He was a senior on the college football team when he developed a prototype for a polyester-Lycra-blend T-shirt to keep him and his teammates dry.

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Pancake batter and banking don't blend well.

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The Red Moccasins present a standard unsigned sound, predominantly inspired by the tried, tested, done, dusted, been there, done that, got all the T-shirts blend of The Libertines and The Arctic Monkeys.

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The game doesn't penalize you for not singing harmonies, but finding the right blend is an interesting challenge that will surely appeal to more sophisticated vocalists.

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The pattern on the back actually doesn't stand out as much as it does on the black version, as it happens to blend in with the white a little more.

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