I always wanted one of these bad boys, but alas it never came to be. I am close to pulling the trigger on this one, but it is only a Large. A good oxyclean bath would suit this baby fine. A good picture would as well ;)
TDT – Hell Fest Can Suck It
I remember going to Hellfest back in 1999. It was awesome. And what I considered, at the time, ridiculous. The venue changed a million times, and it seemed like it was going to implode. But it all went down, and I got to see great sets by Ten Yard Fight, Fastbreak, Buried Alive … Even Piebald and Grade sounded great that weekend. It also helped that there was a Wegmans in between the place we were staying and the venue. Wegmans is a sure sign of a great fest (ie Posi Numbers in Wilkes-Barre). The next year was also great. The Booker T. Washington Center was GIANT and the crowd really jammed into that place. Again, a million memorable sets: Bane, Hope Con, Reach The Sky .. just fun times.
The next year, the show got big. The following year it became HUGE. I think they rented out some fairground. It was obnoxiously large. I can’t even remember what bands played. I can tell you that I got a ride to the gig from Rob Woods and Al Barkley. It was odd. They happened to be driving from my area in Mass PAST the venue in Syracuse. Who drives THAT route? No idea. Rob talked a lot about fishing. Al talked about Alone In The Crowd. One topic was obviously better than the other. Peep youtube for any videos of that show and you’d think you were viewing some Warped Tour gig. It was over the top big.
The next Hellfest got straight FUCKED. Out of Syracuse and down to Jersey. Yes, Jersey. The venue kept changing, the insurance policies kept getting fucked with. They canceled the event, then they un-canceled it. It was a clusterfuck and a nightmare. In the end, it was handled very well by the promoter and many kids were left wondering whether it would happen or if it wouldn’t. In the end, it did NOT happen. And this fucked a lot of kids who flew from far away. Like the seller of this auction. He appeared to have flown all the way from Puerto Rico (shoot outs to A. Ortiz) for this one! Not a short or inexpensive flight. Some other gigs replaced Hellfest and a few bands played. Kids got their chance to mosh, but not in the way they wanted, I’m sure.
Geoff TDT told me to commemorate that incredible fucking, TDT Screen Printing (a great place to get your band merch done up right) printed up less than 50 of these shirts. They also just gave them away to people, including people who looked clinically depressed by the lack of hellfesting.
LOL. I suggest heavy bidding on this item. I’m sure in the 6 years since that memorable date, the seller has gotten over it, but just in case, a fat wad of paypal credit will surely make him feel better.
Sick Of It All – WTF? Auctions of The Day
Cafe Press has it’s purpose. You can get a nice softball logo tee for your whole team, or maybe you need that tote schwag for your upcoming conference. It’s cheap, simple and straight forward. It should not be applied to hardcore bands. Check this ugh-auction.
I’d rather go naked.
Next up is potentially a weird rip off. I highly doubt this was a sanctioned t-shirt by a major brand, rather, it’s just an idea steal. Now, looking at the front, you’d probably just think, “oh sure, any DB could wear this tee.” Hell, even the upper portion of the back print could be written off as “tough guy” looking. But when you combine the words and the logo, BAM, you’ve got infringement of the douchiest kind.
Shame on you “Xtreme Couture.” I’d rather wear that Cafe Press hood.
Found – Youth Of Today Go Vegetarian Tee
Earlier this week, we asked if anyone was looking for any particular hard to find tees. Someone commented they were looking for a Youth Of Today “Go Vegetarian” tee. Now, while this shirt may not be the most difficult to track down, it certainly comes in enough variations that tracking down every single one would be difficult. So here I’ll present to you just two varieties of very non-standard Go Vegetarian designs.
Let’s start with what appears to be a regular Go Vegetarian short sleeve.
Pretty straight forward until you glance at the back. This I haven’t seen very often. At least not recently.
And this definitely isn’t a “new” test printing shirt. I’d say, judging by the shirt tag, it goes back quite a few years. Unless someone went out of their way to screen these logos on a vintage shirt, of course.
Next up is this dope long sleeve. Again, it appears to be a pretty normal Revelation Records long sleeve, until you really look into it. Rev star on the front pocket and a great sleeve print “GO VEGETARIAN.”
On the back, we see a flying Ray Cappo and the ever awesome “NO MORE” logo. Just a great tee.
This long sleeve also features a matching, older style Murina tag. Very cool.
So there you have it. Ask, and it can be found. Now if the guy who asks wants to make an offer, he knows where to find me! And if you don’t feel like dealing with me, well, there’s always ebay.
Peace
