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jhkasdf aka James H Kurtz III is a 31.98 year old boy, has been a member since October 6, 2002, has scored 3,080 submissions, giving an average score of 1.41, helping 27 designs get printed.

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Jul 22 '05 by jhkasdf
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Tony Danza?!?!

So, I just rolled over in bed flipped on the TV and mindlessly changed the chanels. As I paused to check my e-mail the TV sat on the Tony Danza show (don't ask why). All of a sudden he's holding up a T-Shirt with an illustration of himself falling over and says that it's from his friends at Threadless.com!! Where is this shirt? It's hilarious.

travis76 on Jul 22 '05 at 9:09am

someone had submitted a tee that said 'hold me closer tony danza', but it didn't get printed (and is an old joke anyway)

that's wierd, man.

bortwein on Jul 22 '05 at 9:11am

Was it this shirt? I'm curious too.

http://www.threadless.com/submission/35234/Tony_Danza's_Skates:__So_Hot_Right_Now.

jhkasdf on Jul 22 '05 at 9:24am

Yeah, man! That's it.

travis76 on Jul 22 '05 at 9:25am

okay...how'd it get printed?

bortwein on Jul 22 '05 at 9:30am

I bet it was an inside joke for the threadless guys to print it then send it to Danza...

lovesickkid83 on Jul 22 '05 at 9:32am

....those bastards!

travis76 on Jul 22 '05 at 9:37am

got them some free press, i guess...hope they paid the dude if they only made 1 shirt.

jhkasdf on Jul 22 '05 at 9:38am

He said that everyone in the audience got one.

travis76 on Jul 22 '05 at 9:42am

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN.

i don't like it when people keep secrets...'fess up threadless!

shimala on Jul 22 '05 at 9:48am

A few months ago we received a call from the Supervising Producer of the Tony Danza Show asking us about this submission. http://www.threadless.com/submission/35234/Tony_Danza

Bascically they wanted us to print the shirt to gift the audience. So we contacted the designer and sent it to print.

We didn't leave the designer hanging either as we gave him about 10 tees and $100 store credit.

http://www.threadless.com/scrap/danza2.jpg

lovesickkid83 on Jul 22 '05 at 9:52am

there you have it kids.

travis76 on Jul 22 '05 at 9:53am

cool!

i'm gonna start coming up with celebrity tees -in hopes some producer spots one.... he he j/k...

so those are a very special edition limited run, eh?

that's a cool little tale.

little_hobbit_feet on Jul 22 '05 at 10:20am

It reminds me a LOT of the cover of a Peter Gabriel album.

I think Shaking the Tree and Shock the Monkey were on it?

little_hobbit_feet on Jul 22 '05 at 10:22am

Arright, I must be on crack, because I can't find it.

littlem on Jul 22 '05 at 10:52am

lhf: I know what you're talking about...I can't remember what album that is though, one of my bros would probably know.

littlem on Jul 22 '05 at 10:59am

It's not the "Us" album is it?

I also remember the guys from genesis goofin around in black and white...

little_hobbit_feet on Jul 22 '05 at 11:02am

It could be. The front of that was all red and blue, but maybe on the back where the songlisting is? Or even on the back of the lyrics booklet?

travis76 on Jul 22 '05 at 11:04am

where HAVEN'T we seen b&w sillhouettes before?

littlem on Jul 22 '05 at 11:04am

Yeah, it's soo familiar to me...

little_hobbit_feet on Jul 22 '05 at 11:09am

It's the way his hands are... oh, christ, maybe it's Say Anything that I'm thinking of and associating with Peter Gabriel? With John Cusack?

littlem on Jul 22 '05 at 11:11am

I still haven't seen that movie...maybe I'll rent it this weekend.

little_hobbit_feet on Jul 22 '05 at 11:19am

Heh, the probably not.

Could it be the mighty mighty boss tones album?

littlem on Jul 22 '05 at 11:29am

Dudette, are you just yankin my chain now or what? haha

eskimokiss on Jul 22 '05 at 11:30am

I must be missing something because that does not look like Tony Danza. I don't know if it's an American only reference (we don't get the Tony Danza show here) but all I remember of Tony Danza is 'WHo's the Boss?' and a few crappy telemovies (1 with an ape, and 1 with a hot chick as his daughter)

littlem on Jul 22 '05 at 11:37am

I agree, eskimokiss, but it must be something to do with the skates that ties it all in. Maybe he was skating on the show or something and biffed it. I don't really know since I don't watch it.

The only thing I ever liked him in, is 'Taxi'

lovesickkid83 on Jul 22 '05 at 11:53am

i really really really like it when people do tony danza impressions! it really makes me laugh! its funny because a lot of people can do a fairly good impression of him. not me tho. i have the voice of a young james earl jones . . . no i dont.

littlem on Jul 22 '05 at 12:01pm

no, you sound like God.

lovesickkid83 on Jul 22 '05 at 12:02pm

oh yea thats right.

littlem on Jul 22 '05 at 12:07pm

Just call me 'elephant gal'. Not because of my wrinkly ankles or my floppy ears, or my ability to pick up things with my snout...Simply because I have a great memory.

jhkasdf on Jul 22 '05 at 12:50pm

The shirt is based on this photo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/you_make_it/danzadive.jpg

Skipper6745 on Jul 22 '05 at 1:00pm

Haha, I was wondering what it was a reference to. (Besides Tony Danza, smartasses)

lovesickkid83 on Jul 22 '05 at 1:12pm

haha it made me laugh for GOOD 2 MIN.

Novemberist on Jul 22 '05 at 1:41pm

i guess im famous. i got some site credit. and some of my shirts to give to my friends. wish it had gotten printed though :].

bortwein on Jul 22 '05 at 2:17pm

That's way too freakn funny. Thanks jhkasdf for that photo link.

lovesickkid83 on Jul 22 '05 at 2:20pm

haha yea i want to look at it again . . . . . . . . HAHAHA stupid danza! he's so retarted! thats it! its going on my desktop as wallpaper!

little_hobbit_feet on Jul 22 '05 at 2:48pm

retarted isn't a word.

But it makes for an amusing typo.

lovesickkid83 on Jul 22 '05 at 2:50pm

yup typo

littlem on Jul 22 '05 at 3:16pm

Yay! I was right about the tie-in! Nya nya nya nya nya neener neener neeeeeeener!

lovesickkid83 on Jul 22 '05 at 4:22pm

aaahh suddup! just suddup ok!?

24 days later

Novemberist on Aug 16 '05 at 4:01pm

do you think you would vote for it and be able to get it printed if i re-submitted it? cause ive been thinking about it. it seems like a good number of people want it.