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A T-shirt to remember M.J. by
Friday, June 26th, 2009 at 11:33 am
posted by Holly Otterbein
categories what we heart
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Wow, talk about a goddamned sad day yesterday, huh? Local shop Print Liberation just started offering this T-shirt this morning, for a mere $16. If only they could make some for the three other legends — Farrah Fawcett, and our two Philly boys Irv Homer and Steven Wells — who passed on yesterday, too.
Print Liberation: Because Copyright infringement has never been cooler.
Anyway, good luck to them and I hope the profits are being donated. I mean, who would try to shamelessly profit from someone’s death by releasing a t-shirt so soon, right?
Right?
Truer words, Larry.
I’d rather buy things to benefit the bankrupt Jackson estate, thanks.
Same here. The man died with $500 Million dollars of debt, too.
I already know FYE is pushing his stuff: I remember when Ray Charles died and I was working there, my manager told me to start pushing his stuff to all the customers. It was sick, disgusting, and wrong, and I refused to.
But I might pick up “HIStory” today. I had the album when it first came out and sold it 2 years later. I kinda miss it now…
“a mere $16″? Are you kidding me? It’s a damned white t-shirt with a silk screen on it. C’mon. Is a dollar really worth nothing these days?
I’m old and cantankerous, but this thing is not worth more than $10 tops from a bootlegger.
Aw, come on guys … there’s a big difference between the corporation FYE and the local, small business Print Liberation.
I agree 16$ is a bit high, and I’d like to see some mention of if the proceeds are being donated, but I still think it’s cool that if you truly loved MJ, and my GF did, that you can honor him so soon by rocking this jawn. Evens out.
eh whtvr, I agree. He was a hero of mine and I do miss him.
Holly Otterbein: True, but exploitation of a death for fiscal gain is the same no matter what. But I’ll gladly retract all of what I’ve said if they are donating the cash.
Of course there’s a big difference between FYE and Print Liberation. Usually PL has some creativity. This shirt has none.
There’s also usually a big difference between PL and bootleg t-shirt sellers. That difference is about $6.
To tritely turn one of my favorite PL slogans around, “Don’t Give Up” on imagination for a quick cash in.
To pu another Philly slogan to use, perhaps Print Liberation saw the shameless profiteering from the deaths of celebrities and thought, Why can’t us?!?
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