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T-shirts no longer mean you've seen the band.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 31-JUL-05 		Format: Online - approximately 749 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: T-shirts no longer mean you've seen the band.(Entertainment)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard

Ten years ago, in its song "Rock 'N' Roll Lifestyle," alternative rock band Cake posed this question:

"How much did you pay for your rock 'n' roll T-shirt - that proves you were there, that you heard of them first?"

The band could not have foreseen today's Internet/big box store/mall era, when attending a concert is no longer a prerequisite of acquiring a band T-shirt.

William Kennedy, 29, remembers when, as a teenager, wearing band shirts said something about your beliefs, a sub-culture you belonged to, or declared your knowledge of an underground band.

"You wore those shirts because you didn't shop at the mall, and...



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