Comments on: The 1980s Vintage Rock Shirt Hall of Shame

By: Tee of the Day | PW Style

Tee of the Day | PW Style — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:12:27 +0000

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By: Shirts With Balls

Shirts With Balls — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:16:21 +0000

Yeah dude, those Paul McCartney and Billy Joel tees just don’t sell.

You should also mention the stupefying shirts commemorating the Elton John/Billy Joel tour where they’re basically rubbing noses. Are they both gay now?
-The Prof

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:11:09 +0000

i had a Billy Joel River Of Dreams Parking lot Bootleg marked size medium that fit like a XXXXL that sold for $280 a few years ago… i assume the buyer was planning on wearing it as a stylish surgical gown for removing whatever brain tumor caused her to make such irrational decisions, but that doesn’t explain the runner-up bidders behavior either…

By: Jimmy J

Jimmy J — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:20:12 +0000

Ha – for some reason yours looks better though, I can’t figure out what it is?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1982-ELTON-JOHN-Jump-Up-Concert-Tour-T-SHIRT_W0QQitemZ200250255452

Funny, I considered putting Julian Lennon on the list…you HAVE to have at least one really unpopular concert tee in any proper collection – mine’s a 1989 Ricky Van Shelton, I couldn’t even sell it for $1.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:56:58 +0000

hahah! i actually have the elton john shirt up on ebay right now!… im a supporter and fan of awesomely bad vintage concert shirts…julian lennon anyone?

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Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:19:38 +0000

[...] The 1980s Vintage Rock T-shirt Hall of Shame includes the likes of Elton John and Sting. You will note that it does not include HAWKWIND. [...]

By: Shorties

Shorties — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:48:54 +0000

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By: Jimmy J

Jimmy J — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:58:39 +0000

I think they’ll be pretty cautious with the hard stuff from here on in. They went in to unchartered territory with The Sex Pistols and got told to shove it up their ass – imagine what Slayer would do?

By: John K.

John K. — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:01:44 +0000

…and some bands who will probably never be in the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame have some of the most valuable tees. (Slayer, Venom, Napalm Death)

Go figure.

By: I'd

I'd — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:16:35 +0000

Yeah, the irony of the shirts’ value vs. singers’ talent is kind of a shame…

(With the exception of Sting, whose music after the Police is criminally awful!)