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#324: I Heart…what?! (RSTs Mk II: Getting More Tale)

RECORD STORE TALES Mk II:  Getting More Tale

#324: I Heart…what?!

One Thursday evening, Jen and I were out and about at Conestoga Mall in Waterloo. I saw this Toronto Blue Jays sweatshirt in the window of an unnamed clothing store. Trying to hold in my laughter and remain stealthy, I quickly zipped into to take a photo of a shirt that somebody, somewhere thought was a good idea to make.

“Hey, you can’t take pictures in here!” the young girl working inside said to me.

“It’s OK,” I responded as I left. “That shirt is hilarious!”

I zoomed out into the corridor and caught up with Jen, still laughing.

The following week I walked past the same store. The Jays sweatshirt was no longer in the front window.

I’m fairly sure I’m not the first to have a laugh at the expense of this ill-conceived sweatshirt:

I HEART BJS

Sh*t LeBrain’s Dad Says: Gene Simmons’ Beard

Happy birthday Dad!!

We were in Kincardine, Ontario, on Queen street, or “the main drag” as my dad calls it.  We were in this crappy clothing store called Sandy’s that’s not there anymore.  But this time, they had a Kiss T-shirt for sale!  I never saw any cool band shirts in Kincardine before.  We spent much of each summer there, and when I was younger the place seemed kind of dull.  Finding a Kiss shirt there, well obviously I had to get it.  It was 1992, a Revenge shirt.

My dad asked, “Did you find a shirt, son?”

“Yep,” I answered.  “This one is cool, because it has the new Kiss member on it.”  [Eric Singer]

“Yeah,” my dad said with a disapproving smirk.  “I don’t think I’ve ever seen that bearded guy before…”

BEARD