If you are such a lame-o that you don’t know who Shepard Fairey is, there’s a pretty good chance (like, 100%) that you’ve seen his work all over the place. Shepard is the man responsible for the now-iconic Obama ‘HOPE’ image that was probably your computer wallpaper for the six months leading up to the presidential election. But waaay before that, Mr. Fairey was the originator of the ‘Andre The Giant has a posse’ sticker campaign that eventually led to an OBEY brand that sells everything from clothing to skateboards to prints.
Then last year, the Birdland fellas and I “borrowed” the Andre The Giant has a posse idea and made some fancy tees and sweatshirts with Charlie Manuel’s likeness instead of Mr. The Giant’s. And since I’ve heard Fairey has a bit of a reputation for taking legal action against those who “borrow” his work, I kinda hoped he’d never find out about the Cholly shirts. But then I received an e-mail yesterday from a Phillies fan (and The Fightins reader) named Jeremy who not only works for Shepard, but purchased the Cholly shirt, wore it to work, and sent along a picture of him wearing it while standing next to him.
I guess that means he’s a supporter!
Here’s the e-mail with the accompanying pic:
Whats happening fellas,
I wanted to send this along, thought you might enjoy. The man that started the “Andre the Giant has a posse” (OBEY) campaign, my boss, Shepard Fairey, got a kick out of the uncle cholly shirt. I am a big phils fan, and live and work in LA very close to Dodger Stadium, and always am showing my colors.
-Jeremy
and the photo:
Thanks, Jeremy, that was pretty fucking cool.
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December 9th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Is that Casey Blake?
December 9th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
haha that’s great. I remeber seeing them Andre the Giant stickers on stop signs all across the city
December 9th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Awesome. Remains my fave TF X BL design, aside from maybe the simple 2008 pennant.
December 9th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Other than wishing I had never heard of Obama and the hopes that he has dashed, that was a pretty darn cool story. I knew about your wrestling connection, but never understood it till this article. Congrats !
December 9th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Dash, get out of my head.
That was actually the next sweater I wanted to get.
December 9th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I can almost hear the lawsuit in the mail… enjoy your picture!
December 9th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
I was hoping my first lawsuit would come from Rich Dubee, just so that image of Doobs with the pot leaves for eyes would be all over the place. Word on the street is (I heard it from a “reliable source”) Doobs not only knows about the shirt, but wants one to wear under his jersey.
The first lawsuit against us actually came from Comcast for our “Barkann & R.Diddy & V-Heb & The Guv” post game eagles shirts. Thankfully, that’s the shirt we sold the least of.
December 9th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Meech: Time for a “Comcast Sucks” t-shirt me thinks.
December 9th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Shit, DP, they never say anything about me boosting video from their network and putting it on here. I don’t wanna test them.
December 9th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Cool article. Not a cool belt buckle though
December 9th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
That guy looks like Jaws aka Richard Kiel from such classics as Moonraker, The Spy Who Loved Me, and Happy Gilmore…
…with an epic beard.
December 9th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Also Meech:
Be careful about posting pictures of 2 dudes standing in front of a picture of a drawing of a naked baby. The Feds (Chris Hanson) are (is) already following (behind) the Fightins (you). haha (busted!).
December 9th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
A little off-topic, but GTO, there isn’t much better TV than “To Catch A Predator.” That moment when Chris Hanson comes out, is pure gold.
December 9th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
@Maria: are those pop rocks?
December 9th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
@ Maria
True, but the sobering fact is that there IS ‘To Catch a Predator.’ It is sad that a show like that even exists.
That does not however stop me from finding it painfully amusing while utterly maddening and depressing.
Easily the only show that can rev up all emotions to red-line, and then implode your soul and conscience until you pass out with a nose bleed.
I find that being drunk, lit, or a combination of both effectively reduces some extremes of the show, but almost always increases the laugh factor to a level I like to call “collapsed lungs.”
December 9th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Guacamole chips, which were delicious.
I feel creepy watching the show but it’s too entertaining to stop.
December 9th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
i met chris hanson once, he was standing in my kitchen. i was like whaaaaaa so i ran
December 9th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Nice shmedium, Shep.
December 9th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
I thought the way it worked was that other people sued SF for stealing their work. meech you should sue him first just to be safe.
December 9th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Anyone else notice that the ugly bitch won the ballgirl vote? That shit HAD to be rigged.
http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/community/ballgirls/index.jsp
Not alot of “talent” there, in my opinion.
December 9th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Ed Wade just gave Brandon Lyon 3 years and $15 million and as far as I’m concerned the Phils dodged a bullet (or Ed Wade stepped in front of one)
December 10th, 2009 at 6:02 am
I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that whenever Pat Gillick feels like Amaro’s gonna make a bad move, he gets on the phone and gives good ol’ Ed Wade a hot tip…
December 10th, 2009 at 6:08 am
“Oh, yeah, even Mike Arbuckle says this guy’s the next Nelson Figueroa, with the competitive fire of Jose Mesa. He’s got the jowls of a champ and he’s even pigeon toed like Tyler Green. A real winner, Ed.”
December 10th, 2009 at 6:18 am
“Remember Joe Roa? Well rumor is, this guy’s his illegitimate son. I bet he’s got his dad’s rubber arm, the lil’ bastard. You sure loved Joe Roa. Didn’t Shawn Chacón try to kill you once? Well he’s available too. And Paul Abbott’s got Alzheimer’s but he can still throw a mean curve. He just kinda stares blankly when he does it.”
December 10th, 2009 at 6:59 am
Don’t look now, but we’ve emerged as the front runners for Halladay. Apparently it could come down to a Happ and Brown/Taylor package. To shed payroll, Blanton may be on his way out as well. Leaves so many questions, but WOW if this happens…
December 10th, 2009 at 7:48 am
According to mlbtraderumors, they’re saying that Cole Hamels could be included in a deal…Fuck that, absolutely no fucking way.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:54 am
Rosenthal tends to be completely full of shit, though. If all the Jays wanted was Happ and Taylor the deal would probably be done. And that Cole Hamels rumor is terrifying but someone probably pulled that out of their ass (I hope)
December 10th, 2009 at 8:43 am
That Cole rumor came from the fuckin NY Daily News, so yeah, out of someones ass…I hope.
December 10th, 2009 at 9:17 am
I dunno…if we had Halladay, we get an unbeatable top of the rotation (losing Happ in the deal, and shedding Blanton for payroll perhaps) but a shitshow at the bottom. If we don’t get Happ, we have a good to great top of the rotation and a decent bottom. Would the wins even out over the regular season? I’d posit to say yes, but the bottom of the rotation doesn’t pitch the playoffs, and maybe thats why we make this deal.
December 10th, 2009 at 9:23 am
No posts about the Jays and Phils talking RE: Halladay? Jays looking for Happ and Domonic Brown or Michael Taylor. Nothing on this? Facebook beat you to the punch, really?
December 10th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Jayson Stark has an interesting thought via Twitter:
“Ruben Amaro Jr, on likelihood of a big Phillies deal (I.e. Halladay):’I don’t think there’s any lukeliness’ ”
So right now, no Luke Wilson. Fuck that.
http://twitter.com/jaysonst/status/6532704302
December 10th, 2009 at 9:52 am
@dlhunter Pure value wise, a 1-2-3 of Halladay-Lee-Hamels and a 4-5 of whatever-the-fuck is, by a longshot, superior to a 1-2-3 of Lee-Hamels-Blanton and a 4-5 of Happ-some dude. Halladay was worth 7.3 wins above replacement last year. Happ and Blanton COMBINED were worth 4.
All this being said I really don’t see the Halladay thing happening. Fun to dream about though.
December 10th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Plus beard value wise you’re gaining manly reddish stubble and losing that awkward just-the-chin growth
December 10th, 2009 at 10:16 am
You started to lose me on the numbers thing, but the beard comment really brought home the point.
December 10th, 2009 at 11:24 am
hotstove.mlbblogs.com just went nuts and posted a story too many times. Glad TF.C ain’t like that.
December 10th, 2009 at 11:35 am
How about making it into a hoodie??? Ehhhh, ehhhhhhhhhh?
December 10th, 2009 at 11:40 am
I was gonna buy that fucking CSN shirt the day it got taken off, fuck Comcast. fuck the mets.
December 10th, 2009 at 11:58 am
There really is nothing redeeming about Comcast as a company
December 10th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Just make a shirt with a whole bunch of iron pipes leading no where.
December 10th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
haha Watrick.
December 10th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
@JB
I thought Chrissy was the ugly one…?
Anyway, RE:Halladay. You make that deal, is there even a remote chance they extend both Doc and Clifton? If just one, who do you prefer?
December 10th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Gotta extend Halladay. They’re both great, and I would love to extend Cliffy, but Halladay is the superior pitcher, and he’s only less than a year older than Cliff, and is the one they should extend.
December 10th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
No way they can afford both thoughq
December 10th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
I went out of style in 1992.
December 10th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
According to Jayson Stark, the Phils are looking hard at John Smoltz. How ironic would that be?
December 10th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Oh shit, what’s up Regular Sweatshirts! I haven’t seen you in so long! Since like, ‘92 I think.
December 10th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
John Smoltz wouldn’t cry about CBP…nahhhhh, not a chance.
December 10th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
“There really is nothing redeeming about Comcast as a company”
phylan, what about their rebel sky scraper that doesnt match the rest of ‘em… thats redeeming.
redeeming doesnt mean poopy?
December 10th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Actually, I liked that we got a skyscraper that doesn’t resemble the rest. Most of the great sky lines do not revolve around certain style-that’s boring and almost a time stamp on when the city stopped growing.
December 10th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
There is no way we give up Cole for Halladay. I’m not sure we’re going to get him at all, really, but him for Happ and Brown/Taylor would be a steal. I’d be sad to se Happ go, though. He was scrappy this season, always working with ROB and getting out of it, something that I love. He may not be the best pitcher out there but he symbolizes what I love about the phils: scrappy homegrown talent getting the job done.
December 10th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Packaging Cole in a Halladay trade would be retarded, and I’m pretty sure some NY Post dude pulled it out of his ass
December 10th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Astros sign Pedro Feliz!
December 10th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
When we cut or fail to re-sign a player we might as well just buy them a plane ticket to Houston. Goddamn Ed Wade.
December 10th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
oliver, as much as id love to do it again with more homegrown talent.. the instant we win the world series i dont think my cheer will be dumbed down by “YAAAAAAAAAY, aww but a non-former reading phillie ended it. oh well, who wants a piss tasting pretzles, im out”
December 10th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
phylan whats comcasts VOPC
December 10th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Well if you define replacement level as “FIOS” it’s probably negative a billion but I wouldn’t know because my fucking apartment building won’t wire the place for anything else but Comcast
December 10th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Meech,
Shepard Fairey first job out of college was a “T-Shirt and Sticker Graphics business….where practically everything he did was ripped off someone else and slapped on a skateboard or a skate board T-shirt.
He actually might be proud of fightin’s for doing this….
December 10th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
4 AM last night:
Pat Gillick wakes in a cold sweat, he’s dreamed that Placido Polanco failed his physical and Juan Castro got deported, causing a panicked Ruben Amaro to turn to some familiar faces in a time of crisis.
He picks up his phone…
“Yea, Ed, I got a hot one for you. And he’s marketable as all hell, like Tiger Woo-I mean like Lebron James. His name, in English, means Pete Happy. At least, that’s what the kids are calling him! He’ll be huge in Houston. Oh, and you know that Pete Rose-in-the-making you let slip through your fingers a couple years back? Well, Eric Bruntlett is available now. Time to bring the World Series to Houston, baby, ’cause all that guy does is win. And take up roster space. And oxygen. He really doesn’t do much. So you’ll love him!”
December 10th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Of course, Taylor + Happ + 1 or 2 lesser prospects is preferable, but I can imagine the Phils giving up Brown + Happ + 1 or 2 lesser prospects. Did you guys see this quote on csnphilly.com? It’s sure as hell interesting:
“One person with knowledge of the Phillies’ inner workings recently described Halladay as general manager Ruben Amaro’s ‘white whale.’ People close to the Phils’ GM say he began plotting strategy to get Halladay as far back as the summer of 2008.
“Nothing has changed.
“Halladay is still Amaro’s obsession, though he will only admit it to his closest advisers.”
http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/landing_09?Halladay-Season-Phils-Again-in-Race-for-=1&blockID=101662&feedID=704
December 10th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
That would be hilarious if true. He’s certainly kept it close to the vest, in that case.
December 10th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
No, Mr. Anthopoulos – I expect you to TRADE
December 10th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
@Phylan Wouldn’t replacement level be like dial-up or some other weak-ass Bruntlett-esque shit like that?
December 10th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Yeah, good point. I guess my joke didn’t really work.
December 11th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
shepard faireys website http://obeygiant.com