Entries from June 2008

06.30.2008

Stoked on Stripey Shirts. And So Can You!

This little guy is so, so stoked on stripey shirts. And the rest of us can join his awesomeness thanks to our new shipment of crazy-soft stripies that has just arrived! Gone are the days of only straight-forward Frenchie sailor stripes of blue and white, red and white, etc. We welcome a new era of [...]

06.30.2008

Osborn and Woods

Tiger! and Chickens! and Ass!, Oh My!
Some of you may have noticed some very sweet and cheery paper situations lurking around the back railing of the shop these past few days. Well, you’ve gone and noticed yourself some vintage Osborn and Woods dead-stock special special screen-printed postcards. We got our hands on a serious stash [...]

06.26.2008

Event: Mimosas, Massages and PRIDE Party!

Another G & G party, so soon? Can’t believe your luck? Believe, bunnies, believe. ‘Tis Pride weekend after all.
Kick off your round of celebrations with free mimosas and massages, courtesy of Massage Master Liz, this Saturday, June 28th. We’ll be setting up around 11 am (that means morning-time!) and you are more than welcome to [...]

06.23.2008

Glitter & Hummmm….

The ladies of Gravel & Gold are downright honored that one of our favorite artists of all time has taken clear-as-day inspiration from our shop when determining the name of his current tour. Mr. Tom Waits is touring the Southlands and Europe this summer under the banner “Glitter and Doom” and we here at the [...]

06.20.2008

Totally Awesome Party Good Job Right On

Thanks so much to everyone who turned out for the party last night. While saying our enthusiastic hellos to all of your happy solsticing faces, we also had to bid sweet adieu to some of our most favorite items: the naughty fiesta striped romper cum demure hostess dress, the billowing Mama Cass-ish vintage maternity dress [...]

06.17.2008

Event: Solstice Pre-Party Party

Yay! It’s been so warm and outside-friendly these past couple of weeks. Time to ring in our thanks for these long, gorgeous days with a PARTY at Gravel & Gold!
Get a jump on official solstice (11:59 pm Friday) celebrations by coming to celebrate with us (from 7 pm Thursday, June 19th). We’ll provide the ice [...]

06.17.2008

Lookin’ Good

The shelves are stocked and lookin’ real, real good, y’all. We’ve got a bunch of fabulous new items in—silkscreened T-shirts from Raeburn Ink, vintage man friendly shirts and jackets, one very pissed-looking (in a loving way) homemade portrait of a miner and a whole bunch of other beyond-words items that truly belong on your shelves, [...]

06.12.2008

Dear Diary Diary Diary Diary Diary (5!)

Our latest very, very exciting new item in the shop is a terrific diary/journal guaranteed to last you a full five years. Five years! Can you imagine? Five whole years free from that agonizing journal to journal transfer period. Five years of daily activities and musings logged for all eternity. And a book log. And [...]