Thought this would be just tasteful enough to post...I mean c'mon....Marissa Miller on a Harley.

my view from my paddleboard...

Our studio. Don't know if you can see the floor, but it's made out of 100% reclaimed wood....

Hello all. This past weekend J. Newbury participated in JP Open Studios. Open studios is a way for local artists to show off their work and gain a little publicity, all while having a really good time.

We opened up our studio space at 11 Green street in JP to the public, and walked around quite a bit ourselves. I picked up a few awesome pieces of photography and some watercolor, but my big score were some rare LP's that I snagged from a yard sale. We decked the place out with tee shirts and hats, photography by Dana Jack, custom carpentry by Brad Warren and of course, good wine and beer (not sure if we're allowed to do that, but whatever, its already over sooo...).

I would like to thank everyone that stopped by...you all made it that much better.

Looking into doing some other shows in a week or two. Will keep you all posted.

Cheers.

J. Newbury artist Peter J. in his natural habitat...Already missing summer weekends on the Cape....back to the drawing board....literally.

(Thanks for sending the candid photo Cara!)

mmmhhhmmm. yep.

open studios.....

J. Newbury will be attending JP Open Studios is a few weeks. Our studio will be at 11 Green Street in Jamaica Plain...We encourage ALL new friends and old friends to attend. There will be limited edition J. Newbury tee shirts for sale, as well as artwork by (the talented and super handsome) Peter J. Glenn- and the woodworking masterpieces of Bradford Warren....

...and if that's not enough...we will also be serving beer, wine, and cocktails. (Sept. 25-26)

Football.

Hello all.

J. Newbury tee shirts are still available at Urban Outfitters and UrbanOutfitters.com...

If you or someone you know was looking for a formerly discontinued "Dirty Water" tee, nows the time to pick one up...

We appreciate your love and support...So make us look good!

Cheers.

so.....had to cancel SOWA today due to some inclement weather...and then it ended up not raining after all... typical.

Anyways....since we couldn't let the day slip away...we had a little BBQ instead. turned out to be epic. Thought we'd make the most of these ever dwindling summer days. it worked. Old friends and new friends, good food, good beer. it was a good thing.

Hope everyone had a great weekend. we know we did.

We should be on for SOWA next weekend.....we'll keep you posted. Also, keep and eye out for J. Newbury at JP Open studios.....promises to be fun time as always, and we wanna see you all there. Concrete plans to follow....

Back from the dead. Almost.

Hello to all.

After taking the summer off to do god knows what, I am pleased to say that the J. Newbury blog will be back in action on a daily basis (for the most part...c'mon). We are going to make an effort to let you all know just what is happening with J. Newbury: Trade shows, Open Markets, New Designs, Contests, Fashion Shows, and of course...fun social events as well.

NEWS:

I am pleased to say that as of recently, J. Newbury has been involved in a collaboration with Urban Outfitters...
Select U.O. retailers (as well as Their online store) now carry J. Newbury tees!
You can help support J. Newbury by hitting the "Like" icon...

J. Newbury will be returning to the SOWA Open Market the weekend after labor day. It should be an awesome time (It was last year). Come swing by the South End Open Markets for tee shirts, crafts, vintage clothing, local produce and tons of other awesome stuff. As always, look for the motorcycle, the well stocked cooler, and J. Newbury himself. (More details to follow)
It's a great way to celebrate the fading days of summer. I will be walking around myself browsing the awesome selection of vinyl and other retro goodies.

J. Newbury is in the process of teaming up with local talent agencies in hopes of putting on several events and shows for the upcoming fall season. Kind of in the works right now...but we'll keep you posted.

Most importantly, J. Newbury will have some brand new gear coming out for when the cooler weather rolls in. Tee shirts obviously, but also thinking waffle shirts and some fall and winter hats. If you have any ideas of suggestions, please message our fan page...We read and update these everyday.

-I hope that everyone had an awesome summer (I Know -I know, It's not over yet)
Let's drag it out and make it last.

Cheers,

J.

Can't wait for this place....

http://www.thebeachcomber.com/

New shirts are in! Get 'em now while they last...by the look of things...these are not going to be around very long....
Ladies fitted, classic lightweight crew. Hand drawn, hand printed. This is our way of showing you that we love you.
Cheers.
-J.

I just got these in the mail....Yes, they are amazing. Yes...There are a lot of things that are going to get broken around here.

Oh, and happy Cinco De Mayo. (sp?)

Oh...and New girls shirts come out today!...Photo's this afternoon...

J. Newbury is featured in this weeks Improper Bostonian. Pick one up at your local news stand!

(pics to follow!)

"Charlie Don't Surf!"

"Bourbon: 50 Rousing Recipes for a Classic American Spirit

Bourbon — we enjoy this manliest of drinks by the shot, over ice with a splash of water, or even straight from the bottle (sometimes). Bourbon: 50 Rousing Recipes for a Classic American Spirit ($11) goes beyond these borders with classic drink recipes, fruity concoctions, and party mixes that are sure to get you, your friends, family, and the neighbor's dog drunk. Penned by Fred Thompson — no, not that Fred Thompson — this is a must have for any bourbon lover."

aaaaamazing. too bad I know all these by heart. whatever.

Reminder to all...This week J. Newbury is donating 10 percent of our total proceeds from Online retail as well as our local boutiques to the American Cancer Society...The weather is heating up...Prime time for tees...prime time to help donate towards a great cause!

Converse Handmade Leather Chuck T's

Not sure these are in my budget...But they sure are sweet...And I have a birthday coming up. Who wants to buy me these? C'mon, they're only 600 bucks.

"And I thought Varvatos' Chucks were rare. Exorbitantly expensive but commensurately limited, this Converse Handmade Leather Chuck ($600) is hand crafted by Italian-trained designer Ryusaku Hiruma, and features a hand-stitched body, hand-cut details, and leather soles. Limited to just 64 pairs of each size..."

I NEED THIS. I'M NOT SURE WHY....I JUST DO.

"the newest addition to the thodio arsenal, the A-BOX. straight from the army, an original ammobox with a design from the fifties. so good its still in use

the A-BOX is made of 1mm steel plate fortified from the inside with 6mm trespa and made as inert as possible with vibration dampening material to ensure a ridiculously good sound for piece of metal

added to that are the high quality insides of its luxurious brother, the iBox, for a crystal clear sound, even at high volumes. the A-BOX comes equipped with an integrated rechargeable battery like you would expect from such an outdoor ready product

the iPod/mp3 player can be connected on the outside of the A-BOX as well as the inside so you can listen to your tunes while running around with the A-BOX for example or just protecting your iPod from bullets and stuff

the A-BOX comes in 2 models: the light version with 2 x 25 watts rms amplifier and woven glass fiber speakers (carbon color) this model will cost 350 euros but because of it's introduction the price will be 250 euros (339.00$) temporarily. and the heavy version sporting 2 x 70 watts amplifiers and woven kevlar speakers (the yellow material used in bullet proof vests) this version will be selling for 475 euros normally, now for 350 euros (475.00$) intro price...."

Pacifico....Go get some. Now. Trust me.

J. Newbury in Cabo?....Obviously.

Hats. We invented them.

Hats are in! Visit the online store to purchase your very own J. Newbury cap...

http://www.etsy.com/shop/JNewburyLLC

Spice up your next poker event, party/ho-down/hootinanee/suaree/box social or drinking game with official J. Newbury playing cards. Available this week...Just don't get caught with an ace up yer sleeve....

These are premium plastic coated poker cards, which is a good thing because we all know that you're going to spill on them....

What's that!?...J. Spencer and Pete are out right now making J. Newbury can-coozies!.....Awesome.

Stay tuned for J. Newbury can-coozies and keep your summer beverages cooler than Barney Stinson on ice....

Man, If I had a dollar for every totally kick-ass tee shirt I own with the sleeves ripped off...I'd have like, 50 bucks.

On an otherwise "normal" night in Allston, I seem to have realized a few things.
We are right now living- in a very interesting time to be alive. People are wearing clothing inspired by the 1920's-30's...wearing hairstyles from the 1950's-60's...sneakers from the 1980's...and drinking pre-prohibition cocktails in the cities "coolest" bars...

Have we finally reached an era where we can appreciate how good we used to have it? Has this downward spiral of the dollar and the economy left us longing for glory days gone by? Or have we finally realized that it is not the clothing, cocktails or ever passing trends that define us....but it is after all the individuals whom we choose to spend these dwindling beer-soaked moments with. (?)

I sure hope it's the latter.

(as I twist off another top)
Yours truly,

-Peter J.

As everyone clearly knows...Mustache March is upon us.
Send us awesome mustache pics for a chance at winning a J. Newbury Prize pack.

What. Up.

Long time no talk...... i feel like this is almost awkward between us..... you know, we used to be so close and then one day I got fat and we never spoke again.....

Well, IM BACK!

Sorry for the delay people but J. Newbury has been heating up and I mean HOT! Peter J. and I have been working... literally ...around the clock. We have some VERY exciting news about the Summer Collection, new store locations and what we have in the works for the next few months as we finally say good bye to this horribly shitty weather and welcome in Tee-Shirt Weather!

But first we need to give a huge THANK YOU to an amazing photographer! Allison Seaman! (yes, I know, like the people who fish on boats) Here at J. Newbury, we are so lucky to be close with Allison who generously offered to shoot all the photos for our new updated web-site! Thanks to her we look professional! I would urge you to check out Allison's personal Photo Blog Here! It's such a fun blog to read full of great photos and she's WAY more reliable at updating posts than I am! So go...... now, check it out..... what are you waiting for...... yes I know J. Newbury rocks.... but go, this is your one free pass! It's that good!

So, Thanks Allison, J. Newbury looks forward to working with you again soon!

p.s. she just sent me a TON more awesome photos she took..... so check back soon to see them here and on Facebook!

Cheers,

-J.

J. Newbury just got a remodeled website with some sexy new photo's...Check it out

Also, I stopped by the printers today to check on our spring and summer line...Spy photos coming soon....

This is what all the cool babies are wearing these days...

Sneak peak.

Interrupting our usual programing of beer soaked weekend recaps...

J. Newbury would like to tell all that we are going to be featured in the upcoming Boston University fashion show. The date is TBA as of now but late March is the window. All our welcome to attend...more details to follow...

I know what you are thinking...

Q) Do either Peter J. or J. Spencer attend BU?
A) Not exactly...define attend...

Q) Is it wise to have Peter J. around college girls?
A) Obviously.

Sorry for trailing off last night, but what do you expect, our ferry ride from St. Tomas to Tortolla was incredible. We squeezed in between tiny islands in the warm wind. The sky is full of stars as light pollution is not an issue here. We found our way to Road town harbor via taxi cab and we finally met up with the rest of our crew. After finding the boat, we immediately made our way over to the poolside bar at road town harbor and ordered a few rounds of pain killers and conch fritters.

I woke this morning before dawn and jumped in the pool just in time to hear the roosters crow. I bought two bottles of water and tried to hydrate for the rest of the day. The clouds that were present at dawn quickly dispersed and for the first time since Puerto Rico it's really starting to get HOT. The harbor has sprung to life and everywhere people are reading their yatchs and sailboats. We have chart briefing in a few minutes and then we're off...

The bitter end. We arrived at the bitter end today after our first three hour sail. The bitter end is located on Virgin Gorda, and a small series of coves make up the outline of the yatch club with outlying towns and huts across the cove. Gas, provisions and bars are on shore. We played pool and darts in the cantina on shore.

Immediately upon waking the next morning, we stared with breakfast and beers...We seem to have a surplus of peanut butter, bagles and cream cheese....actual food is scarce. Three of us took one of the zodiacs over to Leverick Bay where we explored some of the larger pleasure boats. We got a few red stripes, drank half of them in the tiki huts outside the marina, and finished them on our ride back to the boat....After a quick lunch, Dan and I went windsurfing. the wind wasn't always cooperating but with a few beers down we had no complaints about surfing through the glassy blue water. Surf lasted for an hour and our buzz was starting to run low. We somehow met up with everyone else on shore and found a beach cabana at the far end of the town. there was a chair there for each of us...almost as if they were waiting there for us. Four of us went back to the boat feeling well rested and started with what some people may call an overly aggressive cocktail hour. We made gallon jugs of grog, and we were soon three sheets to the wind. While a few of us took a much need nap, the remainder of of crew went back on shore for what the thought would be a few harmless beers....

They soon found themselves however on a 70 foot viking drinking some rich couples Grey Goose. I'm not sure what happened exactly, but all I know is when they returned none of them were even coming close to making sense...

More to follow....

-Peter J.

Thank you Jonathan for whatever that was...

As some of you might not know, for the first time in my life, on a recent trip to the BVI's, I decided to keep a travel journal. As promised, I said I would transcribe the pages there from and share it with all (three or four) of our readers....
The hand writing got a little sloppy along the way, and certain pages are scrawled about with nothing but gibberish and rum stains, but I will do my best to translate word for word the indescribable joys of my adventure.

"The Ships Log" As told by Pelican Pete On board the "S.S. Life of Reilly, Too" (previously known as the "S.S. Pocket Rocket"...Yes I am serious.)

-Four a.m. wake up, still hungry from not getting around to eating dinner last night, but the beers I shared late night with Chuck seemed to tide me over. After a blur of take off, landing, and dunkin donuts, we hunker down in a Newark food court, surrounded by large scale plastic renditions of french fries and burgers. We have two hours to kill...then San Juan bound...
Newark to San Juan, San Juan to St. Tomas on a Twin engine Cessna (a plane roughly the size of a toyota corolla).

*side note* Everyone is excited, but also a bit nervous, more than anything I cannot wait to get into sun and crystal blue water. The entire crew should regroup at the ferry landing on St. Tomas if everything goes according to plan...There we will wait for our ferry over boat drinks.

-Not even at my destination and the wierdness has already started. On the flight from Newark, an old hippy lady sat next to me. What started as casual conversation turned into her reading my palm, telling me my fortune, and giving me a spirit drawing. She then presented it to me and analyzed it. Bizzare. I have it with me now in my pack.

-Seeing Puerto Rico on the horizon was the most welcome sight I've seen in months.

-Upon our arrival at the airport, i immediately purchased two bottles of rum and sought out a small cafe to wait for our connection. The cafe is having a bit of a happy hour and after a slight miscommunication I recalled what little Spanish I could and got us two caiperenias(sp?) and two beers for six bucks. We may be here a while. After getting a solid buzz going, we stumble down to our "gate" with only the packs on our backs and two bottles of Bacardi. The gate is nothing more than a small waiting area, and the woman behind the desk hands us two hand written tickets and essentially tells chuck and I that we can just get on whatever plane, whenever. Since Chuck and I total about 400 pounds with our luggage, we had to wait for a plane without many people as they have to balance the weight out. We finally were called, stepped out onto the tarmac and into our Cessna. The plane was no bigger inside than an SUV, and we flew only a few hundred feet over the breaking waves and reef bars all the way to St. Thomas.

-I've arrived! I am sitting at the ferry bar in St. Tomas with an ice cold Carib. Chuck and I eagerly await the rest of the crew. They should be here shortly.
-The crew is assembled with the exception of two that are already at the boat. The other six of us find a cantina not far from the ferry landing and trade off buying rounds of beers. The table we are sitting at is split in the middle where a giant palm grows through it. Our ferry tonight will take us to road town harbor where our boat is docked. We sit around the table drinking and smoking cigars. Tomorrow we will have to provision and collect thing like water and food. My mind is trailing off right now....probably becasue I am sitting here in shorts and flip flops drinking and ice cold presidente...more tomorrow.....

-Peter J

Habit Attack!

What. Up.

So, here I sit in Emerson's Library. I have spent the better part of the last 6 hours writing a paper on the Toyota recall and feel that my brain is slowly melting....

I did however discover the coolest new band and song.... Band: The XX and Song: "intro" trust me, listen to it. It has this spooky hollow inspirational sound to it.

So, as i finish my paper and tire of listening to that song for the 100th time I guess I was hoping to be hit with some sort of inspiration or an electrical charge of some sort to motivate me to walk down stairs and hit up the GYM. Possibly a female co-ed dressed in gym attire looking for a stretching partner.... that would sure do the trick.... hell, i would be sprinting down there....

but, alas...... nothing (no real shocker there)

then, all of a sudden my computer made that awesome MAC sound that tells you someone loves you (usually its Rugby telling me about a lovely sale or Capital One telling me about a lovely bill I owe, but whatever, I'll take what I can get) but no, this was an e-mail from a human! and it reads:

"The other day I was walking through South Boston and stopped in at one of my fav. boutique clothing stores in the area...I bought a shirt there with a motorcycle on it, and realized it was by J.Newbury...something clicked, and I recognized the name, realizing it was your brand! Congrats on such a cool concept, and thanks for the great shirt! See you around beantown."

AMAZING! A long-time friend sees a cool shirt in Habit South Boston and buys it, only later to discover that this cool new J. Newbury tee she just got is from a long time friend she knows company. If that isn't inspiration, I don't know what is.....

Fear not world..... Peter J. and I are currently working diligently on J. Newbury's summer line... it is going to be stupid cool and blow peoples minds away! (no pressure on us)

Energy restored..... off to gym!

-J.

I'm back...

Hello out there. I'm Back.

As many of you may have read (assuming that anyone actually reads this garbage) I have just returned from a sailing trip around the BVI's...
Trying to explain to someone what this trip was like would be an exercise in futility, but non the less, I plan to have a full recap (including photo's and excerpts from the ships log and my personal journal) in the days to follow.

In the meantime, I will be trying to regain my land legs...and desperately attempting to preserve my perpetually fading tan.

Stay tuned...More to follow...

-Peter J. (Pelican Pete)

I can blog from my iPhone!

What. Up!

I just spent $3 dollars so that I can blog from my iphone.....

Wait for it..... Legandary! I am going to officially own this blog now.... It has no idea what just happened....

First I'd like to thank CVS Minute Clinic for making this happen, had you not made me wait 90 MINUTES I might not have reached the point of boardom that I'm currently at where I start searching for random apps on my phone....

I thought the idea was each person got 1 minute.... Hell I know thats impossible... So I'll give you 10 min, but after that, go to a Hospital man!

Oh thank god! They called my name.....

-J.


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Location:White St,Cambridge,United States

Whoops.....

Oh, Hello there.....

Yes I am in-fact alive and I realize when I left you last I was bragging about how awesome this week was going to be with pete gone and all the cool things I could say.....

Whoops, I guess that didn't happen. Basically my excuse is I felt jealous of peter on his awesome vacation sailing the royal blue waters of the virgin islands so I decided to get super sick, and have my own vacation in my bed.... trust me, for part of the week, I thought I was in the Virgin Islands....

You may ask yourself: Self, if he was so sick and in bed all week, wouldn't that be the perfect thing to happen to a blogger..... what else do you have to do but lay in your bed and blog .....

well, whatever, bye

-J.

Snow Day

What. Up.

First off, can I say that I think I have made the wrong decision in life of what to be when I grow up..... why would I want to be anything else other than a weather man. Tell me, what job is there that you can be wrong MORE than 50% of the time and still keep your job? Oh, thats right, A WEATHERMAN! Yes its fun to get out of work early every once in a blue moon, or get a snow day from school, but the real problem is the economic impact of these warnings. Last night Boston was a ghost town. Shops and restaurants all closed. These small business all lost tons of potential sales and there was basically no reason for it. Here at J. Newbury we strong support small businesses!

Was it a lot safer for the workers......... yes, and had it been as bad as they thought......yes it would have been the right call, and I guess its still better to be safe than sorry, but still! These guys never get it right.

Yes, they knew D.C. was getting hit hard, thats because all they had to do was watch the news crews get blown over........

Anyway, as some of you may know, Peter J. boarded a plane to the British Virgin Islands today at 4am for week vacation sailing around the islands on a charted Catamaran. Now don't get to jealous just yet, there is no plumbing on this boat, meaning poor peter will have to use the ocean for everything.... (thats right, not just peeing).....so, beware of where your bottled water is from this week.....

So, I'm in charge of the blog for the whole week!!! WHOO HOO! I can do and say whatever the hell I want and I dont have to listen to pete tell me how............ AMAZING my posts are, trust me he said this! So HA! What. up. fist pump....

(Fact: with Peter J. not blogging, viewership will decrease 75%, while readership will decrease 96%, Thanks mom for still reading)

-J.

Super Bowl recap

What. Up.

4 out of 22 right.... horrid

however I did guess Kim Kardashian's shirts color right, so I guess its not a total lost.

I did think the Super Bowl was great and I could not have been more pleased with a Saints victory. It brought tears of joy to my eyes to see Peyton Manning lose. The Colts got by on one of the easiest NFL schedules this year and with all the hate Tom Brady gets and all love Manning gets, maybe, just maybe his performance here in the super bowl will put the argument of who is better to rest. If it had not been for that miracle catch by David Tyree a few years ago, we would not even be having this discussion, but after this super bowl, I think the answer is clear, Peyton Manning isn't even better than Drew Brees.....

The half time show stunk. Don't get me wrong, I'm a HUGE fan of The Who and love their music, I thought the stage and visuals were amazing, its just I was worried that Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were not going to live through the whole performance, and not one single guitar smashed!!!....sad really. At least they got it right with Carrie Underwood....she looked amazing!

So, what about the Super Bowl ads you ask..... In general, they sucked... in my opinion, here are the top 3....

1. Megan Fox

2. Charger

3. The Slap

ok, I'm off to work..... I have some gambling debt to pay off.....

-J.

We were back-ordered for a while (that's your fault), but J. Newbury "bike" extra larges are back on the shelves. Pick one up online, or at Ceri on Newbury street, or Habit south Boston...

-Pete

It's Super Bowl TIME!!

What. Up.

"He waited for his revenge, for the time that it would hurt them the most..... SUPER BOWL TIME!"

-Ace Ventura

The Super Bowl is once a year, and of all the movie's I could quote for great super bowl quotes, my favorite is Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.... I have no idea why, other than it makes me laugh every time I hear them and the fact that it's in Miami this year is a plus!

So, I wouldn't call myself a gambler*, but Las Vegas makes it too fun to not place a few bets... so without further adieu my 2010 Super Bowl Bet Picks....

1. Who wins the coin toss? ... Saints

2. Who Scores First? ... Colts

3. First team turnover? ... Saints

4. Player on that team? ... Reggie Bush

5. Will Reggie Bush Score a TD? ... Yes

6. What is the color of the Gatorade Bath? ... Lemon/Line(Yellow)

7. How many guitars will be smashed during the Half Time show? ... 4

8. Score after 1st quarter? ... 10-7 Colts

9. Score at Half Time? ... 21-20 Colts

10. Score after 3rd quarter? ... 35-32 Colts

11. How many times will Pete Townshend do his legendary windmill move? ... 5

12. How many time will Hurricane Katrina be mentioned? ... 62

13. What color top will Kim Kardashian be wearing? ... Black

14. How many time will CBS show:

Eli Manning? ... 20

Kim Kardashian? ... 15

Tony Dungy? ... 10

South Beach? ... 30

Bourbon St.? ... 12

Kendra from GND? ... 2

15. Show most promoted on CBS? ... Undercover Boss

16. Super Bowl Champion? ... Saints!

17. Final Score? ... 45-42 Saints

Shows about to start..... lets see how how I do and If I will need to go to work on Monday to make some money.....

*J. Newbury in no way encourages gambling unless you are absolutely sure you can win, like me.

Ok off to watch Snow Flake...

-J.

J. Newbury enters Southie

What. up.

Let me set the scene. Here I sit, by my fire place on a big fluffy rug, watching the snow slowly fall to the ground. (no I do not live on a porno set)... Its so peaceful and warm right here and I'm listening to this new song by Jason Derulo, In My Head (I will admit I said this guy was a one hit wonder hack... I'm now 0-2 on these type of calls, the other was saying Avatar would never work in 3-D, wow I suck) anyway, its a catchy song....

"Just stay with me now. Say the word and well go."

I like it.

So, today I spent about 3 hours making my to-do list. Things to do for Grad School (Emerson), Business (J. Newbury), and Life, ..... my head hurts... and then I fell asleep for a few hours on this very rug..... woke up and had no motivation beyond writing this post.....

Queue the power on my laptop dying, too lazy to grab my power cord, and then getting hungary for the 100th time today, I decided to hit up the "new to me" Legacy Place in Dedham and try the recently opened Legal C Bar (its legal sea foods, just with a new hip? name i guess), regardless of the name, it was freaking delicious! After dinner I saw The Hurt Locker.... very good!

After the movie, I broke out my computer to finish this post, I had one thing I wanted to talk about and had it drafted in my mind....... only to fall asleep.......

So, good morning! To give our readers an update, J. Newbury is very excited to announce that our tee's are now available at Habit Boutique in South Boston, located right on Broadway St. across from the Beer Garden! Check out Habit's facebook fan page and Twitter (@Habitshop) and if your in the area, please stop in and check out our tees! You can see there web-site here... Habit Shop

well, this post took me 13 hours to write and I didn't even really talk about anything..... time for a break, I have to get ready for the Super Bowl! ...... here comes my 3rd call...... Saints over Colts. I'll be back in a bit with my score prediction....

-J.

In 9 days 7 friends and I will be basking in the glory of the British Virgin Islands. Realizing that we could not enter Foxy's, Soggy Dollar or the Bomba Shack without sweet tees...Something had to be done. Here is the result. I was thinking about getting them printed on something light and summery, powder blue perhaps(?)

Contact J. Newbury and order custom tees for your next trip, company picnic, or family outing...Want jerseys for your spring/summer softball league(?), no problem. Help me out here, I have severe gambling debts.

-Peter J.

The All American Ciroc Star

What. Up.

Ah, Monday, back to the grind that is the work week. Peter J.'s post basically sums up much of my weekend. However I think it should be noted that after much drinking, dancing, and fist pumping on friday night, leaving the club I was challenged at 3am to a game of Tiger Woods. Now, possibly some of you are thinking that I'm attempting to make an inside joke or infer that my evening was "tiger-esque," unfortunately if you know me, you know that I am sadly referring to the XBox 360 virtual golf game. Yes, my friday night ended with a game of Tiger Golf...... legit awesome!

My buddy challenged me to 18 holes on my custom J. Newbury course (obv. the most awesome and challenging course ever created). Due to the time, and state of mind, we decided on $1 a stroke. After 8 holes and being down 10 stokes, my buddy threw in the proverbial towel as well as $10 dollars and that is how Friday night ended....

So, no comments on the Blog? really? Is this a joke? Where are my haters at? I guess its time to step up our game, I mean I know its a recession and all so fan's are probably at a premium right now, but haters are constant.... Lets get some comments going!

So, there are a few things I want to mention today to kick off this week right:

First, our Picture of the Day has MASSIVE potential for Picture of the Year honors.... and we are only a month into 2010..... its that good! Thank you to a true american hero, our boy Kenny P. rocking his J. Newbury Tee while serving in the US Navy. Kenny rocks the flag of freedom proudly and we are honored to have him as a representative of this great nation! Be safe and keep the pics coming!

Second, J. Newbury would like to give a shout out to our good friends Chester French! If you don't know know Chester French, you can get up to speed here at Chester French but they just released their new music video "Ciroc Star" and its amazing! Its basically like a mimi Hangover movie... like, CirocOver Part II. Trust me, it's a sweet song and video.

Watch it here: "Ciroc Star"

Third, I'm about as big a movie fan as you can get. Part of my crazy obsession is that I literally watch 1000's of movie trailers a year, its a problem. Legit, if I go see a new movie and during the previews, there is a trailer I have not seen already, I actually get upset. It's sick, i know. Anyway, one of my favorite movies off all time (Wall Street) is getting a sequel! Yes, Darth Vader is the greatest villain of all time (this is fact people), but Gordon Gekko has got to be top 10! With Oliver Stone returning to direct (so what if hes crazy now) and Michael Douglas back as the infamous Gordon Gekko, then add in Shia LeBeouf as the young gun stock trader and Josh Brolin as his established boss and I think this has the makings for a relevant and hopefully good sequel! Most times sequels are worse and they almost never work when attempting to make one for a movie that came out over 20 years ago (look at what happened to Indian Jones and The Temple of the Crystal Skull, that movie was terrible!) but in this case..... I think "Greed is Good"

Watch Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Trailer

Have a great Monday world.....

-J.

Peter J Here. First off, let's give J. Spencer a warm welcome to the world of J. Newbury Blog. Hi Jonathan- Good to have you aboard son (this being said in my WWII General Voice). Thanks for those last two posts...that star wars picture is hiller-arious, and to quote you: "It's colder than fu#k!ng Planet Hoth outside"...

Thanks for telling us all about how much you loved Ava-tard. At this point I truly feel like I am the only person on the face of the earth (excluding Afghanistan and certain remote areas of the Congo) that has not yet embarked on the cinematic adventure known as Avatar. I'm sure I'll get to it sooner or later. Now, lets get down to brass tax here...I'm sure most of you are no stranger to the term, the statement, and worst of all- the feeling: "What the hell happened last night?" I wish I could tell you, I really do. I However, was a little too busy cutting up the dance floor like a slap-chop on speed. Should we rewind? (cue tape rewind noises)

Last night the J. Newbury team found themselves cozied up in private VIP area of the Gypsy bar in the company of a few young ladies, good friends, and a lot of Grey Goose (horrible cliche I know...). The night was fused together with cocktails, dancing, laughing and more fist pumping than the Jersey Shore, all the while slowly falling apart at the welds. The night reached it's apex (the zing, in amazing if you will) when a certain hilarious member of our entourage put an obnoxious bar patron in his place with a few choice words and a well aimed fist (J. Newbury does not condone violence...except in movies...and after 2am).

After much hazy reminiscence, I must admit that the only conclusion I can halfway reach is: Let's do it again tonight. Its Saturday people...we've all earned it. Lets be safe, be merry, and may we all find ourselves in good "spirits" and good company for the remainder of the weekend.until next time... I'll be sitting here drinking an ice cold "Dale's Pale Ale" fresh out of the can. Life is good today.
(J. Newbury LLC is in no way, shape or form affiliated with Dales Pale Ale...but we really wish we were! Dale, if you are reading this...send us some shwag dude!)

Play list for today:
Sweet Jane- Velvet Underground
And it Stoned Me- Van Morrison
Big Black Bird- Blitzen Trapper
Everybody knows this is Nowhere- Neil Young

-Peter J.

What. Up.

So does anyone else feel like its the coldest day ever today? The fact that I have icicles hanging from my nose indicates that this global warming babble is exactly that!

2 quick thoughts:

1. Peter J. and I will be VIP tonight at Gypsy Bar (this should make for a very interesting blog on saturday)

2. This is my new favorite weather site... Star Wars Weather

Stay warm

-J.

Picture of the Day

What. up.

So today as I was scavenging the internet like I do most days, I came across this picture. I'm not sure if it is old, or new, but it's amazing..... end of story.

I also believe that it is quite relevant with Avatar (if you don't know what Avatar is... you should probably check your pulse because there is a good chance your dead) recently becoming the biggest movie of all time worldwide and is easily on course to break Titanic's domestic gross record of $600.8 million.

Now, like a billion other people, I saw and loved Avatar. It was truly unlike anything I have ever seen before..... It reminded me of my favorite movie STAR WARS. In it's day, Star Wars was arguably the Avatar of that generation. No one had ever seen anything like it. Now, not to bore you with economies of scale or inflation, but where does Star Wars stack up to Avatar if we leveled the playing field and accounted for ticket inflation and 3-D sales....

Shit.... the biggest movie of all time EVER is Gone with the Wind with $1.5 billion... well that kinda messes up my point..... oh wait, number 2 is STAR WARS! with $1.3 billion, sweet, back on track...

Titanic ranks 6th with just under a billion...

So your probably asking yourself, "self, where does Avatar rank?".... Avatar would rank 26th! with movies like Forrest Gump, E.T., The Sound of Music, and Star Wars: Episode 1 easily beating it.

ok I'm done being a nerd, I know all you really wanted to do was see the picture.... enjoy

-J.

George Lucas drew this this picture and sent it to James Cameron

Today’s Thoughts:

There are two things you should never, ever do.
1) Key a car…just don’t do it…ever.
2) Never wear a tee shirt with any kind of bedazzling (This rule can be broken for two reasons: If you are attending a theme party, or if your nickname is “The Situation”).

What the hell happened to Green Day (?)…Did they collectively get neutered after the
late 90's?

Once and for all…Who let the dogs out?

Bench presses strike me as being one of the most overrated, impractical exercises that one can do at the gymnasium…However, due to the fact that someday I will probably have to save my friends from a giant falling boulder while escaping a booby-trap ridden cave…I work them into my routine.

-Peter J.

J. Newbury tee shirts are now available at CERI Boutique. The Wellesley MA location, as well as the Newbury Street-Boston location (in between Arlington and Berkeley) will have displays set up for purchase. Looking for a J. Newbury tee but you don't want to pay the FREE shipping (?)...now's your chance...

Hello neighbor. After absolutely annihilating a coffee and breakfast sandwich from dunkin', I think I'm ready to tackle this day. The only thing that could possibly make this gorgeous morning better...
a J. Newbury icon tee(?)....

The Top 25...I mean 15 things you don't yet know about J. Newbury

The Top 15 things you don't yet know about J. Newbury...

1) J. Newbury does all their printing locally in the good ol' U.S. of A.

2) J. Newbury uses only hand drawn, hand screened designs for a complete custom look.

3) J. Newbury's manners are impeccable...He's also one of the deadliest men in the world with a throwing knife.

4) J. Newbury knows the difference between a fedora and a trilby.

5) J. Newbury quit drinking once...He hated it.

6) J. Newbury features designs on eco-friendly recycled fabrics or 100% ring spun vintage cotton.

7) Upon entering a bar, J. Newbury pauses for exactly two seconds in the doorway...

8) There's nothing J. Newbury appreciates more than a good mustache.

9) J. Newbury can open a champagne bottle with a sword...while flying a bi-plane victoriously over enemy trenches.

10) J. Newbury never means to offend anyone, but does constantly.

11) J. Newbury loves motorcycles.

12) J. Newbury just bought a sidecar for his motorcycle, because he got tired of people constantly asking him if his motorcycle had a sidecar.

13) J. Newbury knows how to tie a bow tie, but he has no idea why.

14) J. Newbury's distressing and printing process makes every single shirt unique.

15) This list was originally supposed to be 25 things long, but J. Newbury made himself an old fashioned and completely lost all motivation.

Good morning Allston…Boston…America…World.

It’s shaping up to be another fantastic day here in Boston. A chimpanzee could do my job, and the majority of the people I will interact with today have to personality of a cadaver…but…the sun is out. C’mon, that has to count for something. Seeing as my ADD could kick in at any moment and cause me to spill into a river of nonsensical ranting, I’ll begin today’s entry with something productive (if only to get it out of the way).

J. Newbury will begin the release of its new line for spring/summer in the next few months. We hope to have a minimum of six new pieces, as well as the return of a few old favorites in different washes and color options. This collection is inspired by the timeless treasures of surf and sand, and will pay homage to the over romanticized Hollywood ideals that we all fall into the minute the weather begins to improve. Keep an eye out, and I’ll be sure to upload several super-secret spy photos in the days and weeks to follow. Until next time, if you have color preferences…shirt ideas…drop me a line…I’d be happy to steal them.

Now, If you’ll excuse me, I have a train to catch.

-Peter J.

Welcome to J. Newbury....

God help me. Has my life really come to this?

It could be worse I suppose. I sit here writing to you now, officially becoming a part of the blogging universe. Blog…the very word used to piss me off. To tell you the truth, it still does. But hey, isn’t that what life’s all about. This is after all America, the land of golden opportunity. The land where four morons piled into a shopping cart can crash into a parked car and make millions with hundreds of thousands (if not more) internet hits. Yes- the internet…the world wide web I mean, not the thing on the inside of your bathing suit…

However, I suppose we all must evolve. Maybe this is me accepting the fact that the world as we know it is changing. More likely however, this was recommended to me by my therapist as a way for me to bitch and complain enough to avoid another anxiety attack. I guess we’ll never know.

Let’s get down to brass tax here. My good friend and I started this small Boston based clothing company. This poor excuse for a pile of prose is how we’re going to tell you about it. You don’t have to read it…we’d like you too…it can’t hurt my ever-dwindling self esteem. We’re both going to contribute, mainly because neither one of use fully trusts the other one. Ultimately I’d like to raise a digital glass too the good life.

What is J. Newbury you ask? J. Newbury was founded when two Boston guys met while working at a bar in the Back Bay. It was founded on the belief that life was better before cell phones and a constant barrage of emails. We strongly believe that everything should be done proudly with care and craftsmanship. We celebrate a timeless American style with modern responsibilities towards limiting waste and increasing eco-friendly behavior. Above all however, we like to have a good time.

Cheers,

J. Newbury