Let There Be Light

For a while now Daryl, Casey and I have been thinking about the possibility of producing a run of Taps Zippos.

[Something along on the line of what these guys have done ]

Now a basic chrome Zippo is only about £13.99, and if we were to buy 30 or so of them it would be even less than that, which would mean that adding on engraving costs we’d only be looking at maybe £23-£25 quid or so for a once in a lifetime chance to own a special edition Taps lighter.

At those prices even if you don’t smoke you should start you’ve got to get involved.

Now Casey has been bribed with Desperados volunteered to take the lead in coming up with some kind of design/logo for the lighters to go on one side, and then on the other I thought that we could have some short form of wording.

At the moment I lean towards either, ‘We are the Taps’ or ‘Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers. Lo, there do I see the line of my people back to the beginning. Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever.’

The latter of which would likely prove both wildly impractical and make no sense at all (luckily it’s not up to me), but hey please give it some thought and let me know if you have any suggestions.