"The woman who marries a man with physiognomysimilar
to the above, the weak points in whose character are further described
on page 184, is likely to have a life full of trouble and to rest in a
premature grave.
Mothers caution your daughters."
What does Physiognomy mean?
Physiognomy (from the Gk.physis meaning "nature" and gnomon
meaning "judge" or "interpreter") is the assessment of a person's
character or personality from his outer appearance, especially the face. The term physiognomy
can also refer to the general appearance of a person, object or
terrain, without reference to its implied characteristics, as in the
physiognomy of a plant community.
(Wikipedia)
SO-
If you are dating, meet, or are married to
someone who has
facial characteristics like the man above-
RUN LIKE HELL!
and
if you are a guy
who looks like that one...
you better go see a psychiatrist ,
get a nose job,
or a serious makeover...
but according to the good doctor
you were just born a jerk!
Ha! This book continues to surprise me
every time I turn a page!
To go along with our theme today
here is Pearl Jam performing
an acoustic arrangement of
"Betterman"
at the Bridge School benefit 2010.
Take a listen....
it is a totally different arrangement of the song
and I think you will be pleasantly surprised if you
If you agree or not about the decision to come back
years later
after Layne's passing...
I just want to say - this is about the fan experience.
NO one expects Layne to be replaced -
he can't...
Frank said he had a great time -
this was his first live AIC show...
Mike Inez rockin' the hair and Jerry's new lack of .....
Frank also managed to come away with some nice
souvenirs...
How cool is that?!
Frank has been following AIC for a long time.
He thought that William DuVall was great and holds up with the band well.
He said they put on an amazing show
and Jerry was great
to finally get to see play guitar live.
We're glad Frank had such an awesome experience!
I would just like to include a link to an interview Mike Inez
gave to The Columbian....
and here is a bit from the interview about Layne's absence...
"I don't think there's closure, per se. That seems to me like the wrong
word," Inez said.
"You obviously move on and the world keeps spinning
and the gigs keep coming and stuff like that, but sometimes, especially
like on the tour bus late at night when there are no sounds going on and
it's really silent, I start thinking about Layne and stuff like that,
still to this day. And I don't ever want to stop thinking about Layne."
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..
Today's photo is a self shot of Mike from his Twitter feed...
The story is...
Mike reunited with his 80's band
Shadow this week for a little
show at Easy Street Records in Seattle ...
The guys seemed to have a blast - old friends
having good fun and rocking out together.
I love that Mike always seems eager to help out
a friend with a cause,
to take time to stop with fans,
just loving life lately and so into his work.
He has talked about his struggles before
and of all the PJ members he was the only
one I was surprised to hear he had so much
inner turmoil.
A song like Inside Job
(written by Mike)
that I featured in my personal photo
on Wednesday...
is a peek into the soul of someone
who is sharing their troubles and trying
to come out on the up side.
Here is the Shadow
show at Easy Street
I also want to give Mike my humble thanks for
trying to help shine a light on
Healthcare reform by sharing his story about Insurance
coverage denial becasue of his Crohn's
I have had a similar experience with Healthcare
and it is scary and unfair.
I could tell a long story that would shock most
but we're all about music here - so we'll stow it for another time.
Mike has also lent his persona
to help friend Steve Gleason spread the word about
ALS.
I have written about my personal
experience with ALS on another blog
and I will share it here eventually.
(only because of Mike and Pearl Jam's involvement in the cause)
and a lot more footage of Andy that you have probably never seen.
To close today instead of music I wanted to share a video with some behind the scenes footage... It was taken during the "baby" photo shoot for Mother Love Bone I think it just gives a nice glimpse into the boys and Andy when they were not "performing"... Andy is "working" yet funny and being himself...
