Pittsburgh's DJ, Selecta, Loves T-shirts
November 26, 2024
1. What’s with your obsession with t-shirts? I'm actually unsure
where it stemmed from. Kind of just grew (and grew, and grew) out of
nowhere. Perhaps it can be traced back to the early 90s early of Polo
and Tommy Hill tees, which morphed into hip-hop related brands a la
Triple 5 Soul and Supreme. & the natural progression to the artist
tees that were ever so prevalent in the indie record label days of
Rawkus Records in the East and Stones Throw to the west.
where it stemmed from. Kind of just grew (and grew, and grew) out of
nowhere. Perhaps it can be traced back to the early 90s early of Polo
and Tommy Hill tees, which morphed into hip-hop related brands a la
Triple 5 Soul and Supreme. & the natural progression to the artist
tees that were ever so prevalent in the indie record label days of
Rawkus Records in the East and Stones Throw to the west.
2. How many t-shirts do you own? Hard to gauge, They are scattered
all about the abode. But a rough estimate would be 1500-2000.
3. Are there shirts you bought you haven’t worn yet? Plenty! In a
valiant effort to organize my stash in some shape/manner last week, I
pulled out at least a dozen with tags still firmly attached. Most of
them were likely ill-fitting or an impulse buy that looked different
online as opposed to the (funky fresh) flesh. I'm not a "returner" by
nature...so they stay within the collection. I'll get around to
rocking them all at some juncture as styles/colorways go in and out of
fashion. Some I just plum don't fit any longer. Yikes!!!!
4. What makes a dope shirt to you? The feel and design are paramount
to me. I would say even the latter more than the former. If a tee
feels good (much like a comfy pair of jeans) it will be part of the
consistent ensemble. You'll notice the photostatic embodiment of such
on my socalls. Where I'm captured in my favorites, time and time
again. For example, I have a red Sade tee that can be seen on my IG
pic feed dating back to almost a decade ago, to this day. It is still
just as comfy, durable, and aesthetically pleasing. The three keys to
longevity.
to me. I would say even the latter more than the former. If a tee
feels good (much like a comfy pair of jeans) it will be part of the
consistent ensemble. You'll notice the photostatic embodiment of such
on my socalls. Where I'm captured in my favorites, time and time
again. For example, I have a red Sade tee that can be seen on my IG
pic feed dating back to almost a decade ago, to this day. It is still
just as comfy, durable, and aesthetically pleasing. The three keys to
longevity.
5. Tell us about these new designs and what they mean? They mean
everything, as they were born from my Twitch stream. I certainly
didn't coin "Famalam", but just started exclaiming it as folks came in
the chat that I recognized....& here we are. Both "Famalam" & "My
Mello" have become constant catch words/phrases over the last few
years. "U No Likey The Jazz" was born out of the limited jazz music
streams on Twitch during the halcyon days of Twitch. I was a bit
unsure how receptive my community would be to an all-jazz stream, so
in my nest half-italiano accent I asked.."U No Likey The Jazz?" It
also stuck. Lastly, "Push-Push" was organically birthed by a Twitch
feature called a hype train. It's a feature that allows viewers and
supporters to show love to the streamer with offerings of bits and
subs. Each movement of monetary appreciation pushes the train higher
and higher. As the train was "pushing" one day, I recalled a recent
record purchase of a bare-chested Herbie Mann donning simply a flute,
coupled with a compical expression. It was simply entitled "Push-Push"
I pulled out the appropriately titled record during a train one day &
it escalated the train to record breaking level! Hence the adoption of
the push-push upon every hype train.
6. Where can people follow you? I try to stay brand consistent
throughout the vast social media landscape. So....Selecta 720 on ALL
platforms....Including Selecta720,com
It's important to be easily & consistently accessible. We all have
very short attention spans in this day and age. If there is any
frustration in the attempt to discover more about a
person....place...thing...we will move on to the next.
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