As usual, he arrived to collect me from Philly International looking like an explosion at Ratners, from his Nike Dunks up to his Phat Hat.

'Whoop' I said, 'How do you manage to carry all that gold and silverware, it must weigh a ton?'

'No doubt - but dat ain't da bad beef Doc - check out me flashbak...shizznit, widdout dese shades I is one blind Mofo'.

And as so often happens, I was immediately reminded of one of the major issues in the screen print industry....foil dazzle!

I tried to explain the blinding dangers to Whoop, who said he 'Didn't give a fershizzle' and told me to 'Stop chattin fraff pon his ear piece'...ha, ha, I'd forgotten what a great guy he is, but you all know the score; foil - gold, silver of course, but every other colour too.

Print your glue, lay down a sheet of foil, give it a quick heat press and hey sparkle, you've got the sickest T at the block party.

All well and good when you're just doing half a dozen for a local drive by, but what happens when you get an order for 5000?

Research by my good friend at the University of Michigan, Dr Bling Crosby, has shown that prolonged exposure to foil dazzle can result in levels of sight loss similar to that experienced by teenage boys with over developed forearms. But what are we to do?

Take no chances; if you can't get hold of Kanye West's sunglasses on those big foil sessions, there's always the Dr Hackett Foil Shield.

Simply hold in your right hand, leaving your left hand free to make like a gangsta.

Stay safe my friends, and you should be able to see me next month....

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