Sanford and Son was something else! I have the famous Rollo appreciation photo up on my Twitter profile, and my friend Shawn sent me the above picture of some tall fellow’s horribly epic fashion statement. Shawn and the legendary P from my tribute story started cracking jokes, and I’ve cut & pasted them below:
LocStarSilva: that was ‘Arms’ Carter. He was rockin the cords too.
slaveangelmusic: he was prepared 4 NEthing; brisk weather (chords), snow (turtleneck), LA sun (short sleeves) SCHWEET!
arell27: lmao. The all in one upper garment.
slaveangelmusic: “The A.E.I.O.U. Garment (all encompassing indoor/outdoor upperbody garment)…by Orvis.”
Just thought I’d share this with you all, since it definitely made me laugh. If I ever see a grown man wearing one of these short-sleeved turtlenecks in real life, I am laughing at him right there on the spot. I don’t care how big and mean he looks. That’s just one ass whipping I’ll have to take, because this is way past ridiculous!
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So i guess i shouldn’t tell anyone that I have one of these?
To be fair, i only wear it in winter and under sweaters.
Love the pic, Shawn. 2 classics in one pic: S&S on the screen and the good times pic above tv.
@ CurlyQ It’s a little different for a woman…Kinda like the outfit Sharon Stone wore in Basic Instinct. You have to admit that this burly-looking fellow is 100% in the wrong though!
True – he WAS wrong. But you also have to admit – back in those days – a man could get away with a lot of stuff we’d consider crazy.