MONA'S T-SHIRT FETISH FLOURISHES

Hello to all of the Congress members who have been with us for so long and to all of you just joining us. I am Mona, the one with the tee shirt fetish. Here is a quick history of the DB CONGRESS tee.

I joined the Congress on Aug. 7, 2007--just seven days before meeting the man for the first time! After meeting him I became even more involved with dierks.com and the Congress. Other Congress members were tossing around ideas to have matching tees. Being the pushy type person that I can be, I started searching online for design ideas. I took those ideas back to the Congress and the shirt you see at Dierks shows was agreed upon. Another member, Jackie Ohio, put me in touch with a company that could do the shirts at an affordable price. Granny Ann obtained permission for us to us the db logo. The first order I sent in was for 23 shirts.

The shirts came in in time for the Oct. 19-20 shows in Sioux City and Council Bluffs. Samantha MN was the first to show Dierks the tee shirt and have him autograph it for her. Dierks had a very busy tour schedule that fall and those 23 shirts were seen a lot! I began getting more requests for shirts and have now sent shirts to Canada, Australia, and Europe! Over 100 tees went out in the first year! We have also done the same shirt in a white version for summer time and in the ever popular LITTLE WHITE TANK TOP.

By the way, Dierks has his own Congress tee with DUDE on the back, thanks to David!

I really do have a thing for DB tees. I have about 20 shirts that I have purchased from dierks.com store or at the merch tables. And I have 2 black Congress shirts-IOWA and MLVSLTA. Ronna's warning about silver sharpies? Oh yeah, I can no longer wear my Iowa shirt as the autograph is fading and I have a very special memory attached to the signing of that shirt.
I will once again be taking orders for the white version and the LLWTT starting in April. Numerous people have asked about hoodies, we have a decision to make about those, see my latest post in DBTEE SHOP thread on dierks.com.

Welcome new members and thank you to everyone who has allowed me to handle the shirts for our great CONGRESS. I hear from so many people, cards and emails telling about their experiences meeting Dierks...It has been so much fun!

Please email me at mona@dbcongress.com with any questions.

PURCHASING FEEL THAT FIRE EXPERIENCE

So I woke up today and put on my DB Congress shirt and bracelets to head to Wal-Mart to purchase the new cd of course. And let me tell you...we are having some bad weather where I am at so going out is not any easy task right now.I get to Wal-Mart and go to the cd's and I can not find the cd anywhere. "Do you have any copies of the CD in stock" ?... there were none left! They said they put a few out and they were gone and it would take them awhile to go to the back and find them. So I patiently waited while the salesperson went to the back to bring up more copies. (tick tock, tick tock...) THEY FOUND ONE!!

I go up front to check out and the cashier was asking about the cd and if it was good. She went on to ask more questions about Dierks and told me how she saw him with Kenny Chesney a while back and really liked him. I told her about the fan club and showed her the bracelets (and even gave her one, she was so excited!). She said she was gonna purchase the cd after work and go register at dierks.com!

I was just so excited when I left the store. I got the cd, and got a few fans to purchase it and come look at the new website. It was just a great day!

KATIE
DB CONGRESS REP in Michigan

DBC Ts, LIKE BILLBOARDS FLYIN' BY...

'Round every bend I only see--DB Congress Ts! Such was the case on a HOTlanta concert day in May 2008. Representing Georgia, Florida, Alabama and North Carolina, DBC reps Tammy, Staci, Debra and Tanya show off their DB shirts and derrieres--catch you on the flip side, baby! What a great way to promote Dierks--in the parkin' lot of the Lakewood Amphitheater, surrounded by 10,000+ concert-goers...and future DB Fan Clubbers and Congress reps! Join DB Congress as soon as you can! Want your own DBC "T"? Just email Mona at dbteeshop@yahoo.com.