I’m not alone, as my social media feed has seen a delightful uptick in all things Beatle.
One meme in particular caught my eye as everyone dusted off their old band shirts. Guy posted an image of a man wearing a plain white tee, calling it his White Album shirt. That gave me an idea…
While the cover is white, it’s not purely white. Embossed on the cover in Helvetica is the band’s name, slightly askew, five degrees or so. And a different font is used for stamping a serial number, a limited edition of an album that sold millions, a sarcastic joke by the band. Closest I could get to matching the stamp font was Modern No. 20.
I do have a one-in-a-thousand, remastered, limited edition box set from 2018, released for the 50th anniversary, with its own serial number. I set about making my own personalized No.0020828 album cover tee, using a white v-neck, the gatefold poster image of the band, and iron-on transfer paper.
I trimmed it up, ironed them on hot and dry, and let it set. I made one for my friend Lisa too, her serial number is ridiculously lower than mine, 0001298.
It’s fun, a DIY that came together quickly after sitting on the idea way too long.
Next, whether I should make a cartoon Beatles shirt that started it all (since 1973 people! I was 4!) or go with my idea of a Here, There, and Everywhere shirt, a song I can now play on guitar. I did buy a 6 pack of t-shirts, so I have four left.
One more thing! Sirius voters need to give more love to the song Long, Long, Long #underappreciated.
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