‘Living on the fringes’ Charging into Hippos' newly leased factory, three fire marshals unannounced, and intent on checking for fire code violations! So "who's in charge here?", they shout, and all fingers point to Jeff. Scanning the factory, they state that no business can operate here without a back fire exit door! Get it done and we’ll return. So nodding my head in agreement with visions of being out on the street, unable to print up the current order for Grateful Dead tour shirts, due in two days! What'll we do, I toss at Barry. Once again ‘living on the fringes’ circling the drain, … [Read more...]
Then…
Rock-n-Roll T-Shirts Born! Working out of a garage late at night, we printed a line of generic t-shirts, Superman, peace sign, marijuana leaf, and a few more. Stuffing the samples in an old film case, I set out for the artsy areas of San Francisco in the '70s, plus Sausalito, Berkeley, etc. THEN the day came. Going store to store in Mill Valley with no luck! Finally my last stop and the store owner said, "We don't want your T-shirt designs, but by the way, can you print 200 t-shirts by Monday?" Yes, of course! Somehow we managed to do just that, and that was the beginning of Rock-n-Roll … [Read more...]
