Post #20846 by aquarj on Fri, Jan 24, 2003 6:40 PM

I think the thing about Shag is that it depends on what turns you on. Some people just look for things that have a personal appeal esthetically. Other people measure the value of things by collectible-ness or alternative-ness or things like that, which really have little to do with the items themselves and more to do with what other people think and do.

I thought "jumping the shark" was when things literally went downhill quality-wise. Fonzie became a wuss, Scrappy Doo was added to the mix, etc. Those shows honestly became dumber. But Shag's stuff is still pretty neat esthetically (I think). His prints and other wares still seem to get better all the time. But he's definitely more and more mainstream every day, so if your bag is to be ahead of the curve or outside of the mainstream, then I can see losing interest (assuming there ever was any interest in the first place).

But on the flipside, I can't see the appeal of things like the severed head mug. Even if people pay big bucks for it, that thing looks pretty hideous to me. People pay big bucks for Thomas Kinkade (Master of Light, TM), but that sure as hell doesn't make me interested in him either. But if I ever find one of those mugs cheap, I'll get it, in case someone here wants it!

-Randy