quoted 14 lines On Wed, 22 May 1996, Erkki Rautio wrote:>On Wed, 22 May 1996, Erkki Rautio wrote:
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>> 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.