Zakk gets three new accessories!
Nov 16th by Jon
You guys hooked Zakk up and raised another $3,000 last weekend for the second kindergarten we’re building in Vietnam. That translated immediately into a cool graphic t-shirt, an unnecessary scarf and a skinny tie. (Is there an official name we’re using to describe those scarves that have latched on to the necks of our worship leaders like the aliens from the show V? The ones that are being worn in July, in Georgia, with short sleeve t-shirts? Whoa topical and geographical? I’m on fire.) Granted, the skinny tie is usually worn with a vest, but gives us time, if we keep raising money for the second kindergarten in Vietnam I have no doubt that all manners of Metrosexual Worship Leader accessories will find their way to Zakk.
What’s next? Great question. We’ve got to raise another $3,000 to get the next wave of fantasticalness added to Zakk. I think we can do it this week.
How about you?
You ready to see what the comic genius Wes Molebash, who launched a new comic strip today, adds to Zakk?
Every dollar gets us closer to that.
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Question:
If Zakk and his band Zakk Attackk went on tour, what would be on their “rider list?”
That is, what sort of items would they demand the green room always have whenever they played a show?
Comments
Is it just me, or does Zakk's facial expression suggest his tie may be strangling him?
He actually looks a bit happier than he did, so maybe not. But if a tie with a t-shirt AND a scarf is what's in for Metrosexual Worship Leaders, then I'm living way too far away from the center of Worshipleader Land lately!
Go, Zakk, go!
LOL, I was thinking the same thing!
I'm loving this whole thing. It's comical for us, but also will be life-changing for some kids in Vietnam. Awesome.
I showed my wife all of this, and she made a suggestion that I'm ashamed to say never even crossed my mind, though it should have. She said, "If he's (Zakk) so metrosexual, shouldn't he have tighter jeans?"
I wholeheartedly agree. It looks like Zakk is wearing Jyncos. I think we need to tighten up those suckers…
Jon wanted me to give Zakk skinny jeans. I was opposed to drawing them on the grounds that I always thought skinny jeans were more "emo" than "metro".
Apparently I was wrong. My apologies and condolences.
Well, if we're going to be technical Wes, you are right. Skinny jeans are more emo than metro. However, metro is more of a straight leg as opposed to boot leg. Easy to get confused
Too bad we can't see the back of the jeans b/c the pockets say it all. Wes- you've done a great job.
The scarf is a nice tough. Is kinda reminding me of Steve Fee a bit
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I think that is who they are modeling the worship leader after.
He is a great prototype
Well, if we're going to be technical Wes, you are right. Skinny jeans are more emo than metro. However, metro is more of a straight leg as opposed to boot leg. Easy to get confused
Too bad we can't see the back of the jeans b/c the pockets say it all. Wes- you've done a great job.
He's getting closer to a smile. I love it!
And on the rider list? Not sure, but I'd say the latest issue of Relevant Magazine and his favorite free-trade, shade-grown, organic coffee. For a start, anyway.
Uh i think you mean fair trade not free trade. Fairtrade is the good for the workers one, free trade is the capitalist free-for-all one.
Yep, you're right. Haven't had MY coffee yet.
I hear Zakk Attakk is very picky about the way their portable labyrinth is set up.
I think there has gotta be a great business opportunity in marketing convenient lightweight portable labyrinths to metro worship leaders.
Organic vegetarian meals, soy products, dill pickle chips, and his own bathroom/dressing room….
Would like to donate via Pay Pal. Is there a way?
There is a way via paypal that someone explained in the comments a few days ago. Can someone please remind us how to do paypal?
Thanks Jon. I must have missed that. I'll go look for it.
Sorry, couldn't find it.
"If you have a Paypal account you have the solution at your fingertips. If you install the browser plugin, you can have paypal generate a one time use CC# for you to use. The funds come out of your Paypal account. I do this for making purchases online if it is not a site i know well."
From the comment Jon was referring to.
all things Kashi.
Skittles, no doubt, followed by Red Bull.
Probably ONLY the purple skittles.
Absoulutely Skittles! and don't forget the arm-stirred-orange-drink! It's a must…
- Mineral water for a remote spring in a country they couldn't find on a map
- Moisturizer
- An unlimited supply of starbucks
- Full length mirrors
- Their own swiss trained hairdresser (i assume switzerland is where the cool hairdressers come from)
- The entire back catalogue of rolling stone magazine
Zakk's t-shirt has a Fleur De Lis on it. That is the symbol of Louisville. It's French, too. So basically you're saying he eats pickled egg crepes, probably barefoot.
How could you do that to him?
I think Zakk's Fleur de Lis was a tribute to you, SFL.
Maybe he's a New Orleans Saints fan. Or just comes from New Orleans. Or is in solidarity with people of New Orleans.
Ding dang! I wish I could raise this kind of money for our adoption from Africa! Holy smokes!
Does anyone else think Zakk is starting to look more and more like Dr. Teeth? Can't wait to see what headware gets involved. Because we all know that Zakk doesn't "wear" a hat, he "experiences headware".
Aw, look how happy Zakk is now that his neck is so doubly warm!
I don't think the scarf is unnecessary, though…look how deep that V-neck is plunging. Now that his t-shirt has abandoned his neck, Zakk needs that scarf to compensate.
Skittles. Duh.
He needs some product in his hair!
Also brown m&ms . . . because since chocolate is already brown, they have less artificial food coloring.
Rider List as follows:
-Personal Fans (not an actual cooling system, a personal fan that tells them how great they worshipped tonight)
-Lufa's (at least I would ask for that)
-Swell Season CD playing at all times (because it is just awesome)
Ok as I start to write this list I realize that this is what i would want so I am just going to stop before I really embarrass myself.
LUFAS!!!!!!!
Zakk needs an oversized watch and a gigantic bracelet
You should probably thin out the scarf a little bit. It looks like it is made of wool by an alaskan native. And perhaps the vest should be next.
And he should ride a motorcycle. They get better mileage than a hybrid car.
No way. Riding a motorcycle would muss his hair.
I'm agree with the Relevant magazine and fair-trade, shade grown, organic coffee – make sure it's in a 100% recyclable, 100% compostable bag, complete with corn starch liner. Throw in a few Sufjan Steven cds and I think they would be set!
"Is there an official name we’re using to describe those scarves that have latched on to the necks of our worship leaders like the aliens from the show V? The ones that are being worn in July, in Georgia, with short sleeve t-shirts?"
Allow me: The plaid ones with fringe that sorta look like bandanas are called "keffiyehs," which, ironically, I found out on Stuff White People Like: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/04/30/97-sca...
I think this means that the joke has come full circle.
Where i come from the keffiyehs are often worn by people protesting injustices in the middle east. Perfect for our socially conscious metro!
When I check in on the firstgivings site, I can't help but laugh aloud. Newsies has been a favorite since high school and I have been singing it around the office this week complete with a terrible Brooklyn accent like Crutchie. Good work, whoever you are.
SUSHI!!!
On the rider list:
- Elixir guitar strings (Zakk WILL break a string, but he can change it while he backs off the mic and lets the audience sing the anthemic chorus! …but only if they're Elixirs. His Taylor guitar will accept nothing less
- Hummus (a staple of any worship leader's diet)
- A radio that will NOT, under any circumstances be tuned to the local Christian radio station. Zakk is WAY too cool to listen to Christian radio (although he does seem to know every song in the top 40…even the ones that aren't by Chris Tomlin)
Zakk attack requires a venti, half-caf, skinny, 2 pump hazelnut, skinny latte with soy and wi-fi access for his iPhone to shop for new scarves.
the coffee would be organic fair-trade, but that is a given.
I totally agree on the organic fair trade coffee – no starbucks! no mars corporation! waaayyy too unjust, and Zakk know that although singing worship songs is cool, the kind of worship God truly requires is justice that rolls down like a river (lyrics which he is busily working into his next song). Add to the coffee some fairtrade chocolate – it will probably have to be shipped in from Britain so will need to have some trees planted to offset the carbon footprint from the flight.
The green room would always have some type of coffee with “ccino” in the title, hair gel, mirrors, and John Piper’s recorded sermons.
I think Rob Bell or maybe Mark Driscoll is more likely
zakk is pretty rockin!! what a great motivator
God Bless!
Here is a link to a fashion blog Zakk would like – http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-st...
Gotta love those deep V's.