Tiny Giant Clothing

Kinda Off Topic for me but something worth reading if you live in rochester, nh

Chris Murphy — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:42:26 +0000

I responded to a misleading job listing the other day in rochester, NH. The listing was for a position paying $500 a week in a sales position plus bonuses. They also claimed that the pay wasnt based on sales and it was guaranteed. My friend first found the ad in the fosters and decided to check it out. He explained a little to me (hes 18 and i am 26) and some red flags went up. (2 min interview and hired on the spot, with some too good to be true claims.) The business is called MCM merchandising. I setup and interview myself with no interest of being hired but to check out the validity for my young friend… which after going to the interview found out that it was what used to be the Rochester Kirby dealer. They are keeping kirby out of the name to get more people to come down for interviews. Now here is where i saw concern and figured you guys might want to know. They Tell you that they will call you at 2pm and let you know if you have the job. Then they call at 2pm and say you have he job and orientation is in a couple days and that there are two days of training and two days of tag along sales. After asking the guy a bunch of questions I found out they have no intention of paying you for the two days of training and expect you to give them as many names and addresses of family members so they can take you to try to sell things to your family. They claim that there are bonuses for the weekend but.. I was able to get him to admit there is no salary like the listing said. He responded saying that they setup 15 showings for you each week and that you would have to be an absolute jerk to not be able to sell anything. They are preying on young kids and I was very glad i took the time to check it out for my friend. I saved him quite the run around. I was also able to confirm in the interview that they are associated with L&R Merchandising in Concord NH which I have read some really horrible reviews from both customers and employees online claiming they werent being paid the wages they were promised and they are told anything to basically quick their current job and join their sales team. Last i checked if and employer asks and employee to show up for work, they have to pay the employee for their time (NH state labor laws).. They are located on 1 winter st in rochester. In such a hard job market these guys really are preying on young people and people starving for work. Don’t waste your time.

its a guaranteed job though.. if you dont mind working for free and driving around and trying to sell stuff to your friends and not being reimbursed for travel expenses or even time… Do some google searches on L&R and you will want to run away from these places. The NH labor board has been notified as well.

Found a FREE VENUE for USE!! Check it out!

Chris Murphy — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:58:34 +0000

I met a man through craigslist that has a really big room in Tilton, NH that is offering his building for free use for bands. Feel free to give him an email or you can visit his website here (click the logo) You want to talk to Steven. He seems like a great guy who loves music and would like local art to succeed!

Been a while..

Chris Murphy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:31:54 +0000

Its been a while since I’ve posted. Not sure how many people actually follow this but I figured I would say hello and give some updates on everything. The wife and I unfortunately still havent found the space in our schedule to start booking again. I REALLY miss the local scene and booking. I really hope that we can get back into it. Work seems to be the big hurdle to get over right now. Things the last few weeks have been really good screen printing wise. If your band or your business or friends band etc needs T-shirts please send them our way :) The more we can earn printing the more time we can take off from work and start booking again :)

(If you were curious while I am typing this I am listening to EYENINE (www.myspace.com/eyenine) Honestly I hate almost all rap/hip hop, or rather anything on the radio or mainstream. If you havent heard eyenine go take a listen)

Other than the snow we had the other day I am really getting excited about spring coming. I’m not looking forward to getting back to landscaping season but I am looking forward to better weather and enjoying life outside. I am also looking forward to grabbing the camera and getting out to the Rochester skate park to do some photo sessions. Everyone down there was great and fun to shoot.

Something AWESOME happened the other day when the wife and I were shopping at Goodwill. I discovered they had a large format Epson 2200 printer for sale. Came with new in the package ink and the kicker…. it was only $20. Normally this printer is $400 used and sold for about $800 new. So you might be asking.. yeah thats a good deal… but why would I care? well its large format so it means i can start printing screens that are 13×17 (full shirt) I still have to save up some more cash to get the attatchments on my press to actually print the images on the shirts… the hurdle of having the cash to buy the printer is bypassed though .. which is huge. Such a blessing. I brought the printer home and did a few cleaning runs and tested it out. The printer is perfect. Such a good score.

Well, I think that about covers any new developments in the Life of Chris and Megan from Tiny Giant. I’ll try to start updating things more often :) Work and a recent addiction to Call of Duty MW2 (ps3) have side tracked me from updating the site and getting things done. The playstation network has a problem and is down so I had nothing better to do .. So now you get to read this :)

Thanks again for all the support! Take care! Keep it Brootal and Post some comments!

Go Mosh for a Good Cause this weekend!

Chris Murphy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:31:50 +0000

Come out and support the Laughton family. It will be a good time and is definitely for a good cause. All these bands are playing for free to benefit the the family. Come out and show your support for a family who lost their son way before his time was due. Worst case scenario you will have an awesome time. The bands playing are all awesome. Get off you butt this weekend and go to a show! There hasn’t been many around these days. Make it count!

Our Own Design on a Dime…

Chris Murphy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:59:44 +0000

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A walk around the Neighborhood…

Chris Murphy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:13:34 +0000

I decided to bring the camera along with the wife and I when we were walking (thats alot of w’s) the dog. I’ve been lack luster about the whole photography thing since we’ve stopped doing my shows. I miss shooting the shows and doing more with the camera. So today, after about a month of not really doing much with it, I tossed a new battery in and slung it over my shoulder. Most of the Foliage is gone but there were a few trees still holding on, just enough to make the walk enjoyable. Fall is a great season. Its warm, dry and smells like dying trees… which oddly enough is an enjoyable scent.. Probably not if you were a tree though.

Here are a few shots from the walk: (you can click any of them to view the rest from the walk on my flickr.

Fly Rock Records!

Chris Murphy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:50:53 +0000

Fly Rock Records just launched their website today! They are a force to be paid attention to. They have a great recording crew and studio as well as offering their own label and managing. They currently are working a ton with EyeNine at the moment. Eyenine is an amazing local rapper. you you havent checked him out make sure you click here [Eyenine Myspace] . Fly Rock has very competitive recording prices and has been recording some really good quality tracks. Take the time to check them out! Click the Image above to link to their site! Soon they will have an awesome Radio Station as well. Keep your eyes on Fly Rock Records, they have a ton of potential and big things will be happening in Dover because of them.

Go See NEMES! Buy some Tix from them!

Chris Murphy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:53:30 +0000

The guys in Nemes have a big favor to ask. They have a Huge show coming up at ROCKOs and they have to sell some tix. They would love to see you there! If you are interested shoot over to their myspace and let them know you want tix! their myspace is Click here for Nemes

Here is the show info
Thursday Oct 22nd
@ Rocko’s
253 Wilson St
Manchester NH 03103
All Ages | $12 tickets | $14 @ the door
Door time is 5:00pm
Local bands load in at 4:00pm-4:30pm

The band’s confirmed so far are
From First To Last
Greeley Estates
Therefore I Am
The Color Of Violence
Burden Of A Day
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The Wake Up Call
Die Another Day ( Rhode Island )

Also you can purchase a NEMES cd right here on our store located at the top of this page!

Confident Soles is Soaring!

Chris Murphy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:38:58 +0000

I had the chance to help out Chris and Danny with their website over the last day or so. They are off to a great start. They will be lanching their products on the site really soon. I have a good size order of awesome new designs I will be printing for them over the next few days. Take a few min and check them out. They have alot of potential and I would love to see them take it to the next level!

Click here to Visit Confident Soles

Awesome Colors in Strafford, NH

Chris Murphy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:28:48 +0000

I used to live about 15min north of this spot and one year while driving past it to work i saw it in full peak colors. It looked like the trees were on fire. I might stop by the spot again in a week to see if it colors up a little more. If you are traveling up rt 126 toward barnstead you’ll see the spot about a mile or so from the post office in strafford. Its usually only colored for a short time so you need to check it out soon.

Here are some pics