Thanks to my buddy Tim for snapping a pic of the bar sign. We're going through some pretty dire times here in the USA, and I'm certain that $1 beers, free BBQ, and marathon happy hours are much appreciated by anyone who took a good look at their most recent ConEd bill.
But I just can't help but feel sorry for poor Ian MacKaye, a principled man who has been up to his neck in Minor Threatxploitation. Over the last few years, Nike knocked off a piece of MT art, and a not-so-hot hot sauce almost used the label design below (they had the decency to ask MacKaye and company first). More recently, a goateed Sir Ben Kingsley was filmed copping MacKaye's style. At least the bar above is showing the Redskins game...
Check out this interview Billy Jam did with Ian MacKaye last year (real audio archive).
UPDATE: Thanks to Jim for alerting us all to the tattoo pic.
You missed one: http://www.leakingpen.com/content/pic/2008/5368/9909.jpg
Posted by: John | October 02, 2008 at 03:59 PM
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2007/12/great-minds-mus.html
Minor threat sauce. w/out our bottled friend.
Posted by: Nicoel | October 02, 2008 at 04:07 PM
well, i feel totally sickened by the bar sign... but the tattoo is just insane - good luck getting it removed when you grow up, retard.
Posted by: Wally Brown | October 02, 2008 at 04:58 PM
Good post
Posted by: mirc | October 03, 2008 at 06:39 AM
Probably the worst case of "Minor Threatspolitation" I've heard of is the porn director who uses the stage name Eon Mckai in an admitted homage to the DC punk hero.
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/special/punkporn080505.html
Posted by: illlich | October 03, 2008 at 02:54 PM
The tat is funny as fuck and well done. I wanna be their friend and eat them!
Posted by: chump | October 09, 2008 at 08:06 AM
That is an interesting icon. Things are tough all over and everyone is trying something.
Posted by: Jon the Hot Sauce Guy | July 25, 2010 at 02:13 PM