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Gig Poster – Hollowdog, New Years Eve ’11

Rev. Shakes — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:06:21 +0000

Here’s a flyer I made for Hollowdog’s New Year’s Eve gig at Macadam’s.

Believe it or not, a lot of thought went into this piece that you see before you. So, it’s New Year’s Eve and I wanted to portray a change – a transformation old to new. The carpet on the top is, of course, the carpet from Overlook Hotel and the bottom is the photo of Jack the eternal Caretaker.

I think it came together quite nicely.

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Article for Baby Shower For Guys – Jay-Z on Fatherhood

Rev. Shakes — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:12:37 +0000

In the December issue of GQ magazine, Man of the Year and expectant father, Jay-Z reflects on his childhood and the relationship he had with his dad. The rap mogul brings up a couple of thought-provoking points on what really matters to a child, and whether it’s better to have a dad for a while or not at all.

When Jay-Z was 11-years old, his father left him and the family. He claims, “If your dad died before you were born, yeah, it hurts—but it’s not like you had a connection with something that was real. Not to say it’s any better—but to have that connection and then have it ripped away was, like, the worst.”

Regarding the eternal struggle of trying to find a balance between providing for your family and spending quality time Jay-Z offers, “Providing – that’s not love. Being there – that’s more important.”

I’d question the real differences between the amount of pain a kid goes through with the loss of a known parent and the amount suffered by a child who never knows either one or both of their parents. I happen to be somewhere in between these poor choices and I tend to think that having a father in your life – if only for a brief time – is far better than never knowing your father at all.

My dad was gone before my first birthday and he was always just a peripheral figure. He really had no important place in my life, nor did he seem to want one. I would see him maybe once or twice a year, usually for one of the ‘big two’ holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas and occasionally the end of summer, school shopping experience– which consisted of a trip to the mall, getting about $200 worth of clothes, having an awkward lunch and then back home to wonder when I might see him again.

Read the rest at Baby Shower For Guys

http://babyshowerforguys.com/home/content/article?id=52

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New Logo & Website for Soapmakers

Rev. Shakes — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:46:27 +0000

Check out the logo, stickers and lovely website freshly designed for the Soapmakers.

Check out this site I designed for the Soapmakers – theSoapmakers.net.

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Gig Posters

Rev. Shakes — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:13:53 +0000

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Searching For Sanity – Gig Poster

Rev. Shakes — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:35:19 +0000

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Soapmakers / A Reason To Sleep In Halloween Poster

Rev. Shakes — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:29:47 +0000

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Occupy Wall Street – Occupy Everywhere

Rev. Shakes — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:54:40 +0000

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Have a Nice Day, You Stupid Motherfucker!

Rev. Shakes — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:41:29 +0000

This is the perfect way to wish someone well while telling them that you don’t think they’re very bright, kind or good. It’s polite and rude all in one simple statement.

With this design you can show some hippie love along with some hateful sarcasm.

How many times have you run across a stupid motherfucker? I seem to find at least a couple a day – but that’s just me. See, I kind of prefer people to be decent citizens of their community, but those people are becoming a rarity.

If you’re like me – and I pray to all things holy that you are not (it’s exhausting being this aware of and angry at your world) – you’ll want one of the many things that I have emblazoned with this sweet design. Get yourself a shirt, a keychain, button, or maybe a set of stickers. You know you want to. Don’t be afraid.

Get your “Have a Nice Day, You Stupid Motherfucker!” stuff today and make a bunch of new friends tomorrow!

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My Body. My Choice. Fuck You. Shirts, Buttons, Keychains, Stickers, Posters

Rev. Shakes — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:22:17 +0000

Six words to sum up my view on just about everything.

I hate the idea of anyone attempting to make decisions regarding my personal being – and I hate the idea of the government imposing ‘morality’ or ‘ethics’ onto a society at large.

Sure, you can take this as a pro-choice, abortion rights stance, but it also works on any level of intrusion by anybody. You want Rick Perry injecting your kids with the HPV vaccine? Do you like the government approving ‘official’ drugs but denying your personal ‘unofficial’ choices? Do you think your sexual practices should be branded ‘legal’ or ‘illegal’? How about those social retards that want to govern who you fall in love with?

This is an excellent design for anyone who’s sick and tired of having someone else’s view of right and wrong being imposed upon them.

It’s funny that the Tea Party claims they “want the government outta our lives!” – yet at the same time they would never let ‘homos and faggots’ get married because it’s against ‘God’s Laws.’ Oh, your grandma’s sick, in misery and being ravaged by an insidious disease and she wants desperately to end her life with dignity and pride when and where she chooses? Nope. These kind of decisions are best left to bureaucrats with religious agendas. They want to make their own decisions when it comes to being cheap-skates and not paying their taxes, and keep their kids stupid with shitty schools and their air filthy with the dismantling of the EPA, but if YOU want to smoke some dope and put your cock in ‘ungodly’ places – well, then they want to govern your ass right into prison. Fucking hypocrites.

Anyway, here are some cool My Body. My Choice. Fuck You. products that carry a terse, direct message that makes it abundantly clear that you are the person in control of your body, your being, your life.

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Hello, Asshole! T-Shirts, Buttons, Keychains, Stickers and More Cool Stuff

Rev. Shakes — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:06:21 +0000

Sure, you want to be friendly and polite, but you’re deal with a total asshole.

How to you reconcile this awkward scenario? Simple: wear a nice, polite ‘Hello, Asshole!’ shirt from Rev. Shakes to make your point clear.

Nobody likes unfriendliness – except raging assholes who don’t really seem to give a fuck at all.

Well, now with this fantastic design you can solve the problem of being nice to someone who doesn’t deserve it.

Get your Hello, Asshole Shirts, Hats and Buttons now. You’ll be glad you did – and the asshole won’t care either way.

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