Oct 122007
First TownBaller to correctly identify this iconic rock garment wins the coveted RTH No-Prize:
You know me, you love me, you wish you could wear me
First TownBaller to correctly identify this iconic rock garment wins the coveted RTH No-Prize:
1 – was this an ebay DNA auction win?
2 – did someone famous wear this and does it smell like them or like imitation leather?
3 – is it … a suede jacket?
Answers to SallyC’s probing questions:
1. No. It’s in a private collection.
2. Yes, and I have no idea. The person in question went through a bit of a smelly, unwashed period, I think; but not when he/she was wearing this jacket. Though it might have a bit of a cannabis pong to it.
3. I assume so!
It looks like something Eddie Vedder would have worn to evoke thoughts of Buffalo Springfield and make me want to like him just a little bit.
WRONG, Moddie! You of all people should put your thinking cap on and really scrutinize this jacket. I know for a *fact* that you crave it.
I first thought Daltry, but his had fringe. The “bit of a smelly, unwashed period” rules out Jim Morrison, but how about my man Ray Manzarek? I think he briefly donned the suede jacket.
Mod, WRONG again on the Manzarek tip. Here’s a clue: it appears on one of your favorite album covers.
Speaking of Manzarek, Charity and I saw his sideburns walking down Harvard Ave in Brookline earlier this afternoon.
Why, that’s the jacket John Lennon wore on the cover of Rubber Soul.
Trolleyvox sez:
Why, that’s the jacket John Lennon wore on the cover of Rubber Soul.
The judges say:
DING DING DING DING DING DING! We have a winner! Trolley, you can collect your No-Prize backstage after the janitors have swept up. Thank you.