What’s up Distant Replays Fans?!!     I’VE DEFINITELY MISSED YOU!!!  The past 6 months have been a wild ride for Distant Replays.  I’ll give you the “Cliff Notes” version of what has happened.   After almost 11 years to the day that I opened my retail store at Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta, Georgia, I was forced to close my store due to circumstances beyond my control (well, mostly beyond my control!) this past March. It was an AMAZING ride, and I have no regrets, other than that I wish I took some more business courses in college!

I'M BACK - FRO ISN'T!

It’s no secret that the economy hit many small businesses such as mine hard.  Even knowing I wasn’t alone in my misery, it was still a pretty emotional experience having to tear down all of the memorabilia and posters off the wall that customers like you sent in to my store, turn off the lights, and lock the door for the last time.  It’s definitely humbling to be an INC. 500 company one day, and scrambling to make payroll the next.   I want to personally thank the many of you who supported me through my tough times with your words of encouragement and friendship.  That is why I’m so excited to be back…the friendships!!  The common bond that a single piece of sports apparel with a silly old logo can bring between two people astonishes me to this day.

All is not doom and gloom however.  Several folks rallied around Distant Replays because they still believe in the value of the brand and the goodwill of our loyal customers. Because of their vision and support, I am pleased to announce that I will be helping build back the Distant Replays website.  To those of you that have been loyal Distant Replays customers over the years, of course you’ll notice that many of the products you are used to seeing are not currently on the website.   Please be patient, as we work hard to bring back the product selection you were accustomed to seeing.  There will also be new and exciting retro apparel being added to the lineup.

OUR OWN DISTANT REPLAYS TEE'S!!

Perhaps my favorite “silver lining” in this cloud is the Distant Replays branded line of college apparel; that’s right, you can now order college tee shirts that proudly display the the Distant Replays pennant logo emblazoned on them!!  I almost fainted when I walked into a Dillard’s department store and saw a rack of Distant Replays tee shirts.  How the heck did that happen?  Needless to say, it is a dream come true for me to see this happen to a brand I helped build.

So to sum up, Distantreplays.com is back – I’M BACK!!!   I WANT YOU ALL BACK!!  Be sure to keep your eyes glued to my Andyland blog, as I’ll constantly be updating with new features, sports memories, contests, videos and deals!   LET’S GO!!!!