Day 26 - Rock and Roll

After my burning exploits yesterday, I decided to try a T-shirt which I didn't feel was really going to win, but which had enough sentimental value to me that I didn't really want it to lose. Not so much burning, more smouldering, I suppose. It was an old Led Zeppelin number, custom made by my brother some years ago and featuring the album art from their debut album 'Led Zeppelin' on the front (with the logo in blue, as per the rarely seen first pressing of the LP) and artwork from Led Zeppelin III on the back.

Nick had also kept with a musical theme, sporting the original Teenage Fanclub T-shirt - very much inkeeping with the fact that it is John Peel Day today as one of our more learned judges pointed out. However, the fit was a little baggy reflecting the fact that Nick used to be about 25 stones in his heftier days... Pete had an enigmatic 'shirt chosen and bought by his wife when they were in Rome, so a poor result in today's bout would be an insult indeed to the missus.

Judging today was Lab 306 usually known for their 'no nonsense' attitude to judging. Until today that is. Judge 1 instantly came up with his opinion: '1, 2 , 3,' he declared indicating Brian, Nick and Pete in that order. Judge 2, however took a little longer to decide, quizzing the combatants on the history of the T-shirts before coming up with the order Brian, Pete, Nick ('although to be honest I don't like any of them,' he sighed). Deliberation and negotiation took place before the order BPN was settled on. Finally.

Or so we thought. Five minutes later Judge 3 entered the fray. He had noted the aforementioned John Peel Day and ranked Nick over Brian with Pete last. Lordy! All three judges' rankings were amalgamated to give today's actual, final, ultimate, definitive, no-nonsense, unchangeable, eventual and, in my opinion quite correct, result. Led Zep pulled rank to claim top spot, Teenage Fanclub rolled in a creditable second and Rome burned in a day, in third place.