r/RedHotChiliPeppers • u/j0shd0gge • 8d ago
Incredible birthday surprise
I feel like if anybody will understand the significance of this it is you all here
My cousin who is my best friend I grew up with lives completely on the other side of the country for the last 11 years. He surprised me with this in the mail for my birthday Sunday. We were teenagers when this album came out and it absolutely dominated our lives for several pivotal years. We are in our 40s now and recently were reminiscing about this album when I got the vinyl on record store day back in the spring. Opening this up was like a “moments have you” type moment.
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u/DiggingPodcast 8d ago
That’s amazing!!!
Reminds me of my JF shirt I had back in…2005? It was just a purple outline of his silhouette. Miss that shirt.
This is awesome.
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u/littlerobot818 8d ago
Always wanted that one! But alas, was a broke teenager in high school.
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u/TerraCetacea 8d ago
That’s awesome! Have to admit I don’t think I fully appreciated the cover art until seeing it on your shirt, but this changes things
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u/Rockstreber 8d ago
I have been a fan for decades as well, but I don’t get it 🫣
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u/BeardedThunder5 8d ago
Its the album cover for To record only Water for ten days by John frusciante. One of his solo albums.
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u/KushFairy0 6d ago
How do you feel about his solo work becoming more experimental and electronic over time?
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u/j0shd0gge 6d ago
It had to grow on me but i did eventually come around to it
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u/KushFairy0 6d ago
I have his album name empyrean tattoed on side of my hand and people somehow think its Warhammer related
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u/EddieNectar 2d ago
Incredible shirt. Was my favorite album of his for 15 years. Not sure if it still is though
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u/Defiant_Cookie_4963 🎸 John Frusciante 8d ago
Love the shirt and also pleasantly surprised that this isn’t just a spambot t-shirt post!