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Don’t be that guy

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Tonight, I drove out to mouse town with some friends to see Against Me!, Cobra Skulls, The World / Inferno Friendship Society, and some horrible white rapper (Sage Francis). The show was at the House of Blues in Orlando, which is a pretty easy drive, good parking, and a pretty solid venue. I rather enjoyed the music (Sage Francis is not music. He’s horrible, and should never take the stage again). However, I must make reference to something.

The Rule

We’ve all seen PCU. Jeremy Piven as a college student…great casting move there. But anyway. The scene were Gutter is getting ready for the concert, and it moshing it up in his room. Jeremy Piven comes in and reminds him “You don’t wear the shirt of the band you’re going to see. Don’t be that guy”. Well, tonight, I counted no less than 20 people proudly wearing their new Against Me! shirts. Nothing against getting some merch. And, in a pinch, wearing it. However, these people were putting the new shirts over the existing clothing they were wearing, then walking around. One girl had a shirt from one band (Cobra Skulls), then put an Against Me! shirt on OVER it. That’s a double negative, right? Well, besides the fact that going to the show reminded me that I’m now one of the old guys at shows, it also reminded me of a time when we had rules. Sadly, these seem to no longer exist.

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Coming soon to your local Trailer Park

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Some things should never come back. Ever. Like Zubaz. This fantastic example of redneck apparel first appeared in the gym, then Arena Football (where yours truly would witness the Tampa Bay Storm at the old Thunderdome), and then, somehow, they managed to migrate into the actual world. Like one of those spooky viruses in a sci-fi movie that was never intended to leave the lab. Well, it left the lab alright, and certainly infected the population. Take our model to the right. To this man’s credit, he probably was the pimp of the trailer park, with the midriff mesh shirt showing the ladies his manly chest hair patch, and the slight beer gut. The ladies know what happens underneath that man-stack! And the mullet? Quite majestic.

But back to the point. According to the website, these pants are making a “triumphant return, featuring classic patterns and bold colors, just like you always remembered”, and are “ready shock and awe the next generation of fashion adventurers and fantasy sports aficionados.” Amen to that. Because when I think fashion adventure, I think horribly designed pants. And while I admit that I play fantasy football (math geek + former jock = fantasy football. It makes sense.), I have yet to see any clothing marketed towards my ‘demographic’. So, for the makers of Zubaz to say these are for people who play fantasy sports is coming right out and admitting that you should never wear these in public. Ever. According to Wikipedia, these became so popular that they made diapers out of them. Seriously, if I ever saw an infant in a Zubaz diaper, I would (a) be calling child services, and (b) hitting the parents with a stick. Talk about doing long term damage to a child.
So, after all that, I think I might just go get a pair. Early planning for Halloween, maybe? Casual dress Friday at work? Random trips to the grocery store. The possibilities are endless. Maybe I’m a fashion adventurer after all.

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