{"product_id":"charles-bukowski-trouble-tee-deadstock-w-tags","title":"CHARLES BUKOWSKI ‘TROUBLE’ TEE | DEADSTOCK W\/ TAGS","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eEXTREMELY RARE CHARLES BUKOWSKI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003ePIECE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AT THE NOW DEFUNCT T-SHIRT MUSEUM OF BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY WHICH OPERATED IN THE LATE 80’S\/EARLY 90’S. IT WAS ACQUIRED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AN ART COLLECTOR WHO NEVER EVEN REMOVED THE TAGS. IT’S 100% DEADSTOCK. CHARLES BUKOWSKI TEES FROM THIS ERA ARE ALREADY VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND \u0026amp; THIS PARTICULAR GRAPHIC \u0026amp; SENTIMENT BEHIND THE QUOTE ON THE BACK BEING MORE RELEVANT TODAY THAN EVER MAKES THIS QUITE AN AMAZING FIND.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTHE EXACT QUOTE BY CHARLES BUKOWSKI COMES FROM HIS LATE 70’S POEM TITLED ‘TROUBLE’ WHICH HE EVEN READ TO AN AUDIENCE AS PART OF A LIVE 1980 POETRY PERFORMANCE WHICH CAN BE FOUND ONLINE.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTHE MEANING BEHIND IT: BUKOWSKI CRITICIZES A SHELTERED OR SOFT SOCIETY. HE IMPLIES THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED REAL DEVASTATION (BOMBED CITIES) OR STRICT DISCIPLINE\/HARSH REALITY (MOTHERS TOLD TO SHUT UP) GROW UP ENTITLED, FRAGILE, OR OBLIVIOUS TO TRUE SUFFERING.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIT IS A WIDELY SHARED POEM ON PLATFORMS LIKE GOODREADS \u0026amp; DISCUSSED BY FANS ON THE BUKOWSKI FORUM AS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF HIS CYNICAL, RAW WORLDVIEW.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTHE T-SHIRT MUSEUM (WHICH ALSO MARKETED ITS ITEMS UNDER THE SUB-BRAND ‘COLLECTOR WEAR’) WAS A LOCAL CUSTOM SHIRT PRINTING STUDIO \u0026amp; RETAIL APPAREL STORE LOCATED IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY. \u003cspan\u003eTHE STOREFRONT OFFERED ‘UNIQUE ART YOU CAN WEAR’ ALONGSIDE SPECIALIZED CUSTOM SHIRT PRINTING. \u003c\/span\u003eIT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS IS A 1 OF 1 PIECE OR AT THE VERY LEAST, PART OF AN EXTREMELY LIMITED RUN. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIT SAT RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF 14TH \u0026amp; CENTER STREET, A ONCE PRIME LOCATION SITUATED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (WKU), MEANING THE SHOP LIKELY SERVED AS A POPULAR SPOT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS LOOKING FOR CUSTOM ORGANIZATION GEAR, EVENT TEES \u0026amp; GRAPHIC APPAREL.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSIZE: XL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMEASUREMENTS: 23.5 x 32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eYEAR: EARLY 90’S\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTAG: FRUIT OF THE LOOM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSTITCHING: SINGLE STITCH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLICENSING | COPYRIGHT: CHARLES BUKOWSKI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCOLOR: WHITE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DEADFAMOUS VINTAGE","offers":[{"title":"White \/ XL \/ SHORT SLEEVE","offer_id":54633904832787,"sku":null,"price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0882\/4176\/6675\/files\/IMG_2729.jpg?v=1788136732","url":"https:\/\/shop.deadfamousvintage.com\/products\/charles-bukowski-trouble-tee-deadstock-w-tags","provider":"DEADFAMOUS VINTAGE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}