T-shirts and beer. I
think two important rules apply in this situation. The first is: Both are better when they are
homemade. The second: Both are enjoyed
more while on the water.
I’m beginning to believe that in a few years the Jackal
Hoard will be entirely self-sufficient.
Handmade boats, paddles, shirts (at least the printing), and beer
reflect the independent spirit of the Jackal.
If we could just befriend someone with smithy skills that could help us
forge our own knives I can’t think of much more we could need. While the JackalHawks were a valiant effort,
they fell quite short of the standard that is required to pillage at our
level.
This year the spirit of our group has manifested in the
creation of some amazing products. The
brewing has been a wonderful reprieve from everyday life this year. PBC, Predator Brewing Company, has been in
full force kegging beer and bottling nearly every week. This year the crawdad boil is going run on
predator brew! Saturday he was at it
again with a small contingent of Jackals in Columbia. This picture was snapped while they waiting
on the mash and getting a little paddle carving done. The Predator even got in on a little carving
himself.
While the beer was brewing going on the annual Jackal
T-Shirts were being printed in St. Louis.
Every year the new shirt is a much anticipated event. The crawdad boil will be the setting for the
big reveal this year and it will be a real treat. Screen printing was a new experience for
me. In the first pic you can see what
the screen looks like before printing.
The admiral is taping off everything that he doesn’t want printed. You can see the Coat of Arms that is getting
ready to go on the back of the new shirts.
In this one the ink has been applied to the screen and the
admiral is printing the back of one of the shirts with his squeegee.
Finally this is a pic of the admiral with 15 of the 22
shirts that were completed that day. It
was an awesome day that included the best thrift shop experience I have ever
had. I don’t plan on missing a print day
ever again. Bring your 5 dollars to
purchase your Jackal t-shirt to the crawdad boil. I imagine they will go fast!
