Valley Uprising, "I GOT MINE AT LOWER MERCED PASS LAKE" shir

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Co-Chan

Boulder climber

Los Angeles, CA

Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 28, 2014 - 12:52pm PT

*shirt

I'm writing from over at Sender Films and we're trying to figure out who the original artist was for this incredible t-shirt that was made in the 70s (probably '77 or '78). It's a reference to the 1977 dope plane crash near Yosemite that funded some epic climbing shenanigans.

We're super lucky that *someone* saved their original tee (seen on our lovely model, Nick Rosen), but if you have any info about where the art/design came from, that would be really awesome!

kev

climber

A pile of dirt.

Aug 28, 2014 - 01:02pm PT

Complete with ATC holes!

That guy looks like a younger version of Clint...

survival

Big Wall climber

Terrapin Station

Aug 28, 2014 - 01:10pm PT

Just read Licky's book. It's all in there.

What? There's no book yet?.......

Urmas

Social climber

Sierra Eastside

Aug 28, 2014 - 03:07pm PT

I would guess that shirt was designed by Chris Nakamura, who worked at the gas station in the Valley. He was a very clever and humorous illustrator. He created these funny comic strip characters that poked fun at rangers and climbers alike. He was active around that time.

Co-Chan

Sport climber

Boulder, CO

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 28, 2014 - 05:10pm PT

A little birdy also told us that Kief Hillsbery may have something to do with it also.

Is he still on supertopo/around?
Chris too?

Urmas

Social climber

Sierra Eastside

Aug 28, 2014 - 05:12pm PT

It's actually Chris Nishimura, not Nakamura. I had to think about it for awhile!

zBrown

Ice climber

Brujò de la Playa

Aug 28, 2014 - 09:16pm PT

I would go ahead and ask Ric. Despite all the kidding and other stuff, Ric does know more about this than any one person.

OK Ric, good enough, do I get that signed (free) copy of the book?

Anne-Marie Rizzi

climber

Aug 29, 2014 - 06:29pm PT

Bump!

I was hoping to see more definitive discussion on this topic!

Anne-Marie

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber

extraordinaire

Aug 29, 2014 - 08:15pm PT

CFreeze79

Social climber

CA, USA

Jul 18, 2016 - 12:06pm PT

Looks like you can "get yours" today at CafePress
http://www.cafepress.com/lowermercedpasslake

Risk

Mountain climber

Olympia, WA

Jul 18, 2016 - 01:09pm PT

Mike Elsberry sold them out of his Boy's Town tent, which was directly in front of mine. He held kegger after kegger. one work night I had to get some sleep, so I grabbed my sleeping bag and headed out to the meadow. Busted for OB camping at dawn.

Scole

Trad climber

Zapopan

Jul 18, 2016 - 04:53pm PT

I will ask Chris Nish

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Jul 18, 2016 - 06:39pm PT

Dang TMjesse! When was this? Was it any notoriously heavy handed ranger that nabbed you?

Seems a little excessive when you really do live and work in the Valley and you're just trying to sleep a little.

Risk

Mountain climber

Olympia, WA

Jul 18, 2016 - 07:25pm PT

In fact, it was a "rent-a-cop" from cal state parks that busted me. Not his fault, really. Just doing his "contracted" job. Where's the discretion when someone is sleeping in Stoneman Meadow? For $25, it's an honor!

Tom

Big Wall climber

San Luis Obispo CA

Jul 18, 2016 - 07:58pm PT

Monterey County Sheriff's deputies just found a fully-loaded, but abandoned pot-smuggling ship on the Big Sur Coast. Even up there (especially up there?) people are quick to notify the authorities when the deadly drug cartels try to land their cargo.

Before long, El Chapo and Co. will abandon the high seas, and turn to the friendly skies to bring their dirt-weed skank into California.

Sooner or later, a pot plane will crash, and this hat will be for sale: