Day # 322 Minor Threat - Glen Friedman Porch Shot Color: Black Brand: Allstyle Source:  I imagine this photo was taken on Memorial Day and what you can’t see on off Camera is a BBQ with tons of non meat products on it. What a waste of good charcoal.  anyway.  Im not going to spend time writing a blog on this holiday instead I’m going to sit on my porch and act like i am in Minor Threat for a day.   c

Day # 322 Minor Threat - Glen Friedman Porch Shot

Color: Black

Brand: Allstyle

Source:  I imagine this photo was taken on Memorial Day and what you can’t see on off Camera is a BBQ with tons of non meat products on it. What a waste of good charcoal.  anyway.  Im not going to spend time writing a blog on this holiday instead I’m going to sit on my porch and act like i am in Minor Threat for a day.  

c

Day # 321 Limp - Guitarded Color: Blue Brand: Murina Source:  Proof A great logo can take your Mediocre band to the level of being slightly less mediocre. I am genuinely convinced the band was conceived by name first then logo, then music was made.   Im sorry, i wanted to love this band or at least like them, but i ended up just being “Meh” about them.  But good Logo and album title.  Kudos on that.

Day # 321 Limp - Guitarded

Color: Blue

Brand: Murina

Source:  Proof A great logo can take your Mediocre band to the level of being slightly less mediocre. I am genuinely convinced the band was conceived by name first then logo, then music was made.   Im sorry, i wanted to love this band or at least like them, but i ended up just being “Meh” about them. 

But good Logo and album title.  Kudos on that.

Day # 320 ALL - Allroy Saves Tour Northeast Quadrant Color: Red Brand: Hanes Source:  I Will get every ALL shirt. Oh Yes I will.  This is the Tour that i went nuts on this band.  I was so ready for this album, i went to so many shows, i was unstoppable.   I had been anticipating this record for what seemed like years but i am sure it was only one.  At the time ALL was hands down my favorite band, i think i even did a painting of this album cover in High School, but somehow it got ripped.  Awww… don’t get so sad i did two others!!!!! and i still have them!!!  i bet i even have pictures of them on here And This one….i took from an old flyer… Its funny cause after writing this blog and seeing these shirts it clearly looks lime i had a problem as a kid.  I assure i was well, or mostly adjusted.  Ever since i was a kid i knew what i liked, and i liked what i liked.  I knew what i didn’t like.  I was never one of those guys that could be swayed easily or influenced i was what i was and i was ok with that.  Even still today I look exactly the same, except less hair, and better fitting pants, and maybe a little older. My point (if there ever is one) is that i was a little obsessive kid who was really into my scene, now as i am older, i find a bit of comfort in knowing that i am still true to what i was and always have been.  sure maybe my scene circle is a little bigger, i have more shirts, but underneath all these shirts lies the kid who fell in love with music and the friends he met and still meets today (TAKASHI SAN!!!!!). See that i am referencing a guy i met in Japan once.  we maybe spent 2 hrs together tops. but i see a lot of me in him and we had a connection.  I can’t help but feel he maybe the Japanese version of me (only less shirts).   Thats it for tonight.  enjoy the paintings from my art class in High School 1991.  Im quite the mottherfuckin Picasso i know. UPDATE: I was told that was Chris Shary’s first ever piece for the band, and you would know that already if the printer didn’t take the liberty to remove Chris’ Name for him from the design…WEAK SHIT.

Day # 320 ALL - Allroy Saves Tour Northeast Quadrant

Color: Red

Brand: Hanes

Source:  I Will get every ALL shirt. Oh Yes I will.  This is the Tour that i went nuts on this band.  I was so ready for this album, i went to so many shows, i was unstoppable.   I had been anticipating this record for what seemed like years but i am sure it was only one.  At the time ALL was hands down my favorite band, i think i even did a painting of this album cover in High School, but somehow it got ripped.  Awww… don’t get so sad i did two others!!!!! and i still have them!!!  i bet i even have pictures of them on here

And This one….i took from an old flyer…

Its funny cause after writing this blog and seeing these shirts it clearly looks lime i had a problem as a kid.  I assure i was well, or mostly adjusted.  Ever since i was a kid i knew what i liked, and i liked what i liked.  I knew what i didn’t like.  I was never one of those guys that could be swayed easily or influenced i was what i was and i was ok with that.  Even still today I look exactly the same, except less hair, and better fitting pants, and maybe a little older.

My point (if there ever is one) is that i was a little obsessive kid who was really into my scene, now as i am older, i find a bit of comfort in knowing that i am still true to what i was and always have been.  sure maybe my scene circle is a little bigger, i have more shirts, but underneath all these shirts lies the kid who fell in love with music and the friends he met and still meets today (TAKASHI SAN!!!!!).

See that i am referencing a guy i met in Japan once.  we maybe spent 2 hrs together tops. but i see a lot of me in him and we had a connection.  I can’t help but feel he maybe the Japanese version of me (only less shirts).  

Thats it for tonight.  enjoy the paintings from my art class in High School 1991.  Im quite the mottherfuckin Picasso i know.

UPDATE: I was told that was Chris Shary’s first ever piece for the band, and you would know that already if the printer didn’t take the liberty to remove Chris’ Name for him from the design…WEAK SHIT.

Day # 319 FIDLAR - Cheap Beer Color: White Brand: American Apparel Source:  I have fallen in love with two punk bands this year.  And that is rare for me nowadays.  I think the last band i fell in love with like these guys was The Soft Pack.  I loved every second of their album, and thats how i feel about FIDLAR and Cloud Nothings.   While Fidlar has yet to release a full album, everything they have put out so far has hit the perfect chord for me.  Fun, powerful, punk, DIY, just music that sounds like it was made for all the right reasons, and not all the wrong ones.   Cloud Nothings are an amazing combination of everything good about punk music in their versatility.  that is what drew me to them.  so many different styles, but all of them unified under a sound that is very punk.  Sadly those jerks did not have Large shirts left at their show or you would have seen a post about them a while ago.  so hey if you read this Cloud Nothings PLEASE SEND ME SOME LARGE SHIRTS!! As for this Fidlar Shirt, i bought it at the recent OFF! record release show.  which was awesome, they held their own and proved they are ready to hit the road and shred some faces overseas.  I can’t wait till the Japanese hear this album, they are going to love it (I’m looking at you Takashi and Dot!!).   Take my advise get both of these records and pray that some genius puts on the Soft Pack, Cloud nothings, Fidlar Summer tour.  cause i am so fucking there.  

Day # 319 FIDLAR - Cheap Beer

Color: White

Brand: American Apparel

Source:  I have fallen in love with two punk bands this year.  And that is rare for me nowadays.  I think the last band i fell in love with like these guys was The Soft Pack.  I loved every second of their album, and thats how i feel about FIDLAR and Cloud Nothings.   While Fidlar has yet to release a full album, everything they have put out so far has hit the perfect chord for me.  Fun, powerful, punk, DIY, just music that sounds like it was made for all the right reasons, and not all the wrong ones.  

Cloud Nothings are an amazing combination of everything good about punk music in their versatility.  that is what drew me to them.  so many different styles, but all of them unified under a sound that is very punk.  Sadly those jerks did not have Large shirts left at their show or you would have seen a post about them a while ago.  so hey if you read this Cloud Nothings PLEASE SEND ME SOME LARGE SHIRTS!!

As for this Fidlar Shirt, i bought it at the recent OFF! record release show.  which was awesome, they held their own and proved they are ready to hit the road and shred some faces overseas.  I can’t wait till the Japanese hear this album, they are going to love it (I’m looking at you Takashi and Dot!!).  

Take my advise get both of these records and pray that some genius puts on the Soft Pack, Cloud nothings, Fidlar Summer tour.  cause i am so fucking there.  

Day # 318 Mike Watt - Ring Spiel Tour 1995 with Foo Fighters and Hovercraft Color: Orange Brand: Hanes Heavyweight Source:  This is a blast from the past.  I find it hard to believe i still remember going to a show in 1995. .. that was 17 years ago!  this is pretty fresh of the death of Kurt Cobain and the breakup of fIREHOSE.  so i was def going to this show out of curiosity.  Would dave Grohl and Chris break out in some sort of Nirvana Jam tribute show?  see I had FOMO even before it was an acronym.   I will say i though the Foo Fighters were a good band back then, i think they had more edge, then over the years and the kids the bad ha sort of dulled their edge.  but i am quite sure they are ok with that.  they know their audience and are doing fine, so what the fuck do i know?  squat.  thats what. Mike Watt i believe and correct me if i am wrong was in Foo Fighters at this show, so he had to play two shows in one.  Which to a road dawn like Mike ain’t no thing.  I am also pretty 100% sure this show was at this place called El Dorado Saloon in Sacramento.  Good venue i remember , seen lots of quality shows there including Jawbreaker.  It was a good show, but i believe the last time i would ever go see Foo Fighters live again.  Mike Watt On the there hand is a whole nother story.

Day # 318 Mike Watt - Ring Spiel Tour 1995 with Foo Fighters and Hovercraft

Color: Orange

Brand: Hanes Heavyweight

Source:  This is a blast from the past.  I find it hard to believe i still remember going to a show in 1995. .. that was 17 years ago!  this is pretty fresh of the death of Kurt Cobain and the breakup of fIREHOSE.  so i was def going to this show out of curiosity.  Would dave Grohl and Chris break out in some sort of Nirvana Jam tribute show?  see I had FOMO even before it was an acronym.  

I will say i though the Foo Fighters were a good band back then, i think they had more edge, then over the years and the kids the bad ha sort of dulled their edge.  but i am quite sure they are ok with that.  they know their audience and are doing fine, so what the fuck do i know?  squat.  thats what.

Mike Watt i believe and correct me if i am wrong was in Foo Fighters at this show, so he had to play two shows in one.  Which to a road dawn like Mike ain’t no thing.  I am also pretty 100% sure this show was at this place called El Dorado Saloon in Sacramento.  Good venue i remember , seen lots of quality shows there including Jawbreaker. 

It was a good show, but i believe the last time i would ever go see Foo Fighters live again.  Mike Watt On the there hand is a whole nother story.

Day # 317  Spiritualized® - Huh? 2012 Tour Color: White Brand: Tultex Source:  I was Awoken this morning (and when i say morning i mean 11AM) by a bunch of emails and tweets from people congratulating me on being nominated for an award.  Huh? Turns out i was nominated for an O Music Award…more specifically for the “Beyond the Blog category.”  When i say i fond it hard to believe that anyone else besides me and a few friends reads this blog it is not an understatement.  I don’t even think my wife reads it except on the rare occasion where i mention her :).  Its riddled with grammatical errors and typos, but it does have truth and reliability i guess. I’m super stoked to be included in the same grouping as NPR and Nardwuar!!  Its almost comical to me i would be in the same cat to me as NPR.  So again Huh? Either Way i am honored.  So whomever did that, thanks.  Im glad people read it.  I hope i’m growing merch sales all over the world! So back to Spiratualized®.  Went to see them last night at the Wiltern.  I was VERY skeptical on going because A: i really love this band   B: I had only seen them once before.  It was at the Echo in Los Angeles, and it was a show i Put on.  and about 1/8th the size of the Wiltern, and pretty special to me. It was a Fucking Epic show, i will never forget it.  and here is a pic that Day 19 too of Jason that i love So why would i go another time, was it going to get any better than this show?  its hard to fathom that.  So yes i was reluctant.   But this time i decided that if i was going to go i was going to go right.  You wouldn’t want to go see Avatar not in Imax, and no 3D would you?  you wouldn’t watch friday the 13th #3 without 3D.  you don’t go to a Descendents show not hopped up on Coffee.  So why would you go to Spiritatualized® with out partaking in a little medical mary J.   Man did that make a difference, clear this dude writes all these songs on something, no wonder they sound so good when you get high and go see them.  same with the lighting guy.  I can only imagine him and Jason set up in some loft with a giant bag of Cheetoes and some beers and turn the music up and just zone out and make some crazy lighting scheme.  I know that really isn’t the case though, sadly i bet its no where near that.  but in any case it was good.  So good i left that place thinking..Huh?   what an appropriate shirt today.  Show was awesome.  Went home ate some left over pizza, watched Deadliest Catch and went to bed.  Good Fucking night it was.  Thanks LA! 

Day # 317  Spiritualized® - Huh? 2012 Tour

Color: White

Brand: Tultex

Source:  I was Awoken this morning (and when i say morning i mean 11AM) by a bunch of emails and tweets from people congratulating me on being nominated for an award.  Huh?

Turns out i was nominated for an O Music Award…more specifically for the “Beyond the Blog category.”  When i say i fond it hard to believe that anyone else besides me and a few friends reads this blog it is not an understatement.  I don’t even think my wife reads it except on the rare occasion where i mention her :).  Its riddled with grammatical errors and typos, but it does have truth and reliability i guess. I’m super stoked to be included in the same grouping as NPR and Nardwuar!!  Its almost comical to me i would be in the same cat to me as NPR.  So again Huh?

Either Way i am honored.  So whomever did that, thanks.  Im glad people read it.  I hope i’m growing merch sales all over the world!

So back to Spiratualized®.  Went to see them last night at the Wiltern.  I was VERY skeptical on going because

A: i really love this band  

B: I had only seen them once before.  It was at the Echo in Los Angeles, and it was a show i Put on.  and about 1/8th the size of the Wiltern, and pretty special to me.

It was a Fucking Epic show, i will never forget it.  and here is a pic that Day 19 too of Jason that i love

Photo: Day 19

So why would i go another time, was it going to get any better than this show?  its hard to fathom that.  So yes i was reluctant.  

But this time i decided that if i was going to go i was going to go right.  You wouldn’t want to go see Avatar not in Imax, and no 3D would you?  you wouldn’t watch friday the 13th #3 without 3D.  you don’t go to a Descendents show not hopped up on Coffee.  So why would you go to Spiritatualized® with out partaking in a little medical mary J.  

Man did that make a difference, clear this dude writes all these songs on something, no wonder they sound so good when you get high and go see them.  same with the lighting guy.  I can only imagine him and Jason set up in some loft with a giant bag of Cheetoes and some beers and turn the music up and just zone out and make some crazy lighting scheme.  I know that really isn’t the case though, sadly i bet its no where near that.  but in any case it was good.  So good i left that place thinking..Huh?  

what an appropriate shirt today.  Show was awesome.  Went home ate some left over pizza, watched Deadliest Catch and went to bed.  Good Fucking night it was.  Thanks LA! 

Day # 316  NOFX - Liberal Animation Ribbed Tour 1991 Color: Black Brand: Screen Stars Best Source:  This is a Good shirt.  Perplexing, sure.  Liberal Animation Artwork for a Ribbed Tour.  Perhaps it was a tour for both.  Who knows.  Who Cares, its a beautiful specimen of a shirt.   This was my first NOFX show.  in Davis California with Platypus Scourge, Jumpstart and Funky Blue Velvet. I don’t remember shit about the show really but i do remember this band sure did talk a lot between songs.  a little too much for my taste, but something i would learn to love and yes appreciate over time.  I was just getting into NOFX at the time and Ribbed was my introduction.  IT was and IS to this day and epic piece of punk rock Music.  Fucking was the perfect marriage of punk and metal.  Ribbed is like a fine wine, that only got better with age.  still to this day i find it hard to compare anything to it, it sound so unique still.  It was easy to see this band was becoming über talented and professional whether they wanted to or not.  and I know i say this a lot but as the “Altiers ” book says after so may hours you just become a master of your craft.  I mean by that rationale i am a master internet user, tv watcher, and masterbater, so take it with a grain of salt.  

Day # 316  NOFX - Liberal Animation Ribbed Tour 1991

Color: Black

Brand: Screen Stars Best

Source:  This is a Good shirt.  Perplexing, sure.  Liberal Animation Artwork for a Ribbed Tour.  Perhaps it was a tour for both.  Who knows.  Who Cares, its a beautiful specimen of a shirt.  

This was my first NOFX show.  in Davis California with Platypus Scourge, Jumpstart and Funky Blue Velvet. I don’t remember shit about the show really but i do remember this band sure did talk a lot between songs.  a little too much for my taste, but something i would learn to love and yes appreciate over time.  I was just getting into NOFX at the time and Ribbed was my introduction.  IT was and IS to this day and epic piece of punk rock Music.  Fucking was the perfect marriage of punk and metal.  Ribbed is like a fine wine, that only got better with age.  still to this day i find it hard to compare anything to it, it sound so unique still. 

It was easy to see this band was becoming über talented and professional whether they wanted to or not.  and I know i say this a lot but as the “Altiers ” book says after so may hours you just become a master of your craft.  I mean by that rationale i am a master internet user, tv watcher, and masterbater, so take it with a grain of salt.  

Day # 315  Superchunk - Superchunk Color: Navy Blue Brand: Fruit Of The Loom Source:  This is One Of those bands that i thought i never listened to but after i heard them, i realized i had heard a ton of their songs, i just never realized it was them.  ”Oh yeah i know this band, its the one the the Get Up Kids sound like.”  that was pretty much the extent of it.  What was even more marveling to me though is after never seeing them i went to the recent reunion show they did and was so super stoked to hear them play 2 specific songs.  the first one was “Slack Motherfucker” which until this night i thought fIREHOSE wrote…nope turns out it was Sueprchunk!!! The other song started and i stopped to tell my friend hey i know this one too!!!  turns out it was a Magnetic Fields Cover of 10,000 Fireflies.  So turns out a was a real big Sueprchunk fan this whole time and dint even know it.  its rad when you can appreciate a band solely from their influence on other bands.  thats good shit.

Day # 315  Superchunk - Superchunk

Color: Navy Blue

Brand: Fruit Of The Loom

Source:  This is One Of those bands that i thought i never listened to but after i heard them, i realized i had heard a ton of their songs, i just never realized it was them.  ”Oh yeah i know this band, its the one the the Get Up Kids sound like.”  that was pretty much the extent of it.  What was even more marveling to me though is after never seeing them i went to the recent reunion show they did and was so super stoked to hear them play 2 specific songs.  the first one was “Slack Motherfucker” which until this night i thought fIREHOSE wrote…nope turns out it was Sueprchunk!!!

The other song started and i stopped to tell my friend hey i know this one too!!!  turns out it was a Magnetic Fields Cover of 10,000 Fireflies.  So turns out a was a real big Sueprchunk fan this whole time and dint even know it.  its rad when you can appreciate a band solely from their influence on other bands.  thats good shit.

Day # 314  Emily Shur - Swan Color: White Brand: US Blanks Source:  Today is the Wifey and I’s 6 year Anniversary.  The Above shirt is a collaboration of mine and hers that is much like our marriage.  She took a beautiful photo on one of our trips to Japan.   Then i took that image and turned it into into a shirt and tote bag for her.  Oh the shirt is nothing like our Marrage, but the idea that we share the same aesthetics and interests and can early collaborate on something and make it virtually hassle free and it comes out beautiful, that is like our marriage.  she makes it easy to be good.  So this post today goes out to Wifey and 6 wonderful , hassle free years of marriage.  Thank You. I Love you.

Day # 314  Emily Shur - Swan

Color: White

Brand: US Blanks

Source:  Today is the Wifey and I’s 6 year Anniversary.  The Above shirt is a collaboration of mine and hers that is much like our marriage.  She took a beautiful photo on one of our trips to Japan.  

Then i took that image and turned it into into a shirt and tote bag for her.  Oh the shirt is nothing like our Marrage, but the idea that we share the same aesthetics and interests and can early collaborate on something and make it virtually hassle free and it comes out beautiful, that is like our marriage.  she makes it easy to be good.  So this post today goes out to Wifey and 6 wonderful , hassle free years of marriage.  Thank You. I Love you.

Day # 313 - Belle & Sebastian - If You Are Feeling Sinister Color: Navy Blue Brand: Fruit Of The Loom Heavy Source:  It’s Saturday, and i like to think that somewhere Stuart is sitting in scotland smoking weed saying “it’s Saturday, and i ain’t got shit to do!”  Hi is the Scottish Ice Cube. So he just sit s on his porch and listens to Belle & Sebastian.  Its that kind of day today.  So whatever you are doing, grab this record, put it on and sit back and soak in a nice relaxing Saturday.  

Day # 313 - Belle & Sebastian - If You Are Feeling Sinister

Color: Navy Blue

Brand: Fruit Of The Loom Heavy

Source:  It’s Saturday, and i like to think that somewhere Stuart is sitting in scotland smoking weed saying “it’s Saturday, and i ain’t got shit to do!”  Hi is the Scottish Ice Cube. So he just sit s on his porch and listens to Belle & Sebastian.  Its that kind of day today.  So whatever you are doing, grab this record, put it on and sit back and soak in a nice relaxing Saturday.  

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