I love this shirt. This is actually the third one I have owned. There used to be a store in Fells Point that I cant remember the same of that had boxes and boxes of band t shirt and weird nick-nacks. I dont remember what ended up happening to the one that I bought from there but I was only 15 or 16 at the time. I wonder what I would find if I were to go back at this point in my life and have those same options. There were Suicidal Join The Army shirts, Circle Jerks shirts, and what random store like this wouldnt have a skrewdriver shirt mixed in there (bummer).
Anyways, this shirt rules. Its got all the tour dates. Says “Still Dreaming Wide Awake” on it. So awesome. Weird thing about this shirt is that I have never seen one where the print is actually straight. All of the prints have been crooked on the ones I have scene.
This shirt is obviously a boot but that doesn’t mean its not a great shirt. Positive Force was the label Kevin Seconds did in the 80s and into the early 90s. Put out some great stuff like Token Entry, Verbal Assault and Youth Of Today. The original shirts were on red and Kevin told me one time that there were only about 20 of them that he gave to the dudes in YOT and Token Entry. Apparently he never even got one. I was told that the measurements on this shirt were done to match the original but who knows. I added some awesome pictures related to positive force and 7 Seconds for this special post.
This post is for my good friend Matt McCall. Matt and I go next level when it comes to 7 Seconds. I focus more on the shirts and he goes more with the records. Thats not to say Matt doesnt still have some bangers in the shirt department, in fact, the two shirts in the post were gifts from Matt. So thanks to Matt. After scoping these shirts out you should check out his blog and band.
First we have the classic repeated logo/sevenscope shirt. This is from the 80s probably 85 or 86. The tag has been ripped out.
Second we have the Happy Rain tour shirt. Another shirt documenting the massive amount of touring they did in the late 80s and early 90s.
Here is an original walk together rock together shirt. I got this last year from my buddy Philippe from Chile. He knew how much I loved 7 Seconds so he hooked me up. He told me he got it from the original owner who got it at a show in Toronto when they played with Verbal Assault. The original shirts dont say Walk Together Rock Together like the majority of reprints you see today.
I am not too sure what era this is from. I am think its from the mid to late 90s post the music the message but before good to go. I am still not sure how I feel about green shirts. The print on the front of this is super think. I wish the seven scope was bigger. Its pretty small and centered on the shoulders.
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A few fun facts from my man Nate about this shirt:
1. it was purchased at a thrift store
2. it is in the Murphys Law - Up With Us, Down With Them dvd
3. following the filming of that dvd it was in the ER
Here are a couple more recent shirts 7 Seconds printed. The first one I got in 2005 when we met up on their Euro tour. I like this one because its not just yellow on black like that majority of the walk together rock together shirts on. Plus its got a huge seven scope on the back.
The second one is one that I picked up at the React! Showcase last year. To be honest I am not a huge fan of the picture used. I know Kevin and co. are capable of coming up with something way better BUT its rare that 7 Seconds will have shirts for sale when they play nowadays so I had to scoop it up.
