Politically Correct?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by jaredloftus -

What does “politically correct” even mean these days? It seems like it really means “not having an opinion.” We went out on a limb last night during the Presidential Debates and decided to post some of the politically-inspired t-shirts that were submitted to College District back in August. They were fun and clever and represented both sides of the aisle in politics.

Here are the designs (click on the images to read the FB comments):

The comments we got afterwards were…comical to say the least. Granted, we launched them right in the middle of the height of political discussion within the walls of Facebook. We knew there would be people that wouldn’t like one or both of them. We even knew that some people would threaten to “un-like” us and stop shopping with us. The opinion that was most interesting though, was -

“Business Suicide”

Business Suicide? To us, it represented exactly what we do. Someone has an idea for a shirt. People express their feelings about it and let us know how they grade it. If enough people like it, we let the market decide if it will be a success. Judging by the 865 Likes, 167 Shares, and 101 Comments made (which pushed it out to be seen by almost 7,000 people), I think it did exactly what we intended it to do.

So that brings me to a few questions.

1. What do you think? Was it “Business Suicide” to post those images?

2. Would you be willing to lose some customers to find out who your real ones are (and possibly make the real ones even bigger fans)?

R2-DKeg!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by John Worrel -

At LSU, fans know how to do it right. LSU has always been known for its great tailgating. The convergence of the Cajuns from Lafayette and the Creoles from New Orleans is what makes tailgating in Baton Rouge so great. (Both are located an hour from Baton Rouge in opposite directions.) It’s the clashing of two cultures that share a love for football and partying. Well, here we have another clashing of cultures: jocks and nerds. Beer dispensing R2-D2 is simply brilliant. I think I would take a beer dispensing R2-D2 over a light saber any day. Well played, nerds. Well played. Cheers!

Whadda We Listening To This Week? (Part Número Two)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by John Worrel -

Below is a list of the top songs our College District Team has been listening to over the past few weeks. If you would like to read our previous “Whadda We Listening To This Week?” then simply click here.

Jared – “Foster The People-Pumped Up Kicks”

Part of me is really happy Jared kicked his Justin Bieber addiction. (They do great work at “St. Mary’s Crappy Music Rehabilitation House”). There is another part of me that is wondering what took Jared so long to get into “Foster The People.” I know Jared has never been seen as someone that is “hip,” but still, that song has been popular for a good while. The road to recovery is walked one step at a time. We’re all just glad he made some serious progress.

Emily – “Skrillex-Bangarang”

Emily has gotten smart. She has made her spotify playlist private. So I could take the high road and just pick a band I know she likes, but instead I am going to say she listens to dubstep. Yeah that’s right, Emily is a huge dubstep fan. Like the biggest. She has at least 40 glow sticks in her car right now.

Josh – “Jay-Z/Kanye-No Church in the Wild”

I’m so very proud of Josh. You know the feeling you get when you help someone out? Well I feel like I really helped Josh out here, and it feels GREAT! (Yeah, in all caps. That’s how good I feel.) He went from listening to emo pop to listening to one of the better albums of the past year. Say want you want about Kanye, the man works hard. Now me personally, I have nothing but respect for Jay-Z. The man has come from nothing and built an empire. Mad Respect.

John (Me)”Frank Ocean-Swim Good”

Last time Lumineers was my number 1. Well sure enough, it was my number one again. (If you haven’t listened to the album I beg you to give it a try.”Classy Girls” is one of my favorites.)
But I can’t use them twice in a row. So instead I’m going with my number 2, “Frank Ocean” As a fellow New Orleans native, I can’t help but root for this guy. His album and mixtape are both great from open to close. All around good beats you can dance to at any time.

Well that’s it. I hope you guys enjoyed reading about our musical tastes. Please comment below and let us know what you’ve been listening to lately. We always love love learning about new music.