luisbootlegs Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 I recently read on a FB group that blink-182 were sued at some point by the person who originally drew the bunny that was used by the band from 1995 onwards. They had to stop using it as a consequence. Does anyone know the veracity of this?"The Rabbit became a real issue for them after the kid that originally drew it sued! Stupid Smiley face logo replaced it." Here's the bunny in question: Obviously I don't believe everything I read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinkstillrules Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, luisbootlegs said: I recently read on a FB group that blink-182 were sued at some point by the person who originally draw the bunny that was used by the band from 1995 onwards. They had to stop using it as a consequence. Does anyone know the veracity of this?"The Rabbit became a real issue for them after the kid that originally drew it sued! Stupid Smiley face logo replaced it." Here's the bunny in question: Obviously I don't believe everything I read. I dunno, just a few years ago they were selling new shirts of the "crappy punk rock" with that bunny just as they did in 99/2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 In my conversation with Mr. Tsurt he mentioned that, essentially said old friends were trying to take advantage of good people. (blink) I feel like I've seen it plenty of times since then, so I don't think they had to stop using it - but certainly were sued or threatened with litigation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisbootlegs Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Ry-Bread said: In my conversation with Mr. Tsurt he mentioned that, essentially said old friends were trying to take advantage of good people. (blink) I feel like I've seen it plenty of times since then, so I don't think they had to stop using it - but certainly were sued or threatened with litigation. thanks a lot mate. I have to give a listen to that episode. I clearly haven't done my homework yet 😄 - I listened to the first episode two days ago and loved it, keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveyjones Posted June 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 8 hours ago, Ry-Bread said: In my conversation with Mr. Tsurt he mentioned that, essentially said old friends were trying to take advantage of good people. court jones, brother of cam jones. while we are on the topic, here are some preliminary sketches he made: here's a scan of his **original** final pen and ink drawing used to create the graphic: and he also drew the trio as three bunnies for a 95/96 shirt design: his brother cam as roadie was on the back: 13 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisbootlegs Posted June 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 16 hours ago, daveyjones said: court jones, brother of cam jones. while we are on the topic, here are some preliminary sketches he made: here's a scan of his **original** final pen and ink drawing used to create the graphic: and he also drew the trio as three bunnies for a 95/96 shirt design: his brother cam as roadie was on the back: Thanks a lot for posting all this information. I didn't know Court Jones, brother of Cam Jones created the "Skankin bunny" logo. Is Court Jones the guy who "sued" blink for using his design then? - (I still haven't listened to the Mr. Tsurt podcast episode so I don't understand why he would do such a thing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 8 hours ago, luisbootlegs said: Is Court Jones the guy who "sued" blink for using his design then? listen to the episode. i don't think he is mentioned by name. but it appears there was some skuttlebutt. didn't result in legal action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k u Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 blink recently released new merch with the old school bunny on it, so they seem to be fine with using it currently. source: i bought the navy dad hat with the old school bunny on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisbootlegs Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 9:30 PM, daveyjones said: here's a scan of his **original** final pen and ink drawing used to create the graphic: There's a picture of Tom wearing a "blink" T-shirt that includes the logo above in Feb 1995: 1995-02-24 San Diego, CA - SOMA (Cheshire Cat CD Release Party): Do you know if they started using the skanking bunny logo above a year earlier, from 1994? - As far as I know in 1994 they were using the old blink logo created by Scott (my favourite one) - the one holding the watch. I'm not sure if this sticker is from 1994 but it already includes the skanking bunny on it: I'm just trying to identify the year in which they started using the skanking bunny logo, could be either 1994 or 1995 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 14 hours ago, luisbootlegs said: I'm just trying to identify the year in which they started using the skanking bunny logo, could be either 1994 or 1995 second half of 1994. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Backing Track Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Good, bunny is cringe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Coight Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 35 minutes ago, Jan's Plan said: Good, bunny is cringe. Get fucked 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theorangemisfit Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 On 6/17/2020 at 6:41 PM, Jan's Plan said: Good, bunny is cringe. People out here preferring the stupid rip off of nirvana smiley face to the bunny. Strange world 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserkidsrabbit Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 On 6/17/2020 at 11:41 PM, Jan's Plan said: Good, bunny is cringe. Ye, i disagree massively 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserkidsrabbit Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 9:30 PM, daveyjones said: Ive seen this before. On Pedro Baross`s Trading Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mil182 Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Like others have said, there wasn’t any actual legal action and they still use it on merch. I believe Travis had something to do with designing the smiley face logo and they sort of used it to go along with them “reinventing themselves” with untitled. The whole aesthetic in 2003 changed and the merch that went along with that album cycle was just geared more towards the look at that time. mr tsurt talks about how the bunny and smiley go together on the podcast which was very interesting. im glad they still use old designs or make new ones with the skanking bunny. I was too young to buy merchandise for myself in the 90s and while I’ve acquired some vintage stuff, it’s nice to be able to get blink merch for $20 or whatever that has the older logo and not have to worry about wearing it and messing it up etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 44 minutes ago, mil182 said: im glad they still use old designs or make new ones with the skanking bunny. I was too young to buy merchandise for myself in the 90s and while I’ve acquired some vintage stuff, it’s nice to be able to get blink merch for $20 or whatever some 90s era stuff still left here. get it while it lasts! https://rockabilia.com/pages/search-results?q=blink-182 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mil182 Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 11 hours ago, daveyjones said: some 90s era stuff still left here. get it while it lasts! https://rockabilia.com/pages/search-results?q=blink-182 Thanks! I’ve been able to collect a decent amount of the years. I recently picked up one of the original orange “crappy punk rock” shirts. I believe those were out around 1999-2000. While I wish I get get a little more vintage, many of the designs from the earlier years will likely never get a reprint and a lot of older stuff, even from the early 2000s, goes for some serious cash. granted, I have a skanking bunny tattoo, so I take it everywhere I go anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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