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aShittierShitTier4u t1_iwv0xht wrote

Tommy was still the drummer in 77. This has to be later.

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BeautifulEssay8 t1_iwv1yxr wrote

It's pretty much a rule on OldSchoolCool that you put a date that makes you look like a fucking idiot.

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AlwaysHappy4Kitties OP t1_iwv5r1w wrote

True that ;p.

If the artwork on the pin wasn't broken i would narrow down the year easier, but overall it looks like em reel display

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The_Observatory_ t1_iwvgb5o wrote

Also, Van Halen's first album came out in 1978 (Joey's shirt), so it's no earlier than that.

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squink t1_iwvjo5b wrote

It’s cracking me up for some reason that he’s wearing a Van Halen t.

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Slampumpthejam t1_iwvo21f wrote

Why? Bands wearing another bands tee is like the most stereotypical thing I can think of. But you don't wear the tee of the band you're seeing kids.

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The_Observatory_ t1_iwvtte1 wrote

And if you buy a tee at the show that night, don't wear it to school the very next day.

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-ComputerCat- t1_iwz6mcc wrote

Why not?

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The_Observatory_ t1_ix8r6oi wrote

Because kids are weird about stuff, and they have stupid, arbitrary rules that they enforce. In my middle school and high school, there were the kids who would make fun of you if you wore your new concert t-shirt to school the day after the show. It was considered nerdy and you were considered to be a poser.

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-ComputerCat- t1_ix9a0hv wrote

AHH, I never have that struggle the band's I go to are too obscure for anyone to recognise

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11chief t1_iwykmfm wrote

Don’t be that guy

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Slampumpthejam t1_iwysu91 wrote

I don't get it, what are up upset about?

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11chief t1_ix0n5fh wrote

No , I’m quoting from the movie PCU. The lead character tells another cast member don’t wear the shirt of the band your going to see “ Don’t be that guy”

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Slampumpthejam t1_ix1jho2 wrote

Lol you're trying to say "don't be that guy from some movie no one has seen?" Good one. Got em.

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Syrupskater t1_iwwuldb wrote

That VH logo was on Van Halen II, 1979.

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The_Observatory_ t1_ix8rsft wrote

It was, but it was also on the cover of Van Halen I in 1978. The difference between the two album covers is that on VH1, it has the words "Van Halen" right across the VH; and on VH2, the words are above the VH. On his t-shirt, it looks like the logo has the words across the VH, so it's more like the VH1 album cover.

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jeepster2982 t1_iww8ctc wrote

Also Van Halen didn’t release their first album until 1978.

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aShittierShitTier4u t1_iww9xse wrote

Gene Simmons tried to get them a record deal and wanted them to change the name of the band to daddy longlegs. That's more of a boogie rock band kinda name, than a heavy metal band name, though. So they were already on the scene in 77, and Dave had lots of NYC connections from way back. But I don't know if they would have had their own band t shirts already, that was a bigger deal back then. Now you can have everything DIY, make your own album, t shirts, posters, etc. You don't need a big shot like Gene Simmons, hitting on your girlfriends, telling you what to do.

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