Pink Rock Candy-Blog

Yesterday Blythe and I had a very interesting convo about the best jobs. We officially decided that the best job in the world is a mobile band tee display. For those of you who don’t speak bull-shit, that would be a professional band tee wearer. Sure there are models for print adds/web stores, but models don’t go on tour with them (just go with it). Since we practically live in t-shirts anyway, it would be awesome to tour with a band, and on a fairly shallow, pig-headed note, we have the perfect size boobs for tees (What!?). We figure if we are pitching this idea to bands which usually consist of all guys, adding something about our chest might distract them long enough to agree. This led me to think of the different types of band tees I could wear.
First there is the band tee for bands that are currently touring. That means any of the millions of signed and unsigned bands as long as they are creative enough to throw their band name on a t-shirt. I have mixed feelings about these shirts because I have “a thing” about paying to be a walking billboard. That’s why I will wear clothes from every other college but the one I attend. When I like a band I feel weird about plastering it all over my body unless I have to, or unless everyone else is doing the same (I can be a lemming sometimes). Fortunately, with my new highly necessary position, I can wear all the band tees I want and not feel bad because guess what, they’re paying me! There is a great band from Cali called Take the Crown and I absolutely love their Crown Skull Tee. I just like that it’s pink without being too girlie. I’m also a fairly big fan of The Used for various funny/odd reasons; one being I have a thing for stupid, dirty rockers. Their Green Machine Tee totally reminds me of the Hulk and Ninja Turtles joining forces to kick some major bad guy butt. I can be a five year old boy at times and the Ninja Turtles make me all giddy.
The next type of band tee is pretty much the opposite. These t-shirts are of bands that are broken up or no longer touring/making new music. These tees would normally be called vintage band tees, but I don’t like that because some of the bands aren’t so “vintage”. I guess it all depends on how you perceive vintage. For example, I love my Jimi Hendrix tee I got from the guys section at Target. I honestly wear it all the time. I also like the Beatles Sub Tee from Delia*s. When I think of the Beatles I think of my dad. He totally introduced me to rock music so this whole post is his fault. Lastly, I love love love the NKOTB Jordan Tee from Urban Outfitters. New Kids on the Block is the epitome of the boy band and I love them for it. Jordan was definitely my fave because he was a cutie, plus he totally tried to make a come back in the 90s. Comebacks Rule!
Finally, we have the t-shirts from people who aren’t in bands, but all the bands wear them. Anyone in Boston (and tons that aren’t) know about Johnny Cupcakes. All the t-shirts are super cute and have cupcakes somewhere in the graphic. I sort of love cupcakes especially the ones you get at Grand Central with the frosting in the middle, but I digress. It’s really fun to have food on your shirt that doesn’t leave icky stains that only Martha Stewart can get out. This makes the shirts from Johnny Cupcakes perfect especially the Elephant Shirt; who doesn’t want an elephant that shoots cupcakes out of it’s trunk? Another clothing company a lot of bands wear is Glamour Kills. They sponsor tons of bands and make awesome shirts. I was super stoked when I saw their King Dweeb Tee. I love the vibrant colors in the shirt and I’m the dorkiest kid you’ll ever meet (trust me; I quote Shakespeare regularly). I think I should suggest they make a “Queen Dweeb” tee. They could totally use my likeness.