WAR™ 165 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 1 minute ago, RussTCB said: They need to retroactively mention that all proceeds from the shirt will go to COVID related charities. that would be ok, but with a different kind of 'message'... just write "f**k off covid" or "get in the ring covid" or something else... as it is it's just embarrassing by any point of view imo 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gordon Comstock 5,238 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 20 minutes ago, RussTCB said: I am absolutely in to pitch in for this on one condition: that we model it after this ad- Use the same font on the shirt as the commercial. The syllables for "Other bands do....what Fernandon't" would fit juuuuust fine! 1 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RussTCB 21,044 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Just now, Gordon Comstock said: My man. It could either be Metallica Does or Every Other Band Does... works either way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nambis 88 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 16 minutes ago, guitarpatch said: Totally get it. They shouldn’t be making $ off of this and if you’re going to try, at least make a better shirt They're not trying to make money off it, they're making a commentary on the mismanagement of the pandemic. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
guitarpatch 546 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Just now, nambis said: They're not trying to make money off it, they're making a commentary on the mismanagement of the pandemic. Is it for sale? Do the proceeds go anywhere? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RussTCB 21,044 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Just now, nambis said: They're not trying to make money off it, they're making a commentary on the mismanagement of the pandemic. Haha right, which is why they're selling a t-shirt. This couldn't possibly have been something Axl tweeted for free, right? Selling a t-shirt and them making money off of it is just some sort of unavoidable circumstance? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
guitarpatch 546 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 2 minutes ago, RussTCB said: Haha right, which is why they're selling a t-shirt. This couldn't possibly have been something Axl tweeted for free, right? Selling a t-shirt and them making money off of it is just some sort of unavoidable circumstance? Of all the platforms at their disposal, slinging T-shirts for $25 a pop seems to be the most effective Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billly B 52 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 16 minutes ago, RussTCB said: No....the intent of the shirt is to attempt to make fun of Trump while at the same time making light of tens of thousands of people dying. The last part isn't intentional of course, but that's beside the point because that's not how it's going to be perceived. I think it is more divisive throwing in a political figure as the fan base has a wide range of political beliefs. Maybe he just doesn't care... but trading in portion of your fan base for Hollywood praise is going to hurt sales. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RussTCB 21,044 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 1 minute ago, guitarpatch said: Of all the platforms at their disposal, slinging T-shirts for $25 a pop seems to be the most effective Right, as opposed to just posting the "joke" on any of their social media platforms lol 1 minute ago, Billly B said: I think it is more divisive throwing in a political figure as the fan base has a wide range of political beliefs. Maybe he just doesn't care... but trading in portion of your fan base for Hollywood praise is going to hurt sales. See, I never think about that because I'm just not into politics BUT I completely understand your point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gordon Comstock 5,238 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 3 minutes ago, RussTCB said: My man. It could either be Metallica Does or Every Other Band Does... works either way. Do you think if I added a Frans N' Roses logo somewhere, they'd sell it on the official store? 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RussTCB 21,044 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Just now, Gordon Comstock said: Do you think if I added a Frans N' Roses logo somewhere, they'd sell it on the official store? Absolutely perfect. I wish I knew shit about making t-shirts. I'd love to have that made and donate any proceeds to COVID charities. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James Bond 4,963 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Just now, RussTCB said: Absolutely perfect. I wish I knew shit about making t-shirts. I'd love to have that made and donate any proceeds to COVID charities. Can we actually look into this? It started as a joke but maybe some good could come of it. Even make it customizable - [insert band] does... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
axlvai 262 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 U remembered the Trump visit to a industry or something.... and its sound lald very loud? We have a tshirt now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Guapo 1,026 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Team Brazil is the worst, sure. But Axl, Slash and Duff are responsible in the end. The let all of this happen because of greed, lazyness, ignorance and/ or because they don't care. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MaskingApathy 2,185 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 36 minutes ago, James Bond said: Can we make our own t-shirt? A spin on the "Fernandon't" thing? "Other bands do what Fernandon't." Seriously, fuck this band and their pathetic, juvenile joke of "management." The only thing they will manage is another stack of excuses as to why the fans are ungrateful and difficult.0 2 minutes ago, Gordon Comstock said: Do you think if I added a Frans N' Roses logo somewhere, they'd sell it on the official store? This is a great idea. Maybe put the mygnr logo on the front. I would never buy the GnR shirt but it's interesting that it says that it doesn't ship until June. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Swampfox 361 Posted May 13 Popular Post Share Posted May 13 I've seen this band 12 times and bought a shirt at every show. Never again will I spend a dime on this band. If they ever decide to release music I'll download it for free. 3 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackstar 8,580 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 I don't think the concept is so bad (it's even kind of clever), but I can see how it can easily be misinterpreted - plus, it indeed doesn't sit very well that the band comes off as quick to make a profit from a Trump PR disaster in relation to a public health crisis. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
allwaystired 2,236 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) 37 minutes ago, RussTCB said: No....the intent of the shirt is to attempt to make fun of Trump while at the same time making light of tens of thousands of people dying. The last part isn't intentional of course, but that's beside the point because that's not how it's going to be perceived. I truly don't get the '45' bit, at all - is it an attempt to make fun of Trump? If so, I don't think anyone would understand that without having it explained to them..... ....but absolutely fuck this. What an absolute load of shit. We're at the bottom of the barrel, truly. I'm not offended, not outraged, just think it's absolutely pathetic. My girlfriend (who is not interested in GNR) saw me open the email advertising it and said "what the fuck is that stupid shit? who's made that? If I saw anyone wearing that all I'd think is, 'what a stupid twat' " which is probably the nicest thing you could say about this lame attempt at cashing in. Edited May 13 by allwaystired 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
estrangedtwat 1,275 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 God, can you imagine....we've been waiting all these decades for new music and if it actually happened and it was just more boring Orange Man Bad bullshit? This ain't the 60s and Axl sure as hell ain't Bob Dylan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibsonfender2323 710 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) We should start a #BringbackDJAshba trend on twitter just to piss TB off! Edited May 13 by Gibsonfender2323 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinergtfc 109 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 This reminds me of when Liverpool FC decided not to furlough their staff. When they got fucking slaughtered for it (& rightly so), they back tracked. These shambolic bunch of clowns will obviously back track & donate to charity. But only when they realise they’ve completely misjudged the situation. It shouldn’t have even come to that. How fucking thick is that cûnt Fernando, I mean how fucking thick? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
estrangedtwat 1,275 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 3 minutes ago, Blackstar said: I don't think the concept is so bad (it's even kind of clever), but I can see how it can easily be misinterpreted - plus, it indeed doesn't sit very well that the band comes off as quick to make a profit from a Trump PR disaster in relation to a public health crisis. If you think this shirt is "clever" than i guess a guy falling face first into a pile of dog shit must be the very height of comedy. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soon 7,941 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 The shirt makes a cogent point. It is of course a political one though. Often charities don’t accept monies gained from partisan politicking. And in some cases, the laws even forbid it. Charities have to think about if the small donation from the sale of this shirt might be undone by other donors withholding their donations because they are offended by the partisan messaging. They also need to worry about being audited for being attached to something like this. To be clear, guns and all wealthy people should be contributing to relief efforts. (Maybe they are but without publicizing it - likely individual band members). And like the Grateful Dead they could be focoused on raising funds for the less paid workers in their industry (merch stand, roadies, hot dog sales people). And of course they are being terrible about not announcing info/ cancelling shows. The dead play pro shot concerts every Friday night and people donate while watching. There’s a pre show and it’s all really cool. They’ve raised loads of dough. So, yeah, guns could do exactly that. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
allwaystired 2,236 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Just now, estrangedtwat said: If you think this shirt is "clever" than i guess a guy falling face first into a pile of dog shit must be the very height of comedy. To be honest, that would make me laugh...... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackstar 8,580 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 1 minute ago, estrangedtwat said: If you think this shirt is "clever" than i guess a guy falling face first into a pile of dog shit must be the very height of comedy. Not really. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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