CALENDARIZE THAT ISH! IT'S THE 9TH ANNUAL TRACKSUIT INVITATIONAL!

HOLLAAAA! It is time for the 9th annual Tracksuit Invitational and this year we are coming in hot on Saturday, May 16th, at the High Dive in Fremont. Pull that tracksuit out from the front of your closet (because lets be real - you wear that shit multiple times during the year) and gather your party people and come celebrate spring, some birthdays of some rad folks, and raise money for a great cause!

This year we are happy to be raising funds for Safe Futures Youth Center. This non-profit group is dedicated to helping youth and their families stay focused on their future. The youth center's prevention and intervention programs and services aim to reduce youths' involvement in the juvenile justice systems, gangs, and school truancy and drop out. We are psyched to be able to give to this program and help keep their joint running.

If you were there last year then you remember the extremely epic dance party that commenced with an AH-MAZING line up of artists. It was going off at the High Dive! If you were not there, just know that you missed the f*&k out and you should really think about prioritizing your life. Guaranteed that this year will give you that attitude adjustment that you were looking for this spring.

This is an open party. That means bring all of your homies! Bring your damn mom, bring your co-workers, your neighbors - shoot invite the GD mailman. We want all y'all up in there having a good ol' time and raising money for a rad organization. So calendarize that shit on your iPhone, outlook, or google calendar, because it's the right thing to do.

Keep your eyes out, we will be posting the official line-up, raffle items, and the rules. Yeah, we have rules. Stay tuned and #tracklikeyouknow!

His word is Bond - email blast from the book of Andrew 4:23... almost 4:20

If you remember last year's epically worded blog post from Andrew, then you will remember how much you laughed your ass off. Well, he's done it again AND he designed our PHRESH (and so much so it had to start with a Ph) poster for the 8th Annual.

So without further adieu:

OMG! Jim James, Michael Franti AND Henri Rollings!!!!

PSYCHE ALL YOU LOVELY [HETERO and HETERO-CURIOUS] LADIES SPECIFICALLY! JUST PLAYIN'!

What's real though? The fucking Tracksuit Invitational 2 thousand and fucking 14. Saturday May 3rd. High Dive. Fremont. What. 

http://welovetracksuits.blogspot.com/

I know what you're thinking: "That Andrew, he's SO clever and FRAGRANT." Well, I'm just a soldier in Michelle's army and I need you all to strap the suits on and get wide with me May 3rd at the High Dive in Fremont. 

The fundraiser portion is legit, my thoughtful half-masted eyes will be legit, the music will be on hip-hop, and the raffle prizes will be board-sports-related and seriously generous. Like...oh I can't say. But ack like you know! Dj Bamboo is s-s-s-ick. All killer, minus filler. 

This year the pub crawl component is back in full effect. And weed is hella legal. Just sayin'. Walk straight. Master your high. 

Lookin' at you in a cocoa 'n taupe stance,

A

We have Rules. And you should probably read them.

Yes, we have rules. We've made some changes to this event over the years...but not the rules. 

1. You MUST be wearing a track SUIT. A full track SUIT. Leisure suits that are velour are acceptable. We will not accept track tops and jeans or track pants and a lame t-shirt. In the past, we have accepted Member's Only Jackets; it is not preferred, but it has been accepted. We will not even acknowledge your existence if you show up dressed inappropriately. If you choose to not wear a track suit, you CAN wear a giant banana costume or some other food costume.



2. You MUST listen to the whistle and timer guy. We have one every year. He keeps the time and keeps us moving. He is NOT responsible for you. If you get lost, it's your own damn fault. If you lose the group, too bad for you. If you can't find the group, then you are stupid and should just go home.



3. You MUST act responsibly. We are back in Fremont this year and we want you to be respectful. We have gotten in trouble in Fremont before and this year we are getting lucky and some of these bars are extending us some pretty sweet drink specials. Don't be an asshole, tip your bartender, and no chest bumpin' the bouncers because they will kill you. And of course, we ask everyone not to drink and drive.



These are the basic rules. We don't ask for much AND - this is a public event, bring ALL of your friends. But if they are jerks, leave them at home.

 Seriously. 

**There is an exception to Rule #1 this year. If you are only attending the party at the High Dive, we will allow...regular clothes. If you are coming in regular clothes, do know that you might feel left out and quite a bit less comfortable than those wearing tracksuits - just so you know.

***And there is an second exception to Rule #1 due to Cinco de Mayo activities. Sombreros and ponchos will be allowed in addition to your tracksuit or on it's own. We won't even make fun of you.

You are cordially invited to suit up for the 8th Annual Tracksuit Invitational and Buck Cancer Benefit

It’s about to go down and you know that you have to be in on it when it does. Put May 3^rd down on the calendar as the best f*#king day of your 2014, or maybe your whole GD life. It is the 8^th Annual Tracksuit Invitational and Buck Cancer Benefit brought to you by the fine folks of We Love Tracksuit and You Do Too... AND we are back in Fremont this year!

For those of you that are not in the know, this event is the most ridiculous, fantastic, and life-changing event of the spring and it is all done in a Tracksuit. We are asking you to suit up in your best Adidas, Puma, Fila, and vintage velour and hit the town, group up, pub-crawl, and end your evening with a 90’s, Golden Era Hip-Hop style dance party. Get your dang cardboard ready, polish those up rocks and body pops, and bring your most positive attitude because we are celebrating and supporting people in need. And frankly, everyone feels better when they are doing something radical for another person.

This year’s line up includes Skratch Lounge creator (http://skratchloungenw.com/), golden era hip-hop lovin’ DJ Bamboo. He will flash your ass back directly to 1995, rum and coke in hand, and droppin’ it like it’s hot. And don’t you pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about.  To hear what Bamboo is all about visit: http://www.mixcrate.com/djbamboo

He can also be found on the 1^st and 3^rd Fridays at 95 Slide, spinning Golden Era hip-hop, just in case you can’t wait until May.

And when I said that we will be celebrating and supporting, we will be doing just that. We will be celebrating the fact that our infamous whistle and time guy, Joel Mitchell has given a big F.U. to cancer and that he will be celebrating with us this year healthy and cancer free. At the same time, we will be supporting my friend Megan Buck. She is currently in treatment for Large B Cell, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. She is staying positive and kicking ass but needs our support, love and prayers…in a tracksuit. So let’s get together for her and for her super cool husband, Spencer and raise some love, support, and money to help her and her family through this difficult time. 

If you would like to donate, please visit http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/megan-buck-fund/141939

the raffle items

Yep. We are raffling off some items. Quite a few items! We have over $1000 worth of items and services. So if you are wondering what it is you could win - have a look at this list!

1. We have 2 sets of 2 training sessions from Joel Mitchell himself! He's no joke and has kept people in shape, motivated, and consistent with their training efforts for well over a decade. Each set is worth $100.

2. We have a hair cut up for grabs from the very lovely and talented hair stylist, Kim Henry at Salon Divine

3. The Sherpa Group Two from Portland are a rep group that represents quite a few different outdoor lines. They have kindly donated some products from Mountain Hardware and Nikwax will be also giving aftercare products to go along with each donated item.

This is the Mountain Hardware Ghost Whisperer Down Jacket a $300 value. We will be raffling off one Men's jacket and one Women's jacket each with a Nikwax Down Care Kit.

This is the Mountain Hardware Drifter 4DP Tent. It is a 4 person Dry Pitch Tent, a $340 value. We will be raffling off one of these along with some Nikwax Tent & Gear Solarproof.

4. In another post, we did tell you about the kind donation from Bell Town Vision - but we are telling you about it again.

Here we have the Oakley Gascan Polarized sunglasses, a $150 value. Summer is coming around, so this will be a nice item to win!

We will be selling the raffle tickets at $5 a piece or an arm's length for $20!  And you never know, we might get a few more items to throw in the raffle pool. We will also be selling t-shirts for the 7th Annual TrackSuit Invitational for $15 that have been printed and donated by Inkblot Screenprinting, so RSVP and come to the show! It's all for a good cause and it will be quite the epic party!

do you want to win some stuff

We are raffling off quite a few items at this year's TrackSuit Invitational. I'm going to give you an idea for the next week or so of what, exactly, it is that you could win.

So, first item on the raffle has been donated to us by one of our super optician friends, Paul!  It's a pair of Oakley Gascan Polarized Sunglasses that retail for $150! The raffle tickets start at $5 or an arms length for $20! These could be yours if you come to the 7th Annual Tracksuit Invitational!

the musical line-up

As we have stated many, many times before - we are rolling a lot differently this year. One of the big, BIG changes would have to be the addition of music. While we cannot - and will never - stray away from our traditional pub crawl, we did feel that is was time to add a serious par-tay element to the mix...you know, to keep it fresh! Dare we even say...dope.

Did I go too far? Possibly.

Never mind that and let us introduce you to the musicians responsible for putting, as our friend Andrew so awesomely put it, the word dance into attendance. 

First on the line up: Iron Mic - they are a local band of the rock, hip-hop, persuasion with a bit of a Red Hot Chili Pepper funky bass line. To listen to them or even buy a track or 2 or 12 visit Reverb Nation http://www.reverbnation.com/ironmicus

Next, we have another local band, Feverton. They are here on this earth to blow your funky mind. It's like Parliament met Guru's Jazzmatazz - especially when Angie Stone sings! You can also listen to their Ape Strut EP on their website or find them on Reverb Nation. http://www.reverbnation.com/feverton

Last, but certainly not least, we have from Portland, OR, DJ Wicked - seen in the photo above. We got the fine pleasure of seeing him spin with Ohmega Watts at LoFi's Stop Biting Night. If this dude does not get at least a head bop out of you, then there is something wrong you. He spins vinyl only and it is ridiculously impressive as you can view for yourself here...http://bit.ly/10H7hor

We hope that this gets you super psyched! We certainly are...and April 26th is just over 2 weeks away!