The date was Friday, September 5, 1997. I spent the evening looking for websites
that could tell me something about the history of the jockstrap. I was lured
into several pay sites that showed pictures of models in jocks but where
were the real jockmen of the world? Where were the men who actually wore
jockstraps in real life? And why should I have to pay to connect with them?
With absolutely no website or HTML experience, I spent the next morning reading
and learning. The more I read and the more I learned, the more determined
I was to dive in head first and create a website to showcase my collection
of about a dozen vintage athletic supporters.
I now had everything I needed to design a website including a life-long career
in the field of graphic arts. A quick trip to a local computer store to purchase
an inexpensive digital camera and I was ready to go to work. By 9:00 p.m.
on September 6 my two-page website, AllKink's Vintage Jockstraps,
was uploaded to my webspace on AOL and the rest, as they say, is history.
The banners on this page trace the AllKink history from that Saturday evening
in 1997 through today. Enjoy!
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All Kink's
"VINTAGE JOCKSTRAPS"
My First Banner
: September 6, 1997
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October 1997
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November 1997
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Name Change :
March 1998
The first visitor picture is added to the site.
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June 1998
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July 1998
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August 1998
My first and last animated main banner.
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First Anniversary
: September 6, 1998
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December 1998
... reminds me of a diner! |
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January 1999
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March 1999
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May 1999
This is the banner that appeared on the CBS Evening News.
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Second Anniversary
: September 6, 1999
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One Million Visitors
: Early October 1999
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Mid-October 1999
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New Millenium
: January 1, 2000
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February 2000
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March 2000
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May 2000
Introduced my first chat room, "Jock Chat."
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Third Anniversary
: September 6, 2000
The Jock Zone chat room is born.
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January 2001
Opening of The Annex : January 9, 2001
Two Million Visitors : March 5, 2001
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Fourth Anniversary
: September 6, 2001
Five days later ... all hell breaks loose.
"The world will forever remember September 11, 2001."
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January 2002 and
beyond ...
Three Million Visitors : May 6, 2002
Four Million Visitors : June 27, 2003
Five Million Visitors : August 13, 2004
Six Million Visitors : October 4, 2005
Seven Million Visitors : January 29, 2007
Eight Million Visitors : August 17, 2008
Nine Million Visitors : March 23, 2010
The End of an Era : October 2, 2011
Ten Million Visitors : December 8, 2011
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