Vitalogy and some Corduroy.....

Thanks for coming back

to delve into

Vitalogy again this week....

Just wanted you to see the massive size of this book

compared to the Pearl Jam booklet...

Today I'm going to keep it simple 

but maybe not sweet...

Did you ever notice page 17

in the PJ book?

A set of dental x-rays...

definitely fitting for the medical contexts

of the book right?

Did you look close enough to see that the x-rays

are labeled as belonging to Eddie Vedder?

With a date of 12/9/92?

Of course I have to wonder if that was the date

the films were taken

or is that some significant date Ed marked on there

himself?

More investigating to come.

When you look closely at the the bottom

box on the x-ray where the 

examiner should fill in their name

(usually the doctor is signed here in case of identifying needs)

there has been a label placed in to the box

with the word

Corduroy

Pearl Jam fans usually know all about the

premise of the song Corduroy...

Referring to a jacket that Ed used to wear.

When the whole "grunge" thing  exploded

and became exploited...

Ed felt that way about himself too...
exploited and not in control..

Seeing ads in fashion magazines

for "grunge" style clothing...

now going for hundreds of dollars

it was really quite ridiculous. 

"I don't want to hear from those who know-

they can buy but can't put on my clothes" 

exemplifies his feelings towards the frenzy...
"those who know" - I'm thinking the people who create the hype-
who "know" what's cool..where everything is happening...
what the latest and greatest is....
"they can buy" - self explanatory
"but can't put on my clothes"
 a person can't gain an identity
or acquire an attitude 
or walk in someone else's shoes -simply from a purchase..?
You can't be ME...

I know he thought is was pure stupidity and greed.

I'm going to examine Corduroy a little further in the future...

today was just the beginning...

This is when Corduroy was a "New song"
something they had just written-
not available in stores..

quoting Ed here...

take a listen...

Have a Rockin' Day guys!