Do you like love? And reggae? And the library? Well then! Check it out, it's the Official Gregory Isaacs-inspired Lovers Rock Library Card! Just in time for Valentine's Day!
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Roots reggae legend Gregory Isaacs, AKA the Cool Ruler, recorded
Love is Overdue in Jamaica in 1974. While I don't care much for "romance," I find his ultra-smooth, melancholy vocals (hey, they don't call him the Lonely Lover for nothing) impossible to resist. Combined with a wee obsession with old school librarian gear - library cards and rubber stamps in particular (check out my kick-ass vintage stamp stand!) - it only made sense to bring all these passions together in time for February 14th. Each card is hand-stamped with a custom made rubber stamp. I had intended to screenprint them, but this way I can (and fully intend to) stamp these lyrics
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Simply scribble a love note onto the card, tuck it back into its little manilla pocket and give it to your library-book-borrowing-big-chune-bumpin' champion lover. A limited number of Lovers Rock Library Cards are available at
TYPE Books. If your love game ain't as tight as you'd like, you should probably gwan and get one.
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2 comments:
Genius. Absolutely genius. Not a big fan of Valentine's day but this has me reconsidering my feelings. Again, genius, absolutely genius.
Thanks K-Reigh. I'm all about making people reconsider their feelings.
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