June 05, 2006
Fisking Jack White
In the White Stripes' song "Ball and a Biscuit", Jack White states the following:
It was the other two which made me your third
But it was my mother who made me the seventh son
BZZZT! WRONG!
In humans and most other mammals the sex of offspring is determined by the male, or "heterogametic", parent.
So I won't deny that it's quite possible, Jack, that you are her third man, but it's a fact that if the proposed union produces issue, you, Jack, you will be solely responsible for its sex. Yeah, I'd look nervous too.
It is this kind of blatant and grossly irresponsible disregard for the truth which continues to erode public confidence in the record industry.
Of the three guitars pictured above with Mr. Don't-Know-Much-About-Biology, two are of particular interest: The guitar at lower right is a "Jetsons" Montgomery Airline, and the guitar at lower left is probably another Airline, but possibly a Supro Belmont; the two are very similar. Same manufacturer. All of these are fiberglas-bodied instruments from the 1960s. Cool guitars, but prices have risen since Mr.-Can't-Get-His-Facts-Right started waving them around. More guitar pr0n here and JW gear here. In the video for the Raconteurs' "Steady as She Goes", Jack is seen playing another model of Airline. I've just learned that Eastwood Guitars make pricey-ish hollow wood-bodied reissues of the "Jetsons" Airline and the Supro Belmont. I haven't played either, and the nearest dealership is in Portland, ME. Maybe next weekend.
Those anywhere near Philly might check out these guys, too.
Update!
More freaky guitar porn! Lotta Teiscos, Corals, four Airlines, Mosrites, sundry Vox copies, a Hagstrom Futurama, and a Supro down at the bottom. And dig some fuzz daddy-o. Yeah.
Labels: biology, guitar, Hagstrom, Jack White, Mosrite, music, rock'n'roll, science, Supro, Teisco del Rey, Valco, Vox
