In 2002, I created KaptainMyke.com as a place for photoshoppers to make fun of pop culture, movies, and tv shows. In 2005, a Cafepress Store was born and I never looked back since.

In 2005 of that same year, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Arthritis, and Ebstein Barr Virus. During the first MRI, doctors discovered 7 lesions on my brain and 4 lesions on my spinal cord. I can no longer work a full time job. 7 years later, I have outrageous food sensitivity issues, panic attacks, and I can barely move around my home.

My son was born in 2007, only to discover by 2009 he was diagnosed with Autism. I simply try to make whatever money I can working from home for myself and my wonderful yet very unlucky family.

In 2008, the economy crashed and Cafepress changed their bonus structures and forced everyone to make only 10% commission on all Cafepress products sold in the Cafepress Marketplace.

Now, in 2012 Cafepress ordered me to remove and close down all unofficial fan based movie and tv shirts, yet all my competitiors still are selling their unofficial fan made designs yet I had to remove all my bestselling movie and tv shirts. I was the first Macgver Phoenix Foundation shirt, Clark Griswold Walley World shirt, and Tommy Boy Callahan Auto Parts Shirts....but I can't sell them at Cafepress anymore.

I wasn't ever going to write any of this sob story in my About Page but I can't help it anymore. This is my story, whether it sounds like a sad story in order to get you to buy something from me....but hey, it's the honest to God truth and maybe now you, and all my competitors, can finally understand the ugly truth about KaptainMyke.

Even though I wasn't the first person to create an unlicensed fan made unofficial tv or movie shirt, I did become a major pioneer in creating shirts and gifts that have fictional logos from ficitional products or companies from within films and television shows. I always wanted to land a licensing deal with some sort of movie studio or television show studio but alas, I've never been approached or asked to become a part of such a wonderful opporotunity. Oh well, right?


Please, buy a t-shirt or gift from me to help support my wonderful family.

Thanks,

Michael Sorensen, "KaptainMyke".