Good on a T-shirt
I’ve been mulling this idea about a great T-shirt around in my head since my dear wife Karen and I started visiting Provincetown as part of our annual pre-tourist-invasion June week in Cape Cod.
The saying is Straight from P-Town. We love this city on the top of the Cape because it is so inclusive of all types of people. You don’t know who you’ll see strolling with who, and, frankly, everybody seems happy about that.
Before this year’s trip, I contacted my great blogging friend Colleen Brown of Chatter Master and shared my vision. Colleen and I have corresponded previously about BlogHead and BloggyVille T-shirt ideas, and I love the way she draws. She provided me for a fee the design above.
My friends Julie and Lisa, from which we rent the Happy Cottage, provided me with a contact they know in P-Town. A T-shirt shop owner. To shop the idea.
I want to keep the rights to sell it online. And expand the line.
My idea. Colleen’s design. Copyrighted on this blog.
The manager of the first place liked the idea, but said it’s not the type of logo they sell in their store.
The manager of the second place liked the idea, said he didn’t have a silk-screening operation on sight, but told me the name of a third company in town that did. He said it probably would be expensive to print because of the rainbow print, but he’s mention it to his printing guy. He gave me his card.
The manager of that third place said the owner wouldn’t want to sell this sort of logo in their store, but she gave the logo the twice-over and liked it. When I told her the reaction of shop manager two, she said they’d likely be happy to print the shirts for him. She gave me her card.
To be continued from Syracuse next week.
Do you like the logo?
Mark Bialczak 
That’s a cool idea, and I love the way your marketing mind works. 🙂
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Thanks, Rachel. My wheels are always turning somehow. 🙂
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Such a cool idea, Mark, and great design by Colleen. You two are “pro’s” and quite a team! I don’t buy books due to lack of space but buying a shirt is manageable. Once these get produced you will find many customers. 🙂
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I hope you are right, Robin. We will see. 🙂
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i think this is brilliant and perfect, and i love p-town too. i hope you bring your shirt project to fruition.
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Thank you, Beth. Hope, hope, hope.
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Good luck with the idea mate, you could be on a winner there.
Who knows, today one logo, tomorrow the world.
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One town at a time, my friend. 🙂
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Oooh!!! I likes… Maybe you can change the color of P-Town? The orange looks a little dull with grey
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I love this!
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Thank you, Michelle. MUCH appreciated. 🙂
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I love it. People who didn’t approve are giant bananas.
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Thanks, LR. Business is hard to break in with new designs from a stranger, I guess. 🙂
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You’re not a stranger. You’re the loveliest DL!
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You are sweet, LR. 🙂
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Brilliant! I think you could make a mint this summer if you get into the right stores:).
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It does seem to be a winner to me, Kay. I think it has legs, too, for online.
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There’s no place like PTown! I love it! Good luck with your new venture.
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Yes, we shall see, Mrs. B. Tough to crack into.
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😀 I like it!!!!! 😀 You had great vision with this MBM! 🙂
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And you had a great illustration, MBC. Let’s see if I can keep negotiations going. Fingers crossed. I am going to send email updates, of course. Thank you so much.
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You’re my favorite today MBM! Thank you for considering me and giving me this chance. 😀
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Yes, I like the logo. Nice work!
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Thanks, Austin. We’ll see if we can get it on a shirt. Hoping!
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Good luck!
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So awesome! I love Colleen’s drawings too! Gibber Jabberin has her drawings as my gravatar and logo. Have you considered vistaprint for your T-Shirts?
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We are considering options for an online operation, Gibberina. 🙂 I love Colleen’s contribution to Gibber Jabberin, of course. ❤
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That’s great! Go for it you guys!
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love the design- love the idea- love the play on the word straight but the use of the rainbow colors- perfect
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Thanks, Lisa. I appreciate all the love. 🙂
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Great idea and design 🙂
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Thanks, Vonita. We’ll see if it comes to pass in a business sense. 🙂
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Hope you sell a ton of them and get rich. Then I could say I know a rich blogger.
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We’ll start here and see what may happen, Scott. Thanks. I know my real friend. -)
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I can’t help but feel I’m missing something here #culturaldivide
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Yes, Roy, you are. Provincetown, in Cape Cod, has a large gay community, and everybody seems to get along and accept this fact, to me when my dear wife Karen and I visit and walk the street and shop and dine. Which is the way it should be everywhere but isn’t yet. So that’s the point of the logo, with a play on the word “straight.” This place in America is pretty special for its acceptance of all.
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To extrapolate further, ever hear of Key West Florida- (Olde Town)???All peoples visit, live, and it thrives.
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Another place we’ve visited and admired the diversity, Cheryl.
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Right on Florida Keys rocks!!!
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I wondered because of the Rainbow colours if it was something like that. you’re so right, that is just how it should everywhere. Provincetown is leading the way.
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I love it! Except I started calling the city I live in P-Town back in like 2001, so…I tell ya what…send me a shirt, I’ll let you use the name. Deal? 😉
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When they’re produced. (If?) You’ll be receiving one from me, Rachel. 🙂
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Love it bro Mark. Only in tan? Green and orange are my favorite colors. Tan is just so — tan.
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We haven’t gotten into T-shirt production talk yet, sis Angie. An agreement of some sort would have to be made first. Thanks for your vote of confidence. 🙂
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Yes, Mark! I am a big fan of Colleen’s and love her simplistic yet expressive way of drawing. It’s very modern. I hope you win big on this one. Keep us posted.
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Thanks, Marissa. You can’t win if you don’t get in the game. 🙂 Like your recent big stakes poem said.
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This is very true. If this venture gets off the ground, I wouldn’t put it on the table to easily!
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I agree with that, very much.
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Yes!
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Thanks, buddy. 🙂
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I love Provincetown, so yes, of course I love the shirt! Keep us posted!
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Thanks, Joey. I hope the story will be continued, too.
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Very cool – I like the stickman leaning on the shape of the cape.
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Colleen has been drawing like this on her blog since I’ve been reading it, Paul. That’s why I asked her to shape my idea onto a board. 🙂
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Very cool idea. Love the drawing and the multicolored lettering.
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Yes, Colleen did a great job. Thanks, Fannie.
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Great looking shirt, if you need southern Indiana distribution manager give me a shout!
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Thanks, Gary. I hope today was just the start of a long run for the logo.
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If you and Karen are happy then I am happy for you!!!
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You are misreading my personal standing in this, Cheryl, I have a feeling, not that there is anything wrong with that. I think P-town should be celebrated by straight people, gay people, all people, no stigmas about orientation. That’s the meaning behind the shirt.
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No Mark I completely understand the meaning…Remember I am witty, quick and a Gatorette!
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You were being sly, weren’t you? OK, Gatorette, I should have known.
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Hey Mark you have a great blog and friends just testing the waters a little! Yes, I fit in. Love humor and kidding around…
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Even though you went to an SEC school I want you hanging around, me being such a big fan of diversity and all, Cheryl. ❤
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Yes this is quite true and it is the best Sec COLLEGE=GO GATORS!
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