How many fest-related or NOLA-related shirts do you own?

[saturn]

Just for fun --- what kind of Fest/NOLA/Threadhead shirts do you have?

[McGregor]

LMF
George matters
JF shirt x 3

I think that's it. I need more!

[Belle]

9, Just counted. My fav is the Threadhead shirt from last year. I wear that quite a bit:D

[saturn]

I buy several (or more than several) for myself and for hubby every year, so I am overflowing dresser drawers.

Plus -- posters, mousepads, satchels, etc. etc. etc.

[Jada]

I've got some that I can't even wear in public anymore due to rips, tears, stains or whatever...now I just sleep in em :) I'll can't bring myself to pitch them.

[ibjamn]

Lord only knows!! F4K, all the patry shirts, a dozen Fest shirts, FQF, Zephyrs, Saints....

[mymecca]

but i like to wear dresses :0)

[luvdancin]

Let's see--some from the awful T-shirt places in the Quarter, some from Swampfest, many from art4now, some Fest t-shirts, several PDKK shirts and a couple T-head shirts. An obsession.

[swag]

Off the top of my head, probably forgetting some...


3 how-ah-yas
3 official fest shirts
1 congo square
1 satchmofest
1 simpsons jazzfest (unofficial)
a half dozen or so PDKK
2 swagland/grids
1 threadhead
1 zulu diamond cutter
1 make it funky
1 zigaboo
1 bayou beer

[almarco]

3 how ar yas

[LisaRI]

way too many!
5-6 pdkk, 2 jazzfest, 2-3 t-hdz, 3 how-ah-yas, and Joe has a similar collection ... somehow they keep accumulating.

[RitaZero]

(.....Papa Grows Funk T-Shirt) I always get tons of comments when I wear that one!

Plus a dozen or so assorated official fest and NOLA band shirts. Then there's the bandanas, and the bayouwear from Art4Now.

[almarco]

way too many!
5-6 pdkk, 2 jazzfest, 2-3 t-hdz, 3 how-ah-yas, and Joe has a similar collection ... somehow they keep accumulating.

maybe spawning is a better word?

[Blumie]

Funny, I was just recently thinking of doing an inventory before seeing this thread. My guess is in the neighborhood of 50-60, as I've been to 20 Fests and almost always come home with several t-shirts. Among my favorites:

-- the Gospel Tent t-shirts that are sold by women sitting in the front row of the tent;

-- my Floribama Lounge t-shirt, obtained after people on my flight told my buddy and me about the place and we drove to Pensicola to check it out;

-- official JazzFest shirts for every year since 1988.

[rosetree]

Most of them......:D

[ibjamn]

Off the top of my head, probably forgetting some...

3 how-ah-yas
3 official fest shirts
1 congo square
1 satchmofest
1 simpsons jazzfest (unofficial)
a half dozen or so PDKK
2 swagland/grids
1 threadhead
1 zulu diamond cutter
1 make it funky
1 zigaboo
1 bayou beer

Wow, I didn't even think of How-ah-yas. I have all of those except the first 3. I have a bunch of PDKK shirts too, but I think of those as Miami shirts. ;)

[Michelino]

Thanks for not asking how many still fit.

I have a few hats too. Pat O's, Central Grocery (of course), Levon Helm's New Orleans Cafe, One FQF, One "Make it Funky", Seven Jazz Fests Hats. One very old Louisiana Crawfish Hat from my first trip to Bourbon.

I still mourn for my teal 1994 25th Anniversary Jazz Fest Hat that I left on the Jazz Fest Express during the 2001 Fest.

[funkkjunkie]

5 petdekatkrewe, 2 krewe of far flung kats, 1 jazzfest, 1 congo square, 2 ponderosa stomp, J&M, 101 runners

[Blitzzzzz]

Let's see, I have 4 Fest shirts, a Chris Joseph lagniappe from '06, a beautiful Central Grocery shirt with a Muff on the back, a couple of PDKs, and maybe one more Katrina related Rebirth on Tour shirt. Oh yeah, the Zule Diamond Cutter from last year and my Zephyrs jersey!
Sure wish the Fest shirts were better made! Hanes Beefy Ts, Festy Dave, Hanes Beefy Ts! I want them to last forever!
Related question. How often do you wear t-shirts, and do you still buy them like you used to?
Oooh, closing in on 1,000 posts!:cool:

[funkkjunkie]

Oh, yeah, I have the chris lagniappe too. I wear tshirts on weekends at least one day. In the summer when I'm off work, a few times a week. Almost always wear t's when festing. I just wish they all fit.
:D

[rosetree]

Let's see, I have 4 Fest shirts, a Chris Joseph lagniappe from '06, a beautiful Central Grocery shirt with a Muff on the back, a couple of PDKs, and maybe one more Katrina related Rebirth on Tour shirt. Oh yeah, the Zule Diamond Cutter from last year and my Zephyrs jersey!
Sure wish the Fest shirts were better made! Hanes Beefy Ts, Festy Dave, Hanes Beefy Ts! I want them to last forever!
Related question. How often do you wear t-shirts, and do you still buy them like you used to?
Oooh, closing in on 1,000 posts!:cool:


I wear t-shirts every day at work!!!!!! :p :D

[mamaroux]

many PDKK tees
1 precious PDKK white shirt with embroidery around the neck
JF tees... maybe a half dozen
Tabasco tee
ReNewOrleans tee
Tab tee
Tipitinas tee
Tipitinas denim
several RnB tees
Purple & Gold RnB bowling shirt (to match my bowling shoes, of course)
UPTOWN tee
MAGAZINE STREET tee
at least 6 How are ya's
Make Levee's Not War tee
and some that are packed away for safe keeping
and some that are just forgotten...

[KeyWest Bruce]

I have a JF shirt from each year since 1992. I even arranged to get shirts from the two years that I missed. One of my favorites is from 2005, a purple shirt, and when I saw people wearing it at JF 2006 I was kicking myself for missing that year....anyway I got lucky and found one on eBay....it's XXL and even a little big on me, but I was ecstatic and of course I wear it. I wear my JF tee shirts so often that I feel a little funny, like some people are gonna think that's all I'm into! It's almost the truth;) And then there's my OTHER New Orleans shirts. I like both of the J&M Music (Cosimo Matassa) shirts and wear them often. I have shirts that I have collected over the years, and some of them are way too snug on me.....so I know it's time to lose some weight, because I'm not junking the shirts just yet. Sadly, a couple of them are JF shirts, the 1993 shirt and the 25th anniversary (1994) tank top.:( But, I LOVE my New Orleans shirts. That's my first stop when I walk through the gates at fest.

[sophisticated sissy]

I have a couple of Jazz Fest shirts and 3 or 4 WWOZ shirts. One of them isn't a t-shirt, though. Does it still count? It's a collared, short-sleeve white-on-white with a big design on the back. It says "MUSIC TO THE BONE!"

[ohio]

Let's see, I have 4 Fest shirts, a Chris Joseph lagniappe from '06, a beautiful Central Grocery shirt with a Muff on the back, a couple of PDKs, and maybe one more Katrina related Rebirth on Tour shirt. Oh yeah, the Zule Diamond Cutter from last year and my Zephyrs jersey!
Sure wish the Fest shirts were better made! Hanes Beefy Ts, Festy Dave, Hanes Beefy Ts! I want them to last forever!
Related question. How often do you wear t-shirts, and do you still buy them like you used to?
Oooh, closing in on 1,000 posts!:cool:
Yeah, I have many shirts that have lasted longer than fest shirts. they tend to quickly become 'tent-shaped', and then develop tiny holes. Honestly not crazy about the designs most years also. oh well.

[denideadhead]

OK I'll play.....off the top of my mind
7 Jazzfest T's - the purple one from 2002 is my favorite
last year teal number 2
I heart New Orleans
PDKK
Ruffins for Mayor
Voodoo Music Experience
Chris Joseph Lagniappe
NOLA Fire Dept
LMF
Ernie K Doe for Mayor
Tipitina's
George Matters
PGF
Wild Magnolias
Bonerama
The Meters -2
Snooks Eaglin
PBS
The Neville Bros - 3
and probably a few more that I am not remembering!!

[larrybalmer]

I have an official T every year since 1992 although I missed 3 of those years. Favs are '92,93'94,96 tie dyed tanks although they are getting frayed. Best are accordian HowRya, purple trumpet '98 tie dye- had a trumpet player in a Philly bar offer me $100 for it and i wouldn't part wid it. I pick up some old ones from Cree, a consignment shop womanwho hits a brunch every year with a few on her rack.Love the JF shirt. Friends think I'm nuts!

[NeenAtlanta]

way too many!
5-6 pdkk, 2 jazzfest, 2-3 t-hdz, 3 how-ah-yas, and Joe has a similar collection ... somehow they keep accumulating.

Me too - I think they copulate in the back of the closet. We have zillions.

[stlbarb]

Me too - I think they copulate in the back of the closet. We have zillions.

my closet seems to have shrunk many of mine.

the official JF shirts are too hot to wear in NOLA.
except my 1990 tank which might fit Natalie.
i have a few bootleg JF shirts i love - one is close to dissengration.
the BF keeps stealing my PDKK shirts.
i have sugar bowl, final four, saints stuff, & tourist/MG shirts from the french market. i think i still have my bourbon st shirt and in a drawer, my college roommates brought back from MG one year. that would be my 1st shirt.
i own no bar/restaurant shirts. but if i see a cool one at the thrift store, i'm game.

i havent purchased any NOLA/PDKK related shirts in over 5 years. thus i have no TH. and probably wont. i just dont wear them.
i used to collect the bandanas, but quit after 10 years. occassionally buy one if its really cool. BF steals those too.
i buy a pair of earrings every fest visit. maybe at fest, maybe at the market, maybe from a little hippie girl on the levee - i have those on today.

[Moon]

I lost count a long time ago. I just hope I can find all the ones that used to fit.

[festivalgirl]

Steve has JF t-shirts & tank tops not to mention the various general city shirts. I have a few JF t-shirts, 4 denim shirts, 1 denim jacket. Someday if they make the women's tank tops in real Women's sizes, i'll add one. Then of course there are posters, fridge magnets & various tchotchkies.

Would be happy to purchase a Rosetree shirt if they appear!!! ;)

[rosetree]

Would be happy to purchase a Rosetree shirt if they appear!!! ;)

We're working on it festgirl! :D

[festivalgirl]

We're working on it festgirl! :D

Woo Hoo!!!!!

[SteveMiami]

average 2 official jazz fest shirts 1989-2005
peanut vendor shirt
a few gospel tent shirts
pet de kat krewe shirts since 1992
a threadhead shirt or 2
local problem shirt
dirty dozen shirt
neville bro shirt from 1986
rebirth shirt
several tipitina shirts
wwoz shirt
a bourbon street shirt from my 1st experience in 1984(?) hmm haven't seen that in a few years.

What's with cotton shirts shrinking so much over the years anyway?

nice threads

[stlbarb]

We're working on it festgirl! :D

can the shirts say Kiss my Glass?

[Corona]

oh man, not a clue but a LOT! That includes tank tops right? I'm guessing about 20 at least....and that's only from 5 years of going to NOLA....I have a problem lol.

[barry10016]

Oh lordy, at least 30 or 40 of em. I have more T's with something to do w/NOLA than anything else. I may have about 4 or 5 that are blank.

[sophisticated sissy]

I have a few JF t-shirts, 4 denim shirts, 1 denim jacket.


Whoops! Forgot about the denim stuff! Shouldn't there be another response to the poll: More than I think I have?:)

[rosetree]

can the shirts say Kiss my Glass?

We're working on that too, Barb!;)

[The Krewe of Chew]

We each have a Ponderosa Stomp shirt (from 2 different years)

We each have a Louis Armstrong tee (plus Dave has a Louis sweatshirt)

We each have a NOLA Lives tee

Dave has one Howaya, Cindy has 2 Howaya camisoles

Dave also has:
South Park Bourbon Street
Calvin & Hobbes Fazzjest '96
Abita tee
Syracuse Champion Final Four in New Orleans
Rock N Bowl bowling shirt
Jambalaya Jam (NOLA style music festival they used to have in Philly)

Cindy also has:
30th Anniversary fest tee
unofficial Jazzfest tank from the French Market
Ghosttown tank top
touristy t-shirt with a crawfish on it (bought our first year)

and of course, we each have both black and white J & M tees
(which are still available for purchase BTW:) )

Red Beans & Ricely Yours,
Cindy & Dave

[mamaroux]

We each have a Ponderosa Stomp shirt (from 2 different years)

We each have a Louis Armstrong tee (plus Dave has a Louis sweatshirt)

We each have a NOLA Lives tee

Dave has one Howaya, Cindy has 2 Howaya camisoles

Dave also has:
South Park Bourbon Street
Calvin & Hobbes Fazzjest '96
Abita tee
Syracuse Champion Final Four in New Orleans
Rock N Bowl bowling shirt
Jambalaya Jam (NOLA style music festival they used to have in Philly)

Cindy also has:
30th Anniversary fest tee
unofficial Jazzfest tank from the French Market
Ghosttown tank top
touristy t-shirt with a crawfish on it (bought our first year)

and of course, we each have both black and white J & M tees
(which are still available for purchase BTW:) )

Red Beans & Ricely Yours,
Cindy & Dave

Oh I forgot about Jambalaya Jam/Jam on the River!!!

Hope to run into you two at JF!!

[jolie]

I was thinking I hadn't bought anything lately.???.. then I remembered all my fleur-de-lis items (including a great scrub top for work)

Way too much to count!!

[ohio]

We each have a Ponderosa Stomp shirt (from 2 different years)

We each have a Louis Armstrong tee (plus Dave has a Louis sweatshirt)

We each have a NOLA Lives tee

Dave has one Howaya, Cindy has 2 Howaya camisoles

Dave also has:
South Park Bourbon Street
Calvin & Hobbes Fazzjest '96
Abita tee
Syracuse Champion Final Four in New Orleans
Rock N Bowl bowling shirt
Jambalaya Jam (NOLA style music festival they used to have in Philly)

Cindy also has:
30th Anniversary fest tee
unofficial Jazzfest tank from the French Market
Ghosttown tank top
touristy t-shirt with a crawfish on it (bought our first year)

and of course, we each have both black and white J & M tees
(which are still available for purchase BTW:) )

Red Beans & Ricely Yours,
Cindy & Dave
the J & M shirt is a great one! tanx youse guys.

[Newcomer]

Just a few, but my faves are LMF and New Orleans Matters.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

I found a box this weekend with two JF T's from 1988 plus some Baton Rouge Blues Festival T's.

[Staxsun]

I found a box this weekend with two JF T's from 1988 plus some Baton Rouge Blues Festival T's.

Well, if you don't want them...................

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Well, if you don't want them...................

but, but........
My #1 favorite is 1991 Limited (the first year) Never wore/washed.
How many JF shirt do you own?

[Staxsun]

but, but........
My #1 favorite is 1991 Limited (the first year) Never wore/washed.
How many JF shirt do you own?

I've never counted them. For a long time I purchased the limited edition every year starting in about '91 or '92. I gave up this practice sometime and just picked a favorite shirt. The last few years I haven't bought one at the fest. However, I have also picked up many on e-bay including lots of staff and stage, etc. shirts. I don't have one for every year since I've been going, but some years I have several different shirts, and I also have a few from before my time. I would guess I have thirty or so.

[Lit]

I've never counted them. For a long time I purchased the limited edition every year starting in about '91 or '92. I gave up this practice sometime and just picked a favorite shirt. The last few years I haven't bought one at the fest. However, I have also picked up many on e-bay including lots of staff and stage, etc. shirts. I don't have one for every year since I've been going, but some years I have several different shirts, and I also have a few from before my time. I would guess I have thirty or so.

And while we're on the subject, what is the most number of t-shirts you've ever worn in one day. Same answer?

[Staxsun]

And while we're on the subject, what is the most number of t-shirts you've ever worn in one day. Same answer?

I rarely wear fest shirts in New Orleans, but as a number that would be about right.

[bobatude]

a pant load

[stlbarb]

I've got some that I can't even wear in public anymore due to rips, tears, stains or whatever...now I just sleep in em :) I'll can't bring myself to pitch them.

i have several with stains. i just pretend it happened after i left the room.
or pin a button over the spot. of course some of the stains are rust spots from buttons.