Ric Forum T-Shirts
I hope it's "soon" ,as my official RIC shirt....well, you can barely read the Rickenbacker inscription on the front and back, lol!! I've only had it 8-10 months and it's now in the tattered category.....
It's my favorite everyday, relaxing, mowin', pettin' the dog, playin' the bass, all-purpose shirt...my "blanky", if you will....
It's my favorite everyday, relaxing, mowin', pettin' the dog, playin' the bass, all-purpose shirt...my "blanky", if you will....
1973 4001 MG cb fwi
1986 4003 Shadow
2012 4004Cii FG w/gold trim
1986 4003 Shadow
2012 4004Cii FG w/gold trim
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Ummmm......I'll have my people call your people.
Michael, was it you who asked me if I knew Muddy?
Michael, was it you who asked me if I knew Muddy?
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The reason I asked you abut it is I remembered that you had asked before and I had never answered; got busy and moved on to other posts. No harm intended.
Yes, I had a friend in Chicago who was a blues fan as I was. In fact, we were, if not fanatics, certainly close to being. And the music scene in Chicago in the '70s was still raw and the blues could be seen being performed on street corners, as glorified in the Blues Brothers movie. But, again, much rawer.
Every Sunday, weather permitting, we would go to Maxwell Street, which had a large outdoor market selling everything from barbecue and vegetables to stolen car parts. It was there that we saw many up and coming blues musicians playing on the sidewalk with tiny amps run off extension cords coming out of doorways.
Each Thursday night we would go to the Wise Fools Pub, on Lincoln Avenue and Altgeld, where Muddy would play all summer long. This was a small neighborhood bar, only a block down from the Biograph theater (of Dillinger fame), which bar didn't even have a stage. Muddy would play right in front of us at floor level, six feet away because we always made sure to get there early, appreciating the gift which was being bestowed upon us! My design studio at the time was located 1/2 block away from Wise Fools.
Muddy got to know us that summer on first name terms, always greeting us by name and occasionally sitting at the table to share a gin and tonic. I remember him with a bright red Tele and a band that was just loose enough. Or maybe we were, after 5 or 6 gin and tonics!
We also would go to Eddie Shaw's on Roosevelt Road to see Howlin' Wolf and Willie Dixon.
Nowadays it's been milked to death. Muddy of course was "rediscovered" by Johnny Winters in '78 or so (I believe) and died in '83. I had moved to California by then and held a memorial barbecue with lots of gin and tonics in his memory.
Yes, I had a friend in Chicago who was a blues fan as I was. In fact, we were, if not fanatics, certainly close to being. And the music scene in Chicago in the '70s was still raw and the blues could be seen being performed on street corners, as glorified in the Blues Brothers movie. But, again, much rawer.
Every Sunday, weather permitting, we would go to Maxwell Street, which had a large outdoor market selling everything from barbecue and vegetables to stolen car parts. It was there that we saw many up and coming blues musicians playing on the sidewalk with tiny amps run off extension cords coming out of doorways.
Each Thursday night we would go to the Wise Fools Pub, on Lincoln Avenue and Altgeld, where Muddy would play all summer long. This was a small neighborhood bar, only a block down from the Biograph theater (of Dillinger fame), which bar didn't even have a stage. Muddy would play right in front of us at floor level, six feet away because we always made sure to get there early, appreciating the gift which was being bestowed upon us! My design studio at the time was located 1/2 block away from Wise Fools.
Muddy got to know us that summer on first name terms, always greeting us by name and occasionally sitting at the table to share a gin and tonic. I remember him with a bright red Tele and a band that was just loose enough. Or maybe we were, after 5 or 6 gin and tonics!
We also would go to Eddie Shaw's on Roosevelt Road to see Howlin' Wolf and Willie Dixon.
Nowadays it's been milked to death. Muddy of course was "rediscovered" by Johnny Winters in '78 or so (I believe) and died in '83. I had moved to California by then and held a memorial barbecue with lots of gin and tonics in his memory.
“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did.”
― Kurt Vonnegut
― Kurt Vonnegut
Thanks for the story, Paul!
I was very much into the Blues and listened to nothing but the Blues (spanning from Bessie Smith and Robert Johnson to SRV and Robert Cray) during my college years. I hadn't come back to bass playing yet then and was always playing Blues licks on a Fender Telecaster after school. Muddy ranked among my top list with Willie Dixon, T-Bone Walker, Albert and B.B. King.
Rest in peace, Muddy Waters, King of Chicago Blues!
I was very much into the Blues and listened to nothing but the Blues (spanning from Bessie Smith and Robert Johnson to SRV and Robert Cray) during my college years. I hadn't come back to bass playing yet then and was always playing Blues licks on a Fender Telecaster after school. Muddy ranked among my top list with Willie Dixon, T-Bone Walker, Albert and B.B. King.
Rest in peace, Muddy Waters, King of Chicago Blues!
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Low '80s, huh? Well, not for long...
Wurd. Very soon on the guitar t-shirts--I'm waiting for the pilot batch to arrive so I can pull the trigger on them. April 19 or 20th as it stands right now.
The art for the bass shirts is still a couple of weeks off, so we're looking at mid-May on those.
These are Hanes, tagless (no neck itch!), 6.1 ounce, 100% cotton. 4-color printed, Rick Forum logo on front, Rickenbacker art on back. Available in Mens' sizes up to XXXXL, Womens' sizes up to XXL. Price will be $13.99, but $16.99 for XX-XXXX. That's manufacturer price to you--no markup taken. You will be able to order direct and I'll post the URL and some good photos as soon as I get the pilot batch in.
Limited availability, per agreement with RIC and Peter.
Thanks to one and all for your patience.
Wurd. Very soon on the guitar t-shirts--I'm waiting for the pilot batch to arrive so I can pull the trigger on them. April 19 or 20th as it stands right now.
The art for the bass shirts is still a couple of weeks off, so we're looking at mid-May on those.
These are Hanes, tagless (no neck itch!), 6.1 ounce, 100% cotton. 4-color printed, Rick Forum logo on front, Rickenbacker art on back. Available in Mens' sizes up to XXXXL, Womens' sizes up to XXL. Price will be $13.99, but $16.99 for XX-XXXX. That's manufacturer price to you--no markup taken. You will be able to order direct and I'll post the URL and some good photos as soon as I get the pilot batch in.
Limited availability, per agreement with RIC and Peter.
Thanks to one and all for your patience.
“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did.”
― Kurt Vonnegut
― Kurt Vonnegut
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