Post #170989 by donhonyc on Sun, Jul 10, 2005 9:55 PM

I'm sure you've seen it before. Some teen or 20 something with a concert t-shirt circa 1980s or a t-shirt with some clever-ass saying on it. I have to bring this up because the examples have become more and more outrageous.

Number one on the list: Justin Timberlake wearing an MC5 t-shirt on the cover of Vibe (or was it The Source) magazine about a year ago. All I'm gonna say is what the hell is that all about? No....not allowed. Wayne Kramer of the MC5 took note of this and said that Justin probably thought it was a logo for a band called the "Mick 5". Thank you Brother Wayne, couldn't have said it better myself. Saw this same t-shirt on Jennifer Anniston on 'Friends' not a show I'm a fan of (like you didn't know that).

There are other examples. One specific to all of us here at Tiki Central is something I saw the other day. Some girl walking down the street with her ironic-vintage Jimmy Buffet concert shirt. Ok...that one just backfires right outta the universe. It's hard to say what could be a worse example, because one idea of this fashion statement is to wear something so uncool that it looks cool, ie. a Journey or Air Supply t-shirt. That's perceived as cool because the bands are so bad.The other is that it's so cool, that it's mind-blowingly cool re: the MC5 shirt. Buffet...I don't think that could ever be cool on either level. Oh and before I forget one more for ya: Rob Thomas wearing a vintage Van Halen (first record) logo on a black t-shirt. No way Jose'. Somebody should have arrested him for that.

Finally, and this one is very current example, Sean William Scott wearing a black Led Zeppelin/Swan Song t-shirt in the promo poster for "The Dukes of Hazard". Okay..who am I to criticize? My blathering cynicism reaching new heights and going way outta control? Poop I say!! Poop!! If I'm not mistaken, I think I saw this same T-shirt on Ashlee Simpson. No. Not aloud. Sean William Scott, Ashlee Simpson, Avril Levigne with your clever-ass 'Gettin Lucky in Kentucky' t-shirts....grasp for your crediblity somewhere else without diluting the coolness of previous generations. Thank you.

[ Edited by: donhonyc 2005-07-10 21:58 ]