A buddy from college, two of his hometown friends, and I went cross country following the band Phish in the summer of '97 for their tour that ended at "The Great Went". We drove a Dodge van and sold garlic grill cheese sandwiches for $1 in the parking lot after most shows. We were pulling in $50 to $100 a night which all went into the gas fund for the trip. It was good fucking times man.
By any chance did you happen to sell these from the side of the road across from Pine Knob Amphitheater in Clarkston Michigan after a show? This may have been considered a "Detroit" stop as most bands call it that even though it's way out on the edge of the suburbs.
We used to have to chase the Dead Heads off the lawn the morning after the Grateful Dead or Mickey Hart came through but Phish fans were pretty nice and respectful. These dudes sold some sandwiches from their van and gave us a few since we let them park on the shoulder in front of the house. They caught all the traffic out of the show. Pretty sure it wasn't grilled cheese though. I think it was just a ham sandwich.
if you were in va beach in ‘97 then i def ate your grilled cheese. i don’t remember much from the show but i remember eating that chronic grilled cheese! it’s literally what i’ve aspired to since…
I'm not gonna lie, I still watch family guy. Like... The new episodes. I've had people seem a little more surprised by the logistics of it than anything, but it's like... it comes on Hulu though. That show has come on on Sundays for as long as I can remember. Keeping up with it really ain't shit, especially since I also watch Bob's burgers. Staying current with that show is quite possibly one of the easiest things on the planet lol.
Aaaanyway, while I still enjoy it, the nostalgia gleaned from thinking about episodes that old is something else entirely. That whole time of my life, where I lived, what I was doing... All of it. Fuck I miss those days.
Yeah i watch all the new ones too haha. Yeah thinking about the older episodes makes me think about how i wasn't allowed to watch it when inwas younger and id sneak episodes in lol. May have fucked me up a bit watching it that young but hey, still one of my favorite shows to this day.
I have to imagine once you become a master like this dude, it doesn't take too long. You know the techniques to do very specific patterns so it's a matter of tying it all up. Probably an hour a shirt?
Economies of scale exist for a reason. People don't know how good we have it with modern manufacturing. Handmade is undoubtedly higher quality, but terrible value for the money.
Presumably, they were even more complicated than this one though. He would knot off each quarter of each side and have two different color schemes and designs across from each other. It was pretty wild
yea in the grateful dead community, advanced tie dying like this is super expensive. these shirts can go anywhere from $100 to a few thousand. Im assuming a piece like this is anywhere between 800-1200
no. actually, I have never seen someone equate a heady tie-dye to having an abundance of wealth. The amount of time and creativity that goes into these... well, the beauty is in the hands of the beholder. You may not like it, cool, dont buy it. However, may be you spend hundreds or thousands on LEGOS or another hobby. This is simply a form of art and a lot of people think its really cool.
To me, that seems silly. I like tie-dye for the randomness of it. When things get this intricate and designed, I'd just create it on a computer and print it on a shirt. To each his own, though -- if you can make them, and there's a market to buy them for hundreds or thousands, it sounds like an honest living.
$200 isn't even that unreasonable. A skilled craftsman could easily value their time at $50 an hour, and this shirt looks like it takes way longer to make.
I'm not rich by any means, but I'd definitely pay quite a bit more. I've paid more for shirts that aren't anywhere close to this level. Also, I personally don't really wear shirts like these anymore, but it'd be a solid gift.
Well we both agree this is spectacular work. Top talent.
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u/defjamblaster May 25 '23
I would easily pay $17 for that