SoBe Lizard Lightning

This is the front of the shirt which is further described below.

This is the back of the shirt which is further described below.

Physical Description: This is a long-sleeved shirt. The front has a design this time centered over the chest. A lime green fire design is reflected and between them sits the famous logo of the South Beach Beverage Company, the two lizards which are less a reflection and more of an inversion of each other.

A lizard skateboarding is shown on the back. This time there is only one lizard with significantly more attitude than the logo lizards smirking while doing a trick that involves him grabbing the board with one hand and having the other hand free (can tell someone doesn't skateboard, eh?). Only the bottom of the skateboard is visible and looks pretty thin. The design is black with a repetition of the theme of a lime flame and a branding of SoBe in the middle. "LIZARD LIGHTNING" is written in yellow over black at the bottom of the design.

This shirt gets into the murky area of what is and what is not a free t-shirt. At the time I had received this shirt, I was quite the SoBe drinker because I enjoy the drink and it was relatively cheap. Back in those days, if you collected three caps and then sent them in they would send you back the t-shirt they were offering for that campaign. Memory is strong, but not strong enough to remember which caps in particular were needed to get this shirt. The two SoBe shirts are then on the edge of freedom only because back when I drank a lot of SoBe anyway, and was getting the shirt free for something I did regardless of promotions.

Later on, a large manila envelope arrived at my residence that included the shirt, a vendor sticker for SoBe Power (one of my favorite flavors), and a handwritten letter from "the Lizard King". It was all cheesy, but it was also all great fun. Friends remarked that I finally was able to get all of the right caps; as I had missed getting another shirt by a day, despite the fact that I had saved every cap from every bottle I had purchased. The letter was slightly amusing; sadly, I threw it away as I had not yet conceived of the Free Shirt Archive at that time.

As is apparent to anyone who has perused the archive, long sleeves is a rare commodity in the free shirt world. I personally am a short-sleeved person. How else would I be able to keep my farmer's tan? Beds tan too much of the body and holding your arms out of the car can be dangerous.

One reason I have contempt for the common person is that they are inclined to think this is the best shirt in my collection. I receive more compliments on this shirt then any other shirt, especially if the person does not see the back. It is easy to see why, the cleanness of the design and the small design is all the rage at the moment. This shirt was designed for people to want to wear it out and be cool. I like the compliments, but usually I must discredit them to myself because those who lavish the praise are usually the sheep that will scoff at this site while wearing an Adidas, Prada, whatever is the style of the moment shirt THAT THEY HAD TO PAY FOR! Suckers.

This shirt's front design also exhibits butterfly symmetry, which is special for any shirt.

Information

Shirt Facts

Acquisition Date: Late 1999
Color: Blue
Design Presentation: Print
Donor: SoBe
Freedom Quotient: .85
Method of Delivery: Personal Mail
Size: XL
Sleeved: Long
Uniquity: Legacy

Fun Statistic

Average price of SoBe when I first started drinking (pre-Pepsi buyout): $.99