A Tribute.

Back in August, I posted a fairly epic piece about John Hughes. I don’t know why it still bothers me that he’s gone, but I guess it boils down to what nostalgia is all about: the idea that the source of something that is such a big part of your life can be extinguished at any moment, and the fear that what made it relevant will die as well… Not to fear in this case. It’s not like his films are going anywhere; if anything, I am expecting a big surge of re-releases and tributes in the next 12 months.

Speaking of tributes, here’s mine. Simple but effective, and it just felt like the perfect graphic to sum up all that I was feeling when John passed away. I watched a John Hughes film every night for a week and this screen capture from the opening credits of The Breakfast Club jumped out at me. There’s another t-shirt I made as well. It’s from some old stills that I bought years ago at Hollywood Book and Poster. If you are ever in LA, you need to go to that shop. It’s where I got Anna a copy of the script for Sixteen Candles for her birthday. Amazing place.

Paul was kind enough to make my best attempt at a graphic eulogy into a limited run that is now available exclusively at Off The Hook and online at the Sometimes webstore.