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Don’t Wear Bootleg Earth Crisis Merch …

Why would you wear bootleg Earth Crisis / Chain Of Strength merch**? It just doesn’t make sense. I realize people might really be into the design from rekone05john but this particular execution is a bit .. off. Look at it twice, step back and peep it again. That logo is crooked, right?

Vintage Don’t Wear Bootleg Earth Crisis Merch … tee

What about this thermal longsleeve from redneckstomp? It doesn’t come up a lot and looks super chill, especially for an ExC shirt. You could probably wear this to a winter football game and not be required to firestorm a beer drinker .. I mean, you’d still be obligated to firestorm them, but it wouldn’t be a strict requirement.

Vintage Don’t Wear Bootleg Earth Crisis Merch … tee

I should get this longsleeve from loadofhogwash. In the winter, my older brother wears a hooded version of this design to bed every night. I’m thinking he could use a spring/fall item. And since he lives in Albany, he could probably just swing over to Troy to snag this one (and maybe grab me some treats from Xs To Os Bakery while he’s there. Good trade).

Vintage Don’t Wear Bootleg Earth Crisis Merch … tee

** I’m sure some of you would ask, “why wear ANY Earth Crisis merch?” but that’s for a different post. And I can’t imagine any of you would poo-poo COS. That’d be blasphemy.
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Ensign Bl’asts Through Europe 2001

Let this be the spark! That’s right. Ensign hit Europe fast and hard back in 2001. I think this was in support of their Nitro record The Price of Progression. I of course, wasn’t there to see it. I’m guessing discopaul wasn’t there either. But I can understand why he’d want to snap up this Bl’ast rip off design. Smart look. Interestingly enough some of my favorite shows featured Ensign, but oddly, I can’t recall ever really seeing Ensign play. Granted, I have shit memory but with these shows, you’d think I’d remember SOMETHING.

December 15th 1997 @The 180 Club Hagerstown MD: Yuletide Hardcore Fest: Rancor, Fastbreak, Floorpunch, Rain On The Parade, Ensign, Ten Yard Fight, and Bane
November 28 1998 @The Gym Clinton Mass: Ten Yard Fight, Shutdown, Ensign and Sick Of It All
March 5, 2000 @Manville Elks Lodge Manville NJ: Matt Fest Day 2: AF, Hatebreed, Bane, Vision, Ensign, …

The one Ensign gig I can recall was one of the first shows I saw after leaving Maine for Worcester. IT was at the Bristol Bike Exchange in Connecticut. Super cold, super late. This was back in the day when every Connecticut show started at least 3 hours later than expected. It wasn’t a rare occurrence for headlining bands to begin setting up at 1am. Sigh. I remember more about the event leading up to the bands than the actual bands. My memory sucks. Very uncool.

Vintage Ensign Bl’asts Through Europe 2001 tee

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Veekend Venom!

markymunster is selling more Venom tees than you can shake a stick at, all of which are ending this weekend, so the way I see it, what better way to kick it off than by ogling them? In order from best to meh:

Vintage Veekend Venom! tee

Vintage Veekend Venom! tee

Vintage Veekend Venom! tee

(Check the auction, it’s the back print that gets this one up there)

Vintage Veekend Venom! tee

Vintage Veekend Venom! tee

Vintage Veekend Venom! tee

Oof, those pit stains… good God. If you win that one, it is in your best interest to make it a sleeveless.

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Lock ’em Up.

The baseball tee, aka the 3/4 sleeve tee is a tough look to pull off. In my opinion, anyways. But I also think if you were to snag the winning bid on this Dio 3/4 sleeve being sold by larskampmann11, you’d pull it off just fine.

Vintage Lock ’em Up. tee

Meanwhile, this sick looking Lock Up The Wolves shirt from slickschik is ending tonight…

Vintage Lock ’em Up. tee

Vicious looking pups, those wolves. LOCK ‘EM UP.

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