I was talking on the phone with a friend of mine and absentmindedly watching the TV. She was talking about... something. I don't know exactly what, because I saw something on the television that made my blood boil.
Me: Oh, for fuck's sake!
She: What?
Me: Sorry, It's just that Friends is on and the Rachel person?
She: Yeah...
Me: She's wearing an MC5 t-shirt!
She: Huh.
Me: The MC5!
She: She probably doesn't even know who they are, some wardrobe person probably said "wear this".
Me: (Wondering if She knows who they are-were) The wardrobe person prob'ly doesn't know either! It's got a picture of a White Panther with wings!
She: *giggles nervously at how upset I'm getting, tries to change subject*
Me: What the FUCK?
Later, after I'd cooled down a little bit, I realized that this may have been the wardrobe person''s way of trying to put a personal mark on the show. Like "Wouldn't it be funny if I gave one of these putzes a MC5 t-shirt to wear?".
I should've just offed myself the first time I saw a Carnival Cruise commercial with that chopped-up version of Lust for Life playing.
don't be so quick to judge the integrity of the friends cast. it might well be that cubby or anette are in fact long time mc5 listeners. or it could be a subtle commentary from some embedded rebel in the background saying that the cast is for all intents and purposes "the Mc 5" pointing to the mc donaldization of friendships. i'm leaning towards the latter.
Posted by: bill verga at 24.11.03 12:20I saw the same Friends and said the same thing. Dam I need that shirt. I searched the internet and cant find it. Do you have any information where I can purchase it.
Posted by: christian at 04.03.04 10:34