I’m extremely happy to announce several new stores that now display Jesus Dressup on their shelves. • Cemetery Pulp / Las Vegas • Scarce / Massachusetts • Esoterica Occult Goods / New Orleans Are you in one of these fine cities? I encourage you to seek them out and fulfill your dark weirdo needs! If you yourself know of a dark weirdo store ripe to consider JDU themselves, please contact me with their name & city. I’ll ask them permission to send samples, then if your suggestion places an order, I’ll send you a set of your choosing for free! My search for places demented enough to risk their eternal souls for my silly magnetic dressup game is never-ending.
Also, here’s my latest drawing, and that’s all I can muster for another month. Thank you for your patience.
“I really liked it. I felt like I knew him! I didn’t care for the parts with cursing, but that’s how he talks and it wouldn’t be him if it wasn’t there!” My Aunt Marylyn
A fact worth mentioning before I begin this review is that I do indeed miss NYC and my time at Union Square. I’ve made some peace with this yearn telling myself it’s those times there that I miss. Going back wouldn’t be the same. I was different then. It’s all different now. And it’s pretty much impossible for me to consider returning in any real way at the moment. This is what got me to finally read Shaggy’s book after many months of it sitting here on my desk waiting for my attention.
I’m happy to say Pray for Pigeons sucked me in and kept me enthralled throughout. I never realized how much Shaggy kept from me in regards to how difficult life got for him during the time we were hanging out. He’s not one to share that kind of info, even with close friends. For instance, he begins Chapter 1 telling about his mother, whom he lived with at the time, and her death. That happened when we’d hanging out together regularly for a few years, and it wasn’t until months after her death he told me about it.
“Bob, my mom died a few months ago. I didn’t tell you about it because this was the one place I could escape to and not have to think about it.”
“I loved it! I think it’s great you got to be friends with someone like this while you were in NYC.” My dad
That, for the most part, is the reason I think he’s not likely to share these sorts of personal details most of the time. But the book tells it all. The depression, hopelessness, and the degree of unpleasantness he was actually living in before, during and after we met each other at Union Square back in 2002. There’s also hilarious stories about so much of the trouble he’s gotten himself into over the years in NYC & NJ. For me it’s impossible to read it and not hear it in Shaggy’s voice. If you’re unfamiliar, you gotta watch “$100 Chill w/Shaggy” @SkateJawn. Skate Jawn mag gives him $100 to spend on the street of NYC and you get a ride-along tour of a day in the life of Shaggy.
This book is his best work yet and well worth the 15 bucks. Even my dad and aunt loved it! If you want a copy for yourself, mail $15 cash (he specifically told me CASH) to:
Bob Crawford 300 West 57th Street NY, NY 10019 INCLUDE A RETURN ADDRESS!
It’s that time of year again when I’m looking for new stores. I usually ask you folks to send me names of cool retailers in your hometown to contact & send samples. Nothing impacts sales more than witnessing Jesus Dressup first hand/in hand. I take great pride in the production and delivery of my work. In fact, a couple days ago I was delighted to receive this testimonial from one of my buyers who’s been selling Jesus Dressup goin’ on a decade!
“We have carried the Dress-Up Jesus magnet sets and IDIOT stickers for several years now, and they sell like crazy! The BDSM set sells the fastest in the shop and on our website, but they’re all good sellers, and great conversation pieces in the gift shop. They sell particularly well on & around religious holidays. They’re good moneymakers for our shop, and customers take pics of them & tag us on social media. It’s good advertising and good sales! Bob is great to work with as well. Communication is great, shipping is super fast, and the quality is 100% solid. Lisa Freeman, co-owner Freakybuttrue Peculiarium, Portland, Oregon” April 16, 2023
If you’re interested in selling these in your store please contact me for wholesale prices and I’ll be happy to send samples so you can see for yourself.
