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Study of Stone's Sissy T-shirt

LexPJFanLexPJFan Posts: 5
edited February 2011 in The Porch
I consider myself a bit of a Pearl Jam historian and collector and I have a serious question for my first post. Does anyone have any information on stone's sissy tshirt famous from SNL appearance and the Evenflow video? It seems to be an important part of Pearl Jam lore but no one i've talked to has much information for me. Picture found here: http://www.twofeetthick.com/style/images/snl/snl92_alive_stone_600.jpg

What is SISSY anyway? My close friend and Pearl Jam mentor thinks it is some sort of athletic gear or apparel. Underneath "SISSY", the shirt seems to read "Choice of Champions". Where could I find one of these t-shirts to add to my collection?
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  • gohikegohike Posts: 31
    LexPJFan wrote:
    I consider myself a bit of a Pearl Jam historian and collector and I have a serious question for my first post. Does anyone have any information on stone's sissy tshirt famous from SNL appearance and the Evenflow video? It seems to be an important part of Pearl Jam lore but no one i've talked to has much information for me. Picture found here: http://www.twofeetthick.com/style/images/snl/snl92_alive_stone_600.jpg

    What is SISSY anyway? My close friend and Pearl Jam mentor thinks it is some sort of athletic gear or apparel. Underneath "SISSY", the shirt seems to read "Choice of Champions". Where could I find one of these t-shirts to add to my collection?

    I guess if it wa actually Stone's shirt, I'd consider it a collector's item, but why would you consider this a "collector's item?"

    If that was the case, i would consider my beat up old Michigan basketball shorts I sleep in a collector's item because Jeff used to wear them on stage.

    Then there's my old school vans, my social distortion t-shirt, ramones t-shirt, doc martens, etc...

    whatever, to each his own
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    LexPJFan wrote:
    I consider myself a bit of a Pearl Jam historian and collector and I have a serious question for my first post. Does anyone have any information on stone's sissy tshirt famous from SNL appearance and the Evenflow video? It seems to be an important part of Pearl Jam lore but no one i've talked to has much information for me. Picture found here: http://www.twofeetthick.com/style/images/snl/snl92_alive_stone_600.jpg

    What is SISSY anyway? My close friend and Pearl Jam mentor thinks it is some sort of athletic gear or apparel. Underneath "SISSY", the shirt seems to read "Choice of Champions". Where could I find one of these t-shirts to add to my collection?

    It is probably a band. The design looks like a rip-off from Everlast, a boxing gear company. Which may be why the Choice of Champions tag is on there.
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  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,620
    Its in the style of the old "Everlast" boxing shirts I believe.


    http://www.everlast.com/everlast-champions-ts95.html
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  • Leofish2Leofish2 Posts: 138
    I've been trying to figure that t-shirt out too.....Come on stoney shed some light on the mystery!!!
  • voidofmanvoidofman Posts: 4,009
    Since others have mentioned it as an Everlast style logo my guess is that it's a parody shirt.

    Kind of like this Ford parody:

    ford_fuct_1.jpg
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,782
    I always throught it was a parody of Stussy
  • RedMosquito22RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    Someone actually felt compelled to reply to an almost 3 year old post? Wow!! How did you dig up this fossil?

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  • bazzerbazzer Posts: 3,126
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    Someone actually felt compelled to reply to an almost 3 year old post? Wow!! How did you dig up this fossil?
    It's called "Search". Learn it. Know it. Live it.
  • RedMosquito22RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    bazzer wrote:
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    Someone actually felt compelled to reply to an almost 3 year old post? Wow!! How did you dig up this fossil?
    It's called "Search". Learn it. Know it. Live it.

    I have no complaints about it, in fact I appreciate the search. I didn't even notice until I was going to research the company and this thread is the first thing that pops up on google. hahahahahaha
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  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,168
    I don't know what "Sissy" but that pony tail is a collector's item. Holy shit...he'll never live that look down. :lol:
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  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    So on SNL... Stone was a "Sissy" and Ed was a "Loser"

    just a bit of humble self depreciation
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