The Corduroy Appreciation Club is a social club which wishes to cultivate good fellowship by the advancement of Corduroy awareness, understanding, celebration and commemoration of the fabric and all related items. Club events are held on dates which resemble Corduroy.
News & Announcements
An Enormous Official Announcement: Keynote Speaker for 1111 2010 Grand Meeting
We are utterly thrilled to announce that America’s Public Radio Sweetheart, Jesse Thorn, will be the keynote speaker at our 5th Annual Grand Meeting on the Date Which Most Closely Resembles Corduroy, November 11th, 2010! Among many things, Jesse is the host of one of our favorite Public Radio shows, “The Sound of Young America,” [...]
Alive and Wale: 1111 2010: Getting Warm
Rest assured Dear Corduroy Appreciator. In spite of months of quiet and perceived dormancy, the mighty Corduroy Appreciation Club is roaring back to life. We shall pounce upon the day which most closely resembles Corduroy with a vigor the world hath not know before! Oh, yes, dear Corduroy Appreciator, the day comes nigh. Have thy [...]
11|11 Grand Meeting, 2009
Esteemed Member of The Corduroy Appreciation Club, The Corduroy Appreciation Club shall convene on the date which most closely resembles Corduroy, November 11th, 11|11. Here are the particulars and secret location of our meeting: KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Hilarious BEST SELLING AUTHOR of I Was Told There’d Be Cake, SLOANE CROSLEY! $11.11 (A price which resembles Corduroy). [...]
111109 Keynote Speaker Selected: Sloane Crosley
Absolutely thrilled and honored to announce that Sloan Crosley will be the keynote speaker at our 1111 Grand Meeting on Wednesday, 1111 09 Sloane is completely hilarious and the author or the NYTIMES best seller, I was Told There’d Be Cake, which has been optioned for a series on HBO! Cannot wait! More details coming [...]
11|11 Draws Nigh!
The Date which Most Closely Resembles Corduroy looms near! It’s 10 days from today! Are you ready? We’re not, exactly, but tremendous preparations are underway for celebration of this most important day for members of The Corduroy Appreciation Club and Corduroy lovers the world over. A Grand Meeting will occur in Brooklyn, NY. Details accumulating [...]
Rare Video Footage of Corduroy Club President Released
The website revelinnewyork.com has released an excellent video about The Corduroy Appreciation Club featuring the reclusive and mysterious founder of the organization, Miles Rohan. Note, it would appear that The Founder is wearing a wig, of sorts, to disguise himself. What else could explain that which sprouts from his head? Lots of other wonderful interviews [...]
Corduroy and The Double Life is Twice as Good
It is a great honor to have an essay about the Corduroy Appreciation Club appear in Jonathan Ames’ new collection, The Double Life is Twice as Good. Obviously Jonathan’s account of his time at our 2007 meeting is the best part of the book, but everything else (that I’ve read thus far) is very good [...]
Twittering. yes, we are.
Follow the fascinating ups and downs, err…wales and races of the Corduroy Appreciation Club on Twitter. Corduroyclub is our username.
Emergency Meeting 3|11|09
In these uncertain times, Corduroy is a symbol of resilience and comfort. Due to a variety of circumstances, a meeting of The Corduroy Appreciation Club has not occurred in 13 months. Yet we remain a powerful force and voice for Corduroy and Corduroy Appreciation across the globe. Good souls continue to join our organization every day. We [...]
Cord of the King, We Are Not
The Hindu Online, India’s National Newspaper, which I always peruse, recently published a sound dissection of the origin of a word that is among the most hotly contested in etymological circles. What word, you ask, is that? Corduroy, the familiar durable fabric, has no known linguistic parents though it is said to be the offspring [...]
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