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JamesG · 07-29-2022, 03:05 PM

These two incidents recently happened with me:

- I saw a teen girl w/ her two parents at a local pizzeria. She was wearing a pink KISS shirt and her parents were wearing Pink Floyd. Me being a huge KISS fan went up and asked her at the table which member was her favorite?

She looked shocked and I heard her whisper to her mother, "I don't know any of them." Her mother told me, "She just likes the shirt. She doesn't know anything about the band." I was shocked and I then joked with the dad if he knew who Pink Floyd was and he smirked.

- Another time on the NYC subway I spotted this young woman all tatted-up with a Metallica shirt on. I asked her what her favorite album was and she looked at me and asked, "Favorite album by who?" and I pointed at her shirt.

She goes, "Oh, my boyfriend gave me that. I didn't know that was a band. That's funny." and I was ...

I couldn't believe this. Would you wear a shirt of a music group you don't know anything about?

Thinking about it now, I realize some might say they don't know anything in order to avoid a convo. with a stranger, but I believe these people really didn't know anything about the groups.

JO Sweet Heart · 07-29-2022, 04:03 PM

^^^ To me, giving a shirt to someone who truly is not a fan of whoever is on the shirt is nothing but a waste of money. In my opinion, things like shirts, hats, and other created merchandise are made for those who are fans of the act and no one else.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. In other words, if someone were to give me a shirt that had on it an act that I have no interest in, no, I would not keep it. Instead, I would tell them to find someone who is an actual fan of the act like they themselves are and give it to that person instead because they will most definitely appreciate it more than me.

opus · 07-29-2022, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

I couldn't believe this. Would you wear a shirt of a music group you don't know anything about?

I'd wear it if it was gift. At worst I'm sure I'd head to YouTube and check out whoever it was, see what they were like.

DJM77 · 07-29-2022, 06:10 PM

Would this be worse than wearing a shirt of a sports team that the person wearing it knows nothing about? That sort of thing used to drive me nuts, but I guess I can't complain about that anymore because I have a St. Louis Blues shirt and I still have my ancient Philadelphia Eagles shirt and I wouldn't be able to name a single player that currently plays for either team.

JO Sweet Heart · 07-30-2022, 07:32 AM

^^^ If your sports team shirts don't have a certain year on them, you should write them in somewhere, whatever time frame matters the most to you of course.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

GentlemanJim · 07-30-2022, 08:50 AM

Eventually, I had to stop wearing my Ritchie Blackmore shirts after a certain group known for activism claimed the rainbow as their icon.

On a grander scale, I'm not completely sure that I agree that wearing a branded shirt (of any kind) is an invitation for a conversation?

If I was wearing a shirt reading "IBM" for example, I'd be fairly annoyed if someone I didn't know came up to me expecting to chat S/360, or similar.

JamesG · 07-30-2022, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM77

Would this be worse than wearing a shirt of a sports team that the person wearing it knows nothing about? That sort of thing used to drive me nuts, but I guess I can't complain about that anymore because I have a St. Louis Blues shirt and I still have my ancient Philadelphia Eagles shirt and I wouldn't be able to name a single player that currently plays for either team.

My feeling is if it's a shirt that one wears to "bum around the house in" or has holes in it, then wear whatever you want.

I was also out with my sister's fiance recently and he spotted a guy wearing a Dunder Muffin paper shirt. He's a huge Office fan and he shouted at him "I love the smell of bacon on a woman!" and this guy had no clue.

Bonniegirl · 07-30-2022, 02:59 PM

Same as when people wear sports T shirts, jerseys, caps of teams they don't even follow or know anything about !

Understandable if it's teams from your own city/ area to support them even if you aren't into sports ! But if it's from another city, that's fine if you are into that team. ( Like even though I'm in LA , besides the Rams I support the Eagles ( my birth city) and the Packers ! But let's say I'll see somebody with a Seahawks T shirt and ask "oh, you like the Seahawks , they played great last Sunday "? and they are like " Huh?, nah just something to wear " !

Bonniegirl · 07-30-2022, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM77

Would this be worse than wearing a shirt of a sports team that the person wearing it knows nothing about? That sort of thing used to drive me nuts, but I guess I can't complain about that anymore because I have a St. Louis Blues shirt and I still have my ancient Philadelphia Eagles shirt and I wouldn't be able to name a single player that currently plays for either team.

I posted before I saw this post !!

Torgo · 07-30-2022, 04:01 PM

Not a band, but back in the early 90s when I was working retail someone came in wearing a Dawn Of The Dead T-shirt. I told them I loved that movie, reply: "I've never seen it."

GentlemanJim · 07-30-2022, 04:58 PM

Back when I was restoring antiques, I used to get spattered with glue, finish stripper, etc So I'd go buy 2nd hand shirts at Salvation Army, and not risk ruining more valuable shirts.

I'd always seek shirts with obscure or quirky graphics, to entertain my co-workers. Never felt any obligation to be conversant on the subject matter.

Some were real treasures. Got one advertising the hammer museum in Haines Alaska......and had a number of people confuse that for the Hammer art museum in Los Angeles. And when asked I'd be like "no, the shirt says Haines Alaska, don't it?"

So, frequently "well meaning onlookers" can be the under informed part of the equation.

Babalu · 07-30-2022, 05:00 PM

You get furious about someone wearing a shirt with a band's name on it?

And I thought I had a bad temper.

1960'sTVfan · 07-30-2022, 05:04 PM

When I attended high school in the mid to late 1970's, I had a Led Zeppelin shirt that I occasionally wore at school. I don't like Zeppelin and never did like them, but I wore the shirt anyway because I wanted to give the impression that I was one of the cool, stoner dudes.

I was into bands like BTO, Head East, Starz, AC/DC when Bon Scott was their singer, Boston, Foreigner, etc. But Zeppelin? No way, man.

There are actually two songs from Zeppelin that I like, one is Stairway To Heaven, the classic tune they are most known for, and the other is D'yer Mak'er, it's not really a great song but the melody is catchy and it's a fun listen. But that's about it, that's all the Zeppelin that I need to hear.

Janice Johnson · 08-11-2022, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Babalu

You get furious about someone wearing a shirt with a band's name on it?

And I thought I had a bad temper.

I honestly thought it was Mr. Cleveland who started this thread, LMAO!

icecream · 08-11-2022, 08:49 PM

No harm in it really, all they are doing is giving the band free publicity.

07-29-2022, 03:05 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,995	People Who Wear Band Shirts Who Know Nothing about Them These two incidents recently happened with me: - I saw a teen girl w/ her two parents at a local pizzeria. She was wearing a pink KISS shirt and her parents were wearing Pink Floyd. Me being a huge KISS fan went up and asked her at the table which member was her favorite? She looked shocked and I heard her whisper to her mother, "I don't know any of them." Her mother told me, "She just likes the shirt. She doesn't know anything about the band." I was shocked and I then joked with the dad if he knew who Pink Floyd was and he smirked. - Another time on the NYC subway I spotted this young woman all tatted-up with a Metallica shirt on. I asked her what her favorite album was and she looked at me and asked, "Favorite album by who?" and I pointed at her shirt. She goes, "Oh, my boyfriend gave me that. I didn't know that was a band. That's funny." and I was ... I couldn't believe this. Would you wear a shirt of a music group you don't know anything about? Thinking about it now, I realize some might say they don't know anything in order to avoid a convo. with a stranger, but I believe these people really didn't know anything about the groups.

07-29-2022, 04:03 PM	#2
JO Sweet Heart Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 11, 2012 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 7,835	^^^ To me, giving a shirt to someone who truly is not a fan of whoever is on the shirt is nothing but a waste of money. In my opinion, things like shirts, hats, and other created merchandise are made for those who are fans of the act and no one else. God bless you always!!! Holly P.S. In other words, if someone were to give me a shirt that had on it an act that I have no interest in, no, I would not keep it. Instead, I would tell them to find someone who is an actual fan of the act like they themselves are and give it to that person instead because they will most definitely appreciate it more than me.
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07-29-2022, 06:10 PM	#4
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,554	Would this be worse than wearing a shirt of a sports team that the person wearing it knows nothing about? That sort of thing used to drive me nuts, but I guess I can't complain about that anymore because I have a St. Louis Blues shirt and I still have my ancient Philadelphia Eagles shirt and I wouldn't be able to name a single player that currently plays for either team.
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07-30-2022, 08:50 AM	#6
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	Eventually, I had to stop wearing my Ritchie Blackmore shirts after a certain group known for activism claimed the rainbow as their icon. On a grander scale, I'm not completely sure that I agree that wearing a branded shirt (of any kind) is an invitation for a conversation? If I was wearing a shirt reading "IBM" for example, I'd be fairly annoyed if someone I didn't know came up to me expecting to chat S/360, or similar.
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07-30-2022, 04:01 PM	#10
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,017	Not a band, but back in the early 90s when I was working retail someone came in wearing a Dawn Of The Dead T-shirt. I told them I loved that movie, reply: "I've never seen it."
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07-30-2022, 07:32 AM	#5
JO Sweet Heart Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 11, 2012 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 7,835	^^^ If your sports team shirts don't have a certain year on them, you should write them in somewhere, whatever time frame matters the most to you of course. God bless you always!!! Holly

07-30-2022, 02:59 PM	#8
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,457	Same as when people wear sports T shirts, jerseys, caps of teams they don't even follow or know anything about ! Understandable if it's teams from your own city/ area to support them even if you aren't into sports ! But if it's from another city, that's fine if you are into that team. ( Like even though I'm in LA , besides the Rams I support the Eagles ( my birth city) and the Packers ! But let's say I'll see somebody with a Seahawks T shirt and ask "oh, you like the Seahawks , they played great last Sunday "? and they are like " Huh?, nah just something to wear " !

07-30-2022, 04:58 PM	#11
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	Back when I was restoring antiques, I used to get spattered with glue, finish stripper, etc So I'd go buy 2nd hand shirts at Salvation Army, and not risk ruining more valuable shirts. I'd always seek shirts with obscure or quirky graphics, to entertain my co-workers. Never felt any obligation to be conversant on the subject matter. Some were real treasures. Got one advertising the hammer museum in Haines Alaska......and had a number of people confuse that for the Hammer art museum in Los Angeles. And when asked I'd be like "no, the shirt says Haines Alaska, don't it?" So, frequently "well meaning onlookers" can be the under informed part of the equation.

07-30-2022, 05:00 PM	#12
Babalu Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 22, 2014 Posts: 4,779	You get furious about someone wearing a shirt with a band's name on it? And I thought I had a bad temper.
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07-30-2022, 05:04 PM	#13
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,055	When I attended high school in the mid to late 1970's, I had a Led Zeppelin shirt that I occasionally wore at school. I don't like Zeppelin and never did like them, but I wore the shirt anyway because I wanted to give the impression that I was one of the cool, stoner dudes. I was into bands like BTO, Head East, Starz, AC/DC when Bon Scott was their singer, Boston, Foreigner, etc. But Zeppelin? No way, man. There are actually two songs from Zeppelin that I like, one is Stairway To Heaven, the classic tune they are most known for, and the other is D'yer Mak'er, it's not really a great song but the melody is catchy and it's a fun listen. But that's about it, that's all the Zeppelin that I need to hear.
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08-11-2022, 08:49 PM	#15
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,632	No harm in it really, all they are doing is giving the band free publicity.
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