Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Do you think that wearing a GNR tshirt on an airplane increases your chances of getting a more intense search by airport security? My Mom thinks it does. When we were flying home from London a few years ago I was wearing a cute GNR cherub Tee that I had purchased, and I had my bag searched and was patted down. I didn't set off the metal detector and My Mom thought it was because of the shirt. I'm usually totally ignored by them. Any thoughts? Experiences? Should I wear a GNR shirt on my next trip to see what happens?

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Yes, you should wear one at your next trip.

Report back here afterwards.  ;)

wear a GNR t shirt and have a ticking clock in your hand luggage.

Im sure security would see the funny side.

lol  :rofl: - Don't put ideas in my head! I now have an unbelievable urge to do that! I do it and get into shit because of it... I'm blaming you fieldsy! lol  ;)

lol GNR are explosive :P

I try not to wear my How Are You? grenade shirt when flying.



/jarmo

Ha, when I was coming back from Toronto, Canada, as I was coming through the body scanner wearing my GN'R Asia / Canada tour date shirt. One of the airport staff who was tending to the baggage scanner said to me " Well did you go to the concert then " and I was like " Of course thats why I came to Canada " and she laughed.

It was one of those moments when everyone's looking at each other before they get on the plane.  :hihi:

Then when I landed at Heathrow London, It hit me that she probably thought I was mad for flying halfway across the world for a concert. Which also reminds me of the hounding Canadian Immigration gave me when I arrived, when I told them the reason I was in Canada as well.  :hihi:


Lee

Now theres a fan!

That could be a potentially funny youtube video. Or an international incident. :hihi:

+2. I would have done the exact same thing!

i can't see it giving you any trouble tho :(

and a cute GNR cherub Tee?
i think they had to keep themselves busy even when there was no suspicious passenger and picked you out at random.

ah . . . no. they are not going to search you for wearing such a shirt. your mom has no idea what she's talking about (no offense).

now if you wear a "heretodaygonetohell" t-shirt . . .

or a "heretodaygonetohell" tank top, even more dangerous...

No offence taken. What about my shirt with M16's and long stemmed roses inside the guns? It's not an official GNR shirt, but it does have guns and roses. :hihi:

Ha! that shirt would be perfect to travel with  :rofl:
Is that shirt for sale already?

Yeah, I got mine last year....




/jarmo

Oops  :hihi: Im gonna buy one then

You won't have any problems.

I specifically wore a GN'R shirt when I flew to NY last year.  We had a layover in St. Louis, and I HAD to flip off a St. Louis sign wearing a GN'R shirt.

You probably got a pat down because the inspector dude/lady wanted to feel you up.

I doubt TSA looks at the shirt you're wearing - it's more random and whether you might be acting sketchy.

My five-year-old daughter who did not set off the metal detector when walking through the control was anyway pulled aside and searched.  :confused: I understood that they took a random every 10th passenger or so to check them more thoroughly.

I wouldn't worry. I have worn a gnr shirt on every flight I have made. I have never been hassled in anyway. I think Jarmo is right about that tee though. I would stay away from the grenade one.

So THAT'S why his luggage was "lost."

It's all coming together now.

Coming back across the border to the U.S., me and my friend were asked what we were doing in Canada. We told them we came up for the GnR show in Toronto (we had "AXL RULZ!" written on the back window). He took the car keys and tore the trunk apart searching our shit while other cars seemed to be more or less flashing their passports and cruising right on through other checkpoints. Afterwards, we joked that it was because of the whole GnR thing, thinking it was cool that the mere mention of Guns n' Fuckin' Roses warranted a more thorough search of our vehicle. At the time, we really were just kidding, but now.... ::)

I have an airport security story?

in 2008 on my honeymoon, we went to Mauritius via Paris from London heathrow. A week into the honeymoon, I found a pair of big, fuck off kitchen scissors in my carry on luggage that i hadn't realised were in there. I had gone through 3 major airport security without being stopped, all the time not knowing I was carrying a 'weapon'. Jesus, at security checkpoints even mothers were being told to taste their baby's food but somehow I got through.

 

Yeah and thats why I keep telling him I only carry on. lol

amy

Long-haired, pot-smoking hooligans always get the extra attention.

I have two stories that involve GnR.

1) When I went to see GnR in Calgary from SD I was wearing my Megadeth shirt. So the lady asks me
"Whats the reason for coming to Canada?"
"I came for a concert?"
"Really? who's playing?"
"GnR. It's tomorrow"
"Do you have a ticket for the show?"
"Yeah" (showed her the ticket)
"Where are you staying until tomorro?"
"IONO"
"Do you know anyone here?"
"Nope, but I'm meeting people from the forums tomorrow at some bar"
"Forums?"
"Yeah, GnR forums...mmm...people from the internet"
"You're a brave man, you can go"
"Thanks"

the lady was mean, but really hot

2) My english teacher had it against me because I was wearing a GnR AFD shirt to school that she deemed inappropriate. She sent me to the principals office and we were talking about GnR, said he had no problem with the shirt, but told me not to wear it to her class. So what do I do? I wore it the next day to her class XD

You are my hero! I've been rocking dress codes since I was 13. This is a little off topic, but do you think the luggage handlers would abuse a Hello Kitty suitcase for the hell of it? I'm only asking because I bought this super cute Hello Kitty suitcase and I'm afraid it will get dirty!  :hihi: Yes I'm an idiot for buying in on ebay from Japan. :hihi: That would be a combo though, a girl with a GNR shirt with a Hello Kitty suitcase.

sounds like the principal was scared of the english teacher :hihi:

Well I think they were just looking for drugs.
Because you know that all the terrorist wear GNR! :hihi:

It was probably random. :hihi: That shirt brought me good luck. We were totally surprised to be upgraded to business class.

Same here! Security told me he wished he could've gone but unfortunately they/he had to work :p
On my way in to canada they wanted to know all about what I was going to do as well. When I told them I was there for guns we talked a bit about them. Conversation ended quickly when she said she couldn't get the annoying (?!) new tune out of her head. Oh well, at least they play guns on the radio then..

Well I thought I got a bit of a hounding when I went to Vegas in 2006 for the 2 Vegas shows at the Joint. But the Canadian immigration totally ripped me a new one. I even offered to show him my ticket, but he declined  :hihi:, but he seemed to calm down a bit when I said to him you should be able to see the stamp inside my passport from my Vegas trip.

But after I got him off my back, I thought all I had to do was walk out into the main airport area. But low and behold, there was another security check point in which the female officer, says to me " you have no luggage, why is that ? ", and I just said " yes I only have my backpack because I'm staying a few days to see GN'R.

But it was all worth it because GN'R rocked like hell.  :love:


Lee

maybe those securities liked your tees so that they stopped you.

haha I had to take of my shirt once. Wasn't a guns shirt though. It said 'I'm so fucking happy'. Was in London (stansted)

haha, I honestly don't think they would do that, I mean we are talking about Hello Kitty, the most harmless and probably cutest character for girls you know? Unless....they used her to spread the viruses  :nervous: Whenever you go to the airport wear your GnR shirt and carry your luggage. Then look for anyone named Jack, scream really loud from far away "Hi!!! Jack."  I'm sure people would get the lol's from that :D

:)

I remember this one ocassion when band-shirts we're banned from school, I think it started when someone had one with a masturbating nun.

A group of people wanted to fuck the dresscode and wore Backstreet Boys bandshirts the next day.

extremes meet.
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some say she is up to her conquest of the world.
http://www.kittyhell.com/2009/12/05/hello-kitty-bombs-in-boxes/

its not like she and GN'R have nothing in common.  8)

I love that www.hellokittyhell.com website. That guy has unintentionally introduced me to some of the best Hello Kitty stuff ever!

Dam that cat is fuckin crazy  :hihi:

Official shirt? Where can I order one from (reliable place)?

AC

Isn't that a line from a GNR song?

That is the cutest fucking hand grenade i have ever seen!

AFD You're Crazy!

I did not realize it could be dangerous being a sweet little Hello Kitty fan.  I wouldn't want my daughter to see these, she would want to add them to her Kitty collectables, just cuz they are Hello Kitty.

http://i48.tinypic.com/169gvvr.jpg
The best combo of Hello Kitty and GNR. I want to get this as my next tattoo.
She could be mine. :hihi:

Annie, that was an awesome find! Now if you get that in a T-Shirt, you won't even be allowed to enter the airport!

It was from an art exhibit called Three Apples that celebrated Hello Kitty's 35th anniversary last November in Culver City California. They are selling prints of the remaining artwork at Japan LA. It would make a cute  tshirt! That exhibit was so much fun! My bro just came back from Californai, and said he was patted down by random by airport security. I told him to wear a GNR shirt on his return flight, but he refused. :hihi: He's not really a fan. :no:

OMG!!!! That is so awesome, I want my Hello Kitty Butcher grenade launcher now!!!