My online friend Susan Crowell is editor at Farm and Dairy. Today she shared a photo, and a story, of the unveiling of a new historic marker in Fredericktown, Ohio. That’s the home of the original FFA corduroy jacket. That famous blue item goes back to 1933, and it still means a lot to many of us.
This is so cool. The birthplace of the @NationalFFA jacket in Ohio got a historical marker. https://t.co/mGtH9kJ4O8 #FFA #ForeverBlue pic.twitter.com/qg4z4UPDnU
— Susan Crowell (@scrowell) September 14, 2018
There’s a mention that the jackets were uninsulated, which should bring forward a memorable shiver from anyone who has ever worn one someplace like Kansas City in November, or somewhere perhaps even colder.
This is the best part …
AND the two guys who unveiled the marker? They're both 99 and wore the original #FFA jackets back in 1933! https://t.co/r6z7RU26rQ
— Susan Crowell (@scrowell) September 14, 2018
The two gentlemen that helped with the unveiling are now 99 years young. They wore some of the original corduroy jackets.
This picture isn’t of those guys, but some of my friends, in some of our last FFA jackets.
Last night‘s show from IUSTV:
Now in full on weekend mode, which is starting like this:
In retrospect I should have known not to click a @TMZ link curated by @VICE featuring a @neiltyson video. But here I am, watching the neighbor mow his lawn, waiting for another cycle of laundry to be finished, regretting all of this.
— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) September 14, 2018
I'm kidding, of course. I really needed to get the laundry done. https://t.co/TNE2Cu7dvY
— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) September 14, 2018
So you’ve seen the Twitter feed in this post. Be sure to check out Instagram as well. Tomorrow, a bike ride!
