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Attention: June Jones!
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Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:46 amby Lamont_Cranston
The man who gave the world a colorful style loved by everyone from June Jones to Jimmy Buffett fans has died. Alfred Shaheen, a pioneering textile manufacturer and the man credited with bringing Hawaiian shirts into the mainstream, passed away December 22 at the age of 86. Shaheen’s aloha shirts debuted in 1948 and even made the cover of Elvis Presley’s 1961 “Blue Hawaiiâ€
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Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:56 amby Lebanese4Life
Just curious.. where is he from? Shaheen is a Lebanese last name
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Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:20 amby smupony94
And MM65 is back
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Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:04 amby couch 'em
This is somewhat incorrect. The Hawaiian shirt was first popularized by Cy Barcus. This was was just the first person to truly bring in large-scale production.
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Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:32 amby White Helmet
Cy Barcus Hawaiian Shirt Friday
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Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:09 amby Alaric
Oh, and remember, next Friday...is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if you want to, go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans.
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Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:21 pmby Big Hoss
Alaric wrote:Oh, and remember, next Friday...is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if you want to, go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans.
Every time I see someone in the office with a Hawaiian shirt, I think of Office Space. Man there are so many good quotes in that movie.