Dylan's Hoody Surprise

So i was hanging out on the internet. trying to think of something to do other than work (of course) and i decided to revisit neighborhoodies and see if i could think of any good designs to make. so i thought of one and i of course immediately ordered it for my brother.

as you can see in the pictures, the design is pretty simple. just the basic gangland design on the front saying the obvious "dylan rules" with the nice stars on either side of the hoody.

The magic comes with the back. i had them affix the word 'penis' on the back of the hoody right below the neck. so that the hood will cover it - letting it be a surprise for all.

So anyway - i sent this order in with a hoody order of my own and received the finished goods on the first of june. along with the order i received this nice note from neighborhoodies which reads:
"Harper - Thanks for making some quirky fashion statements. we're all perplexed by 'Dylan Rules / Penis,' and any explanation would be so welcome. summer best ~ mikeyd ('the pres')"
To which i replied with an email:

hi.

i just received the hoodies i ordered. nice work. i am very happy with them. the "dylan rules/penis" hoody turned out exactly how i wanted it to. i am pretty thrilled with the results.

so an explanation was requested and i will attempt to fulfill this request - but i imagine any attempt to actually explain what the motivation was will actually dimish the mystery and the alure of the actual item.. so anyway.. here it goes:

my brother is named dylan. he is a pro clown and a generally strange person. our family is really into doing funny/strange things(i once sent a picture of myself in a thong to my parents - in a nice frame. they loved it). so while perusing your site - i begin to think of the potential of getting my father a hoody that said "i love my children" and then had "penis" on the back - or whatever. but i realized that my father (who is a business person) woudl appreciate the humor, but wouldn't really wear said hoody. however, my brother (being insane) would wear it and love it. so i wondered. how can i make it clever and funny - but still make it nice. so i decided that "dylan rules" woudl be an appropriate front. and then adding penis to the back is the fun part. i haven't told him about it yet, but i know he will love it ( i am overnighting it tonight). it is pretty funny. i was wearing it around the office all day today. everyone laughed. so that is good. and penis needs to be affixed to more things. i am worried however what his fiance will think. haha.

thanks. i have no idea if this helps or anything. i imagine i will send some "action" shots of us wearing our "neighborhoodies" around.

awesome. nice work. etc.

if you need some cats to do anything in chicago. let me know. i got the hookup. hahaha. seriously though. i would love to play.

-harper

It was neat to get a person response from them and i thought they deserved a fullfillment of their request for explanation.

So on june 2nd i packed up the hoody and sent it out. i packed it in a small box - so as to confuse the recipient and wrapped it in wrapping paper i made from pictures of my head(specifically from one of my other "capers")

I sent it overnight - cuz i really wanted a response from him fast. haha. i cannot keep secrets and this one was killing me.

the Tracking number is: 1Z 00A X13 13 6759 243 8

So i got home on june 2nd and checked my email. There was an email from neighborhoodies:

harper,

we really enjoyed your letter, as you can tell from the fact that we posted it immediately. your family sounds pretty dang weird indeed. you and your brother must have lots of people trying to marry into that mess.

anyway, i learned a lot from the letter, and i intend to be putting penis in all kinds of heretofore inappropriate, or at least unexpected, places from now on.

ps. do you have any more copies of that thong picture? sounds amazing.

cheers, thanks, and aloha !
jol
love captain
neighborhoodies

Much to my bemusement - my "explanation" was posted to their site and even got a mention on the front page. i rule. but really. it is pretty funny and awesome that they are participating in the "community." i read a bunch of other love letters sent to them - and i think mine is the best. as well as mine is the best hoody. haha.

oh and the thong picture. hmm.. try here

So next i have to get some pictures of dylan styling his new hoody around the fashion capital of colorado: fort collins. hopefully he will like it. i will update this page once i hear from him ;)

Contact me harper@nata2. org. please.

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