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electric_blue68

(14,906 posts)
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 05:48 PM Jun 2022

Wearing black on 4th of July. As an NYC'r a lot of people wear black regularly so...

as I do (but usually not above the low '80°F's black absorbs heat).

So I'll wear a black armband instead.

I might wear it on the weekend, too since this year is
a Fourth of July weekend

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electric_blue68

(14,906 posts)
3. Ah, ok! Actually, yeah, I have to go buy a black scarf or something...
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 05:58 PM
Jun 2022

or I could buy a Black Sharpie and color in some think paper.

Oh even better I can go to an Art Supply store and get a nice thicker Canson Mien Tiens black paper.
Saves me from the smell (ugh) of using the Sharpie!
👍 🙂

mopinko

(70,112 posts)
2. this is a really, really good idea. it is stunning on the teevee. and the front page.
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 05:53 PM
Jun 2022

i've mentioned a couple times the white sox 'blackout' games. the team asked the fans to wear their sox black to a few must win games on their way to the pennant, and the did.

i was at one of the games, and it was like the lights werent working. the pics were on the front page of papers across the country. they were stunning.

google- white sox blackout. see for yourself.

mopinko

(70,112 posts)
5. rly, it's a sight i'll never forget.
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 06:07 PM
Jun 2022

now imagine the streets filled w darkness. cuz that's where we are.

Response to Polybius (Reply #11)

electric_blue68

(14,906 posts)
14. Less or more subtle?
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 12:43 PM
Jun 2022

A patterned tie with a black background if it's a more formal gathering.

Informal - a Tee with an image on a black back ground?

To me a black armband is not subtle.

Polybius

(15,421 posts)
16. Ahh, I responded too quickly, I guess less
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 12:49 PM
Jun 2022

I meant to just say subtle, not more. Meaning something not obvious. Definitely no tie in 90 degree backyard weather, I'll be in shorts and a t-shirt. I like the t-shirt idea.

Polybius

(15,421 posts)
13. I was replying but you deleted your post for some reason before I could hit the send button
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 12:43 PM
Jun 2022

I think you thought that I'm a woman, but I'm a man. I also never wear jewelry. Hmm. Black shorts perhaps.

electric_blue68

(14,906 posts)
15. Oh you caught that, ha! Bc I though wait ... what if he's a man? I couldn't remember so I checked..
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 12:47 PM
Jun 2022

your profile. Ooops.

Black shorts sounds good. 👍

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