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DESIGNER:

Jeremy Wilson

VENUE:

Horseshoe Tavern

Toronto

Canada

SUBMITTED BY:

fantasygoat

2006-10-24 19:47:35

BANDS:

Elvyn

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ijackmi :

good observation, standard. cookie?

2006-11-02 16:11:57

ijackmi :

cleverrrr

2006-11-02 16:11:13

standard :

this poster looks exactly like this one: http://www.gigposters.com/posters/72250.jpg

2006-10-30 17:10:12

fantasygoat :

Wow, 4 generations of stealing. Awesome!

2006-10-30 16:38:34

Darsh :

hilarious.

2006-10-29 20:46:56

Bob Caruthers :

This image goes back as far as 1960. There is an ad for Luigi Franchi shotguns designed in 1960 by Aldo Calabresi which has a silhouette of a man shooting the exact shotgun as the Zbikowski "Willie Boy" poster. Zbikowski changed Calabresi's hunter's hat into a cowboy hat and slimmed up the man. The Ames Brothers redrew the hat and arm. Jeremy Wilson redrew the hat, added the cowboy's body and changed the double barrelled shotgun into a sort of single barrelled gun. I have a jpg of all four images side by side I can email to anyone who wants to see them.

2006-10-28 10:17:30

criminaldesign :

well done

2006-10-27 05:47:52

getoutoftheleftlane :

Chicago has more Polish people than Warsaw. True story.
Now go eat your Czarnina!

2006-10-26 15:51:45

fantasygoat :

Maybe I should steal from old Polish posters more often.

2006-10-26 15:39:51

naduval :

Sweet! I just ordered the metallic variant! It's doodled too!

2006-10-26 15:05:24

John A :

but does this come in an AP2?

2006-10-26 15:04:19

dennyschmickle :

>;{)

2006-10-26 15:02:51

Casey Burns :

Potrzebie!

2006-10-26 14:53:52

danstiles :

52 comments, this well on its way to becoming a masterpiece.

2006-10-26 14:52:05

Grzeca :

Oh, Denny, biedny jak mysz koscielna!!

2006-10-26 14:50:08

crosshair :

Dude, wrong language! that's Inuit.

2006-10-26 14:48:45

danstiles :

daaamn, what did you say about his mama?

2006-10-26 14:48:17

dennyschmickle :

yeah I can do that too... jriaegiaegrij joeajfgji 8ubghiubnjrknj

2006-10-26 14:46:45

Grzeca :

jestem bardzo glodny moge zyjesc konie

2006-10-26 14:43:59

crosshair :

zimne piwo

2006-10-26 14:40:12

sean3325 :

Is this considered an homage?

2006-10-26 14:38:13

Grzeca :

Ha ha, Rozumiem, Dusty! Fascynujący

2006-10-26 14:35:17

Dusty! :

go for it. just as long as i dont get tetnis

2006-10-26 14:30:35

Grzeca :

I think I'm just gonna use all my rusty Polish on the board today.

2006-10-26 14:29:11

Grzeca :

Very true. Just commenting on accessiblity to images making it easy for people to cop shit like mad.
Jestem glodny! I need a sandwich.

2006-10-26 14:27:50

danstiles :

fine line

2006-10-26 14:26:21

lil_tuffy :

People (posters artists) were ripping stuff off long before the internet....

2006-10-26 14:24:46

Grzeca :

Zach is right, there are a lot of posters on this site that rip off Cieslewicz, Pagowski, and Jan Lenica. Not ripping on this poster per se, just using this thread to comment. I think the internet makes it bardzo latwy to "borrow"... Dziekuje, Grzeca.

2006-10-26 14:23:12

danstiles :

there are actually two polish posters that feature this same cowboy. I assume they are by the same artist, but maybe not.

2006-10-26 14:21:50

Dusty! :

it takes one pollack to design one polish poster and two american rip offs. busy man.

2006-10-26 14:14:09

scrojo :

how many pollacks does it take to design a poster ?

2006-10-26 14:12:46

Dusty! :

maybe people just love scanning

2006-10-26 14:09:09

sean3325 :

What's the point of copying an old poster?

2006-10-26 14:08:04

Dusty! :

read the comments

2006-10-26 13:59:26

sean3325 :

Is this a clip art cowboy?

2006-10-26 13:58:54

Dusty! :

uh no.

2006-10-26 13:42:38

asbestospress@yahoo.com :

This poster is a million time better than the one you all are refering too. Nice job.

2006-10-26 13:23:51

Mikey Jacket :

Yeah, That is super weird. The ames design didn't change it at all. Sorry, to offend. I really like that cowboy

2006-10-25 17:38:31

adam swinbourne :

he aims to please...

2006-10-25 17:37:03

danstiles :

Ames is such a talented bunch, sort of bums me out when I look thru and recognize the originals in their work. It makes me suspect of the other pieces.

2006-10-25 16:15:00

seireyho :

...the plot thickens

2006-10-25 16:10:51

Zach Hobbs :

weird. I am sooooper influenced by the polish poster guys. they were really good.

2006-10-25 16:07:46

bathroom monkey :

Ames also made a print with the image, and put it in with a subscription. I cant find a picture of it right now.

2006-10-25 15:53:19

danstiles :

I would have pointed it out, the original polish piece is a favorite of mine

2006-10-25 15:52:07

Doolittle :

I like this version best.

2006-10-25 15:51:34

fantasygoat :

That wasn't directed at you Zach, more an explanation to the masses at large.
Funny that I didn't get busted for stealing from the true original, but instead from a total rip-off of it!

2006-10-25 15:49:45

danstiles :

I usually don't really care, but what really killed me is that they have a little signature in the corner, as if to imply that they drew it. Taking something and reworking it is one thing. But taking something, tracing it, signing it, and selling it as merch is...

2006-10-25 15:47:14

RichieGoodtimes :

I was just joking when I asked who Ames stole it from.
Now its even funnier...cause they did.

2006-10-25 15:46:55

bathroom monkey :

for some reason Ames is ususally given the beefit of the doubt, why, i dont know

2006-10-25 15:42:17

danstiles :

Some guy got really pissed at me at Flatstock when I pointed out that his swanky "Ames" t-shirt was a stolen Polish western poster. They straight jacked that design.

2006-10-25 15:41:04

Zach Hobbs :

dude i'm on your side here.
just sayin.

2006-10-25 15:40:54

bathroom monkey :

Ames rips a ton, if Ames is "ok" then is is fine

2006-10-25 15:35:38

fantasygoat :

I'm not saying it's totally original, but at least I changed and added shit to it, unlike the Ames Bros who just took the exact image and faded it a bit.
I'm less of a thief than they are. But hey, I admit it, still a thief.

2006-10-25 15:29:24

fantasygoat :

Here's the Polish original, it illustrates the changes.
http://www.syslog.com/~jwilson/junk/ZBIbyltuwilleboy.jpg

2006-10-25 15:24:44

Zach Hobbs :

looks like the ames stuff. really close to that link

2006-10-25 15:23:26

standard :

THE GUN'S POINTING THE OTHER WAY!!!!!!!! GET IT? A POLISH JOKE!!!!!!

2006-10-25 15:22:26

Dan Apparatus :

so what's the polish poster look like?

2006-10-25 15:20:49

getoutoftheleftlane :

Here's the Ames Bros. shirt they're referring to: http://www.bigpopposters.com/AmesBrosGear/itemInfo.asp?UID=24

2006-10-25 15:16:27

Zach Hobbs :

well. i understand. the polish are a huge inspiration. some of our best GP artists have borrowed lots from those hosers.
Cool postert.

2006-10-25 15:14:46

fantasygoat :

The outline of the hat and shoulders are from a polish poster from the '70s. I changed the double-barreled shotgun to a single shot rifle, and added a torso and legs, as well as a few other things.
I think there's enough different to distinguish it from a complete ripoff. More an inspiration.

2006-10-25 15:11:10

Mikey Jacket :

i'm sure it was taken. I just saw the same thing on the bros site the other day.

2006-10-25 14:50:36

Zach Hobbs :

not. it's polish. look it up

2006-10-25 14:44:52

RADNESS :

YEAH SWEET AMES BROS. RIP OFF!

2006-10-25 14:43:15

RichieGoodtimes :

Really? Who'd Ames steal it from?