I stumbled across these tshirts from badbrains13 while digging for auctions for skatenoize.com. He has a few cool boards. All hand painted. That’s pretty chill. But he also had these tshirts that were both over 15 years old in MINT condition. And his descriptions give the most detail ever: who took the pics, who drew the art, … I figured he was either a superfan or actually in the band. Granted, I never heard of Focused at all so I hit up old google and wikipedia.
That’s when I stumbled on the phrase “spirit filled hardcore” and vomited a little in my mouth. Ugh. I don’t mind Krshna (cro-mags, youth of today, …) or Buddha (the first step), but Jesus? Fuck no. Can’t stand that guy in my hardcore. Those bands are always talking about how Jesus saved them … from their suburban middle class lives … Ugh, do not want. At least Shelter was singing about bettering humanity. And the Cro-Mags could have probably used some saving …
Godcore. Blah. 99% sure the seller is the lead singer of the band. And I wish I had never googled any further. Somethings can’t be unlearned or unseen. I’ll never forgive my friend for tricking me into listening to Strongarm and that was at least 15 years ago. If you don’t mind, I now have to go clear ears with a little Slayer.
And yes, this shirt does have a barbwire jock strap … Ooooffff
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