Montreal 1976 Olympics Buttons Up Beavers

Official poster of the 1976 Olympics in Montreal is covered in buttons

Remember the mystery of the Hank Williams button?  Carmen sent this story about the 1976 Montreal Olympics, where two of its official posters are directly related to Busy Beaver Button Co. two decades before the company’s inception.

Merge the free-love poster covered in one-inch buttons pictured above, and the poster of a beaver pictured below.  Whoa.  Read more about the poster design process here.

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A beaver was also used for the 1976 Montreal Olympics branding

Button Junkie: GG Allin

GG Allin "Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be" Record Cover

Remember the blog post about Hank Williams buttons?  There are few bigger Hank fans then the late GG Allin.

Another mysterious element featured on his iconic “Always Was, Is, And Always Shall Be” record cover is a Brian Jones pin.  Anyone know of any Rolling Stones button photos to bring this full circle?

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Hank Williams Button Sightings

Jeffrey Lee Pierce from the Gun Club

Submarine Races

What do Jeffrey Lee Pierce from 80s punk band Gun Club and In the Red Records rockers Submarine Races have in common?  A single Hank Williams button.

Theresa K. took this great Pierce photo thirty years ago.  She is a renowned photographer of the original LA punk scene, and you can check her out her epic shots of Stiv Bators, the Ramones, and Blondie on Punk Turns 30.  This Submarine Races cover came along three decades later, and features Ian Adams from the Ponys.

Where else can you find this Hank Williams button?

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