Mass Appeal

MASS APPEAL BENEFIT SHOW!!!

For those of you who do not know, I used to be in a band called FTE. And for those of you also who don’t know in Jan. of this year NIKE SB put my account into collections for $20,000. (Yes I did not add too many 0’s or put the point in the wrong place) when in fact they did not need put it into collections. I was forced to pay the total amount in a matter of 2 weeks or be taken to court by NIKE… Not having that kind of money I was forced to take out a loan. We have yet to recover from that financial blow and with the poor economy and poor sales, everyday more and more it is looking like the doors will be closing for good… Enough about that. So my ex-band mates, who are family to me got together came up with a plan to throw a benefit for me and my store to help raise some money to get me out of my current situation. So we decided to get the band back together and play one last show, one night only and play never again!  Bikes Edge in Bristol has donated an brand new Eastern BMX bike to raffle off as well as Precise Piercing and Tattoo gift cards and plenty more! So please come out and support me and my store. A small business that was founded 14 years ago with very little money and a lot of blood, sweat and tears. ALL AGES SHOW!!!!

GURU OF GANGSTARR DIES AT AGE 43

For those who do not know, MASS APPEAL gets its name from the Gangstarr song “MASS APPEAL” on the album Hard To Earn. This song was an inspiration to me and the foundation of my idea for a store. Being that Gangstarr was and is still one of my favorite Hip Hop groups the name was fitting. Starting out as Mass Appeal Productions in 1994 shortly after the albums release and later becoming just MASS APPEAL in 1996. The Guru is one of the great lyricists and poets of our time. Today is a sad day for us here at M.A. and for the world of Hip Hop music. You will be missed…

NEW DEATHWISH DECKS IN STOCK!

FLIP EXTREMELY SORRY DVD IN NOW!

Flip Extremely Sorry Collectors Edition DVD is $24.99

MASS APPEAL BRANDED DECKS IN NOW!!!

THEY’RE HERE!!!! MASS APPEAL branded shop decks are finally in. With everybody feeling the crunch we decided to release decks with a branded logo on them. So what does that mean? It means, with not having to go through the printing process it is cheaper for us, which in turn means they are cheaper for  you the customer. These retail for $28.oo and are available in sizes 8, 8.25 and 8.5 right now. Look for 7.625 and 7.75 to be in soon!

MASS APPEAL WELCOMES NEW MASCOT!!!

We here at MASS APPEAL would like to give a warm welcome to our new family member and mascot!!! Miss Takara Michi, “Taki” for short. An 11 week old brindle Chihuahua, shown here hard at work on the laptop… She’s in 2- 7 Tuesday threw Friday and Saturday 12 to 5. Come by and say hello!

The Retrospective’s Night With Nike iD

Recently, I was invited to the Nike iD store to show the team from The Retrospective.com around the Nike iD store and give them some insight from a design perspective. It was a blast and the team from The Retrospective are a great bunch! Yours truly also got to design a pair of iD kicks and a T-Shirt. Stay tuned to see what style and colorway I designed! Big ups to LeAndrew and everybody at the Nike iD store for inviting me! Word on the street is MASS APPEAL may be doing an event this summer with The Nike iD store at Westfarms… We’ll keep you posted!!

Check out the full artical at: www.theretrospective.com

MASS APPEAL PRESENTS NOBODY FLY LIKE S*T*Y MIXTAPE

We have recently in collaboration with local Hip Hop phenom and close personal friend S*T*Y released his first mixtape titled “NOBODY FLY LIKE S*T*Y”. The mixtape features 18 tracks of hard hittin real deal Hip Hop. S*T*Y (Save The Youth) brings back true Hip Hop with a message. Check out his Myspace page to get a taste of a few tracks off NOBODY FLY LIKE S*T*Y mixtape and up coming shows in the area. NOBODY FLY LIKE S*T*Y is available at MASS APPEAL for only $5.00! So come in a support local talent and CT Hip Hop!

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