I don’t care how many friends you have in ohio…

This is a more of a ranty whatever post, more of a if you don’t think I’m constantly watching you, because I know you’re watching me type things. You see.. this all stems to about 2 months ago, when a pal of mine who is friends with Jared Hensley and happens to manage bands, and I guess, well they go way back. He was asking me to help decide on Close To Home’s Scream It Like You Mean It merch line up and he showed me a design that looked extremely familiar. So I check out his flickr and I see loads of “Familiar” designs. I point it out to said manager, and he just “HAHA” ‘d it off, mainly because their pals, whatever, not my deal. The thing is about these “Designs” he did was, he didn’t trace them. Which kind of gives him a little bit of some credibility. But he massively referenced them. The designs he referenced, were from designer friends of mine. Designers I talk to regularly, and even hire for Electric Zombie. I call the dude out on it, he emails me, and starts calling me a bitch and that he didnt rip off these artists etc etc. You can read it all here.

http://emptees.com/posts/155836-seriously-fuck-this-kidohhh-he-emailed-me

in case you’re a little bit lazy, here is the screen caps of the designs that he grabbed “inspiration”…



the ones on the left are the original artists. Artists like Sock Monkee and Nicolo Nimor. The ones on the right are his “work”.

After he read my emails, and I know he read my post on emptees, because the dude immediately took everything down off of his site. I thought everything was squashed and over with. Especially after I had some closure (so I thought) with his clothing line partner and pal in close to home. Who got all pissy and huffy because I called out Jared online. It pretty much ended with “You’re defending your friend, and I’m defending mine”
Squashed? Apparently not. You see, I am one of those weirdos who always googles “Electric Zombie” and “Kyle Crawford” when saving a design to see if there’s any write ups or even shenanigans such as this, you see Jared, (Yes I know you’re reading this). I know that you were at the scream it shows, even dates I was at, and things happened, in which I promised to MUTUAL “HAHA’rs” that I wouldn’t mention again. I know that certain people who were a part of these shows are your friends and i know, because of you, these things went down. I also watch what you say, when you’re saying it and while yes, I do always wonder, hmmmmm I wonder if he’s talking about me. Your pal Dan, who I must say has quite the beiberish of features, assured me that well, you’re still running your mouth.



which you replied with

Keep talking shit bro? really? cuz as soon as I annihilated you the first time I stopped “talking” my shit. My best work is your worst?


I should just put up my out of business sign now. Your work isn’t even worth the value the fruit of the loom t-shirt (He’s not quite to american apparel status bands yet) it’s printed on. I could stick a mini golf pencil in my pee hole and draw something with 1 stroke that’s 10x more appealing then your 3rd grade refrigerator drawings.

I don’t know what your beef is with me, other than the fact that you got called out, got pissy, took all your shit down and bitched and moaned to Close to home, and whomever else to get your back. But the fact is, if you never jocked my friends style and you just kept on going with your $100 designs. I would have never cared. Or even mentioned your name. I thought that once you said “I won’t do it again” (wish I still had the email where you said that). I thought it was done. But Jared, if you really have a problem with me, why can’t you like your friend said, name drop me? why can’t you call me out like I did you, and what exactly do I have to be called on? That I use movie posters on things? That I do a good amount of spoof shirts for bands who ask me for it? That I can do more than just draw retarded whatever’s and throw them on shirts? Tell me please, other than calling you out, what do you really have to bitch about? I mean that was what almost 2 months ago? What’s your deal? Is what I said really that worthy to consume your twitter on an every other day basis? If you’re gonna talk shit and talk a big game, start dropping names and quit being such a fucking pussy. So please Jared, explain to me, if that was in fact directed to me, How am I “Fucked”?