Oddly, none of these tshirts came from eBay. In fact, most were purchased directly from the band. BUT most of them were carted all over Asia, Europe and the US. I think that qualifies this for a mailbox report.
Lets start with an item that actually came to my mailbox. I found a seller who had some Follow Through gear (and a sweet Nemesis Records No Gangs tee, one of the last Nemesis Records PSA shirts I need. Sadly, he had already sold it to someone else). I made an offer for a tshirt. He accepted. Paypal money was sent, and he must have shipped it out immediately. When I got the package, I noticed it was heavy. And he spent more on shipping than I had expected. Of course, that’s because he shipped TWO Follow Through tshirts. In this case, the variants are the sizes. Both are XL. BUT one is cut and rolled while the other is tailored. The cut and rolled one is going to be a great beach shirt. Just need to get that white bucket hat. Can’t wait.
Next up is a Bane shirt. You’ll notice a Ferris Bueller’s Day Off quote and imagery. Not too shabby. The Bane logo is definitely a different one. Very 80s retro. But you’ll also notice the variations on color. One has pink and neon, the other has purple and yellow. I like variants.
Next is a JayBil special. Before he finished the redesign for TTD, he whipped up this awesome Globetrottin tshirt for Bane. I’m super psyched on the back pic. I didn’t take a picture of it so you’ll just have to buy one from Bane. You’ll notice 3 variations here. One is a tour shirt from Korea. It’s printed on this tshirt brand called Straight Punk. It’s very, very, very tiny. It features the additional “TOUR” moniker and some very odd blocking around the text. Next up is a mistake print. Somehow this one came on light blue with pink ink. Very odd. And notice the font is different. It’s the usual Bane logo font. Last up is the real deal design. Blue with red ink.
Finally, a shirt I’ve been looking to track down for 3-4 years. Yes, 3-4 years. You’re thinking, “This dude is crazy. It’s just a regular old Bane tee. A dime a dozen.” But not so fast, my friend. Notice the back print. The regular Crowded Rooms tee features a framed photo on the back. This one is SANS photo. I’m 99% certain a friend of Naidoo’s designed this and was definitely surprised to find some shirts had got out without the framed photo. Most were sold in Canada. Which could explain why I had so much trouble tracking this one down.
Oh, and guess what? This will be Bane’s first time EVER playing Sound And Fury Fest. Sadly, Follow Through is not edge … or playing the fest.
Lolz everyone if those bane shirts is off! Ha
the real color was supposed to be that lighter blue with red ink not pink. C’est la vie
Hmm I think I actually like it w/o the live pic on it better. Also, I didn’t notice the color difference on the ferris bueller shirts. Lousy club lighting.
Any chance you want to trade that light blue for an xl…? ;-)
I thought I heard someone say you were going to the gym and needed an XL. Swear I heard that!
Yeah Chris Delia from imnotanaddict.com designed that one. I actually got mine at the church in philly it was May of 2005 right when the note dropped. Pete told me it was an error and that they had to wait for the corrected batch. I later had to hunt down the brown version and black version with the pics on the back. Its wasn’t until they got back from Canada that I got the white Ls from Zach, I didn’t even know they had it. If you notice the pic on the back is all messed up and blurred. It was suppose to look like the pic on the back of the picture vinyl.
follow through is playing a reunion show this summer with higher force, tyrant trooper, mindwar and dead wrong. http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=134215843262674 get into it!