November 26, 2007

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen


Just in time for the annual holiday orgy of rampant consumerism, Strauss and Mahler (previously: 1, 2, 3) have gone into business selling t-shirts. Click on this link, and you'll find the pair in all their countercultural glory on a variety of apparel, suitable for kids from 2 to however many years one can expect to pile up with an uncompromising artistic vision and a difficult wife. Makes a great albeit potentially nonplussing gift! (Any and all profits, by the way, will benefit this place, which, as causes go, is one of the good ones.)

6 comments:

Henry Holland said...

Tsk tsk, Gustav and Richard, no helmets, that'll get you a ticket here in California. :-)

Matthew said...

Only if they get caught. Quick, crank "Als mir dein Lied erklang" and gun it!

Henry Holland said...

Strauss and Mahler as rebel bikers, I like that.

Floozie: Hey, Gustav, what are ya rebelling against?
Mahler: Whaddya got?

Hmmmm...might need some work there.

I just keep picturing the final scene of Easy Rider though--maybe the New Objectivists/Neo-Classicists are the gun-wielding yokels?

Gustavo Nielssen said...

Later in life, Strauss became a conservative and started shilling for Ameriprise.

Unknown said...

yes. this is fantastic.

Jason said...

As a Strauss and Mahler fan, I have really appreciated their appearences in cinematic re-enactments. For a future installment, I'd like to suggest Mahler and Strauss as Mulder and Scully from "The X-Files." I think it would work all too well.