hello out there! long time no updates. all is well, all is well. i am not dead, or at least, only half dead. i’m still able to move the fingers on my left hand, so that is good! most of them anyways! just wanted to bring you these CRITICAL LINKS and let you know, as of yet, I have not been given a sign from above to join a monastery. build a chicken coop, yes. but not join a monastery. not yet. anywho, thanks for all your patience, support and in case i don’t talk to you later, have a great summer! make it count, as they say on sesame street.
til then -
- make the main thing THE MAIN THING
- weirdest government recruiting video ever
- qt doing his darndest to sell something
- cronenikes. just new flesh it.
- rad church pews. not that far from me.
- train gang. pretty rad, pretty rad.
- vermeer and verfar. huh.
- buyin a phone. so true. i don’t love my phone.
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well shoot, april 14th once again rolls around, another one for the history books. just to double triple check, let us know if you have any outstanding orders with us, i assume everything has landed safely. if not, email email email. also, unrelated to shipping but related to life, i believe i have an event coming up at the end of this month that i’ll be at. portland area on the 30th of april. i can post info if people are interested. please, no flash photography or banging on the glass.
til then, all the links that’s fit to print. that’re. that are.
- they finally revealed all of these rascals. they don’t give me any info on when they are dropping them, my involvement did not extend beyond finishing the posters. but nice to see the project through its completion.
- Dune Score / Baron / Sound. possibly the best movie i saw last year.
- bootleg robocop - just a heads up, if you see something that is 55” x 39”, that isn’t a real poster, certainly not screenprinted. i assume its a low resolution print out from a color printer. so, there ya go, public service announcement.
- in baseball news, i thought this was neat. sports. in other twitter news, alan moore.
- lastly, an emotional write up regarding one of my neighbors from across the river in pdx. our thoughts go out to her friends and family.
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so, everything at this point should have shipped, we should be all set. if you’ve still got a package in the wind, drop us a note. otherwise, onto the next thing. in portfolio news, updated my illustration section, stickers, handbills. hopefully pretty up to date on all those. still have to take pictures of all my kolcut / lasercuts. my wood pieces, get those all updated. then i can pass away into the mist.
til then!
- in the footer of this post, you’ll see the second piece i did for natural selections tour. kinda fun.
- ol emovieposter has some prints of mine, not sure who is selling them, maybe tim league or someone higher up at the ol mondo headquarters.
- this was amazing. not sure we’ll see the likes of this film ever again.
- these two are in my music playlist, heavy rotation. you just don’t hear music like these anymore.
- this made me laugh a few times.
captains log 0261: endetider
greetings, well we’ve done it. finally, after three months, done with shipping. and i gotta say, brutal. i wonder if the day of the preorder is coming to an end, the uncertainty of things being printed, between this and that and the other, so many things needing to gather in one place before shipping can occur. enough to drive a person batty. but, regardless, we are pretty much done. if you haven’t received tracking, drop us an email and sarah will look into it. if you received your package and it wasn’t worth waiting this long for, drop us a note, we’ll refund ya. its pretty relaxed around here, the goal is to just go out on a high note. whenever that may be. not any time soon, but possibly tomorrow.
not sure what lies on the horizon, whatever it is people will probably be like “I WAITED FOR THIS??” and that’s true, doubtless to be a letdown to some! i’m just looking forward to a stress free nights sleep. also, i’d link this facebook group where people supposedly post what they received in the last sale, but honestly i have no idea what they post because i’m on the outside of facebook, looking in.
anywho, regardless, here’s some links to life your spirit. it’ll get better, whatever trying times you’re in, as humans we are blessed/cursed with short memories, there’s always upswings.
- Torch Lady iconic photo
- John Carter - honestly, i enjoyed it. a bit long but definitely could have used a sequel. alas.
- Beetlejuice. i haven’t even watched all of this, i just assume its critical info people need to know.
- QT and Edgar Wright discuss star wars. huh.
- kinda neat akira walk through. can’t get enough. plus this was amaaaaaazing.
- i’m curious to know who bought this. if you read this, i’d be up for a trade.
- DINO MAN reacts to dino saurs. but what about dino saucers?
lastly, our thoughts are with those suffering from war thrust upon them. pray for peace.
captains log 0260
WELL. man, what an amazing couple of months. died. rose again. repeat. exciting stuff. but obviously, hugely slacking on what i owe to people. things shipping this week.
for anyone interested in a refund, i’m going to move it up to the 300% money back mark, if you spent $10 and want a refund, sarah will refund you $30 back. this will motivate us to quickly ship. at some point the refund will be so crazy everyone will ask for refunds. but my belief, my hope, my faith is we shall ship before that point!
for those still in the game, man, i appreciate your patience, undeserved, unwarranted but so so appreciated. i’m hoping to make it up to you. you’ll see some poster images on the banner below, those (and many others) will be inserted randomly into orders. could be perfect. could be slightly damaged. could be part of the edition! could be an extra that i mark with a skull! if you ordered a calendar (which ship in tubes) - your chance of getting something one of these rarities is like, one in 10. if you ordered a stickerpack, which is no less important, but ships slightly smaller…you’ll get some handbills but i’ll throw some into tubes as well. your chance of getting a cool poster with your sticker order will be more like, one in 200. less odds, but still, odds! so that’s good.
i’m not endorsing gambling in any way, this is all a random poster insertion, no additional money can change hands now, can’t increase your chances but hey, hopefully the excitement is reward enough!
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how marvelous, how wonderful, and my song shall ever be! calendars have arrived, handbills, stickers, shirts. they all made it to tstout headquarters, and we are stoked. these shirts, so fancy, waterbased inks so the printing is super super soft, they feel amazing. printed by the very talented folks at riot printing, wow.
so everything is finally in which means everything must finally SHIP OUT. if you feel like you’ve waited long enough, its ok to ask for a refund, just drop me a note, you won’t hurt my feeling. whatever your order was, we’ll refund you 200%, that’s a double your money back tstout guarantee, just drop me a line. its not about money, its about us wanting to let you know, hey, your business is important. i know we can be slow sometimes, but hopefully the wait makes it all that sweeter. but again, drop me an email if you’re needing cash back instead. BEFORE THEY SHIP, no sneaky stuff, haha.
otherwise, the finger is now pushing down on the brain of sarah to ship these out ASAP. so say a little prayer for her. otherwise, enjoy these links, they were of note enough to me that i bookmarked em.
- THE WORST SMELL EVER. they haven’t smelled my son Med’s shoes.
- CHIP ‘N DALE - maybe. maybe. maybe.
- SIR CHARLES knocking on people. made me laugh a few times.
- my mom uploaded this video of my grandpa, basically a glimpse of his life, can’t sum him up in 15 minutes. he’s been gone almost 18 years now but man, feels like yesterday. Grandpa Med, to my Son Med. my hope for myself is that i can be .00001% the man he was. the second greatest man i’ve ever known.
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so, sale update! shirts are printed and shipping to me. calendars are printing, and shipping soon to me. so hoping to begin this next week. apologies on the long wait, no one to blame buy myself as always. i appreciate your patience.
also, unrelated, but i mentioned i did a project with Natural Selections, for their tour. and they also made / sold NFT’s of said posters. one has released already, the next two are still to come. to be clear, they’re selling them, i don’t have any to sell, i’m what you might call ‘a gun for hire.’ but they asked if i’d be up for an interview today at 4:30 PST - in approximately 1 hour. here be the link to the discord discussion. i’m just along for the ride but some of you are probably already way more into the know in this dimension, so i’m passing along the link in case it is of interest. please stop by and ask how my fury road poster is coming along, i need that motivation.
*BREAKING NEWS* - i just found out its an AUDIO interview. like, me talking. man, is this exciting or what?
anywho, in other news, all else goes well. shipping shoe orders now. some links to tide you over.
- alex toth / genius
- children of men / this scene / this song. both good.
- this two parter for david lettermans interview was awesome. man, nostalgia. awesome dave.
- rev al green, two clips from the same performance.
- goodbye louie.
thanks to richard for this pic of his Governator signed Terminator print. WHO DIDN’T GIVE HIS LIKENESS RIGHTS TO THE PRINT. ha ha, all good, all good. originally kyle’s nikes had swooshes on them but i was told to take em out. ouch.
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MAN, TACOBELL TUESDAY. can you believe it? hopefully you can. because its here, we’re living it! do i eat at taco bell? no, my body would literally turn itself inside out. and yet, here we are. TB Tuesday.
so, minor update (minor to you, major to us because hey, this is our livelihoods!). all orders are being created, crafted, conjured up in a very non-occult related way. so that’s good news! shirts have been ordered, travis at riot printing has his steady hand on the tiller, rest assured. and yes, i sprung for waterbased inks at an extra $2+ per shirt, plus custom inside label printing. why? because you’re worth it, that’s why.
in other related news (related to me) - i had the pleasure, dare i say honor of crafting some work for Natural Selections Ongoing Tour. what is natural selection? snowboarding stuff. you can check out some pieces illustrated by me here - as well as the poster here. you’ll notice the physical poster comes with an NFT, which is all the rage lately, i have been told. caveat - i had zero hand in making the NFT portion of these, nor am i plugged into the NFT-sphere yet, so i’m not getting royalties or however that works. BUT STILL, they animated it, kinda neat. plus its sold out, so i don’t have to shamelessly plug it here. its more just to point and say ‘HEY LOOK AT THAT.’ so there ya go. I did three posters, this is leg one, so leg two and leg three will eventually be revealed as posters and i’ll post those as well.
what else, what else….nothing much really. i am ch-ch-chugging along. trying to figure out how to make BRZERK MERKS into toys. without, you know, actually really researching it. i’m researching it in the sense that i’m daydreaming about it. otherwise, nothing new to report, i’ll leave these links with you because hey, thats the kind of friend i am.
- Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four
- Elektra: Assassin / Absolute Batman: Year one / Heavy Metal 1 reviews. great stuff, slight language warning.
- speaking of Moebius.
- speaking of GI JOES. should i? should i? IS ANY OF THIS CANON???
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well shoot, as ken reminded me in this post, i never revealed the final prize in that banana bucks contest. i’ll include an image in the footer of this post. for those of you worrying that i’m bankrupt of all metal-cops, please do not worry about me, i still have #1. i’m fine. now metal lost boys on the other hand, i am out of those.
if you have any questions regarding your orders, please drop us a note. we’re in the midst of printing all pre-orders, so once those items arrive to us, the shipping season begins. we, as always, are extremely appreciative of your patience. i ask a lot, i know, and you put up with it, who knows why. so i bless you.
in other news, hopefully these links will keep you company throughout this week. or at least be a welcome respite from the burdens of today.
- my hero rob jones sent me this link, which was wildly entertaining and super relatable.
- RJ also sent me this which was nice of him, i guess that mondo japan show went over well! so that’s good. to all my japanese friends, our thanks for being a gracious host!
- ripley’s near miss. honestly, we don’t have enough kids named ripley.
- last starfighter has a big spot in my heart. huge fan growing up. much like neverending story. a classic.
- and, always good for a laugh, bob uecker. makes me laugh.
captains log 0255: lets go bananas
so, banana bucks has closed. but really…its just beginning. in a way, we’re all God’s bananas, am i right? and honestly, why do a giveaway if you announce all the prizes at THE BEGINNING? c’mon. we had to hold something back. something big. something…unearthly.
lets just say, if you’re into sheets of aluminum, have i got a deal for you. not a great deal, if we’re still in time machine mode, these sheets of aluminum cost at least $250 bucks back in the day. maybe even $350 with shipping. but for $300 bucks, which includes shipping (honestly i am legitimately worried sarah will kill me when she finds out), this fancy piece of aluminum can be yours. aged to perfection since 2008. is it worth it? we’ll see!
so, everyone that entered before 12PM PST TODAY, you’re all in a lottery you didn’t even know about. 1-55. RANDOM.ORG says 36 is the chosen number. Congrats Shane S!
SHANE HAS CLAIMED HIS PRIZE. and the crazy part (and i’m sure no one will believe me), I actually met Shane to sign prints of his in BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON. about 5 hours from me. again, i know, hard to believe, ‘you rigged it just to save on shipping!’ or that i was pulling strings for shane, but honestly, that was the first (and only) time i’d met him, i was rooting for anyone on that list. a bunch of people i actually know, all of em good people that deserve a win. just a really random random thing. so, there ya go, just thought i’d tell the tale, share something i thought was kinda ‘dude, small world.’ wild, wild stuff.
captains log 0254: the morning after
Alright, banana bucks is closed. here’s the final tally. now, don’t despair just yet, we’re entering the lightning round, WHERE THINGS CAN REALLY CHANGE.
EDIT: last call - still an hour left to get your calendar orders in, your shirt orders in. and of course, your banana bucks entries in! don’t wanna be left on the shore when the ship sets sail! unless you get seasick.
just a quick update to let everyone know thanks for the sale interactions yesterday, from my perspective…all went well! so that’s good. to celebrate i went to the ymca this morning with my son to work out. my goal is to go from 230 lb gorilla to 229 lb sweaty gorilla. success.
anywho, SALES. stickers sold well, so that was good. calendars, still have a few left (its a presale so i have approximately 1 billion left). shirts, shoes, check check. all still available. WHEN DOES IT ALL END? ah a question theologians have argued about for centuries. oh, the presales? yes, they end 1/19/22 at noon PST. moving from memory…to myth….to the dirty clothes hamper.
”GET TO THE BANANA BUCKS” i hear the crowd angrily shout. that also ends 1/19/22, your time to submit totals MUST BE BEFORE THAT. 24 hours from now, pretty much. also (and people will hate this), i am going to put a pause on updating the numbers, just to keep things calm, cool and collected. WHAT COULD GO WRONG. check the original post here, and the updated post here. it’ll be fine. it’ll be fine.
captains log 0253: TSTICKERPACK SALE INFO
well shoot, the time is here to move some stickers. make sure to double check the info on how many of each you can purchase, just to avoid unnecessary refunds. if you exceed the maximum amount we’re limiting people to, usually sarah just refunds those orders, so please double check.
onto the show!
for stickerpack orders - head on over here to pick up a pack or two.
for 2022 lunar calendars (i know i know, late as usual) - head on over here
for new tstout shirt related items - head on over this way
for a pair or two of tstout slip on shoes - head this way.
NOTE: stickerpacks and calendars can ship together, and shoes and shirts can ship together. but unless you really want to risk things getting damaged, shirts and shoes can’t ship with stickerpacks. if you’re overseas and want to risk it to save on shipping, drop us a note.
lastly, if you’re a big collector of banana bucks, we have a contest going on you can check out here. with additional info here.
PRESALE #2 INFO: BRZRK MRKS KLB MD EDT
we’re getting there. i gotta lotta stuff to announce, this stuff takes time! give each precious little insignificant piece of trash its day in the sun.
thought take the opportunity to roll out my second BRSRK MRK series, Klub Med. you can read my write up here. you can preorder a shirt or two (or four) here. i also have a different oldie shirt design in there as well.
also, just as a double kinda heads up - sticker packs….they’ll each have seven new stickers. exciting. of those seven….i would say 3ish pretty big ones. a couple average size. maybe one or two small ones. plus a handbill. to me, its a pretty fun pack, but what do i know? mixed into these packs will be, on average, 1-2 stickers from john carpenters halloween series, 1-2 BRZRK MRK KM stickers, 1-2 other ‘pop cultural’ type heroes. plus some small random stuffs. OR, if you’re super into JC’s Halloween, I’ll have a limited amount of JUST THOSE, as a stickerpack. exciting! and those will have a JC Halloween handbill.
so, hopefully that makes sense. lots of miscellaneous stickerpacks. plus some specific to ol mike ‘yeah baby’ myers himself. alright.
lastly…for those of you interested in saving the world by donating to BananaPlanet, heres that info.
presale #1 info: SHOES SHOES SHOES
so, we’re gearing up for the sticker sale, the slow rollout, just have to line up all our ducks in a row. MAILING LIST will be hit up, but some of these (like shoes), not really new stuff, but we’ll be linking them in the sale. so they’re being activated now, so i can link them once the sale goes up. can you purchase now? sure. can you wait til the sale itself to check em out? double sure. unless they sell out. which…isn’t likely.
so, FIRST UP, SHOES. i have some shoes left over, obviously, these minimum quantity orders blessed me with an overabundance. my personal experience testimony is, they fit me, i like em, they seem to hold up ok. they don’t last forever, but i have two pairs i currently wear and i’ll keep back another two. so for me, they work. if you’re interested in picking up a pair, i’ve knocked the price down just to move em. hopefully this doesn’t seem like a slap in the face to those that purchased already, unlike posters you can always use another pair of shoes! they wear out! so yeah, if you are in the market and wanna check them out, pick up a pair.
as a side note, i’ll have a shirt for presale too, we can ship those with the shoes. otherwise, can’t really combine posters with shoes, apologies. if you end up picking up a sticker pack and want to try combining with shoes….well the stickerpacks have handbills, so it could get very messy. but if you’re into origami, we can combine stickerpacks and shoes. email for that info once you complete that other purchase.
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hello from the year 2022! obviously my plans to have a sale…this week? last week? regardless, that sale was moved due to me wanting to make sure i could deliver on my promise of ‘extra things’. its easy to say ‘hey i’ll do something cool’ but the hard part i have found is doing the cool thing. funny.
anywho, i write with confidence that i am moving towards sale completion. from a dream to a reality. the pieces are falling into bigger pieces, and those pieces shall form the whole. so, ye on the mailing list, have faith. ye not on the mailing list…hey you’re not missing much.
til soon, i’ll leave you with these thoughts -
- peter jackson’s beatles doc was great. it was a real look into the creative process. i enjoyed it. i’m not even a beatles guy, i was the elvis guy back in the day but now i have no idea what guy i am. but still, cool.
- mark taylor / toy designer. rip.
- paul thomas anderson’s dad. kinda neat. a legacy.
- automatic drawing / how to draw like kim jung gi - its that easy.
- for the tearjerkers, animals. tiny stoats. tyler stoats.
alright, back to wrapping up work and hopefully rewarding those banana bucks collectors, as well as pairing down the tstout print archive, hold on tightly, let go lightly as they say.
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alright, if you’re interested in preordering a 2022 lunar calendar, head on over to here. also the option to purchase a stickerpack with a calendar is available as a combo, save a few bucks. speaking of which, apparently USPS shipping is on the uptick, costwise. i totally understand if that influences your purchasing decision. i usually undercharge shipping by a bit, so its definitely not a money maker for me.
hopefully its all self explanatory, i’ll send out an email to my mailing list next week about the actual stickerpack sale, should be fun. but if you do want to give these away as christmas gifts and need a little placeholder, you can download either of these here.
- lunar calendar certificate
- lunar calendar with stickerpack certificate
these will be available til next week, and shut down after the stickerpack sale.
lemme know if i forgot to mention anything, any questions, and above all else, enjoy your holidays. wherever you are, give someone a hug and wish em merry christmas, peace on earth and good grief charlie brown.
captains log 0248
well merry christmas eve, merry christmas, happy holidays. i gotta confess, this month got away from me, couple of freelance gigs threw off my schedule and some neat things happening in my personal life, just threw my life outta balance. but i know there may be a few of you that enjoy purchasing lunar calendars and sticker packs as gifts.
so on that note, i’m preselling my lunar calendar today, or a lunar calendar with a sticker pack combo. the big sticker pack sale will be next week, the big ol email to my mailing list will go out next week, some fun stuff (fun for me anyways). this presale is strictly for those that want to give an extra gift in time for the holidays. print out the lil’ ‘i bought you a tstout lunar calendar with a stickerpack’ type coupon, i’ll provide a link, it’ll be great.
to further clarify, Lunar Calendars will be presold in the sale next week. Sticker packs will be sold next week. I’ll post pictures, I’ll do the writeups, the whole song and dance, I’ll really present the heck out of this, i’m coming after those dollars. but today, this is just me trying to continue the tradition of having calendars available before christmas. hopefully that makes sense. the lunar calendars cannot sell out, it’s a presale, you can also buy them in my next upcoming sale. the sticker packs, i’ve got over 40 new sticker designs, including a whole new line of berserk merks, so unless i sell 3000 lunar calendars / stickerpack combos today, i’ll have plenty of sticker packs for next week. please don’t stress this sale at all.
if you’re on my mailing list, you’ll get hit up next week with all the sale info, it’ll be a great time. i’m wrapping up the store stuff now and will be updating this tstout.com page in the next few hours with purchase info. easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
captains log 0247
tis the season, holidays are upon us. wrapping up projects, some freelance illustration stuff then back to my true love, stickers. just kidding, posters. in regards of mad max: fury road, the screening is still planned, so do not despair. it will take place in the new year.
til then, some links to lift your spirits, wherever you are.
- dune, the original, with some pretty tasty extra scenes. new to me, so i was stoked. i loved the original, and i loved the remake.
- i'm taking this holiday time to rewatch some classics. top of the list, ON CINEMA, from the beginning. treat myself, why not.
- also, recently watched that sparks doc, pretty good. i had never heard of this band, ever. except this song, which was in the alan partridge movie, alpha papa. another great film.
- speaking of the jams, i hadn’t seen videos for these in awhile. takes me back. ram jam / lonely boy / annie’s song (used really nicely in that movie Free Fire, which is a great flick…actually there is a bit of language in that trailer, apologies.)
- from the flicks that time forgot, i was just reminiscing with my buddy twilson about this film BONEYARD and i guess it never really made much of an impression, culturally. this one though, just a wee bit spooky for the kiddos.
- lastly, this over the garden wall show, on the hulu i think, man, good stuff. i’m late to the party i know, but watched it with the family and just the right balance of spooky and fun.
- also, as a person who is 3/4ths scandinavian, i appreciated this article. it is pretty relatable. as my family would say, uff da.
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so hopefully everyone has received their orders, or tracking for their orders. drop us a note if not, want to make sure things are squared away. upcoming, but not immediately due to printing queues, i’ll have a sticker sale as well as some other stuff to hopefully get to you before the holidays, for you to give to your loved ones, for them to smile politely with a somewhat quizzical look on their faces. it will be perfect!
til then, some links for your approval.
- dune stuff. i loved it, thought it was great. i loved the original though, so this was a nice update.
- a little john carpenter piece.
- creature effects from the alien 3 film, a how did they accomplish that short.
- this is relatable because i actually run in a similar fashion.
- also a little too relatable. i’ve pulled back on my g.i.joe collecting though. few still needed to fill in the gaps. those fellas are going up in price, aye carumba.
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ok campers (that sounded funnier in my head, it reads slightly condescending), sarah informs me she is 90% of the way through shipping the posters from the last sale, so that is good news. if you haven’t received tracking, you should receive it by the end of this week. i heard rumblings that the postal service is changing, but i haven’t investigated how that affects shipping. hopefully they still arrive in these dark times.
other than that, nothing new to report. hoping to get a jump on lunar calendars this year, hoping to have some new stuff up before the year is out. battling some slightly inconvenient health issues, nothing fatal, more of a searching wikipedia for the cause of kidney stones, that type of stuff. turns out, getting old. but yeah, hopefully i have a few more months left in me, we’ll see. til then, i’ll post some links to lighten the dark mood that has settled over my brainstem.
- ol dave bautista representing. nice find tom! this is my way of retweeting it. saves me from resetting the password to my twitter account.
- gladiator, the making of. kinda interesting. while we’re at it, YAUTJA INVASION.
- once it gets in your head, you can’t shake it.
- billions of ants can’t be wrong.
- ways to help others. brought to you by cracked magazine. surely a sign of the end times.
edit: and lastly, keep forgetting but huge huge huge thanks for all the feedback everyone gave here. i can’t promise they’ll happen, but each comment plants a seed and you never know when that seed might germinate. a day, a month, a year from now, bursting forth, horrifying onlookers. so again, thanks so much for humoring me.
