Preshrunk

Now I'm not trying to start shit or anything, but I wonder how David over at Seibei feels about Monster Hoodies. I'm willing to bet that great minds think alike — and there's always room for more awesome hoodies as far as I'm concerned — but these do remind me an awful lot of the Ice Wizard design...

P.S. I did some digging around and also managed to find a big fat Flickr photoset of the prototypes. Go ahead and examine all the evidence and weigh in with what y'all think about this in the comments.

Photo by chromogenic.

I could try to act more excited about this, but it's sort of old hat by now. I mean, Karl ran it about a month ago and I've had mine for nine days now. That's not to say that the thrill has worn off tho. In fact, I've been all sorts of hype about this shirt since I found about about the limited run Khoi did ages ago.

And while it's not in baby blue anymore — which I actually wear quite well — I'm pretty thrilled that it's on AA Asphalt and available in sizes up to men's 2XL. How thrilled? Let's just say that I'm thrilled enough to post about it weeks after the gang at Wire and Twine started printing it. And that says, uhm... Actually, it doesn't say very much, does it?

What about the fact that I actually bought it? Considering most of the 300+ tees that I own have been freebies, I'm pretty sure that speaks volumes for how much I dig it. Then again, it might just be a sign of how little sway I have in the t-shirt world since I've been going thru such spastic posting cycles this past year... *shrug* Who's to say?

P.S. Wire and Twine's Exploded Wiimote Hoodie is my hot hot sex. If cursing about fonts isn't your thing — and you're kind of cold — do check it out.

$25.00 | PayPal | URL | M: S - 2XL, F: S - XL

If there are two things I'm not out of my element on, it's zombies and The Big Lebowski. Seriously, I've studied both to the point of obsession. Sure, they're a bit disparate as far as topics to be obsessive over go, but I still think that they're worthy of copious amounts of my free time — so I'm glad to see that both of my very favorite topics have collided on Go Ape's latest tee.

Now say what you will about zombieism, but at least it's an ethos. Well, okay — it's not so much an ethos as it is an unrelenting, ravenous craving for brains. Still, there's a lot of dedication involved in being a zombie — and I really admire that. I only wish that I could have that sort of singular focus on something that I've set my mind on. You know, like posting regularly...

$18.00 | PayPal | URL | M: S - 2XL, F: S - L

Most of you are probably already aware of this, but the dudes behind Virb have created a new t-shirt shop, Cottyn. Since this has been going on for weeks, it's kind of hard to say that it's news now, isn't it? Still, they've managed to come on strong with five great tees — I already own I'm A Noob and rock it with great pride — and a pretty decent store to boot. So they're worth a mention at the very least.

And while I care to think of myself as an amateur musicologist, I ran a music related tee for my last post. Besides, I really adore coffee. Between the vanilla latte with five shots from Coffee Bean at home and pretty much anything from Philz when I'm up in the Yay Area, I seriously have a thing for that dark, wonderfully bitter brew.

Okay, maybe I don't have as much of a thing for coffee as my homey Sean does, but I still really enjoy it enough to totally agree with what this shirt is saying. Coffee is tall, dark and fantastic in the morning? Fuckin' a, man. If I didn't have to get some sleep, I'd seriously be drinking some right this second...

$20.00 | PayPal | URL | M: S - 2XL

For someone who never even got the chance to see them live during their extremely brief tenure — mostly because Ian Curtis died when I was two — I really love Joy Division quite a bit. So much so that my all-time favorite song is the inspiration for the tee I'm going to be talking about today.

Now when I say "all-time favorite", I seriously mean it. I obsessively listen to this song — or a semi-reasonable facsimile — at least once a day. I've also considered getting the phrase tattooed somewhere on my person, something I don't think about doing unless it means the world to me. You could say I'm a bit hardcore, I guess...

Anyhow, the concept is actually a pretty basic but very cool one. All the shirts have on them is nothing more than the running time and title of the song — and that's it. That might not fly for some of you, but I happen to really like the idea and execution here.

Now I could try to be impartial and talk about one of the other shirts Blanka offers — they even have really clever Helvetica ones — but most of you are already keen to the fact that I like to indulge my obsessions more than anything else. So despite the fact that they have similar shirts for Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk, The Smiths, Public Enemy, New Order and AC/DC, I've gotta go with what I love. Y'all understand that, right?

£29,00 | PayPal | URL | M: S - XL

Holy. Fucking. Shit. As somebody who grew up with (not to mention downright idolized) the original trilogy — AKA "the one true trilogy" — I am completely in love with Chop Shop's exceptional pinstriped take on Darth Vader.

Of course the pinstriped takes on everyone's favorite Wookie Chewbacca and those Bantha riding Tusken Raiders are nothing to sneeze at... Still, my heart belongs to Vader.

After feasting your eyes upon it, can you seriously blame me? If Lucasfilm knew what was good for them, they'd spare Chop Shop the inevitable C&D headed their way and start carrying these tees in their shop — which is full of WWE grade drek as far as I'm concerned. I know that they won't tho — and that's a damn shame.

So get them while the getting is good, kids...

$25.00 | Credit | URL | M: S - 2XL

Preshrunk pal Matt Haughey just cooked up a damn good term that holds a lot of resonance for me seeing as how I own more than my fair share of "clever" shirts...

Clothundrum (n)

When a person that orders witty, nerdy, and humorous t-shirts on the internet, enough to make them the "funny t-shirt guy" in their hometown, needs to travel to a function that will include other people that order witty, nerdy, and humorous t-shirts on the internet and is having trouble packing. See also: conundrum, clothing.

This has happened to me more times than I care to imagine. I don't even know how many times I've spent the night before I leave for a conference leafing thru my closet trying to pick the most choice tees that hopefully nobody else would rock. I even go so far as to carry a spare shirt in my laptop bag in case somebody shows up wearing the same shirt. Too much? Maybe. I'm just weird like that tho...

Damn. I'm feeling crazy sluggish today. I could say that I don't know why I'm so zapped, but I actually do know what's going on — I feel like I'm coming down with something. I've had to deal with a mild cough and achy body for the past 24 hours or so. And quite honestly, that's pretty damn annoying.

What does me possibly getting sick have to do with the Alphabet tee from Angry? Not a damn thing. Seriously, I'm just going to phone today's post in. Sorry kids. I'd just take the night off, but I've been on such a roll with posting as of late.

It is worth mentioning that the shirt is set in Helvetica tho — or a very reasonable facsimile thereof. And as you all know, any tee that does that is pretty much a win in my book. Even if it is €30.00...

€30.00 | Credit | URL | M: S - XL

Ever since Seven Grand opened up a few months back, this shirt isn't as true as it used to be for me. It would probably be a little more apt for it to say "I Whiskey LA", but I'm sure that might not go over as universally. Don't get me wrong tho, I still drink my fair share of beer. It's just not as much as I used to back in the day.

You see, I used to have thing for passing out while eating diner food after having a few too many pitchers (and Irish Car Bombs) at The Goat. Although it really should be said that I cut that shit out sometime around my 24th birthday. Mostly because I wanted to remember the patty melt and fries at the end of the night instead of finding out that my friends ate it while I slept in the booth weeks after the fact. Dicks.

So if beering LA is your pastime, you might want to give this tee a go. Oh, by the way, if you're a New Yorker — Hi Williamsburg! — there's apparently an alternate style available for y'all in the shop as well. I'm sure a few of you might find that to be handy.

$22.00 | PayPal | URL | M: S - L