On 20th May 2011, the day of my 29th birthday, I gave rock musician Kurt Vile a Rolling Stones sweatshirt printed for their 1989 Steel Wheels tour. This blog is a record of that sweatshirt’s forays back into the world of rock and roll decadence.Stolen WheelsTumblr (3.0; @stolenwheels)http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/“Evil motherfucker!! KurtVile turns into a winged demon...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltpwlohcL91qlf1nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Evil motherfucker!! KurtVile turns into a winged demon after getting high with the Occupy Norfolk group!!!” Wayne Coyne, The Flaming Lips.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/11985852198http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/11985852198Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:20:12 -0400Flaming LipsSecond page of Kurt Vile’s On The Road feature for NME....<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrk5t1whhm1qlf1nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Second page of Kurt Vile’s On The Road feature for NME. Note photos bottom left and second from bottom on right.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/10235453440http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/10235453440Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:46:00 -0400NMEThe first page of Kurt Vile’s On The Road feature for NME,...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrk5okT05F1qlf1nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The first page of Kurt Vile’s On The Road feature for NME, featuring an appearance from the aforementioned sweatshirt.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/10235422854http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/10235422854Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:43:32 -0400NMEAborted iTunes artwork for forthcoming Kurt Vile EP.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr7r7mQSgk1qlf1nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Aborted iTunes artwork for forthcoming Kurt Vile EP.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/9960418811http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/9960418811Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:59:45 -0400near but so farPhoto<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp8xx15pSJ1qlf1nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/8337040713http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/8337040713Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:15:01 -0400Kurt Vile wearing said sweatshirt at Norwegian festival,...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo29z5SC0I1qlf1nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kurt Vile wearing said sweatshirt at Norwegian festival, Roskilde.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/7414751675http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/7414751675Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:18:41 -0400NorwayKurt Vile appears on popular website Wikipedia wearing the...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnyn30MyyM1qlf1nvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Kurt Vile appears on popular website Wikipedia wearing the sweatshirt.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/7338786133http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/7338786133Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:11:24 -0400WikipediaThumbs up from Kurt Vile at Liverpool Sound City, perhaps in...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln6qavVEa01qlf1nvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Thumbs up from Kurt Vile at Liverpool Sound City, perhaps in reference to the sweatshirt.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6786053812http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6786053812Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:28:08 -0400LiverpoolKurt Vile in Wandsworth Town, London.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln4v3p1krd1qlf1nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kurt Vile in Wandsworth Town, London.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6751482232http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6751482232Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:16:38 -0400LondonKurt Vile is spotted wearing the sweatshirt in Liverpool.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln3ympdQng1qlf1nvo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kurt Vile is spotted wearing the sweatshirt in Liverpool.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6734433202http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6734433202Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:35:14 -0400LiverpoolThe sweatshirt next appears in a 60 second promo video shot by...<script type="text/javascript" src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?embedCode=lyN2NqMjqZ345t2OwmZci8XzmogK-mNX&width=640&height=360"></script><br/><br/><p>The sweatshirt next appears in a 60 second promo video shot by Pitchfork at Spanish festival, Primavera.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6734047973http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6734047973Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:21:58 -0400SpainPitchforkVideoPrimaveraThe sweatshirt first re-surfaces in Pitchfork’s coverage of...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln3xt8rxah1qlf1nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sweatshirt first re-surfaces in Pitchfork’s coverage of Spanish music festival, Primavera.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6733922386http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6733922386Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:17:33 -0400SpainPitchforkPrimaveraThe sweatshirt in question. Let me know if you see it.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln3xllQxZE1qlf1nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sweatshirt in question.</p> <p>Let me know if you see it.</p>http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6733791660http://stolenwheels.tumblr.com/post/6733791660Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:12:00 -0400