back in the day!:badass:
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Hardcore? No! I was a fucking idiot back in the day! I also went through a phase where I was a little punk ass wigger for a few years. I quit that shit right around the age of 16. When I see grown men **16 and up** (even young kids) with their pants hanging down, looking all wanna be gangster and shit, I want to hit them in their mouths. But the law tends to frown upon that kind of behavior. :(
 
Crazzy_Al said:
Hardcore? No! I was a fucking idiot back in the day! I also went through a phase where I was a little punk ass wigger for a few years. I quit that shit right around the age of 16. When I see grown men **16 and up** (even young kids) with their pants hanging down, looking all wanna be gangster and shit, I want to hit them in their mouths. But the law tends to frown upon that kind of behavior. :(
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al we all know that deep in the back of your closet theres a pair of Cross Color pants
 
moneypit said:
al we all know that deep in the back of your closet theres a pair of Cross Color pants
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I can honestly and truly say that I never owned a pair of Cross Colour pants. I didn't even own a CC shirt. I wasn't THAT ghetto. :lol:
 
CMYZ28 said:
holy shit, u're not that much older than me haha come on now!!
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LOL - maybe if I saw an example (then Poof) than I may remember. I am gonna google them-

I am way old remember!?!?!?!?! :roll:
 
Krazybones said:
What is "Cross Color"????? I am serious!!!:dontknow: :laugh:
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http://www.inthe80s.com/clothes/c.shtml

Cross Colors......Bright and baggy, hip hop style clothing. Most of the Cross Colors t-shirts had sayings of unity and peace with in the races. Mens and womens clothing but more popular with the guys! It usually was a vibrant color like red, orange, yellow or purple jeans, and they had all kinds of shirts.
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1365/is_1_31/ai_63974384

CROSS COLOURS. Ever wondered what happened to the bright yellow and green logo of Cross Colours? It adorned everything from bomber jackets to baseball caps. One of the first companies to make urban gear fashionable [Yom the 'hood to the "burbs, it burst on the scene as something of a supernova:

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A member of the BE 100s Freshman Class of 1992, Solo Joint Inc., the parent company of the Cross Colours line, grossed $15 million in sales. In one year, the revenues of the concern (renamed Threads 4 Life Corp. d/b/a Cross Colours) soared to $89 million, a whopping 493.3% jump. The red-hot apparel manufacturer had risen from No. 80 on the 1992 RE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100 list to No. 10, earning the distinction of being the RE growth leader and the BE 100s Company of the Year in 1993.

"Basically it was like hitting the lottery. It just exploded overnight," says Carl Jones, the founder and former president. "It was just overwhelming, and the supply could not keep up with the demand." By 1995, the company had fallen off the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100 list. (One Threads 4 Life spin-off, Karl Kani Infinity, is No. 32 on the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100 list.)

Soon after reaching such lofty heights, Cross Colours came crashing down. When the company's biggest customer, retailer Merry-Go-Round, went bankrupt, the company shut down its capital-intensive manufacturing operation, laying off nearly 200 employees. The management then sold the Cross Colours name to other clothing makers.

But, the brand Cross Colours is still around. New York-based Stage II Apparel Corp. acquired the trademark in May 1999. and a new Cross Colours line is slated to debut in 2001.

Jones, who operates from Los Angeles, is currently working on an Self-titled clothing line he describes as "upscale streetwear." And Thomas "T.J." Walker, who served as the company's vice president of product development, and Davide Stennett, the former vice president of marketing, have teamed up to launch Los Angeles-based Modisch, a line of men's and women's contemporary sportswear. Both lines are expected to be unveiled this year.

Observers will be wondering whether lightning can strike twice for the Cross Colours crew.

Known for: Being the highest-ranking African American at McDonald's Corp. B.E. milestone: Appeared on both BE's 25 Hottest Black Managers list in 1988 and the 1993 BE Power 40 What Happened: Retired from his corporate home of 37 years in 1999 Current project: Serving as key supplier to his former employer
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Damn, who remembers when MERRY GO ROUND shut down? I remember coming around the corner of the top floor of the mall and seeing the store closed up. My heart about dropped.


And no, I'm not kidding. :lol: :roll:
 
Crazzy_Al said:
Hell yeah it was!!


Dear God, we sound like women.
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the other store that was like merry go round.. umm.. shit.. they had the airbrushed jeans and stuff.. grrrr
 
moneypit said:
I got some in the dressing room at the 12 oaks one
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I made out with a GF in the one at Lakeside. I wasn't old enough to drive yet. I think her mom dropped us off at the mall. We did some face sucking...and I played with the boobies a bit...but that's about it. :mad:










:lol: :roll:
 
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