I’ve always wanted a blanket made of my old T-shirts, and I pondered which shirts to use. So many memories.

One of the most meaningful is my Bruce Springsteen concert shirt from the former Philadelphia Spectrum. It is from Dec. 8, 1980, the night John Lennon was shot and killed.

I vividly remember the devastated looks as people were finding out as we left the venue.

On a happier note, two of my favorite T-shirts are from memories with my father. I was always in awe of his knowledge — except when I knew everything in my 20s. My dad made me a shirt with front and back lettering with the wisdom I told him. I was describing an animal to him (a meerkat) and he didn’t know it. So I said, “There are more animals than you know,” laughing as the words came out of my mouth. On the back, “You’re not the sayer of the world,” which I respectfully told him, too, connecting us through laughter that followed.

A T-shirt from “The Magic Show,” a musical my dad took me to see when I was 10, has more holes than shirt. I was excited that it was the two of us who went, and I knew our budget was tight. I was overjoyed when he got me a shirt from the show.

My “Cooperstown Cleveland” shirt is from a restaurant Alice Cooper owned in Cleveland.

A friend and I went to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Along the six-hour ride we played name that tune/artist, trying to stump one another from our cassette mixes. The last song she played as we pulled up to the hotel was an obscure Alice Cooper song, and I was so proud that I guessed correctly.

When we arrived and looked out the hotel window, we saw a sign that said “Cooperstown.” Cooper being my last name, it was cool. We didn’t know until we went out that Alice Cooper owns a chain of restaurants. It was serendipity that his was the last song played on our long ride.

My Spring Gulch Folk Festival T-shirt was one of over 20 I had throughout the years of attending the amazing camping festival, which had a new T-shirt theme each year, every year the shirt holding new memories.

My Club Ambiance shirt is from a resort in Jamaica. I told my boyfriend I was going to go win the music trivia contest they were having. I did! I won the shirt for first place.

Live Aid was a moment in history, with bands playing from early morning to nighttime. It was at the former JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, with bands simultaneously playing in England. Funds of $245 million went toward Ethiopian famine relief.

I remember that only two tickets could be purchased per person for The Rolling Stones’ 1981 “Farewell Tour” (LOL).

I have a Rattlesnake Festival shirt from 2010. We went to a friend’s remote cabin for the weekend. In addition to massive barbecues offering food and a flea market, there was a contest to see who could catch the longest rattlesnake. I spoke with a guy who was bitten by a rattlesnake and almost didn’t survive before they had the anti-venom.

“What a long strange trip it’s been 1965-1971” is on my three-quarter sleeve, possibly my first, Grateful Dead T-shirt. Since the recent passing of original member Bob Weir, the phrase puts a sad end to an astoundingly long era.

The warmth this blanket offers is from much more than the fleece backing. It’s a lifetime of memories that I have forever.