Thank you all so much for selling out both our limited edition skate deck and our glow-in-dark metal shirt, which we have just restocked! Head on over to the link in bio and nab your t-shirt if you missed out the first time 💖
We put a lot of love into these 2 new merch items: a skate deck with psychedelic artwork designed by @don.pendleton_ , and a metal t-shirt designed by @thedannycash that lights up when the lights go down. They’ll both only be available as part of this limited run, so head on over to the MMJ store at the link in bio and grab one before they’re gone. These pieces take us right back to childhood and our roots, and we hope you find some joyful nostalgia in them too!
Spuds MacKenzie (aka “The Original Party Animal” or “The Ayatollah of Partyollah”) was a character used in an advertising campaign marketing shitty beer in the late 1980s. Spuds was portrayed as a “party dude”, surrounded in the ads by an entourage of adoring fans called “The Spudettes”. Sir Mix-A-Lot says he wrote the song “Baby Got Back” as a response to “the Spuds MacKenzie girls, little skinny chicks looking like stop signs, with big hair and skinny bodies.” Shortly after Spuds’ rise to fame, it was learned that the dog, portrayed as male in the ads, was actually portrayed by a female bull terrier named Honey Tree Evil Eye, or Evie for short.
Evie’s demeanor was unusually calm for her breed and she behaved more like a lap cat than a rough-and-tumble terrier. Her breeder stated that “she was very mellow and low key. The owners sometimes used a yo-yo in the ring to get her to spark up and show.” She was known to lounge about and munch on Raisin Chex, which was hand-fed to her. Relaxed and undemanding, Evie was a perfect candidate for TV work.
Less than a year after Spuds’ national TV debut, Strom Thurmond stood on the floor of the U.S. Senate chamber and waved a stuffed Spuds MacKenzie doll. He accused the shitty beer company of using the mascot to sell alcohol to underage drinkers, saying, ‘’I am not confident in the voluntary efforts of the alcohol beverage industry to increase public awareness of the hazards of alcohol abuse with 12-year-olds drinking wine coolers and wearing Spuds MacKenzie T-shirts.’’
A month later, Ohio stores pulled all beverage cartons that featured images of Spuds MacKenzie dressed up as Santa due to a law that prohibited St. Nick from being used to sell alcohol. Across the country, schools were banning students from wearing popular Spuds MacKenzie gear. By 1989, due to increased controversy, the Spuds character was phased out by the shitty beer company.
The Fillmore. Anyone who knows us, knows what a sacred place this is to the band, and to music in general. All of the history. All of the legends. All of the peace, love, and mind-blowing music created by so many artists within those hallowed walls over so many years. We are so honored to be even a small part of its wondrous history and are so thrilled to be coming back again - FOR 7 NIGHTS!!! We look forward to laughing, dancing, and singing together while celebrating every color of the rainbow and all of the beauty, diversity, and magic in this wild wonderful world! Can’t wait to see you there! 🌈☮️🌈
Register for One Big Family at the link in bio & stories for all presale details (free to join for all) + receive the presale code for the presale starting on Tuesday, March 31st at 10am PT.
Artwork by @mr_reno
