What is this?
“Oh, glad you’re here. This is the new party poncho from James Perse’s new Dead & Company line. It’s officially licensed!”
It’s a garbage bag, Mickey.
“You know nothing about fashion. It’s Polybutadiene prepared with a high-quality Ziegler–Natta catalyst.”
Uh-huh. Wait here while I google that.
“Sure. I’m gonna drum.”
Great.
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It’s vinyl, Mickey.
“Officially licensed vinyl.”
Sure.
“What our fans have told us is that they’d like higher-end merch. Also, what I’ve told the merch guys is that I’d like higher-end merch. A man cannot yoink on tee-shirts alone.”
How much is that?
“$1,995.”
Jesus.
“There’s a Stealie on it.”
So?
“So you wouldn’t believe how many rich morons we have as fans.”
I totally would.
I you were more enterprising you’d be working with Mr Perse on a line of $1000 stealie toppermosts. .
I thought that site was a spoof- people pay that much money for that shit?
My entire collection of GD tee shirts collected of 30 yrs cost less then the blanket.
Separate “men” and a “women” sections on that web site? Someone needs a lesson in web page design and online marketing.
A “Grateful Dead Military Jacket”, with Commander General of the Admiralty Jerry Garcia at the fore, leading a military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Out here doing the Lord’s work….keep it, as the kids say, 100.
That blanket is “100% Cashmere”, unlike the hats, which are “45% Polyamide, 45% Polyurethane, 10% Elastane”.
When I first saw the photo of the blanket, I thought it was an oversized Toppermost. A Toppermostest, perhaps. Alas, ’twas not …