The Bolo Tie: Yay or Nay?

[jrd617]

I was wondering what the fora thinks?

@Sam Hober
@edmorel
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@conradwu
Vanda guy


Any plans for bolo's in the near future?


http://www.denverpost.com/hochman/ci_24863879/philip-rivers-bolo-ties-catch-eye-broncos-fans

Philip Rivers' bolo ties catch eye of Broncos fans, Denver haberdasher


For the Broncos, it's all about the Super Bowl. For the San Diego Chargers, it's all about the super bolo.

San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers, this country-and-western cognoscente, wears bolo ties in postgame news conferences, begrudgingly seen by locals after Rivers won in Denver in December. And last Sunday, when the Chargers snatched a playoff victory to earn a return to Denver this Sunday, Rivers sported this grandiose bolo made of elk antler, with a shiny stone in the center.

"If we win on Sunday, it's because Philip Rivers (ticked) us off by wearing what's ours," said Steve Weil, unleashing a grand guffaw. "He's riled us up. This is our deal, not theirs!"

Weil's grandfather, the late Denver legend Jack A. Weil, made the bolo the bolo. In the 1940s, "Papa Jack" became the first person to commercially sell bolo ties, which are a type of necktie with a thin cord or braided leather, clasped together with a decorative piece. Since then, his company, Rockmount Ranch Wear, has sold millions internationally. On Tuesday, I went to "The House That Bolos Built," the Rockmount store on Wazee, where I met Rockmount president Steve Weil, who admitted: "Philip Rivers wears it naturally. Some people can pull it off, and he does.

 

[conradwu]

 

[jrd617]



Hater!

 

[jrd617]

#BOLO

 

[gaseousclay]

Bolo says he'll kill you with his stare for even considering wearing a bolo tie

 

[jrd617]



Bolo says he'll kill you with his stare for even considering wearing a bolo tie

Violence doesn't solve anything. Jeez.

 

[Academic2]

Useful as an impromptu garrote, in my experience.

Otherwise no.

Cheers,

Ac

 

[jrd617]



Useful as an impromptu garrote, in my experience. 

Otherwise no.

Cheers,

Ac

So violent!

 

[Academic2]

So violent!

I'm an essentially a good-natured fellow, so I wanted to say something nice about bolo ties. That's all I could come up with ...

Cheers,

Ac