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I picked up this vintage DeLONG Made in USA varsity jacket and have searched trying to figure out the story behind the “PUNK ROCK HIGH” chenille lettering on the back.

Based on the DeLONG label, materials and construction, I believe the jacket likely dates somewhere around the 1980s–1990s, although I haven't been able to pin down an exact year yet. Black wool body, gray leather sleeves and traditional collegiate/letterman construction.

Initially I thought “Punk Rock High” might refer to a specific band, club, event, or organization, but after digging into it I'm wondering if it was more of a punk-scene phrase or ideology/in-joke at the time — basically the idea that punk rock was your school/education.

There are a couple of interesting clues.

The name on the Delong clothing tag looks like it could possibly say DJ Moron who was a roadie for the band.

Then I found something even more interesting: there's another vintage “PUNK ROCK HIGH” varsity jacket hanging in the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, photographed in a display containing NOFX material.

That jacket is not identical to mine, but the similarities are pretty striking. Both have a dark wool body, gray leather sleeves and large collegiate-style PUNK ROCK / HIGH lettering across the back. The museum jacket is considerably more worn and has a small additional marking/patch near “HIGH,” while mine is a DeLONG and doesn't have that marking. I've found several band promotional jackets were created by this Delong in varsity style jackets similar to this.

So now I'm curious whether these jackets were actually connected somehow, or whether “Punk Rock High” was simply a phrase/concept that circulated through the punk scene in the '80s/'90s, with people making their own varsity jackets around the joke.

Does anyone who was around the scene during that period remember the phrase “Punk Rock High” being used? Was it associated with NOFX, a label, tour, crew, venue, zine, etc., or was it more of a general punk expression?

And if anyone knows the story behind the Punk Rock High jacket at the Punk Rock Museum, I'd especially love to hear it.

Any help would be appreciated and thanks!

I picked up this vintage DeLONG Made in USA varsity jacket and have searched trying to figure out the story behind the “PUNK ROCK HIGH” chenille lettering on the back.

Based on the DeLONG label, materials and construction, I believe the jacket likely dates somewhere around the 1980s–1990s, although I haven't been able to pin down an exact year yet. Black wool body, gray leather sleeves and traditional collegiate/letterman construction.

Initially I thought “Punk Rock High” might refer to a specific band, club, event, or organization, but after digging into it I'm wondering if it was more of a punk-scene phrase or ideology/in-joke at the time — basically the idea that punk rock was your school/education.

There are a couple of interesting clues.

Screeching Weasel has used a collegiate-style logo reading “SCREECHING WEASEL PUNK ROCK HIGH — EST. 1986,” which fits that tongue-in-cheek imaginary-school idea pretty well.

Then I found something even more interesting: there's another vintage “PUNK ROCK HIGH” varsity jacket hanging in the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, photographed in a display containing NOFX material.

That jacket is not identical to mine, but the similarities are pretty striking. Both have a dark wool body, gray leather sleeves and large collegiate-style PUNK ROCK / HIGH lettering across the back. The museum jacket is considerably more worn and has a small additional marking/patch near “HIGH,” while mine is a DeLONG and doesn't have that marking. I've found several band promotional jackets were created by this Delong in varsity style jackets similar to this.

So now I'm curious whether these jackets were actually connected somehow, or whether “Punk Rock High” was simply a phrase/concept that circulated through the punk scene in the '80s/'90s, with people making their own varsity jackets around the joke.

Does anyone who was around the scene during that period remember the phrase “Punk Rock High” being used? Was it associated with Screeching Weasel, NOFX, a label, tour, crew, venue, zine, etc., or was it more of a general punk expression?

And if anyone knows the story behind the Punk Rock High jacket at the Punk Rock Museum, I'd especially love to hear it.

I'm not trying to force a band connection onto mine — I'm mostly interested in figuring out what “Punk Rock High” meant and where these jackets came from.

Any help would be appreciated and thanks!

I recently came across this vintage Disneyland Enchanted Tiki Room Tangaroa Baby figure and I'm hoping some Disney/Tiki collectors might be able to tell me more about it.

It's a fairly heavy, hand-painted figure with the classic Tangaroa Baby design and geometric Polynesian-style decoration. It also has a strand of multicolored faux-pearl beads running through openings beneath the arms.

The most interesting detail is the marking on the back. It has a molded © symbol and “WALT DISNEY PROD.” marking, which makes me think this is an older Walt Disney Productions-era piece rather than one of the more recent Tangaroa Baby collectibles.

As you can see in the photos, it definitely has some age and wear. There is paint loss/chipping, particularly around the nose, feet and edges, along with general surface wear. I haven't attempted to clean, repaint or restore anything.

I'm hoping someone might know:

• Approximately when these were made
• Whether they were actually sold at Disneyland/Adventureland or the Enchanted Tiki Room
• Who manufactured them
• Whether the beaded strand is original
• If there were multiple colors/designs or different Tangaroa Babies produced
• How uncommon these original figures are today
• Any idea of current collector value
• Any old catalog photos, advertisements or other documentation showing one

I've found plenty of information about later Tangaroa Baby merchandise, but very little identifying this particular older version.

Any information would be greatly appreciated, especially from longtime Disneyland, Enchanted Tiki Room or vintage Disneyana collectors. Thanks!