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Old 08-24-2008, 01:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Found this in my prowlings, thought you guys might get a kick out of the gloves of the past.

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Old 08-24-2008, 01:47 AM   #2 (permalink)
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But it still sounds cooler than our current gloves...
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Old 08-24-2008, 02:08 AM   #3 (permalink)
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But it still sounds cooler than our current gloves...
I mean yea, with a name like Mighty Mitt!
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Old 08-24-2008, 08:21 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Sweet. I've been looking all over for some adequate fingerboard safety gear.
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Old 08-24-2008, 09:31 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Haha..any one remember "Clawz" skateboard gloves?
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Old 08-24-2008, 09:48 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Haha..any one remember "Clawz" skateboard gloves?
I still have a set in a box someplace in this house
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That's funny. I had a set up until maybe 7-8 years ago....they got lost along the way. But at that time they were at least 12 years old.
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doctor worm acquired some tracker slide gloves that look like that
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the "box" in question is a still unpacked moving box in the attic, basement or spare bedroom but I will post when I find them
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I was a big supporter of Rector's fingerless Riot gloves! Still have a few pairs...
They were around in the 80's...with or without thumbs! with a removable palm pad...
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