neo thrash

Well, here we are in the middle of my fourth month of patch selling operation and things are growing and changing like wild flowers in spring. For starters, I have reached 500 and exceeded 500 sales. It couldn’t have happened at a better time either, considering I am only half way through my 4th month as an Etsy merchant. A few sales before hitting the big 500 I did the math and realized something. If I managed to reach 500 sales this week it would meant something pretty cool. And since I did reach that mark in said time, it happened. With 500 sales under my belt and the calculations done, I have officially sold an average of 5 orders every day since the shop opened. That is 5 orders a day, every day, every single day of the month, 3 & 1/2 months straight. That’s radical if you ask me. Since most sales have been multi packs or even orders up to and exceeding 100 patches, there is no telling how many actual patches I have sold. It has for sure been a while ride.

branchingout

With that ride in mind I have decided to go a new direction. My wife may think it silly, but I am a big fan of the neo thrash / crust punk style and have even started leaning that direction with my own personal choices in dress (crust excluded). Having said that, the first of December I will be adding a few new items to the store. I have decided to do a run of Christian themed screen printed fabric patches inspired by the for mentioned punk rock look. The large patch on the right with all of its intricate detail is actually not going on the store. That is a one of that I am having made all for myself. That bad boy is a back patch just for me.

Obviously, my focus with all of the patches I have done in the past has been to create something I would want to personally own on my clothing or backpack. With that in mind, these screen printed patches are no different. I plan on putting one of each of these puppies on my vest along with that back patch.

If by chance these neo thrash – crust punk patches do well in the store I may very well be on my way to getting a screen printer set up in my garage. I already have a friend who knows a lot about it who is willing to help me get set up and started, if I so choose.

Anyway, enough rambling.

500 Sales!!!! New Patches Coming!!!!

style

I recently came across a post from a friend on social media who goes way back by about ten years. I miss her a lot. Her post basically shows a dude in his mid thirties dressing like a teen R&B thug as if he were an M&M want-a-be. He looked pretty silly to me. She went further to suggest that people that old shouldn’t dress that young. She didn’t say that exactly, so I am taking her out of contest a little. But that is what I got out of it. With that in mind I can’t help but look at myself in the mirror while reflecting on the times people have told me maybe I should dress my age. Or that I should consider looking a bit more professional. Have I become that 30 something that needs a wakeup call, because I still dress like a Doom Metal Deathcore scene kid from 2005? I have honed it down to the basics. According to the photos in my post I have managed to combine neo thrash with the post rocker look making my own little style; all be it not unique in any way when you consider the number of people in the Austin area that also have a dress style similar to a minimalism neo thrash post rock look.

Maybe I am that old dude that needs to grow up and start looking his age. Does that change anything? No… Dress suit with tie and coat or a neo thrash post rocker minimalism outfit doesn’t change the fact that when I have my headphones in, it’s doom metal and deathcore all day long!