| What is it that Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, Green Day | | | | As the years passed, some of the greats of music |
| and the Grateful Dead all have in common? We could | | | | history passed, too. Janis Joplin and John Bonham of |
| easily add in Guns 'n' Roses, Motley Crue and Johnny | | | | Led Zeppelin both lost their lives to alcohol; Bob |
| Cash to the bunch if that'll make it easier for you! | | | | Marley lost a battle with cancer; Jimi Hendrix took |
| What about Velvet Revolver, John Lennon and the | | | | sleeping pills and never awoke; therefore the show |
| Clash? Each of these musical artists and bands is | | | | did not go on. The demand for t-shirts continued to |
| captured for an eternity on t-shirts for you to | | | | grow, even when the artist or band was no longer |
| proudly display as one of your all-time, personal | | | | performing. As a remembrance of their favorites, |
| favorites. | | | | t-shirt sales did nothing but increase through the |
| Band t shirts began to make their mark in history | | | | years as their music lived on for future generations |
| books at the end of the sixties when bands began | | | | to enjoy. |
| to tour nationally and play the larger venues. The | | | | You can buy all sorts of band t-shirts at the mall, |
| demanding concertgoers of the day wanted more | | | | department stores and specialty shops across the |
| than a ticket stub to remember the event, so | | | | country, but finding the exact shirt that you're |
| t-shirts began being sold at the show itself. Before | | | | looking for in the size that you require can be a |
| you knew what happened, t-shirts with band logos, | | | | difficult and/or frustrating task, to say the least. The |
| photos and other types of insignia started popping up | | | | time spent, not to mention the fuel that you'd use |
| in music specialty stores across the country. As the | | | | driving from one store to another is hardly worth the |
| demand grew, so did the number of stores that | | | | effort, not to mention that you'll probably give up |
| carried the shirts, and the bands came out with more | | | | from pure aggravation. |
| and more designs for customers to buy. | | | | |