Regentrification of The Grateful Dead
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Oh Boy, the Grateful Dead are everywhere and on everything, and a lot of it is not pretty.
the lot used to have a lot of creativity in shirts and what not, but so much of this new stuff is just hideous
ca-ching
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I've been given a couple of bad dead shirts, great for yard work.
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I never really cared for the
I never really cared for the marching bears, except on the cover of Bear's Choice, and now they're everywhere.
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Again/as ever - you don't
Again/as ever - you don't have to open your wallet for anything in particular that you may dislike.....got pics for entertainment?
Maybe GDM can go after some of the purveyors of that BS too (unless it is actually registered. GASP!
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There's custie, and then
There's custie, and then there's custie: https://section119.com/blogs/news/grateful-dead-holiday-buying-guide
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OK, some of that stuff is a
OK, some of that stuff is a bit hideous while a few select others are not at all.
I still quite dislike those ridiculous Nike fluffy kickers.
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More like the regurgitation
More like the regurgitation of the Grateful Dead.
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^^ This!
^^ This!
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Can't get any worse than
Can't get any worse than pretty much every single Dave's Pick cover art
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Agreed... the "artwork" on
Agreed... the "artwork" on the merchandise at Garcia Family Provisions really really sucks, except for a couple standouts which are shirts with album artwork like Cats Under The Stars... and the Tiger and Rosebud stuff thats been around in one form or another for years. All the new stuff is pretty bad.
Exhibit A:
Description from the website: This 3” round sticker features a playful take on the notion that it was impossible separate Jerry from his guitars.
WTF?!?!?
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Saw these playing cards on
Saw these playing cards on Reddit yesterday. I was not impressed by them.
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Saw these playing cards on
Double derp.