April 03, 2018
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INFINITE POSSIBILITIES, YOU GUYS: Our fourth Skillshare class is up RIGHT NOW, and with one click here, you can get going in it: "Situation: Iteration - Iterating with Shape, Style, and Color" With simple moves, you can tweak even the most basic of sketches into new, exciting territory. You just gotta put the work in and let it flow. We'll arm you with quick moves to add to your growing quiver of creative twists and turns. We show you how to push shapes, styles, colors, type and texture, all packed into one raging class. GO! As always, I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with! I'll be lurking around the Skillshare's project gallery page, offering up comments, tips and high fives! Don't forget our first three classes, either: "Logo Design with Draplin: Secrets of Shape, Type and Color", "Circular Logo Design with Draplin: Combine Type & Icons in a Classic Shape" and "Customizing Type: Creating Wordmarks That Work". Dig in, people, dig in deep! A big, hairy, iterated thank you to Elliott, Bill and Scott from Skillshare for hanging in there with me. Here's four iterations on thanking them: 01. Thanks, you scrubs. 02. Thank you from the bottom of my bacon, egg and cheese bagel. 03. Thank you, peckerwoods. 04. Thank you for being awesome and patient each time we jump into the ring.
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JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS: Tons of new DDC Action Caps hot off the delivery truck! These things are still cold from their spot on the UPS truck. Warm one up with that noggin of yers! We're shipping all day! GO! Field Notes Brand
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New "Places We Love" DDC Action Caps
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New "Hot Off The Delivery Truck" DDC Action Caps
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THIS WEEKEND, PORTLAND: Our fifth showing at the Portland Bazaar!!! We’ve locked down TWO SPACES this time around for MAXIMUM DDC MERCH dispersal. Friday from 6-9 PM, and then Saturday and Sunday from 10-5 PM! So many boss vendors will be there offering a wide array of items. Drinks, food, cool stuff. Gift ideas! Goodies! FULL DDC MERCH LINE OF: DDC Books, posters, mini-prints, hats, beanies, mugs, key thingies, bandanas, magnets, patches,decals, goodies, things and stuff at "Portland Only" prices. Full line of Field Notes and Notes To Self wares, too! North Warehouse at 723 N. Tillamook! Come hang out!
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October 23, 2017
Posted at 10:09 AM
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WE'RE OUT THERE: Come see a show!
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HAVING A SHITLOAD OF FUN: Here at AdobeMAX in Las Vegas! Thanks to everyone who came to my talk this afternoon! Doing the same talk again tomorrow morning at 8:15 AM! And then on Friday, that's the day we're doing a FULL-THROATED, GO-FOR-BROKE, LOAD-IT-ALL-IN, PRICED-TO-MOVE, WE-MIGHT-BE-DEAD-TOMORROW pop-up shop filled with DDC merch! Come find us, AdobeMAX peoples! Friday from 9:30 AM to 4 PM. We're not messing around. Things you need!
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October 03, 2017
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PORTLAND POP-UP ALERT: This Saturday at Outlet PDX! Yes! Yeslet! Just got the big news that we’re doing a DDC & Notes to Self pop-up at Outlet PDX on Saturday, October 7 from 11am-4pm! Come hang out! Under the watchful eye of our buddy Kate Bingaman-Burt! We’ll have a full offering of DDC merch in tow, and, Leigh's entire line of cool stuff from her new project Notes To Self! Come hang out! General conversation, weather speculation, book signing, high fiving, chewing the fat, shaking hands, spinning yarns and whatever else we can pack in from those five hours. Here's the official link to it! Love all that yellow!
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HELL IN A BUCKET: Sold out! Sold out! Sold out! Sold out! Sold out! Sold out! |
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TODAY'S THE DAY: Fifty Jerry posters up for sale! The link will be up in just 15 minutes, right here on Draplin.com. Like, right above this post! Come back at noon to snag one of these! |
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June 29, 2017
Posted at 05:29 PM
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Product Description:
My favorite stories always involve a buddy taking matters into their own hands and creating their own way. Or brand, band, product, store, movement or whatever. Basically, the scariest of territories where you embark into the unknown, with only your handiwork to guide the whole thing. And Portland's Wood&Faulk is one of my favorites here in this exciting category of "buddies doing things on their own terms."
I met Matt Pierce from Wood&Faulk about five years back. He was partnering with Greg Hennes on The Portland Bazaar and each year when we were setting up, I'd get to check out his latest bag designs and accessories. And each season, he'd have a couple new things. I loved the detail, function, durability, timelessness and confidence in his products. From the rustic simplicity of their "Camp Stool" to that ballistic "Carpenter Bag", the pieces were so impressive to me. And of course, their growing line of accessories and cool stuff. I'm blown away each time I hit the site to see what they've been cooking up. This stuff is special. It's not like this is some big, lumbering company. Every detail is fretted over, and there's something really special about that. I was doing some work for The Jennings Hotel for Greg Hennes, and made a graphic for a tote bag made by Wood&Faulk. That was one bad-ass tote bag. I simply hit Matt up and begged him to make me an orange version. We worked out the colors, leather and canvas weights and in no time I had a run of 50 bags on deck! And that's what you are seeing here. Introducing the DDC Brand "Orange Tote Bag" by Wood & Faulk. Item number "DDC-147" in our proud roster of spirited merch items. This is the nicest piece of merch we've made to date. These things will GO THE DISTANCE. I've been beating mine to shit on the road and around the shop, and it's as tough as it was on day one. Thanks, Matt. I love these tote bags! Product Details:
01. Proudly manufactured right here in Portland, Oregon by our buddies at Wood&Faulk.02. The "As Orange As Possible" canvas is from Fairfield Textile in New Jersey. Some burly stuff, there. 03. Inner pocket for Field Notes, car keys or a wallet. 04. Cool car keys/key chain leather thingie that tucks into the inner pocket. 05. Thick hit of "Way White" on the inner pocket. Discreet. Thick ink on durable cotton. 06. The soft, durable leather straps are from the world famous SB Foot Tanning Co. in Red Wing, Minnesota. Bought by Red Wing Shoes in the '80s, it's the largest tannery in the United States. Here's a little video about those amazing hides. 07. The bombproof rivets are from YKK USA. Made in Macon, Georgia. 08. Minimal hit of woven label branding on side. 09. Agreeable dimensions of 15" tall x 15" wide. Then a cool 6" deep. 10. Flat bottom allows the bag to stand up and hold its shape when loaded with groceries, books, dirty laundry, records or whatever you are lugging around. 11. Will hold just about anything! 12. The official tote bag of the Draplin Design Co.! 13. WAY LIMITED EDITION of 50 for the "First Run" of these champions. 14. In stock forever, or, as long as we can coax/cajole/sweet-talk Wood&Faulk to make them for us! 15. Check out this shot of Matt and I "sealing the deal" on these amazing totes! Interesting "hand placement" in that one. Ordering Details:
$149.99+$12 Shipping (U.S.A.)The Fine Print:
For customers using PayPal, click the link above they'll take it from there. For customers who aren't using PayPal, send us an email to "orders(at)draplin.com" and we'll get back to you with an address to ship the funds to. We accept money orders and cold hard cash, so, get with it, man! All orders are shipped out as fast as we can. Usually a couple days after the order comes in. We ship everything USPS "First Class" rates. If you want quicker shipping, contact us and we can ramp it up to USPS Priority, or whatever you need. We aim to please!
International Orders:
We cover the shipping in the states, but charge the basics for international orders. Before you place the order through our PayPal account, send us an email to "orders(at)draplin.com" and we'll get you a shipping quote for the goods you are interested in. As simple as that! Thanks!
©2017 DDC Dry Goods Div., Merch Dept., Portland, Ore.
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May 23, 2017
Posted at 11:06 AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The tour is done and the van is unpacked…and we miss the big road! And all the faces and handshakes and good times. Thank you to everyone who came out to a show the last couple months! A couple of high-level Skillshare top brass tagged along for a stop on my book tour to learn about what life is like on the road with Leigh, the van and I. All the warts and moles from our recent stop in Philadelphia with our buddy Steve DeCusatis. Thanks again for pulling off a killer show! Although this isn’t a new class, here’s a 10 minute short doc on what’s it like to go on tour, and, operate from the road: "Designer in a Van: On Tour with Aaron Draplin" - - - - AND DON'T FORGET OUR THREE SKILLSHARE CLASSES: These things are still raging along! Get in there and get weird with them! 01. "Logo Design with Draplin: Secrets of Shape, Type and Color"
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01. John Moreland - Big Bad Luv
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FOR THE MOST IMMEDIATE OF RELEASES: Introducing our new typeface, DDC HARDWARE! A typeface revived, designed and produced by the Draplin Design Co. and Lost Type Co-Op. - Three weights. This straight-talking typeface is ready to do the job. - - - - THE STORY GOES: "DDC Hardware was made out of frustration. I couldn’t find a simple, utilitarian typeface that was as ubiquitous as the letterforms I’d see in my travels on the back roads and industrial yards across North America. That, and free of the latest trends and ironic twists in the type world. I just wanted something that was painfully functional. Unapologetic! I’d be in some alley or junkyard, and I’d see versions of the typeface painted on corrugated steel siding, or, ghosted on some old brick wall. So I’d take a couple shots, stew over it the rest of the ride and build a couple characters later on that night. In a couple nights, I had an alphabet to pick and choose from. This was 2004 and went on for a decade where I’d create words/logos piece by piece from my original file. And then I met Riley Cran. He expanded the character set, built it into three weights and brought DDC Hardware to life and ready for the world. Things get buried by time and progress. And sometimes you have to unearth them and bring them back to life. DDC Hardware is ready to do the job."—Aaron James Draplin, Draplin Design Company - - - - CHECK OUT THE INCREDIBLE MINISITE: DDC Hardware! Built/coded by the IMPRESSIVE Kenneth Ormandy. With help from Riley Cran. Go test the typeface out there! Editable, right there in the browser! Go! - - - -
Get your copy now: DDC HARDWARE!
No bullshit allowed: DDC HARDWARE!
Works everywhere: DDC HARDWARE!
Sands the test of time: DDC HARDWARE!
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February 21, 2017
Posted at 07:51 AM
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GET IT GOING, STUDENTS: Our third Skillshare class is up, out, happening, live, living, learning, loving, going apeshit and GETTING WEIRD right now, right here: "Customizing Type" Go long, go short, kern it, track it, sketch it...just so long as you stay the hell away from the dreaded "Default" stuff! Let us arm you with a quiver of custom type tools! Don't forget our first two, either: "Logo Design with Draplin: Secrets of Shape, Type and Color" and "Circular Logo Design with Draplin: Combine Type & Icons in a Classic Shape" I look forward to seeing what you guys make! And hey, thanks to Elliott, Bill and Scott from Skillshare for jumping into the ring with me. Always awesome. Thanks!
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NOW SHIPPING: The 7th poster in our "Thick Lines" poster series! Introducing "Dayglow!" Five fluorescent colors and a hit of black. Beyond bright!
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01. Beach Slang - A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings
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WE'RE STILL ALIVE: And pledge to really give it a go in 2017. Happy New Year to all of you, except for one asshole in New York.
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December 08, 2016
Posted at 12:34 PM
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12,000 MILES OF APPRECIATION: We did it! The DDC 2016 Fall Tour is complete, and man, I am beyond thankful for the opportunity to go to so many wild places, meet so many cool people, sell and sign a mountain of books, whip through so many states, and, all in an orange Ford Econoline E-350 van. #stubbornfacts And, with the great Leigh Mckolay as my co-pilot. Thank you for navigation, merch prowess, hotel room logistics, podcast searches and gold standard open road companionship. Thank you, lady. #mush Thank you to everyone who came out to the shows, bought some merch, brought in their books to sign, bought a book, shook our hands, told us their stories, came to a workshop, loaded in merch, shared a dinner with, helped us “find the gig”, set up any number of hospitable nights and facilitated the greatest adventure of my life. I didn’t get into graphic design to make books. Or go on a fuckin’ book tour? I got into graphic design to make a living. So this? I can’t believe what we pulled off. Still nursing a big ol' orange buzz. So thankful. #appreciation And, uh, we’re currently scheming up a blistering Spring Tour, that’ll cover, uh, EVERYWHERE ELSE. Dates announced after the new year! (Late night Marquette, Michigan photo by Josh LeClair! With direction from Mike Forester!)
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October 09, 2016
Posted at 05:35 PM
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GET IN THE VAN: The tour starts tomorrow in Bend, Oregon at the Swivel Conference! Can't wait to get down there, and, EVERYWHERE ELSE!!!
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TODAY IS THE DAY: Our book, "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything" comes out today! We've been waiting for this one since that surreal day in November of 2014 when we got the call up to the big leagues by John Gall of Abrams Books! Things really heated up when we signed the contracts in March of 2015! That's when shit went from "maybe, huh, really?" to "we're doing this thing!", and quick. And today, the last year of fret, sweat, nightmares, freak-outs, production, color-correcting, scanning, compiling, scheming, kerning, dreaming, wondering, anticipation and general excitement comes to a big ol' "Pantone Orange 021" head. Be free, DDC Book. Get out there! - - - - GRAND CANYONS OF APPRECIATION ARE FELT: To my mom for always being there, to my dad wherever the hell he is in the cosmos, to Leigh for patience, to Leah, Jacob and Oliver, to sister Sarah, to Goo and Dave for helping me shoot shit, to all my rotgut buddies, heroes and mentors who wrote a paragraph on pages 006-007, to Mark Welsh, Neil Dacosta, Aaron Okayama and Micheal Poehlman for photography, Jim Coudal, Michele Seiler, Bryan Bedell, Matt Jorgensen and Dawson and all Field Notes peoples in Chicago, To John Gall at Abrams Books for reaching out, patience, guidance, goading, excellence and making this happen. To Gabe Levinson, Sarah Massey, Joseph Villella, Devin Grosz, Marti Malovany, Michael Jacobs, Denise LaCongo, Jennifer Brunn, Paul Colarusso, Tina Mories, Mamie VanLangen from Abrams Books. To Andrea Robinson, Peter Donahue, Mindy Koentopp and Jane Vandenberg of RR Donnelly for helping me make the slipcase. So many people wouldn't give me the time of day and you guys CAME THROUGH and made it happen for the book. Thank you. Brillianta 4196 forever! And finally, to all of you who bought one. Thanks, you guys. I didn't get into graphic design to make books. I got into graphic design to make a living. And today, my fuckin' mind is blown. Thank you for this privilege and opportunity, and for believing in me. And for believing in the DDC. Thank you.
EVERYTHING ELSE, EVERYTHING ELSE, EVERYTHING ELSE: When we first got this thing going, I had a long wishlist readied. And man, Abrams hit all the big ones for the book. Debossed cover, Orange 021 spot color throughout the entire book, 256 pages...I was in heaven. And the coolest part, the book would be super affordable at the $39.99 retail price. I was proud as hell of that. I remember not being able to afford big design books. So I'd flip through them and leave 'em behind. Our book? Viciously affordable. But of course, I went ape-shit and built a big list of "Everything Else" including a boss slipcase, mini prints, merit badge, decal sheet, bookmarks, a couple sets of fiercely limited edition Field Notes "Pretty Much Everything" edition and other goodies. Mystery items, too. That's a pretty big pile of stuff. And just to be clear, the DDC "Everything Else" Enhancement Kit DOES NOT come with the book. Buy that separately. The "EEEK" kit comes with a beautiful slipcase filled with items designed to enhance the book.
BUILT LIKE A BRICK SHITHOUSE: Wait until you see that slipcase up close! Beautiful orange Brillianta fabric wrapping and thick, thick walls. Will Protect your "Pretty Much Everything" from, well, pretty much everything.
ITEMIZED: DDC "Everything Else" Enhancement Kit, Item List: 01. EEEK-001 "Decal Sheet" (TO BE CLEAR: The DDC "Everything Else" Enhancement Kit DOES NOT come with the book. Buy that separately. This is for an amazing slipcase, Field Notes, mini prints and a ton of cool extras.) Click here to get in a little closer at all that gear packed into that slipcase! Ordering details below.
Will Resume Shipping December 1st!!!
READ THIS! The Fine Print:
And just to be crystal clear, the enhancement kit DOES NOT come with a "Pretty Much Everything" book. Order that off Amazon here, or find it at a retailer near you. The DDC "Everything Else" Enhancement Kit is a product of the Draplin Design Co., built to ENHANCE the book you bought.
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TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY: Today is May 16th. Tomorrow is the May 17th book release!!! All this time. All this freaking out. All the pages. All the fret. Coming to one big Pantone Orange 021 head tomorrow. One final day to pre-order it, too! Snag a copy for just $25 all day today! - - - - ACT NOW: Get your copy on pre-order at ddcbook.com. Pick from a list of fine retailers. OUR PUBLISHER: Check out the book on Abrams.com! ON AMAZON.COM: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything" ON UNCRATE: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything"
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COUPLE MORE TO GO: Just two days out from our official May 17th book release!!! That's Tuesday! Can't fuckin' contain myself. Nightmares, night sweats, night terrors...in anticipation for Tuesday! - - - - ACT NOW: Get your copy on pre-order at ddcbook.com. Pick from a list of fine retailers. OUR PUBLISHER: Check out the book on Abrams.com! ON AMAZON.COM: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything" ON UNCRATE: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything"
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SKETCHY THINGS COME IN THREES: Just three days out from our official May 17th book release!!! This coming Tuesday! - - - - ACT NOW: Get your copy on pre-order at ddcbook.com. Pick from a list of fine retailers. OUR PUBLISHER: Check out the book on Abrams.com! ON AMAZON.COM: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything" ON UNCRATE: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything"
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FOUR ON THE FLOOR: Just four days out from our official May 17th book release!!! Thanks to everyeone who came to our book release at Hand-Eye Supply! Bullshitting, books and brews! Over 100 people! Bam! Thanks Tobias, Lyndsey and all Hand-Eye Supply folks! - - - - ACT NOW: Get your copy on pre-order at ddcbook.com. Pick from a list of fine retailers. OUR PUBLISHER: Check out the book on Abrams.com! ON AMAZON.COM: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything" ON UNCRATE: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything"
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FOUR FINGERS AND A TOENAIL: Just five days out from our official May 17th book release!!! Thanks to everyone who came to our book release at Hand-Eye Supply! Bullshitting, books and brews! Over 100 people! Bam! Thanks Tobias, Lyndsey and all Hand-Eye Supply folks! - - - - ACT NOW: Get your copy on pre-order at ddcbook.com. Pick from a list of fine retailers. OUR PUBLISHER: Check out the book on Abrams.com! ON AMAZON.COM: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything" ON UNCRATE: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything"
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THE BOOK RELEASE IS IMMINENT: Just six days out from May 17!!! Hell, tonight in Portland there's a book release party at Hand-Eye Supply! Bullshitting, books and brews! Click here for details. 6pm, people! - - - - ACT NOW: Get your copy on pre-order at ddcbook.com. Pick from a list of fine retailers. OUR PUBLISHER: Check out the book on Abrams.com! ON AMAZON.COM: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything" ON UNCRATE: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything"
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THE BOOK IS COMING: And we're just a week out from May 17!!! - - - - ACT NOW: Get your copy on pre-order at ddcbook.com. Pick from a list of fine retailers. OUR PUBLISHER: Check out the book on Abrams.com! ON AMAZON.COM: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything" ON UNCRATE: "Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything"
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NICE GROUP OF FELLAS: Met the boys from the Master of One Podcast at Creative South, and we signed the paperwork to be on the podcast. We covered many topics, and went WAY over their allotted time. Give it a listen! Click here, you animals: Episode 18.2: Sandbox Interview – with Graphic Designer Aaron James Draplin Nice to hang with you guys in Georgia. Thanks you, Luke, Andrew and Patrick! Stay wild!
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BIG APPLE + TALL TALES + LARGE MAN: Tomorrow night's the big show! We're here on behalf of AIGANY, telling our complete story to 500 people! Sold the thing out! My mom is here! Leigh is here! Cameron's gonna be there. And my cousin Tom who lives here in the city. Matt Cooley better fuckin' show up. Eric Baker, too. Evan and Maja are coming down from Vermont. And word is that cute duo of Dan Cassaro and Dan Christofferson might muscle their way in. And then, 490 of New York City's best and brightest. This is our official book launch, too, so head of state from Abrams Books will be in attendance. Here's the official Abrams web site "Pretty Much Everything" page! I'm so excited I can barely type these words. We'll be signing books, shaking hands, kissing babes, righting wrongs, dotting i's, crossing t's and whatever it takes. Plus, we've got a FULL DDC MERCH TABLE in tow, with a mountain of must-have DDC merch items at "New York-Only" prices. Things you need. Weird plastic things. Posters. Hats. Torso covers. Field Notes! Leigh will be watching over all merch activities tomorrow night. So yeah, real excited for the whole thing. Thank you Stacey from AIGANY and my buddies at Abrams. Now we're off to get some of those boss foam Statue of Liberty hat things... Come to the show tomorrow night!
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April 16, 2016
Posted at 02:53 AM
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FEELING THE BERN: Heading up to New York City early tomorrow morning to hang out at the Leigh is flying in from Portland, Burlington's Novovic-Rose duo will be in the city and we'll all meet up with Luis Calderin from Bernie's campaign. Gonna be fun to see the show up close! New York City!
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HAD A GREAT TIME ON THE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER: Crop was awesome. A fast, fun couple of days. Got to hang with Jason Craig, Mike Jones, the Hood sisters and my man, Howard Hall! Thank you to the Dawson family and all the folks who came to the conference, and, to our merch table! You guys ravaged that table. Bam! Hell yeah, Baton Rouge!
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