This shirt was designed by a friend of ours known as Bog (his last name is Bogden). That’s why it became known as the bog man. Leif Valin is pictured here wearing it in 1996 in Winston-Salem, NC.

This was a PLAY catalog pic from 1996. Leigh Ramsdell in PLAY thermal shirt, Hal Brindley in PLAY flannel, Leif Valin in PLAY hooded sweatshirt and PLAY oval logo hat.

This 1996 version of the PLAY gyro cover is shaped sort of like a beer huggie, hence the name. It just wrapped around the gyro unlike the Leif Valin gyro hood model which covered the back of the stem.

PLAY wallets had a foil embossed PLAY triceratops logo and came in long wallets or trifold. Chain wallets were available with regular chain or bike chain. The bike chain was a fun gimmick but wasn’t the most practical chain for a wallet. It was still by far our best seller.

When I was first designing the PLAY pants and shorts I had a leftover piece of fabric when cutting out the pattern and decided to use that for the pocket. John Paul Rogers later dubbed them “pizza pockets”.

All the ladies loved Craig Reynolds and that was the inspiration for this model. Circa 1996. Artwork by Hal Brindley

This is Mike Forney’s pro model tee shirt from PLAY clothes circa 1996. The artwork is by Chris Hargrave. (He did all our pervy designs)

One of several pad set designs released by PLAY Clothes. These were shot in 1996.

In this 1996 photo, PLAY team rider Vaun Stout and I are eating strawberry pie off of PLAY number plates using PLAY top tube pads as our forks. Shot in Winston-Salem, NC by Steve Buddendeck

Here’s a collection of PLAY stickers available in 1996. In the lower left corner are two PLAY patches (the oval and p logos). Stickers shown include: Long Logo Oval Logo Camel City (we lived in Winston-Salem NC where camel cigarettes were made) PLAY Freestyle Rider Ladies Love M