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The "Tour" T-shirt

Would a tour t-shirt for a local dad band be funny, or just dumb?

  • Funny

    Votes: 116 48.9%
  • Dumb

    Votes: 20 8.4%
  • Funny as long as you know you're going to lose money on them.

    Votes: 79 33.3%
  • Funny if the graphic includes carrots.

    Votes: 9 3.8%
  • Is THIS what we've come to Twofer? Dad band T-shirts? I'm going back to tort and flats arguments.

    Votes: 13 5.5%

  • Total voters
    237
Love it! But, one can NEVER have too many squirrels. :)
I swear this is a true story. One of our members went to visit a club owner last week to see if we can get our band booked there. She handed our card to the owner's wife who started laughing and then called over to the other employees, "OMG, the name of this band is Too Many Squirrels." Turns out she works with a group that does squirrel rescue and rehabilitation. So one of our shirts is headed her way :)

The band name has nothing to do with actual squirrels. We just can't stay focused on our set list because someone will say something that reminds someone else of a song, and off we go. It's like a room full of dogs that see a squirrel.
 
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Some bands do stickers but I always wonder what people do with them. Occasionally you see them on a bumper or on the wall in a green room but I don't know how much those really do for you in terms of publicity.

When I do stickers for them I only charge cost of material.
So they use them as giveaways and such.
People just love to get freebies :)
 
I like it. The graphic might be a skateboard or a three-wheel bike. Add flames if needed.

Multiple canceled tour sites appeals to me, with a silly reason for each, like "squirrels" or "acid reflux".

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If you get this T shirt idea of the ground and decide to sell them at gigs, I suggest you have a sign saying something like; 'Limited run Band T shirts, only $(insert price here). Get one now, before they become collectors items!' Or maybe, "Your permanent record of a great moment in history'...

You could really have fun with this, go for it!