Hello Loaf fans –

Well, after much back and forth - I finally got everything squared away with the printer and we're a go for the shirts. Rejoice ye merry indie rockers! The shirts will be $20 each for Small, Medium, Large and XL (this INCLUDES shipping and handling). XXL sizes and up are $22 each including S&H. They will be the same color as the one worn in the Vee Vee jacket by Eric Johnson and they will have the same iron-on felt letters. This is an exclusive shirt only available through the Archers of Loaf Myspace page (because I love all you crazy kids) and it comes with the full blessing/ endorsement of the band. The cost is a little higher than what I wanted, but the printer has to do each one individually, so it's pretty time consuming and I also have to give a percentage to the band since it's the right thing to do and I always do the right thing (my friends call me "Honest Abe"). But look on the bright side - when Eric B., Eric J., Matt and Mark start getting these huge piles of money, maybe they will realize how much demand there is for all things Archers and will consider doing a reunion. Sure, it may be wishful thinking, but I'm like Jesse Jackson – I keep hope alive.

Anyway, I've decided the best way to do this is to first e-mail me confirmation that you still want to purchase a shirt (or shirts for some of you fanatics that wanted backups). Going through Myspace messaging would take forever, and I always seem to get errors at the most inopportune times.

So…
Step 1. - E-mail me at: seanb@goeffyourself.com and include your full name, address, telephone number, qty and size(s).
Step 2. - If you prefer to send me a check or money order (paid to me) or well concealed cash, you can mail it to:

Sean Bergin
132 Dumbarton Hill Ct.
Aberdeen, NJ 07747

This is my home address, so no stalkers please (unless you're a good-looking woman with loose morals). Feel free, however, to mail me a Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa card as I celebrate all three.

**** I AM NOW ACCEPTING PAYPAL PAYMENTS, SO YOU CAN E-MAIL ME YOUR HARD EARNED CASH TO: sean_bergin@shi.com.****

I will keep your name on hand until I receive your money and then the order will go to the printer. It's going to be about 6 weeks from receipt of money to receipt of shirt, because we're getting the price we're getting based on a qty of 60 for the initial order. This is far less then the amount of responses I got to my bulletin, so no worries – just as long as you people weren't pulling my leg about buying these things. My guesstimate is a ship date of middle of October, which is just in time for everyone to be Eric Johnson circa 1995 for Halloween - just grow your hair long, put on your new Vee Vee shirt and maintain a sad little frown on your face (then send it in so we can post the Vee Vee Era Eric contest winner - I just thought of this, but it sounds fun so maybe we can scare up a cool prize for the winner).

Since this is already going to be a huge undertaking, THERE WILL BE NO RETURNS. Believe me: the quality will be fine as I will be checking each shirt before I mail it. The only thing I anticipate is people saying they got the wrong size. So my advice to you is: Don't get the wrong size. If you're normally a small, don't get a large thinking it will shrink. These shirts are preshrunk, so either get your correct size or don't cut the fat off your steak anymore.

Oh, I've also added a picture of me wearing the original one I got made back when I was 21. It's in the pics section of the site. Try not to laugh, scoff or snicker at the picture – it's 10 years old for crying out loud, but it will give you an idea of what the finished product will look like. And don't mind my ugly friends either.

Anyway, I'm really excited about this and I hope you guys are, too. I've always thought this would make a great mass-produced shirt, because no one knows what the hell it means and those that do are part of our exclusive little group. We select, chosen few - like the Stonecutters. Except unlike the Stonecutters, we Archers fans never had the power to make Steve Guttenberg a star.

Bass in the space means peace see ya later,

Sean