*- disclaimer: This post contains no actual Manowar content, because there are no Manowar shirts in theverdictsin‘s current auctions.
Yes, our main focus here at TTD is punk and hardcore shirts. We all know this. That does not however mean that we do not have a great appreciation for metal, and by metal I mean actual 80s metal, not late 90s/00s screamo metal (Murphy might actually like that, he lived in Worcester after all). And if you know me, you know that I personally have a tendency to wear shirts devoid of sleeves, when I wear a shirt at all. So theverdictsin‘s series of mostly sleeveless classic metal tees is something that you had to know would be getting a showcase on here. But just to make the transition as painless as possible, let’s start with some crossover…
Gonna be honest, only saw DRI once, and was not impressed. Of course, it was in a giant dusty field in Topsfield, MA in 2003 at a very under attended all day festival, so probably not the best venue or time period. Slapshot also played that day, along with a band (whose name escapes me) who had a giant amazon playing bass and breathing fire onstage. She was the best part of the day (it was one of the ladies from Nashville Pussy, yes I am absolutely too lazy to Google and refresh my memory as to which one and what her other band was).
The seller isn’t sure whether this is an original shirt or an original bootleg. All I know is, if that shirt were made now, the back would have a giant F-bomb on it instead of the now relatively tame “God damn”.
I actually think I owned this shirt once. Not the one he’s selling, obviously, but in the exact same sleeveless condition. Only I made it that way myself. Sadly, it was a size small, and I never fit into it. I can’t remember if I sold it or gave it away, I’m gonna guess gave it away.
Let’s wrap things up for now with some Slayer Sketchiness…
