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Paul Peterson
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Wed, 22 May 1996 15:02:08 -0800
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Re: (idm) The Black Dog
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quoted 14 lines On Wed, 22 May 1996, Erkki Rautio wrote:>On Wed, 22 May 1996, Erkki Rautio wrote: > >> >> James Skilton wrote: >> > I was having a casual discussion with my Mum and I had just bought a >> > copy of the Black Dog's "Parallel" and she pointed out that the >> > phrase "The Black Dog" is an archaic expression for depression. >> >> For those who are interested in the European folk mythology, black dog has >> been always considered a messenger of devil or an omen of devil's being >> around. >Then there's Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guarded the crossing of >the River Charon -- the way into the underworld. Greek Mythology. >Believe the pup made an appearance on the cover of a Black Dog record, eh?
Yeah, Cerebus appeared on the cover of "Spanners." I took that image and made a desktop out of it. --Paul P.