Greetings Med School Buddies,
I have been meaning to post this for as long as this blog has existed, but am just now getting my lazy, but well-meaning butt around to it (what? can a butt even be "well meaning"? Well yes,trust me, it can).
So our story begins back sometime in the glorious 90's. When Pearl Jam was a hugely popular, although pretty misunderstood band. Everyone thought that Eddie Vedder, while obviously talented (actually some even argued against that, how dare they!) was some boorish, depressed artist who took himself way too seriously. The truth was, he was a shy, complicated guy, who did happen to take his work pretty seriously, but who also loved to have fun, although that last part was never portrayed very well by the music media, since he had a harder time doing it in the spotlight.
Well, after touring with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1992, Pearl Jam recorded a completely silly, kinda funky (Chili Peppers-influenced) song that was released as a B-side on the Even Flow single. The song - and here's where the relevance to each one of you comes in - was called Dirty Frank.
The best part about a song existing called Dirty Frank, with the way those words immediately recall Hana for all six of us, is that the song is based (I'm serious) on the band's former tour bus driver who was so creepy that they all joked that he must be a cannibal who chopped people up and ate them. They started calling this creepy bus driver Frank Dahmer. This song was born. I can just imagine him waiting sleepily in the driver's seat while the band, crew, and all the gear get loaded onto the bus. . . sitting there in his underwear and wife beater. . . breathing heavily . . . cats circling his feet. . .that freaking crazy look in his eye that would come to haunt all six of our dreams some 15 years later. . .
And now, after the link, Dirty Frank.
http://song2play.com/p/pearl_jam-3559/lost_dogs-16108/dirty_frank-213823.html
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Dirty Frank. Yes, he was indeed.
Ok, why can't I download this song?!! Has anyone else tried to? Anyone else have any trouble?
(Do you like how I'm trying to lure the Jacksons into posting with my cry for help?)
The Jacksons don't need luring as much as some sort of remedial computer lessons, we thought we had it figured out and then we started having log-in problems again. However if you see this post, it means we're back in business. Exciting updates from Ann Arbor to follow.
Okay, help me out here. Talk about remedial. Or crazy. Didn't there used to be a button at the top that says "Blog this" and that was how you would post? Where has this button gone? How do I freakin' post????
Meanwhile, here's the reader's digest version: We are at my parents' house right now, we just spent a few days in San Diego. You can see pictures at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gracesfam/. It is nice to have a break, but less than relaxing traveling with a newly-terrible two year old!
As an update--I can see the "blog this" link on other blogs :( Just not this one.
Ah the weirdness continues, not only do I now associate my dream vacation with a scruffy vagabond/psycho killer/motel owner with lots of cats, but I now associate it with a song that starts, "He has a recipe for every kind of meat." It's kind of a disconnect from the whole sun, grass-skirt, paradise motif. You know what though, given all the other fond memories that go with Frank--and now with his new theme song--I kind of like it.
By the way, Annie, the song just played for me when I clicked the link, so I don't have any trouble shooting advice. Sorry.
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