Blitz Benefit - the art of the t-shirt

BLITZ
Blondie * Contortions * Corpse Grinders * Criminals * Dead Boys * Derringer * Dictators * Dots * Erasers * Fleshtones * Ghosts * Glen Buxton * Helen Wheels * Jerry Nolan * John Belushi * Jo Nathan * Paley * Mumps * Richard Hell * Ramones * Rudies * Senders* Shrapnel * Sic Fucks * Spicy Bits * Slander Band * Steel Tips * Stilletto * Students Teachers * Stumblebum * Suicide * Bob Rudnick

For 4 nights in May, 1978 (the 4-7), the artists listed above gathered to play benefit shows at CBGB for Johnny Blitz of the Dead Boys. The t-shirt sold to aid the cause was designed by Ramones designer, Arturo Vega. Blitz needed help covering medical expenses he incurred after getting into a knife fight on Second Avenue in the East Village. T-shirt image courtesy of 98 Bowery.