ZEL'S STORY ;;; EPIC MOOK T SHIRT PROJECT

[Guest the_muddy_man]

HEY THS SHIRTS ARE HERE! MORE ON THAT LATER IJUST CAME BACK WITH THE T SHIRST AFTER FISHING WITH ZEL ( SEE OUTINGS) ANYWAY YOU HAVE TO SEE THESE 2 PM'S RIGHT UP THERE WITH 2 MOOKS IN A BOAT SAGA hERE IS WHAT TOOK SO LONG:

Muddy, here goes

IN THE BEGINNING I get a quote on the Mook T-Shirts from a spec sheet I made up showing what the shirts should look like. (first question from printer What the hell is a Mook?)

Gave Muddy the cost of the T-Shirt and Printing. Muddy gets shipping prices. Cost to BR members is established, posted on BR and the orders and money starts rolling in.

Then Glenn asks if www. BassResource.com can be added to the shirt.

Then LBH wants shirt to have the word Member (or something like it) added to the shirt. I think the way Muddy put it was something like this from LBH If I'm going to pay $XX for a shirt then it better say I'm a member of something.

Muddys give Zel the go-ahead to start the shirts.

Zel give printer new specs on shirt. Printer says there is more on the shirt now than you gave me for the quote I made up. Zel says sorry, and pleads for the price to remain the same because members already sent in money for the shirts, and I can't go back and ask for more. Printer relents and keeps the price the same. (Printer asks What's a Mook again?)

Printer stated to Zel that shirts will be done in about 2 weeks. In 2 weeks Zel calls printer to see if shirts are done. Printer promises to have them ready the upcoming Saturday (in 4 days).

Next day Printer calls Zel and says problem with the front of shirt The Smilies are causing problems 2 shirts already ruined. The printer will have replacement shirts ordered (shipped from same company I got them from) and delivered the next day at his cost. Printer asks if he can make a change to the front of shirt so the Smilie problem can be corrected. Zel says okay as long as it looks good.

Zel and his 6 year old daughter shows up at Printer on Saturday to pick up shirts. Printer has terror in his eyes as we walk in the door. Printer apologizes profusely, because he got a large rush, and forgot about me. H gives us $20 for our troubles, and states shirts will be done on Monday. Zel lets his daughter decide what to do with the money. She would like a Build-A-Bear, and we head to the mall. We get to the Build-A-Bear Workshop and the doors are padlocked, and the shop is bare (not bear). OUT OF BUSINESS. Zel and a very disappointed little girl go home.

Monday, Zel calls printer to see if shirts are done. Printer says he was working on it and had to stop because of another order, and asked if Tuesday would be okay. Zel agrees (he worn out and beaten at this point).

Tuesday. Hurray!!!! The shirts are done, and the Printer says they look really good. Printer said he didn't finish up the US Marines order till 10pm, and the Marines function was the next day. He drove them down to Philadelphia and didn't get home until 2:00 pm. He again asked what a Mook is. I told him basically it's a person who will do everything the wrong way. He says Well then, I'm definitely a Mook.

Zel gets the shirts home and wants to take a picture to post on the BR website. I find the camera but the card reader is MIA, so I don't have the ability to get them from the camera to the PC. I decide to take the pictures anyway and I show the shirts to my wife. She says they look good but THEY SPELLED A WORD WRONG.

HUHHHHH. www. BassResourse.com noooooooo its not se, its ceOH NO DID I GIVE HIM THE WRONG SPELLING I CAN'T HAVE BUT WAIT I MUST HAVE I'M A MOOK. My wife is non-relenting Why didn't you let me proof it before you sent it to the printer. You better make it right if you screwed up blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. My response. Yes Dear, Yes Dear, Yes Dear, Yes Dear, Yes Dear, Yes Dear, Yes Dear, Yes Dear, Yes Dear (someone just please put me out of my misery!).

Terror takes over and I see dollar signs flashing in front of my eyes, as I will have to make the situation right if I screwed this thing up. To get my mind off of the problem that evening, I decided to do some work on the filter of the swimming pool Of course the rubber seal breaks. Sorry everyone no swimming until I get a replacement seal CAN THIS DAY GET ANY WORSE! I'm too aggravated to take any pictures of the shirt, and decide to check out the new Dell laptop, which I got to replace my broken PC. MORE PROBLEMS I HATE WINDOWS VISTA. After almost 2 hours on the phone with Bill (or Phil or Will who knows with that accent) from India, and I finally give up as its going on 2 am.

ARE THESE SHIRTS CURSED? DOES EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THEM TURN INTO A COMPLETE MOOK?

Okay Back to the shirt My spec sheet is at work so I can't tell who screwed up until tomorrow. Went to bed around 2:30 am but it didn't matter, I was up half the night thinking about the shirts.

Next morning I get to work and pull out my spec sheet THANK GOD, I SPELLED IT CORRECTLY! So I call the printer up HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM! The printer checks his computer and my spec sheet Can't repeat his words, but it went something like this #$% %$$ ##$ &$$*& *%$$ @#$^$ &^%%%!!!!! He will fix them or replace them at his own cost. I stated that if he fixes them, they better look good, and you better not be able to tell there was something wrong. He agreed.

Monday 8/6/07 I call the Printer before calling Muddy Man, telling him I need them for the next day as Muddy is picking them up on Tuesday evening. The Printer is working on them as he speaks, and states they really look nice no problem! (God I hope so!!!!)

I call Muddy and tell him the shirts are cursed!

Well now, its Tuesday morning, the car is packed with my fishing gear as I'm meeting Muddy at the lake to do some fishing on his boat this evening, and turn over the dang shirts to him. I have an extra battery and trolling motor in the car, as I fear something will happen until the shirts are at least 30 miles away from me. Also packed in the car is a concrete block and some rope so I can swim with the fishes in case the shirts aren't what I expect.

I'm picking the shirts up after lunch. Hope all goes well, but fear that MOOK thing will continue to haunt me.

So bottom line If I ever offer to do something like this again, please Someone, just shoot me!

Oh yeah Everyone better have a one-sentence explanation of what a Mook is, because anyone who sees the shirt immediately asks What's a Mook?

MOOK T-SHIRT: DONE BY MOOKS - PRINTED BY A MOOK GOD HELP US ALL!

See you later today. Keep your fingers crossed.

Joe Z.

(Muddy, so this is the shirt saga as of 10 am today. Please don't post any of this until after I pick up the shirts today, I don't want to jink anything yet)

D-DAY IS HERE [sTOP]

MOOK SHIRTS ARE IN HAND [sTOP]

LOOK PRETTY GOOD [sTOP]

CAN'T HOLD OUT MUCH LONGER [sTOP]

MUST DELIVER SHIPMENT [sTOP]

PLEASE REVIEW SIZES AND QUANTITIES, SOMETHING WRONG [sTOP]

HAVE ENOUGH EXTRAS TO FILL SIZES IF CORRECT [sTOP]

NEED STIFF DRINK [sTOP]

SEE YOU LATER [sTOP]

AND DO SOME BASS FISHING [GO]

ZEL-DA'MOOK

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Oh man,...just what you needed Zel!!

Well, all said and done, I really appreciate all you went through with this project.

Thanks you bunch of Mooks!!

[Zel]

Muddy (THE HUMAN COLOR-C-LECTOR and MASTER OF ANTIQUE TOPWATER LURE NIGHT FISHING) told me he was going to post on the board the 2 PM's I sent him yesterday morning.  

I got to fish with him last night and learned a few new spots (after I showed up a half an hour late, after sitting for 30 minutes in a massive traffic jam caused by an accident hopefully the last effect of the cursed Mook shirts).  Even if we wouldn't have caught any bass, his humor and stories would have made the trip worth while.  And the guy presented me with a really nice casting rod.  Last evening I kept checking my Color-C-Lector as the light was changing, and I would let him know what the key color was.  The guy would say I just put that color on SPOOKY!

When I get home this evening (after stopping at a Catholic church to get some holy water to sprinkle on the 2 cursed Mook shirts I kept), I'm confident my digital camera and new computer will start to work again and I will post pictures of the Mook shirts.  .

Wish me luck!

[Guest avid]

Yes dear, Yes dear, Yes dear  

Been there, done that,

got the t shirt (well, it's on it's way)

great story.

Loved it.

youze guyz iz da best.

[senile1]

After that story, I wouldn't be caught dead in one of those shirts.  I'm glad I didn't purchase one.  My luck is bad enough as it is.      ;D

[Guest the_muddy_man]

FISHING LOG IN THE TACKLE BOX SECTION VERY VALUABLE TOOL

Zel had a Color-c-lector with him. Periodically he would lower the sensor into the water, and say things like : Green better now; purple better now. He kept freaking out because i had already switched out. Now I ain't no epert far from it, NOBODY HAS OFFERED ME EVEN A .05 a word yet (had to throw that in)

But i downloaded the log when i first joined and I was filling it in every trip. Color patterns became easily spotted as to Overhead sun,time of year/day and water color. I always tie up by color as the day go on, by my notes.

I have not been entering anyting for a while i am going to down load and use,WHAT A FREE TOOL

     

            Color c lector : A ton of money

            BR Fising log: Free

Looking like I know what I am Doing ;PRICELESS

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Oh man,...just what you needed Zel!!

Well, all said and done, I really appreciate all you went through with this project.

Thanks you bunch of Mooks!!

If you hadn't asked for MEMBER on any of this NOTHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED you MOOK

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Muddy, check PM  

[Glenn]

After almost 2 hours on the phone with “Bill” (or Phil or Will… who knows with that accent) from India