Designer Review: Angry Monkey by Vas Legend
September 10th, 2007 at 11:58pm Aidan Recreant
The desert was the apotheosis of all deserts, huge, standing to the sky for what looked like eternity in all directions. It was white and blinding and waterless and without feature save for the faint, cloudy haze of the mountains which sketched themselves on the horizon and the devil-grass which brought sweet dreams, nightmares, death. An occasional tombstone sign pointed the way, for once the drifted track that cut its way through the thick crust of alkali had been a highway. Coaches and buckas had followed it. The world had moved on since then. The world had emptied.
–Stephen King, The Gunslinger
To traverse the desert, I needed more ‘n a canteen and a set of pistols. I hit Angry Monkey on my way out of town to stock up on supplies. I traded my banjo, utility belt and uniform hat for a sturdy set of Road Warrior boots and gloves, along with some other necessaries. I kinda missed the belt; I’d always kept my maps in there, ‘s well as a bottle of whatever brew I could find. But the world had moved on, and I had to move with it.
The new belt wasn’t so fine, but it had room for a whiskey flask and, more important, a few sticks of dynamite. Gotta be prepared.
A banjo’s a rare thing this far west, so they give me a lot in trade. Got this pack, with almost enough room for my food, water, and bedroll. Pans didn’t fit, but they balance well this way. There was even room for my map. Got these bracers, and the jagged glass embedded in the knuckles saved my life more’n once.
Sad to say, I fell afoul of slavers east of Crazy Rock. I spent more time ‘n I care to think about trekking up north with them, led by the collar by day, locked in stocks at night. I spent a few days dragging an anchor up hill and down dune, for reasons I still don’t understand. Where’d the anchor come from, is what I want to know.
I give ‘em the slip, though, somewhere around Big Sandy, and hightailed it out with what I could carry. Dunno where the flag came from, but another gang caught sight of it and kept well clear of me, and glad I was of it. I didn’t feel safe, though, till I stumbled out of the desert, hit a cache of weaponry, and got myself well outfitted. Set for anything, I walked into downtown West Bend at last, my long journey ended.
Only to find…
You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! Damn you to hell!
Distruzio’s banjo- L$300
Distruzio’s belt- L$300
Distruzio’s hat- L$150
Road Warrior boots- L$350
Road Warrior gloves- L$300
Dynamite & Whiskey (two colors)- L$250
Treasure Hunt- L$250
Splinter Bracers- L$120
Villager’s Boots- L$350
Dirtyjack’s Bracers (3 colors)- L$300
Slaver’s Relic (unscripted collar)- L$200
Ahoy- L$200
Me Dirteh’s- L$200
Pneumatic (chest armor and unscripted arm piece)- L$300
All items copy/mod/no transfer. Angry Monkey main store located in Eternity. Shot on location in The Junkyard.
Disclosure: Seen in World: Yes | Review Copy: Some | Friends List: No
Notes: On Aidan: Male Lucent Skin 5'oclock Shadow by Maximillion Grant. Bare Rose Syuriken Hair (Black) and Daruma Tank & Pants by June Dion. Kalico Korners Blooded & Bandaged Shirt and Ripped Frayed Jeans by Kenny Sleeper. Goth1c0 Public Enemy Jeans by Keishii Roo. Homicide Designs Mothblood Shirt by Nerolus Mosienko. Brutal Gear Lowrise Grunge Jeans by Nex Brannan. Tattoos by me.
Entry Filed under: Accessories,Angry Monkey,Boots,Casual,Designer Reviews,Gloves,Hats,Novelty,Steampunk
15 Comments Add your own
1. Men’s Second Style &hellip | September 11th, 2007 at 1:13 am
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2. Vas | September 11th, 2007 at 1:37 am
Wow, nice story, I pretty much enjoyed your adventure, and gave nice justice to my wears. Im completely over the moon by the descriptive story, an excellent way to present products. Thankyou kindly
3. Bobby Davro | September 11th, 2007 at 7:24 am
WARES, not wears.
Be less pretentious and stop butchering the English language.
Nice banjo.
4. Aemilia Case | September 11th, 2007 at 9:34 am
yikes pretentious? considering you wear the “wares” its a play on the english language in my mind…great story aidan very very creative and a great way to read about products!
5. Bobby Davro | September 11th, 2007 at 9:50 am
Judging from the way he tied himself in knots with his forced eloquence in that interview down below, I highly doubt it.
6. Aidan Recreant | September 11th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Vas, it was a pleasure to review your work. Your texturing is so good, I thought it best to let it speak for itself.
I actually like “wears” to describe the stuff, even if it wasn’t intended. It’s like when (IRL) someone described my hair as “bland.” My hair’s not quite blond, not quite brown, so it worked, even though it was unintentional.
And that banjo is cool.
7. Aidan Recreant | September 11th, 2007 at 10:22 am
And thanks, Aemilia! I had this bizarre idea and just kind of ran with it. I’m glad people like it.
8. Posy | September 11th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Ooooh! I just love how entertaining the blogs on Men’s Second Style have been lately! This was so much fun to read Aidan, and a great way to present Vas’ wonderful creations (okay! I’ll stop gushing!)
And Bobby… you’re sounding pretty pretentious there yourself… talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Don’t be such a “hater” Sheesh!
9. Bobby Davro | September 11th, 2007 at 11:57 am
I’m allowed to be pretentious. I know what I’m doing when I paint my landscapes of wonderous prose, see.
I said nice banjo, FFS.
10. Vas | September 11th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
well thankyou guys, I’m not offended someone thinks im pretentious. serious, over it. However both words can be used. in this instance, I highly doubt everyone is so anal about 1 word. Seeing how my products are used for an act of wearing or the state of being worn, especially of a particular kind or for a particular use. It makes no odds to me, and I will continue to describe my products as ‘wears’.
It isnt butchering the english language in my opinion.
Thankyou once again for the review *thumbs up*
11. Catero Revolution | September 11th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Short for wearables, Bobby. Wearables.
I really like your idea to add a storyline here, Aidan.
12. Aidan Recreant | September 11th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Thank you, Cat. This was probably the easiest review to write! I gotta do this more often.
13. Ryan Darragh | September 11th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Aidan, as an admirer of King’s Dark Tower novels, your take on Vas’ designs really clicks for me. Nicely played.
14. Aidan Recreant | September 11th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
*deep bow* Thankee-sai!
15. Sweet Second Life - Today&hellip | October 1st, 2007 at 6:13 am
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