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Tool - Drag Queen '98

meetyourmaster
Tue, 07/01/2020 - 03:02

This subtle run of shirts was pressed solely for a brief four-night run Tool performed in California and Arizona, Spring, 1998:

March 26-27: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles
March 28: Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, AZ
March 29: Rimac Arena, San Diego

Each night had its own location printed, though the main text and image remained unchanged throughout. The drag queen was rumored in various eBay listings to be Maynard, but the tattoo on the arm would dispel this for the era. The tag in mine has been removed, but they were printed on shirts adorned with the then-current Giant tag. (I've included a picture of the Phoenix print and its tag from a recent eBay listing for reference.)

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Roehmer's picture

I was talking to someone that has been good friends with Tool for decades. I saw a photo of him wearing this shirt while travelling with the band on tour (all hanging out together) and we started talking about the picture. He says the person in the picture on the shirt is actor/comedian Patton Oswalt. I believed him because Maynard and Oswalt are friends. I remember seeing him on Maynard's "Blood Into Wine" DVD.

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meetyourmaster's picture

That rules, thank you for the insight on this!

Roehmer's picture

Ya I thought it was cool. The person that told me that is actor/artist Eddie McClintock (who actually was the lead actor in a movie that Maynard made an appearance in). Eddie McClintock also did a bunch of artwork (album art and gig posters) for Puscifer and A Perfect Circle. This is one of the many things I love about Tool: They let everyone get a piece of the action by having them contribute in some way. I have this thread going on my Instagram page called "Associates of Tool" and you wouldn't believe how many people have been associates since the band was formed. Lots of little Easter eggs once you start looking into stuff and connecting the dots.

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CONFIRMED! This is actor/comedian Patton Oswalt in the picture on this shirt. I asked him and he responded. I have a screenshot of the conversation as proof. Now you have a goal... get this shirt autographed by Patton Oswalt!!!

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meetyourmaster's picture

That's crazy you mention this now, because a couple of nights ago I was on ICONICSCHISM's Instagram page, and there was a picture of the band and some friends, circa about 2001 from the look of it. One of the guys was wearing this shirt!

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The guy wearing the shirt is Eddie McClintock. I have that same picture on my Instagram page ToolArmy.SpecialOps - Eddie is the one that told me that this is Patton Oswalt lol

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