Dweezil

June 22, 2011 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment  

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices.


Item #29: Dweezil Zappa

Year: 1987

Circulation: Rarer than a Dweezil Zappa hit. Don’t Believe Us? Check eBay.

Don’t love him for being the offspring of Frank Zappa. Don’t love him because of his ridiculous name. Don’t love him because he was fired from MTV for badmouthing the channel on Howard Stern’s show. Don’t love him for his cameos in Pretty in Pink and The Running Man. Love him for his collaboration with musician Don Johnson.

Brand: Screen Stars

Measurements: 20.5″ (pit-to-pit) 26.75″ (rear collar-bottom seam)

Condition: Excellent vintage condition.

Variables: None.

Price: $75.00 (includes expedited shipping w/tracking and insurance in U.S. and Canada)



The Lord of the Rings

June 8, 2011 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment  

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices.


Item #28: The Lord of the Rings

Year: 1978

Circulation: Rarer than the rings. Don’t Believe Us? Check eBay.

The special effects for live-action in 1978 were not advanced enough to do a Tolkien film justice, so the producers made the wise decision to animate. But many scenes in this film were actually shot traditionally with actors in costume but these frames were then retroscoped. Retroscoping is an animation technique that involves tracing over live-action which better captures its complexity resulting in a more realistic feel. It’s a little known fact that director Ralph Bakshi wanted to include the music of Led Zeppelin in the film but he was overruled by the producers who opted for an orchestral score. With the Hobbit film set to be released in 2012, this is perfect attire to out Tolkien the rest of the crowd at the premiere.

Brand: Hanes (Beefy-T)

Measurements: 20″ (pit-to-pit) 29″ (rear collar-bottom seam)

Condition: Mint vintage condition.

Variables: None.

Price: $125.00 (includes expedited shipping w/tracking and insurance in U.S. and Canada)



Getting Busy

June 1, 2011 by Jimmy J · Leave a Comment  

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Item #27: The Arsenio Hall Show

Year: 1989

Circulation: Very few. Don’t Believe Us? Check eBay.

A.H. began his career as a stand-up comedian in L.A. who landed plenty of T.V. work including a stable gig voicing Winston for The Real Ghostbusters cartoon. In 1987 he filled the empty seat of Joan Rivers when she was fired from The Late Show and quickly proved himself in the ratings despite cancellation. After starring with Eddie Murphy in Coming to America Arsenio was given his own show in 1989 – Roo, Roo, Roo, Roo, Roo! [while pumping fist in the air]. But by 1994 the ratings for his Dog Pound went to the dog house while he and the network butted heads behind the scenes. Many believe his fate was sealed by inviting a controversial Nation of Islam leader to be a guest on his show who he proceeded to interview for the entire duration of the broadcast. No doubt, Hall’s early years were his best but his entire tenure was an important medium for hip hop given the other mainstream talk shows mostly ignored it. What other host put Vanilla Ice on the hot seat regarding his so-called street cred and called him out for dissing MC Hammer? That was a very important issue that needed to be dealt with.

Brand: Hanes (Beefy-T)

Measurements: 19.5″ (pit-to-pit) 29″ (rear collar-bottom seam)

Condition: Excellent vintage condition.

Variables: None.

Price: $75.00 (includes expedited shipping w/tracking and insurance in U.S. and Canada)



Money to Burn?

May 18, 2011 by Jimmy J · 1 Comment  

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices.


Item #26: The JAMs, The KLF

Year: 1989/1990

Circulation: Probably only 23. Don’t Believe Us? Check eBay.

The KLF (also known as The Jams (Justified Ancients of Mu Mu) and The Timelords) were a British acid house, rave, electronica, hip hop, and/or techno outfit formed in the late 80s. But the duo were mostly avant-garde artists who utilized music, literature, film and publicity as their canvas to debunk the music industry. After producing the top selling single, Doctorin’ The Tardis they spit in the face of music by authoring The Manual (How To Have A Number One The Easy Way), a tongue-in-cheek formula to making a top single. In 1992 they retired at the height of their career having just been named Best British Group at the Brit Awards. Slated to perform “3am Eternal” the crowd got a horrific thrash version which the band concluded by unloading a machine gun (blanks) in to the crowd and announcing, “The KLF has left the music industry.” To their dismay the act was somewhat well received by the typically stuffy award show audience and bridges needed to be fully burned. That was quite easily achieved when they delivered dead sheep and gallons of sheep blood to the show’s after party. The press finally turned on them, claiming their outrageous behavior was just a publicity stunt to sell more records. In response to those claims The KLF burned more than just bridges – they deleted their entire back catalog of music and incinerated one million British pounds. They wont reunite unless peace reigns around the world.

Brand: Fruit of the Loom

Measurements: 20″ (pit-to-pit) 26″ (rear collar-bottom seam)

Condition: Excellent vintage condition.

Variables: None.

Price: $1,615,511 (1 million British Pounds)




Doctor Who

May 15, 2011 by Jimmy J · 1 Comment  

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices.


Item #25: Doctor Who

Year: late 1980s

Circulation: Rarer than a mortally wounded Time Lord. Don’t Believe Us? Check eBay.

Sorry Trekkies, this fact is set to stun: Doctor Who is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as not only the longest running sci-fi television show, but the most successful in terms of ratings. This relic represents the golden era of Who featuring the first six actors to portray the good doctor. I watched quite a few of the Tom Baker era episodes as a child and I usually had no idea what was going on and it actually kinda frightened me. But I particularly enjoyed the opening and closing theme song which has to be the hardest hitting television theme ever, especially when combined with the mind altering visuals. Knight Rider comes in a close second.

Brand: Screen Stars Best

Measurements: 19.5″ (pit-to-pit) 26.5″ (rear collar-bottom seam)

Condition: Excellent vintage condition.

Variables: None.

Price: $175.00 (includes expedited shipping w/tracking and insurance in U.S. and Canada)