More Obamaphemera: RUN DC

Photographer and Boing Boing pal Glen E Friedman, who shot many of the iconic photographs of the hiphop band Run DMC, shares this t-shirt with us -- he's seeing them everywhere in NYC, I understand they're all over the place. But this was the first time I'd seen the design, so I LOLed and blogged. Larger view. Link to a few related shots.

Previously: Obama Inauguration street vendor ephemera, Venice Beach, CA, 01-18-09.

• [Anonymous]

  Not enough DMC love in this post.

  I’m the king of America, there is none higher
  Sucker MCs should call me sire
  To breach my kingdom, you must use fire
  I won’t stop rockin’ till I retire

• [Tell The Truth]

  Personally I like the original shirt @ http://www.rundc08.com

• [neenog]

  Here’s a link for a pretty unique Obama-product… the Obama fridge!

  http://www.motifo.com/2009/01/barack-obama-fridge/

• [mdh]

  Whose House?

• [Xeni Jardin]

  I’m in the house you all
  I’m in the house yall
  And this is how Run*DC will turn it out yall

• [mdh]

  Ah, once again my friend
  Not ‘publican
  They said, “democrap”
  But never had this man
  Till the ruler came
  With a cooler name
  Made ya dance and prance and draw the fans insane

• [bookninja]

  One day I’ll open a museum of tshirts I’ve had to buy because of BoingBoing.

• [Enormo]

  Kind of like my “Vote Carry in ’04″ shirts with a picture of a goat’s blood soaked Sissy Spacek… except relevant.

• [Enormo]

  Misspelling “Carrie” didn’t help either.

• [lostlo]

  I bought that shirt for $5 out of the back of a truck yesterday next to the capitol. Wish I were still in DC now. That was about the most fun thing I can ever imagine doing, ever.

• [Anonymous]

  Should say “Walk this Way” on the back.

• [Anonymous]

  what about RUN DNC

• [Anonymous]

  Here is the link to the white version (as shown above):

  http://www.rundc09.com/RUN_DC_09.html

• [Talia]

  #8: I guess that one would have to feature Tim Kaine. :p

• [Takuan]

  “Run DHS (outta town)”?

• [Anonymous]

  reminds me of dj lance of yo gabba gabba fame. must be the glassses.

• [Mojave]

  My fav. rhyme remains…”It’s McDaniels, NOT McDonalds…the rhymes are Darryl’s..the burgers are Ronalds!!!”"

  timeless stuff.

• [ab5tract]

  I’ve been waiting for the perfect shirt to own for memorabilia’s sake.

  boingboing I’m starting to owe you a whole lot of beer…

• [Glossolalia Black]

  Aw, come on y’all, I know some of you remember:

  Unemployment at a record highs
  People coming, people going, people born to die
  Don’t ask me, because I don’t know why
  But it’s like that, and that’s the way it is

  [D.M.C.]
  People in the world tryin to make ends meet
  You try to ride car, train, bus, or feet
  I said you got to work hard, you want to compete
  It’s like that, and that’s the way it is
  Huh!

  [Run & D.M.C. alternate lines for the remainder of the song]
  Money is the key to end all your woes
  Your ups, your downs, your highs and your lows
  Won’t you tell me the last time that love bought you clothes?
  It’s like that, and that’s the way it is

  Bills rise higher every day
  We receive much lower pay
  I’d rather stay young, go out and play
  It’s like that, and that’s the way it is
  Huh!

  Wars going on across the sea
  Street soldiers killing the elderly
  Whatever happened to unity?
  It’s like that, and that’s the way it is

  Disillusion is the word
  That’s used by me when I’m not heard
  I just go through life with my glasses blurred
  It’s like that, and that’s the way it is
  Huh!

  You can see a lot in this lifespan
  Like a bum eating out of a garbage can
  You noticed one time he was your man
  It’s like that (what?) and that’s the way it is

  You should have gone to school, you could’ve learned a trade
  But you laid in the bed where the bums have laid
  Now all the time you’re crying that you’re underpaid
  It’s like that (what?) and that’s the way it is
  Huh!

  One thing I know is that life is short
  So listen up homeboy, give this a thought
  The next time someone’s teaching why don’t you get taught?
  It’s like that (what?) and that’s the way it is

  If you really think about it times aren’t that bad
  The one that flexes with successes will make you glad
  Stop playing start praying, you won’t be sad
  It’s like that (what?) and that’s the way it is
  Huh!

  When you feel you fail sometimes it hurts
  For a meaning in life is why you search
  Take the bus or the train, drive to school or the church
  It’s like that, and that’s the way it is

  Here’s another point in life you should not miss
  Do not be a fool who’s prejudiced
  Because we’re all written down on the same list
  It’s like that (what?) and that’s the way it is
  Huh!

  You know it’s like that, and that’s the way it is
  Because it’s like that, and that’s the way it is
  [Repeat these lines til fade]

• [woid]

  The link goes to a similar, but not the same (and not as good) version of the shirt.

  Is one a rip of the other?

  I’d love a link for the shirt pictured in the post, if anybody has one…