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how much should a person know about a band before wearing their shirt?

Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
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you see all the Ramones and Nirvana shirts and even Led Zeppelin or The Who by people who can name more than 2 albums or 10 songs, some call it being a hipster or a poser, I just call it being lame. Because when you a shirt of a band you assume that person would have a little bit of knowledge about that band, certainly I would never expect anyone to be a geek like I am with Pearl Jam otherwise it is just a fashion accessory
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
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    Nothing to everything.

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    Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    edited October 2014
    HesCalledDyer said:

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    =)) exactly what I had in mind
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    JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    you do realize that nirvana is a state of being in i think buddist beliefs ??
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    JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    and not everybody idolize stars
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    Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    JWPearl said:

    and not everybody idolize stars

    lol I had to go to the ER but everything is going to be cool so I appreciate the laughs while I am here
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    23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 18,493
    I'm working in a restaurant and theres a lot of young girls coming wear those shirts with Ramones or Stones logo, and my common joke is this..''if you can name 10 songs, the dinner its free''..i have never loose..
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    boyo79boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    Nothing. If someone likes the design of a t-shirt then buy it. Doesn't matter whether it's a band shirt, sports shirt or any branded shirt.
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    Dog LoyalDog Loyal Posts: 336
    There are few people more obnoxious than those who deem themselves the Shirt Police and demand anyone wearing a band (or sports team, or movie themed) shirt answer their self-important pop quiz. While I don't personally wear band shirts for bands I don't know and love, I have no respect for obnoxious twits who think it's their job to police everyone else's clothing choices.
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    ikiTikiT USA Posts: 11,007
    At this point in my career, other peoples "lameness" needs a bigger target than their choices in fashion.
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    deadendpdeadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    About 6 months ago, the one girl at work was wearing a Misfits shirt. Loving GD Misfits, I commented on it. She shook her head and kind of gave me an odd look. I was talking to my other coworker who loves The Misfits. (She just saw them at the Agora this past weekend.) Turns out that she had talked to her about it earlier that day. "Mary had no idea who The Misfits are! She just bought it because she liked the shirt!" I told her that we needed to educate her.

    I only purchase and wear shirts of bands that I've seen. I did have a Led Zeppelin shirt that I wore to death, but 1. I can name their albums. 2. I own their albums. 3. At least I saw Robert Plant and Jimmy Page a few times. Sadly, I did not see them as a band. I did have a Nirvana shirt that I wore to death. Saw them at a Halloween show the University of Akron in 1993.

    Because of mass marketing stores (not advertising their names here) I think that more band shirts have become available to a purchasing audience than normally wouldn't have been. I suppose that it is up to us to help educate those who don't know. Mary may receive A Walk Among Us and Static Age from me for Christmas. Let's pull together to teach them that there was music before they were born and that it was and still is GOOD music!
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    Wma31394Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    edited October 2014
    Big Bank Hank said:

    JWPearl said:

    and not everybody idolize stars

    lol I had to go to the ER but everything is going to be cool so I appreciate the laughs while I am here
    Too many chalkie white tube rips??? Lol
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    Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    23scidoo said:

    I'm working in a restaurant and theres a lot of young girls coming wear those shirts with Ramones or Stones logo, and my common joke is this..''if you can name 10 songs, the dinner its free''..i have never loose..

    >:)
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    Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    Wma31394 said:

    Big Bank Hank said:

    JWPearl said:

    and not everybody idolize stars

    lol I had to go to the ER but everything is going to be cool so I appreciate the laughs while I am here
    Too many chalkie white tube rips??? Lol
    no, poisonous mushrooms :(
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    Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    boyo79 said:

    Nothing. If someone likes the design of a t-shirt then buy it. Doesn't matter whether it's a band shirt, sports shirt or any branded shirt.

    yeah I would never wear the shirt of a band unless I actually listen to their music
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,617
    boyo79 said:

    Nothing. If someone likes the design of a t-shirt then buy it. Doesn't matter whether it's a band shirt, sports shirt or any branded shirt.

    This. It is an article of clothing.
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    Dog Loyal said:

    There are few people more obnoxious than those who deem themselves the Shirt Police and demand anyone wearing a band (or sports team, or movie themed) shirt answer their self-important pop quiz. While I don't personally wear band shirts for bands I don't know and love, I have no respect for obnoxious twits who think it's their job to police everyone else's clothing choices.

    Amen to this.

    (shirt police :D)

    You too, tiki.
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    badbrainsbadbrains Posts: 10,255
    23scidoo said:

    I'm working in a restaurant and theres a lot of young girls coming wear those shirts with Ramones or Stones logo, and my common joke is this..''if you can name 10 songs, the dinner its free''..i have never loose..

    Hahahahaha
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    boyo79 said:

    Nothing. If someone likes the design of a t-shirt then buy it. Doesn't matter whether it's a band shirt, sports shirt or any branded shirt.

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    deadendp said:

    About 6 months ago, the one girl at work was wearing a Misfits shirt. Loving GD Misfits, I commented on it. She shook her head and kind of gave me an odd look. I was talking to my other coworker who loves The Misfits. (She just saw them at the Agora this past weekend.) Turns out that she had talked to her about it earlier that day. "Mary had no idea who The Misfits are! She just bought it because she liked the shirt!" I told her that we needed to educate her.

    I only purchase and wear shirts of bands that I've seen. I did have a Led Zeppelin shirt that I wore to death, but 1. I can name their albums. 2. I own their albums. 3. At least I saw Robert Plant and Jimmy Page a few times. Sadly, I did not see them as a band. I did have a Nirvana shirt that I wore to death. Saw them at a Halloween show the University of Akron in 1993.

    Because of mass marketing stores (not advertising their names here) I think that more band shirts have become available to a purchasing audience than normally wouldn't have been. I suppose that it is up to us to help educate those who don't know. Mary may receive A Walk Among Us and Static Age from me for Christmas. Let's pull together to teach them that there was music before they were born and that it was and still is GOOD music!

    The Misfits Crimson ghost logo is quite fashionable. It has even invaded hiphop in one form or another.

    I too asked a gal wearing a Misfits hat whether she liked the Michael Graves or Glen Danzig era Misfits or are you really new and like Dez? She looked at me like I had 10 heads.

    It's fashion now. Mainstream. What's old is new. What's new is cool...

    I guess it's like asking a dude/dudette wearing a Bilabong shirt if they surf?

    Sometimes it's just fashion.

    :-)
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    lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,189
    a few years ago I was riding to a business meeting with a co-worker. He was about 10 years younger than me, or maybe more.
    Nirvana came on the radio...he asked me "which band is this?"
    I replied "Nirvana, you know- Kurt Cobain". He gave me a puzzled look. I realized that he had never heard of Kurt Cobain.

    Next question for him was "Have you ever heard of Courtney Love?"
    He replied "Yeah, I know who Courtney Love is"

    I almost pulled over and threw him out on the highway.

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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    I enjoy wearing my husband's football jerseys. Jerry Rice and a couple others are the only ones I know.

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    NamiNami Newfoundland Posts: 5,989
    lolobugg said:

    a few years ago I was riding to a business meeting with a co-worker. He was about 10 years younger than me, or maybe more.
    Nirvana came on the radio...he asked me "which band is this?"
    I replied "Nirvana, you know- Kurt Cobain". He gave me a puzzled look. I realized that he had never heard of Kurt Cobain.

    Next question for him was "Have you ever heard of Courtney Love?"
    He replied "Yeah, I know who Courtney Love is"

    I almost pulled over and threw him out on the highway.

    lol
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    Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
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    I've been warned so I'll keep it nice: zero. The answer to the question is friggin zero. People can wear whatever the hell they want with zero knowledge of the contents on the shirt.
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    jamburgerjamburger Posts: 1,775
    23scidoo said:

    I'm working in a restaurant and theres a lot of young girls coming wear those shirts with Ramones or Stones logo, and my common joke is this..''if you can name 10 songs, the dinner its free''..i have never loose..

    Yet, while you can name 10 songs, there is no prize for you.

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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    jamburger said:

    23scidoo said:

    I'm working in a restaurant and theres a lot of young girls coming wear those shirts with Ramones or Stones logo, and my common joke is this..''if you can name 10 songs, the dinner its free''..i have never loose..

    Yet, while you can name 10 songs, there is no prize for you.

    Made me think of
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    jamburgerjamburger Posts: 1,775
    ^^ That's the guy that would quiz you for a free dinner. He knows his soup better than you do.
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