djm3801
98 posts
May 06, 2009
4:36 PM
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Did a search on shirt and found nothing so ..
What about a Tee shirt with the Modern Blues Harmonica with Adam Gussow logo (the A440, C key number I am looking at now), or a baseball cap. If not a baseball cap, them a big old patch we could sew anywhere? Bet they would sell. Would by great for Adam Gussow sycophants (probably improper usage in the pure sense) / Admirers ( that's better )to wear to Adam's events or while appearing on America's Most Wanted for disturbing the peace in a place like Pompano, FLorida (why is 90% of it in Florida?) for playing on a streetcorner at 3 AM. As cool as old ladies who wear red hats?
Just asking.
Dan
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isaacullah
226 posts
May 06, 2009
5:18 PM
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We could do it from cafepress.com. They have a deal where you can get them to put a logo on anything. i think they make every thing to order so you don;t have to buy a bunch of stock, and then be left with only xxl t-shirts that won;t sell. I'm sure they take a reasonable cut of the sale price, but there would be some left for adam at the end of the day. i'd buy one fo' shizzle.
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Oisin
236 posts
May 06, 2009
5:41 PM
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I'm not sure this is a good idea. A friend of mine bought me a t-shirt which showed a picture of a blues harp-player and the phrase "Blowing away the Blues" underneath. I wore it to the local jam and one of the guys there said I looked like a special needs harp player. I saw what he meant afterwords.
In the UK we call things like this naff, I don't know if there is a similar word in the US.
I love this site and all you guys but I don't know if I'd wear a t-shirt with this on it.
Oisin
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GermanHarpist
319 posts
May 06, 2009
6:03 PM
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I see what Oisin means about looking like a "special needs harp player" lol. I would also probably not wear a t-shirt... but a mug, or an ashtray... why not. I always liked adams old logo.
What do you guys (Oisin) think about these t-shirts...?
T-shirts. I always thought they were pretty cool... Especially the "Whats the key?" one is hilarious.
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Oisin
237 posts
May 06, 2009
6:15 PM
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I would wear the "I,IV,V" one. The others are quite funny but I don't think I'd wear them. That's only my own personal taste.
If my wife was reading this she would tell you I don't have any taste anyway and anything I wore which was tidy would be a big improvement...even a special needs t-shirt.So maybe I'm the wrong person to ask about this.......
Oisin
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b1ueskyz
28 posts
May 06, 2009
6:34 PM
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Checkout:
www.loiterink.com
if you wanna get some cool harp designs into ours and others hands!
We design them and they produce them and sell them.
Last Edited by on May 06, 2009 6:35 PM
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djm3801
100 posts
May 06, 2009
6:38 PM
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Well, if you want to put a "cool" statement on it, you have the MBH harp and under it print "Oh Susanna my ass..."
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jonsparrow
248 posts
May 06, 2009
9:31 PM
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it would be better to just have an adam gussow shirt. or satan and adam shirt. like a band shirt type thing. like the pic on top if you click personal appearances. thats a cool picture an text. id rock that on a shirt.
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Patrick Barker
268 posts
May 06, 2009
9:49 PM
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lol I like the "chicks dig tongue blocking" shirt... I think adam showed a "harp addict" shirt on one of his videos
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isaacullah
228 posts
May 06, 2009
10:18 PM
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One Word: STICKERS!!! I'd plaster some "Satan and Adam" stickers all over all the local music joints's bathrooms! And I'd stick a "MBH" sticker on my harp case fo' sho'!
I'd still rock the T-shirt 'cause I don't give a f*ck about what anyone else thinks about me! They can call me whatever they want.
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Honkin On Bobo
63 posts
May 07, 2009
9:27 AM
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As much as I love the thought of Adam getting paid by licensed merchandise sales, there is no surer way to lose your "cool musician" mojo than showing up at a blues jam, open mike or gig wearing a dorky cap or t-shirt that has a harmonica saying on it (well unless it's showing up wearing one of those "harp bandoleros" with about 40 harps strapped around your chest).
About the only way you could partially recover from that would be if you were absolutely lights out when you went on stage. I mean BLEW PEOPLE AWAY!!!! I KNOW I ain't that good. And even if you are, why ruin it with a dorky look?
I mean, I know Adam refers to us as harp "nerds" but why advertise it?
Stickers for the wall of some joint? Sure, why not?
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djm3801
101 posts
May 07, 2009
9:42 AM
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I do not think I would wear one on stage. never said that and agree. The logo for the site is a pretty good one.
I like smoking food. SOmeone gave me a shirt from meat market. The logo is "Cloverfield Meat Market. You can't beat our meat." I wear it all the time in my yard sitting by the smoker.
Excuse me - I have to go wash my pen pocket protector....
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Honkin On Bobo
64 posts
May 07, 2009
9:58 AM
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See, the Cloverfield Meat Market shirt would be AWESOME! to wear to a gig.
Conversely, it would also be cool for Otto the butcher (who doesn't play harp) to wear an MBH t-shirt to work.
Am I making any sense? Probably not.
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Oisin
240 posts
May 07, 2009
10:28 AM
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See I think this is a cultural thing. In the UK "naff" gear is recognised by most people except the odd chav. I agree entirely with Honkin on this.
I would definetely wear the meat market t-shirt, I had one saying "Clancy Movers, New York City" which I wore all the time...sounded like a laxative company.
(actually my Uncle's moving company).
Irony has a lot to do with this and a bit of self depreciation.
How about "Suck my harp till your lips bleed" I would wear that.
Oisin
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djm3801
102 posts
May 07, 2009
10:45 AM
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I think it is all good. I have often said to the wife - NEVER buy me a tee shirt that makes a statement. My sister bought me a hat with a patch on it that reads "Harmonica Man". First of all it is a nice hat. Second, I feel like a total dork when i wear it, but i do not want her to feel bad. Third, I am a beginner and would not want anyone to say "ok, harmonica man, play something..". That said, there are a few tee shirts I wear casually. There are logos that are clunky and ones that are cool. If I was playing on a stage, I would likely wear my dirty smelly faded Boston Bruins cap, a Yuengling Lager tee shirt and jeans. I do not watch hockey and do not drink Yuengling much, but the hat is bitchin and I been wearing it for 12 years, and the tee shirt design is decent. Or my meat market shirt with the pork fat, sauce, and dry rub stains on the front. Actually I could eat that shirt.
On the other hand, I like Issac's statement. I am who I am and I wear what I wear and if you do not like it, piss off. Think I am a nerd? I got a few hundred friends who will tell you different.
It was just a thought and I think inspired some interesting perspectives. None wrong.
Dan
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RyanMortos
162 posts
May 07, 2009
12:52 PM
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Heh, need more tips on how to not dress like a dork, lol!
Id say 98% of the time for the past fews years I havent worn anything with a logo. I get this whole advertising billboard feeling.
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isaacullah
230 posts
May 07, 2009
1:12 PM
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I freely admit that I'm a nerd, and I like ot wear "nerd shirts" all the time. That's part of why I am so cool! ;)
I look at the t-shirt as showing that we belong to a specific "harmonica club" rather than that we "play harmonica". I'm an archaeologist, and I wear various archaeology t-shirts. They are almost all things like "Uiversity of Toronto Archaeology", or "Wadi Fidan Field School, 1999". I don't have any shirts that say stupid slogans like "Archaeologists do it dirtier and deeper!" because that's not my style (i'm not crass :) ). A t-shirt with the MBH logo and the new slogan "Remember the past but live in the present" (or whatever it is) would be very cool because it connotes membership in a specific group rather than simple enthusiasm for an activity. If you wear it to a jam and they make fun of you, then maybe you ought to think about the character of the people who go to that particualr jam. If it's just friendly "ribbing" you can tell them to piss off, and eventually it'll be cool. But if they are really deriding you, then F them, ya know?
Plus, even if you don't wear it (it's not your specific style, etc.), if Adam can earn a buck on it, you can at least look at it as a donation.
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ortrigger
10 posts
May 07, 2009
1:27 PM
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"A t-shirt with the MBH logo and the new slogan 'Remember the past but live in the present'"
I think that would be cool. I wouldn't buy it but I have my own reasons for that.
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Gray
72 posts
May 07, 2009
2:35 PM
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T-shirt or cap are great ideas.
I'd be walken proud into a jam wearing a MBH T or cap.
Im with isacullah its got to have MBH on it.
"MBH-Deep sounds from the Ghetto"
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Miles Dewar
336 posts
May 07, 2009
3:27 PM
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LOL.... "Deep sounds from the ghetto."
I have one that says:-----Modern
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and one that just says: I-IV-V
They only costed $4 and change each.
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jonsparrow
254 posts
May 07, 2009
3:31 PM
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if some one makes fun of your shirt knock there teeth out. then they wont say anything. but im with isaacullah. im a nerd too. thats so cool that your an archaeologist. when i was little that was my dream.
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Patrick Barker
269 posts
May 07, 2009
3:37 PM
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I think a shirt with a giant picture of satan and adam would look kinda stupid, where a shirt that just says something like "harp addict" or just the words "satan and adam" would be fine
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djm3801
103 posts
May 07, 2009
3:46 PM
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Obviously if there WERE a shirt, web site is key. I was into archeology and paleontology as a kid - circa 1956. I recently had a Far Side tee shirt with cave men carring a huge carrot on their shoulders , captioned "Early vegetarians returning from the kill..".
With respect to being a dork - I am 61. I do not care. Did the Joe Cool, Disco Danny, gold cuff link, custom suit and shirt thing for a long time. NOW - I pass gas in public just to hear people say "oh, the poor old man..". When I use a public rest room, I toss water on the front of my pants before I leave just to see the reaction.
And I am going to see Adam in Philly in June, but I will behave.
Some of the above statements were for amusement.
Dan
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Hollistonharper
83 posts
May 07, 2009
3:54 PM
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Fellas,
You gotta think big here. T-shirts are for tourists. As shown on so many YT videos, Adam has carried on the storied tradition of true harmonic sartorial splendor--incredibly loud, tacky and ill-fitting Hawaiian shirts. Picture it: a line of Signature Gussow Hawaiian shirts, with the MBH logo on the right breast where the alligator usually goes. Well?
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ortrigger
12 posts
May 07, 2009
4:10 PM
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"a line of Signature Gussow Hawaiian shirts, with the MBH logo on the right breast where the alligator usually goes."
I think it's brilliant. I would definitely buy one of those.
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jonsparrow
255 posts
May 07, 2009
4:17 PM
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dan your a funny guy.
Hollistonharper, that is a great idea. they would probobly be expensive though. more then your average band shirt.
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Oisin
242 posts
May 07, 2009
4:44 PM
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Now your talking...I'd like one with flames on. Tacky is much better than Nerdy. I'd still like it to say
"Suck my harp till your lips bleed"
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Aussiesucker
266 posts
May 07, 2009
7:23 PM
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Sorry, but I'm from the old school and would not be seen anywhere wearing any item of clothing with a big logo on it! Real kitch IMHO. Maybe Ok to wash the car with but never to wear! But then again it's probably fashionable to look like a dork in a promotional T.
Years back T shirts in particular were given free if they contained a logo or an advertising message. Today kids pay multiples of what a perfectly good T shirt is really worth just because it has advertising crap on it. Crazy world!
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isaacullah
234 posts
May 07, 2009
9:32 PM
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Can we somehow go tacky AND nerdy? That would seem to cover all bases! I still think something like cafepress.com would be the best. You just give 'em your design, and they can put it on almost anything you want. To order. I'm talking stickers, patches, mugs, t-shits, polos, sweatshirts, thongs, hats, bowling shirts, baseball jersey's, whatever. I'm not sure about Hawaiian shirts, but that's probably an option too. They make them to order, so anyone can get whatever product they prefer. Here's the link to the cafepress page that tells how it works. You can see that the "basic" option is free for the "seller" (in this case adam), and all profits after their cut would be sent to him. The basic package is more than sufficient for our needs here. All we need is to upload the logo or design we want, and then we are in business. People can buy any product they want. Does that meet everyone's standards?
EDIT: they don't have hawaiian shirts, but the DO have jackets! We could all get jackets and then walk around snapping our fingers...
They even have a box you could put your harps in. That'd be pretty cool with the MBH logo on it.
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Oisin
245 posts
May 08, 2009
1:25 AM
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You know Isaac tidy and nerdy might just work!
Those boxes look pretty cool actually but I'd like to ruff it up a little on the outside, bluesy looking, and have it pristine inside where you keep your harps and it would look good with the logo on the lid.
You think Adam can provide a copy of the logo ?
What about submitting our own designs?
Oisin
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chromaticblues
61 posts
May 08, 2009
3:22 AM
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I like this idea and would buy a couple Tshirts. I don't wear caps, but I noticed some saying they did. So we make caps ,Tshirts and hawaiian shirts. This is a good idea! Before we go any further we need to see if this is something Adam would want to do. I mean he a teacher, harper, does YouTube and I believe he's married with a child. He's probably busy so if we could figure out a way of doing this with out to much of a burden on him time wise and putting money up front!
Once we agree to a logo and a provider we should start to tally how many we are really talking here!
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kudzurunner
419 posts
May 08, 2009
5:53 AM
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My god, you guys have been going crazy! I turn my back and look what happens.
Somebody from this discussion has emailed me and we going to talk through the Hawaiian shirt idea.
What would Little Walter do?
I agree that there are limits to the cool-efficacy (if I may invent a phrase) of sayings on t-shirts when they advertise one's heartfelt affiliations. I like working somewhat obliquely to the main point. I rarely wear blues-themed t-shirts, for example, and I don't often wear running t-shirts, but I love a plain white t I've got that has "Mississippi Track Club" as a logo. Got it for a half-marathon.
There are two ways of working a t-shirt or Hawaiian shirt that I like in this case. I'm NOT actually a fan of the blatantly sexual double entendres--smoked meat, beat meat, sucking and blowing, etc.--. I'm not a prude; I just don't think that ends up achieving its end.
I like something that either states something directly--i.e., a modestly-sized "Modern Blues Harmonica" logo--or suggests some slightly obscure subcultural affiliation, such as the I IV V logo. That latter logo says "I'm a musician" to other musicians, and means nothing to somebody who isn't a musician. It's all about blues, but it doesn't say "I simply LOVE the blues!" In a sense, it combines the nerd-position with the cool-position. That's a neat trick.
We'll figure it out.
Edited to read: How about a saying that involves "twelve bars."
"Twelve Bars Is All You've Got."
or just:
"Twelve Bars."
or:
"Twelve Bars, Use 'Em Wisely."
or:
"Twelve Bars. Repeat."
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chromaticblues
64 posts
May 08, 2009
6:06 AM
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Twelve bars is all you got.
Use them wisely
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chromaticblues
65 posts
May 08, 2009
6:11 AM
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Modern Blues
Harmonica
On the front and
Twelve bars is all you got
Use them wisely
On the back would be cool!
That sort of ties it in to the web site and I like the whole theme
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GermanHarpist
329 posts
May 08, 2009
6:15 AM
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I always liked the old MBH logo... Adam, could you post it or tell us where we can find it... maybe somebody can come up with design ideas. Mustn't be on T-shirts,... but a mug with the old logo I would buy.
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Preston
329 posts
May 08, 2009
6:32 AM
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I am dreaming up a new logo here. I keep picturing a circle, with MBH in it. The outside edges of the M and H are contoured so that they "round out" with the circle. Across the center at an angle is ten seperate holes. They are not connected, and it is not meant to look like a comb, so a guitar player won't get it, but a harp player will look at it and say "oh yeah, that's a comb made out of negative space." I've got some preliminary designs here at my desk, but you may have to give me the weekend to get a good conceptual design and a way to post it.
This logo could be fairly large, but on the high chest/shoulder area off to one side. Then the back would read "12 Bars. Use 'em wisely."
What do ya think? It doesn't scream "Hey look at me! I'm a harmonica player!" yet is subtley gets it done.
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chromaticblues
66 posts
May 08, 2009
8:38 AM
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That sounds good to me Preston!
Good work!!
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sopwithcamels266
25 posts
May 08, 2009
10:07 AM
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Well I have enjoyed this thread and pay tribute to those of you that recognise your a Nerd.
Where I come from we use words like Naf, then it escalates into more approprate adjectives where folk are left in little doubt.
You may not of heard of the jazz, junk, and blues man Cannonball Adderley but to quote him he once said
"Hipness is not only a state of mind its a fact of life" (When you read that think how you aspire to play.)
OK heres an idea. Your user name becomes your coat of Arms.
All of us meet up once every couple of years say at a certain lightning tree, crossroads, wearing sweatshirts with our user names on. (mrverylonguserhame)probably have this down his arms.
Then because where all rivals a great battle takes place where we all kick the s... out of each other. Once everything is settled we all withdraw to our castles dust down our armour and then arrange to do it all again a couple of years later.
Musically of course.
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djm3801
111 posts
May 08, 2009
11:22 AM
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Hey, Adam,
Since I started this amd may be responsible for you getting into the clothing business...
good suggestions. I only mentioned the meat thing cause it is a tee shirt that would not be considered nerdy. Love that shirt but i agree I would not put my name on that. My cousin had a septic company - will not say his logo but it was rather unique.
I like the Twelve bars is all you got -Use them wisely idea. Anyway, I think we had a little fun with this while waiting for you to jump on to bring sanity to the thread.
Regards,
Dan
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jonsparrow
258 posts
May 08, 2009
11:41 AM
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ya i agree with the Twelve bars is all you got -Use them wisely idea.
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chromaticblues
67 posts
May 08, 2009
12:25 PM
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Hey camel dude! Nice!! I'm pretty sure I'm not a nerd.
Remember your opinion is just that! And never assume anything!
Oh and by the way. I'm pretty sure the song I've been playing for the last 15 years called the "work song" was written by someone named Cannonball Adderley.
Ya NAF
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Hollistonharper
84 posts
May 08, 2009
3:01 PM
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Hey Chromblues,
Minor point of interest, the work song was written by Cannonball's brother Nat. Great song for the harp-I've been working on it... would love to hear you post your take on Harpfriends!
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kudzurunner
421 posts
May 08, 2009
3:19 PM
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TWELVE BARS, THREE CHORDS
USE THEM WISELY
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GermanHarpist
334 posts
May 08, 2009
3:35 PM
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What about "Real harmonica players do it in all twelve positions!". Oh,... we DIDN'T want to go with the dodgy stuff. ;)
Ok, now seriously: continuing with the same idea...
Twelve Bars
Use 'em wisely
with big "I IV V" letters as background.
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isaacullah
235 posts
May 08, 2009
4:21 PM
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What do people think of the cafepress idea? It would be really easy, take very little time to set up, and would cost absolutely $0 to get it going. Here's a link to their products page. They have a range of apparel, housewares, buttons, etc. that one could get the logo on. Again, they make each item to order, so there's no need to buy a bunch of stock. The buyer just picks whatever item he/she wants,a nd they slap a logo on it and ship it out. We as the "seller" set the price a little higher than the cafepress "base price", and all profits at the end of the month get sent as a check to Adam's PO box. We could set the profit-per-item to whatever percentage Adam thinks is fair. I'd be willing to set the whole thing up if someone else is willing to get the logo graphics ready.
Concerning the logo: I really like Preston's logo idea. It's like a schematized version of the current site logo, simplified for a more pleasing and slightly cryptic t-shirt design. Here are cafepress's suggestion for logo graphic formatting. I'll look into how we can get a logo on one side and a slogan on the other side.
Can we do two slogans? One serious (twelve bars, use 'em wisely) and one kind of tongue-in-cheek funny like "Don't be a tool. Tune your harps." or something? Obviously, not a crass double-entendre (not my style), but something kind of nerdy-funny?
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djm3801
112 posts
May 08, 2009
4:48 PM
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Well, I am not going to get into HOW these are provided. Adam may already have contacts. Current site logo very cool -always like it. I have a number of tee shirts that are TASTEFUL in like faded colors with a large logo on back and a smaller one where the pocket would be if people still smoked on front.
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scstrickland
61 posts
May 08, 2009
7:25 PM
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ADAM SAYS
RELAX
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Preston
332 posts
May 08, 2009
7:27 PM
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How about on the back the I-IV-V is large and faded out, with a prominent, "12 bars. Use them wisely." through the center, or in the foreground if you will.
As far as the logo on the front, I really don't have any art software to digitize my logo. I suppose I could scan my hand sketch in as a pdf or tiff. Anybody got any freeware?
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ZackPomerleau
77 posts
May 08, 2009
7:53 PM
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Well, I don't think Chris will kill me but...
"I Survived The Buddha."
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jonsparrow
259 posts
May 08, 2009
8:05 PM
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i have photoshop ill try an make something.
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