rules

A week and a half ago I was at the Inward Eye show with a friend and we got to talking about a very serious topic that she had recently been discussing with other friends... What was this important topic, you ask? Band/Tour t-shirts and other music-related fan paraphernilia.

We were talking about the rules surrounding the wearing of said t-shirts to concerts. The question that, I think, started the qhoe discussion:
Q: Is it appropriate to wear a band's t-shirt to that band's show?
A: No.

We did come up with a number of qualifiers, or exceptions, such as: if that shirt is in a foreign language from a tour in a foreign country, it is ok. If the shirt is "old school" and the band is on a reunion type tour, the acceptability of the shirt is questionable, but not out of the question. It's debatable, but you could end up with the dubious image of the burnout that's trying to hang on too long...very questionable.

Another no-no was the wearing of a shirt from one of the artist's former projects. As such, it would not have been acceptable to wear a Tool shirt to an A Perfect Circle show, just as it would not be ok to wear a Big Wreck t to a Thornley show. You get the point. It's like saying "I like your old stuff more, I'm only here because you used to be good (even if that's the truth).

I'm sure we came up with more rules, but really, i can't remember them right now. At the same time, though, just following these easy rules may prevent you from looking like a complete loser at your next show. Enjoy. I'm off to watch Inside Man. I hear it's good.