08/12/2025
💀🇺🇸🌌 Duanne from all the way over in Wisconsin, USA rocking a custom tie dye and Aussie stealie to his style!
You can own a custom oz stealie tee by going to 🛒 unclekens.com 👍
Meet Duanne from the Driftless Region of Wisconsin, a rare part of the Midwest known for rolling hills, pine trees, snowfall, and quiet country living. After many years in the city, Duanne now lives in a log cabin out in nature, where life moves slower and the views stretch wide ❄️🌲
Duanne is a lifelong Deadhead and a longtime friend of Eric, who some of you might recognise from a previous post. Eric is now based in Queensland and is an avid photographer, and it was seeing Eric wearing his Uncle Ken’s tee that sparked Duanne’s interest and led him to grab one of his own. A proper full-circle Dead connection across countries and decades
Duanne comes from a mixed European background and his wife is Italian, which means one important thing. There is always good food at home. Home-cooked meals, real ingredients, and shared dinners are a big part of their life together 🍝
For his custom piece, Duanne asked for something that fit his personal style. Darker, subtle, and easy to wear with that quiet psychedelic edge underneath. We landed on a black and dark blue 3-stripe chevron tie dye with a washed-out fade. The result is a shirt that reveals itself slowly, with the gold Stealie standing out against the darker tones
Now retired, Duanne spends his days enjoying the simple things. Music, nature, good meals, front-porch views, and time with his wife while still carrying the Dead spirit into this quieter chapter of life 💀
Hes picking up a real christmas tree this eason and as you can tell one of the pictures is before his haircut! Looking sharp!
Custom tie dyes always welcome, I care more about sharing the music and the energy than the money so reach out if its something you would like to be a part of!
