Dear Porkers,

We have three objectives in sending this email:  1) to unveil the newest addition to our Pork Fashion Collection, 2) to tell you about our special Pork Garment Combo Deals, and 3) to announce our partnership with Boulevard Brewing Company of Kansas City, the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest.  From Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Rapid City, South Dakota, the fourteen varieties of Boulevard rival the big imports.  This fast-growing company now offers five year-round beers, five seasonals, and four new Smokestack Series beers. 

In Midwestern cities, Boulevard is hugely popular, but in teeny back-water RAGBRAI towns, it's harder to find.  We and our Boulevard reps, however, are determined to serve up three varieties, keg by delicious keg.  This July in each Pork Belly campsite, every afternoon and evening, our Porkers will savor Boulevard's best-selling Unfiltered Wheat Beer, their smooth and fruity Pale Ale, and the Boulevard summer brew, ZON, an interpretation of a classic Belgian witbier.  So as you look forward to RAGBRAI, Porkers, add this scene to your daydreams--you coming in from a long, hot road to a cold Boulevard.

"PASS THE CORN" JERSEY:
This memento of your Iowa ride has been designed by the creative department of Boulevard Brewing Company, and it captures that first hour on the bike each morning, when the fields are dewy green and the sun begins its climb.  In the foreground are familiar rural road signs and tall corn stalks, bearing unusual fruit.  Between and beyond the stalks are those rolling, corn-clad hills of Iowa curving away to the sunrise.  Back: road sign declaring "PASS THE CORN."  Front: Pork Belly Ventures road sign, with Boulevard billboard at the horizon.  Left sleeve: our signature, fun-loving pig-on-a bike; right sleeve wrapped in green corn leaves.  Very cool all-over art. Invisible 18" front zipper.  Regular sizes $90. (See order form for 2X/3X prices.) The images of our jersey and all other garments, described below, as well as our order form, are available at www.pkbelly.com.  The jerseys run snug, so see the sizing chart on the order form, AND check out the special combo deals below!

TO ENSURE THAT YOU GET YOUR SIZE, PLEASE PLACE YOUR GARMENT ORDER BY MAY 1.   Take advantage of the combo deals below, or order garments a la carte.   Order form available at our website.  

COMBO #1:  ALL 3 SHIRTS AND OUR "PASS THE CORN" JERSEY FOR A BARGAIN $150.
You can get all three made-to-look-old Pork T-Shirts to combine with our cool new "Pass the Corn" jersey, and we'll throw in a pair of "Live Like a Pig" cycling socks and free shipping and handling.  For 2X and 3X sizes, the total will run a little over $150--see the form. The socks are black with yellow lettering and a pink pig.  With this deal, you'll be a Porker from head to toe.

COMBO #2:  T-SHIRT, SWEATSHIRT, AND OUR "PASS THE CORN" JERSEY FOR A BARGAIN $150.
You can get any made-to-look-old t-shirt, our Corn Star hooded sweatshirt, and our new "Pass the Corn" jersey, and we'll throw in a pair of "Live Like a Pig" cycling socks and free shipping and handling.  For 2X and 3X sizes, the total will run a little over $150--see the form. The socks are black with yellow lettering and a pink pig. 

NEW T-SHIRT:  "BE A CORN STAR"
The back of this shirt shows a plump, pink, naked pig, casting a coy, over-the-shoulder glance before slipping between the stalks to answer nature's call. It comes in a desert-washed, soft green color called "peyote," 100% cotton, with a retro look and feel, old-style distressed art in shades of green with kernel-gold and pork-pink accents. On the front, the PBV logo appears below the waist, with a cornstalk sprouting up to chest level. "Be A Corn Star," (back), and "Pork Belly Ventures, Passing the Corn in Iowa Since 1984" (front). Men's regular sizes $20, 2X shirts $22.

NEW HOODED SWEATSHIRT:  "BE A CORN STAR"
Same coy, naked pig described above, slipping between the stalks. Similar soft green color called "pine," 100% cotton exterior with 80/20 cotton/poly blend inside, preshrunk, hidden side pockets, old-style distressed art in shades of green with kernel-gold and pork-pink accents. On the front, the PBV logo appears at the waist, with a cornstalk sprouting up to about shoulder level. "Be A Corn Star," (back), and "Pork Belly Ventures, Passing the Corn in Iowa Since 1984" (front). Men's regular sizes $40, 2X sweatshirts $42.

STUPIDITY T-SHIRT: "It's not so much the heat, it's the stupidity."
That's not a misprint. In this case, it's not the humidity. We reprised this '80s RAGBRAI slogan, a sample of dry Iowa wit. It comes in a soft desert-washed denim color called "night sky," 100% cotton, with a retro look and feel, old-style distressed art in warm colors, yellow and orange. "It's not so much the heat, it's the stupidity," (back), and "Pork Belly Ventures, Passing the Corn in Iowa Since 1984" (front). Men's regular sizes $20, 2X shirts $22.

CLASSIC T-SHIRT: "Live Like A Pig"
Our classic "Live Like a Pig" shirt, in a desert-washed mud color called "mesquite," 100% cotton, is a must-have for every Porker! Same retro look and feel with old-style distressed art in pink and green, wee pigs on bikes passing the corn. "Live Like a Pig" (back), and "Pork Belly Ventures, Passing the Corn in Iowa Since 1984" (front). Men's regular sizes $20, 2X shirts $22.

ORIGINAL CYCLING JERSEY, GRANT WOOD STYLE
Our original Pork Belly jersey is a favorite! The all-over art depicts Iowa's gentle landscapes in Grant Wood's classic style, with our signature pig grinning from the left breast and, on the back, hefty pigs on bikes cresting a hill. With the all-over, full-color printing, they've been the envy of the ride since the first Porkers wore them on the road. Regular sizes are just $80. (See form for 2X/3X prices.) They run snug, so see the sizing chart on the order form!

TO ENSURE THAT YOU GET YOUR SIZE, PLEASE PLACE YOUR GARMENT ORDER BY MAY 1.   Take advantage of the combo deals above, or order garments a la carte.  Print the order form at PorkBellyGarmentForm and send it with payment to PBV LLC, 412 Forest Glen Drive, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503.    

That's enough for one email, Porkers, but we have more surprises for you.  We'll be on your screens again in no time. Until then, we remain,

Your friends,

Tammy and Pete


Tammy (Phillips) Pavich                                                Pete Phillips 

808/946-5315 or tammypav@aol.com              712/328-6836 or petephillips@cox.net

(Honolulu-four hours earlier than Iowa)