Wet Nurse

Here's the last order of pins I made for Orlando Florida cuties, Wet Nurse. They're a great band with a ridiculous amount of energy and songs so infectious, its almost nauseating. Be sure to bug them for one of these pins next time you see them!

If you like...

Cub

The Fastbacks 

or

Kenickie

they're definitely up your alley. 

Here are designs that I was given to make buttons with:

I believe this is a design drawn by guitarist/singer, Nina. 

This is also one of their t-shirt designs. It's based on a poster made for a show they played in Ybor.

This is the original, although, unfortunately I couldn't find it any larger than this.

Nina (Guitar/Vox)

photo by Hannah Bozenhardt 

Susana (bass/vox)

photo by Hannah Bozenhardt 

Vanessa (drums)

photo by Hannah Bozenhardt 

Okay, so here's the bonus pins (there's just one of each) that I threw in. Mostly, they're the obvious "twin" and "nurse" references. I figured "Why not?".

This first one is based of their split 45 (with Lazy Boyzzz). The cover art is done by Ben Lyon. I cut out the nurse and edited the milk shooting out. I also used a different font. Strangely, the actual print out of this is a much darker blue. 

Random book cover.

This is the Spanish version of the movie poster for "Sisters". Its an insane movie directed by Brian De Palma and stars Margot Kidder. 

The American title of this 1960s spaghetti western is "Sharp Shooting Sisters".

Ami's Pins

For my sister-in-law's birthday last month, I made her a few pins with images from some of her favorite movies. These are cropped files since I don't have scans of the finished pressed pins. 

Eating Raoul

One Inch Button FOR SALE!

Or you can always buy them from me in person at any Hot Hands show!

"Eating Raoul" is such a fun, goofy movie. I can't remember when I first saw it. It's a shame that the DVD has zero extras. I would like to know more information about this movie. 

Paul Bartel (R.I.P.) is the star of this show, starring, directing and writing the film. His partner in crime is the always likable, Mary Woronov, who's best known as Miss Togar in "Rock'n'Roll High School" and she also was in some Andy Warhol projects in the 1960s. I love her clothes in this movie. This is Robert Beltran's second movie (even though, I think he's credited as "introducing"). You might be know him best from the "Star Trek: Voyager" series. I know I didn't though because I never watched that show. 

"Eating Raoul" was eventually turned into a musical. Hmmm.. I'm not sure what to make of that. The plot is about the Blands, a couple who wants to open their own restaurant. They can't afford the building they want, so they lure swingers to their apartment, hit them over the head with a frying pan and then rob them. Its funnier than it sounds. 

Easy Money

One Inch Button FOR SALE!

Or you can always buy them from me in person at any Hot Hands show!

Ah, "Easy Money". I've never seen this. Its on Instant on Netflix, so I'll have to take a look. It has Rodney Dangerfield (of course) that's a good reason to check it out. 

I had to laugh at the scene in "Lost In America" where Albert Brooks is trying to find a job at the employment office. He asks the clerk, "Have you seen 'Easy Rider'?" and the clerk responds with "No, but I've seen 'Easy Money'". 

I altered the poster a little bit to create the pin design. I erased the text on his forehead and replaced it with the title. I put a white stroke outline on the title also. It almost looks like he's staring at the title stuck to his forehead, 

Driller Killer

One Inch Button FOR SALE!

Or you can always buy them from me in person at any Hot Hands show!

"Driller Killer" (1979) is a movie by Abel Ferrara. He's probably best known for "Bad Lieutenant" (1992). Its been awhile since I watched this. In the DVD copy I have, the print is pretty grainy looking and there's no menu or special features. Its the "Reel Classic Films" version, but that website apparently doesn't exist. Hmm... There's also another version that Amazon sells that has special features. I recall watching the second disc on Netflix awhile back (which unfortunately is now at "Save" status) and listening to the most insane commentary by Ferrara (mostly on his short films). You gotta hear it to believe it. I'm 99% sure that I wrote the first review on the second disc's page. I hate it when I forget to sign my name.

As you can see, there was a lot of tweaking that went into this button. I cut out Ferrara, and moved up the title. The drill I guess is supposed to more or less look like his hair. 

Dr. Goldfoot And The Bikini Machine

One Inch Button FOR SALE!

Or you can always buy them from me in person at any Hot Hands show! 

I've never actually seen "Dr. Goldfoot And The Bikini Machine", sadly. It is on Instant Streaming on Netflix, so I (and those who also haven't seen it) can take a look at what we're missing. 

As you can see, there was definitely a lot of tweaking that into this. I basically made the title and the girl their own isolated image, and deleted everything else into a solid yellow background (besides the little doodles around the text). I also changed the color of her bathing suit and shoes to red that way it wouldn't wash out with the background. 

There's a great cover version of the movie's theme by The Delmonas. 

There's a great selection of "Beach Party" movies, (by American International Pictures, and the like) available Streaming:

Beach Party

(Pin available)

Pajama Party

The Girls On The Beach

(Pin Available)

It's A Bikini World

(Pin Available)

Bikini Beach

(Pin Available)

Dr. Goldfoot And The Girl Bombs

Ski Party

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini

(Pin Available)

Beach Ball

(Pin Available)

Epcot Crash Test Dummy

Three Inch Button FOR SALE!

Or you can always buy them from me in person at any Hot Hands show! 

I found this at a thrift shop ages ago. I'm not sure if this was for the employees, or if it was sold in the gift shop. 

The Pauses

The Pauses are a cool, indie rock band with a little bit of keyboards and fancy effects thrown in from Orlando. It's led by sweetheart local scene supporter, Tierney Tough (real name). They are going on tour with fellow Orlando band, The Great Deceivers. So, if you catch them in your town, make sure to ask them for one of these pins!

This is second batch of pins that I've been commissioned to make for them. Whenever I can, I try to toss in some extra ones that I'll make up myself, or just alter the colors on the original design that the band/customer will send me.

This is the band's original design that you can get from them:

These are the ones (limited edition of one a piece) that I made up:

The boy and girl are cut out from the cover of the Pauses' "A Cautionary Tale" album. I tried to make them more or less look like they're dancing. I had to give the girl an extra hand, and finish the front of her sneaker. The font I used is called Kool Beans. Well, ain't it? The TV one is supposed to pay tribute to their live shows where they occasionally will have an old TV set playing some visuals. The font is called Dapper Thin. 

Dark Star

One Inch Button FOR SALE!

Or you can always buy them from me in person at any Hot Hands show!

 
 
"Dark Star" is so good, but it's definitely not for everybody. I think the slow pacing turns some people off. I always loved the kool visuals and strangely funny scenes in this. Who could forget the alien that looks like a red tomato pin cushion? One of the characters, Pinback, is Dan O'Bannon who you might know as the writer/director of "Return Of The Living Dead" and also wrote "Alien". This is John Carpenter's first movie that he directed.

As for the design of this pin, I just combined these two posters to create one unique look.