More Obamaphemera: RUN DC
Photographer and Boing Boing pal Glen E Friedman, who shot many of the iconic photographs of the hiphop band Run DMC, shares this t-shirt with us -- he's seeing them everywhere in NYC, I understand they're all over the place. But this was the first time I'd seen the design, so I LOLed and blogged. Larger view. Link to a few related shots.
Previously: Obama Inauguration street vendor ephemera, Venice Beach, CA, 01-18-09.
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Whose House?
I'm in the house you all
I'm in the house yall
And this is how Run*DC will turn it out yall
Ah, once again my friend
Not 'publican
They said, "democrap"
But never had this man
Till the ruler came
With a cooler name
Made ya dance and prance and draw the fans insane
One day I'll open a museum of tshirts I've had to buy because of BoingBoing.
Kind of like my "Vote Carry in '04" shirts with a picture of a goat's blood soaked Sissy Spacek... except relevant.
Misspelling "Carrie" didn't help either.
Should say "Walk this Way" on the back.
what about RUN DNC
#8: I guess that one would have to feature Tim Kaine. :p
"Run DHS (outta town)"?
reminds me of dj lance of yo gabba gabba fame. must be the glassses.
I've been waiting for the perfect shirt to own for memorabilia's sake.
boingboing I'm starting to owe you a whole lot of beer...
The link goes to a similar, but not the same (and not as good) version of the shirt.
Is one a rip of the other?
I'd love a link for the shirt pictured in the post, if anybody has one...
Personally I like the original shirt @ www.rundc08.com
Here is the link to the white version (as shown above):
http://www.rundc09.com/RUN_DC_09.html
Not enough DMC love in this post.
I'm the king of America, there is none higher
Sucker MCs should call me sire
To breach my kingdom, you must use fire
I won't stop rockin' till I retire
Here's a link for a pretty unique Obama-product... the Obama fridge!
http://www.motifo.com/2009/01/barack-obama-fridge/
My fav. rhyme remains..."It's McDaniels, NOT McDonalds...the rhymes are Darryl's..the burgers are Ronalds!!!""
timeless stuff.
Aw, come on y'all, I know some of you remember:
Unemployment at a record highs
People coming, people going, people born to die
Don't ask me, because I don't know why
But it's like that, and that's the way it is
[D.M.C.]
People in the world tryin to make ends meet
You try to ride car, train, bus, or feet
I said you got to work hard, you want to compete
It's like that, and that's the way it is
Huh!
[Run & D.M.C. alternate lines for the remainder of the song]
Money is the key to end all your woes
Your ups, your downs, your highs and your lows
Won't you tell me the last time that love bought you clothes?
It's like that, and that's the way it is
Bills rise higher every day
We receive much lower pay
I'd rather stay young, go out and play
It's like that, and that's the way it is
Huh!
Wars going on across the sea
Street soldiers killing the elderly
Whatever happened to unity?
It's like that, and that's the way it is
Disillusion is the word
That's used by me when I'm not heard
I just go through life with my glasses blurred
It's like that, and that's the way it is
Huh!
You can see a lot in this lifespan
Like a bum eating out of a garbage can
You noticed one time he was your man
It's like that (what?) and that's the way it is
You should have gone to school, you could've learned a trade
But you laid in the bed where the bums have laid
Now all the time you're crying that you're underpaid
It's like that (what?) and that's the way it is
Huh!
One thing I know is that life is short
So listen up homeboy, give this a thought
The next time someone's teaching why don't you get taught?
It's like that (what?) and that's the way it is
If you really think about it times aren't that bad
The one that flexes with successes will make you glad
Stop playing start praying, you won't be sad
It's like that (what?) and that's the way it is
Huh!
When you feel you fail sometimes it hurts
For a meaning in life is why you search
Take the bus or the train, drive to school or the church
It's like that, and that's the way it is
Here's another point in life you should not miss
Do not be a fool who's prejudiced
Because we're all written down on the same list
It's like that (what?) and that's the way it is
Huh!
You know it's like that, and that's the way it is
Because it's like that, and that's the way it is
[Repeat these lines til fade]
I bought that shirt for $5 out of the back of a truck yesterday next to the capitol. Wish I were still in DC now. That was about the most fun thing I can ever imagine doing, ever.