Steve Breaston - David Merritt Collaboration
I am what it is
A product of Red Nerds and overflowing red pop fizz
Red stains on my shirt
Jeff Arnold in A2.com has a nice feature covering Steve Breaston's and David Merritt's collaboration on a new I Miss You, Inc. shirt.
Merritt asked Breaston to construct an original piece that would inspire [a] unique T-Shirt design to be part of Merritt's company's summer line. Breaston [went] to work, finishing a poem he had started that focused on his hometown's [North Braddock, PA] positive aspects.
Merritt's company, I Miss You, Inc., is built on a mission of making others feel special and on community pride. When Merritt read the poem Breaston had written for the campaign, he knew he had something he would work with. More importantly, he read a piece of original poetry he knew others could relate to.
"I said I wanted something real, something about his community and once he sent it to me, I knew this was it. This was perfect," Merritt said. "It was just a perfect representation of how he felt about his community. But Steve really cares about people and that's what we try to do with IMU - really care about people. So that's what made him perfect for his - not only because he can write so well, but because he cares so much for his community."
Check out the full article and check out the full line of Merritt's products.
It doesn't get much better than that. This stuff always makes me proud to be a Wolverine...
"Red Stains on My Shirt." Word.
Here's the poem:
CBS This Morning just had a feature about Braddock, PA this a.m., just about when you were posting. Don't know how different Braddock and N. Braddock are, but from this video, I'd guess not that much. (Braddock is the focus of the new Levis ad campaign.) But this isn't corporate commercialism. Thanks, Breason & Merritt, and you for posting.
...coincidence. Here's the link to the story and the piece that ran on CBS Sunday Morning.
I've seen this mayor featured before. Interesting guy for sure. The whole idea of urban pioneering is a fascinating concept -- and it's one that's getting a lot of play in Detroit.
And here's one to an NPR story about my hometown, Jackson MI, another struggling community, converting the old prison into an arts colony.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9378368
[Not exactly OT-- they quote U. of M. folk re: the economic background.]
...is from 2007 -- here's hoping that the vision is being realized. Here's the Armory Arts Village website. Looks like a good place to visit when in Jackson.
That was as real as anything I've ever heard.