Brian Jones Of The Week!
Today begins a new feature here on Boviosity, the Brian Jones of the week. You may or may not know that my name is Brian Jones. As such, I have received my share of teasing over my name, all because of this chap, the first Brian Jones of the week. He was guitarist for the Rolling Stones and a pioneer rock burnout, kicked out of the band and dying less than a month later.
My favorite tease was from a member of the band Skinny Puppy, whose album I won on an on-air radio contest. The autographs on the album included a notation from one of them, "Hay, ain't you a dead Rolling Stone?" I never listened to the album, unfortunately, so I can't say anything more. But I liked the obviousness and lack of over-cleverosity in this little dig. Well done.
I get a lot of "stay away from the pool, dude!" You're all sick.
A roommate of mine once created an entire Brian Jones shrine (here's the scary part) out of materials she had on hand, including books and posters about Jones. Eep.
So, there it is. The anniversary of his death in 1969 will be on Thursday, so it's only fitting that Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is our first Brian Jones of the week!