Hidden Findings discovered in Backspacer Cover (Updated)

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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    I dont have any pics or evidence to back it up, but maybe the upper right one is supposed to be Abraham Lincoln?
    I'm thinking its definitely a nod to Harry Houdini
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    I dont have any pics or evidence to back it up, but maybe the upper right one is supposed to be Abraham Lincoln?
    I say its P.N. Guinn
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  • vedderfan10
    vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    Re: the Gilligan/Bob Denver picture: Isn't that Kristie McNicol on the TV screen on that robot? the Robot also appeared in an episode of Gilligan's Island and also later in a TV ad for K-Tel's "Music Machine" album from the 70s.
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  • cannotstaylong
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    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    Re: the Gilligan/Bob Denver picture: Isn't that Kristie McNicol on the TV screen on that robot? the Robot also appeared in an episode of Gilligan's Island and also later in a TV ad for K-Tel's "Music Machine" album from the 70s.

    That definitely looks like Gilligan there. I had thought that the robot was a reference to Lost in Space, as others have said. Maybe there's some sort of connection between Gilligan's Island and Lost in Space?? Not sure, maybe they're just getting at the common theme of the sitcoms??
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  • pajo
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    Has anyone figured out why Seattle is under water, with the Backspacer turtle in the background, on the middle left photo?
  • qwerty1
    qwerty1 Posts: 142
    The 4th pic reminds me of a scene fron The Beatles, Yellow Submarine.
    This sidewalk is for regular walking, not for fancy walking!
  • NoelMichael
    NoelMichael Posts: 1,635
    Seems to be a recurring theme of lost or being lost... Now where's the Dharma initiative?
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  • toledo jam
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    The artwork for the album is being handled by editorial cartoonist Dan Perkins, who goes by the pen name Tom Tomorrow.[12] Perkins spent six months working on the artwork.[13] In 2009, Village Voice Media, publishers of 16 alternative weeklies, suspended all syndicated cartoons across their entire chain. Perkins lost twelve client papers in cities including Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City and Seattle,[14] prompting his friend Vedder to post an open letter on the Pearl Jam website in support of the cartoonist.[15] Perkins referred to the artwork as "dreams and memories,"[16] while Gossard referred to the artwork as a "bizarro otherworldy dreamscape."[11] The album's cover art features nine images created by Perkins, and was revealed through a contest on the band's official website.

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  • OlDiamondback
    OlDiamondback Posts: 100
    qwerty wrote:
    The 4th pic reminds me of a scene fron The Beatles, Yellow Submarine.

    Plus a little dab of:

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  • OlDiamondback
    OlDiamondback Posts: 100
    The 2nd picture reminds me of "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Poe.
  • Mudfest
    Mudfest Posts: 1,025
    Poncier wrote:
    Valerio wrote:
    And this is the robot from the bottom-left image:

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    I noted that already:
    Poncier wrote:
    How do Gilligan, the robot from Lost in Space and The Penguin fit in with a suicide theme?
    Those of us old enough to remembr Lost in Space reruns picked that one up quickly..."Danger Will Robinson, danger!"
    :mrgreen:

    The guy in the pic looks like Gilligan ?

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  • Wolf At Bay
    Wolf At Bay Posts: 236
    oh man, mysterious album artwork.
    Awesome, except I'm gonna need some answers at some point or I'll go crazy
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  • mrs.smiley
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    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    Re: the Gilligan/Bob Denver picture: Isn't that Kristie McNicol on the TV screen on that robot? the Robot also appeared in an episode of Gilligan's Island and also later in a TV ad for K-Tel's "Music Machine" album from the 70s.

    Wow! Amazing memory & sure looks like Kristy McNicol to me. Very cool, indeed :D
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  • Mrs.Vedder78
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    the girl in the red dress is killin me!!! Who is she? :geek:
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  • primitiveshirts.com
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    artwork looks great, i thinks its going to be the best packaging since vitalogy.
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  • mrshock13
    mrshock13 Posts: 472
    Mrs.Vedder78 wrote:
    the girl in the red dress is killin me!!! Who is she? :geek:

    Farah Fawcett?
  • Mrs.Vedder78
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    mrshock13 wrote:
    Mrs.Vedder78 wrote:
    the girl in the red dress is killin me!!! Who is she? :geek:

    Farah Fawcett?

    I thought about her too but I dont think so becaus it look like a red dress and Farrah's was a bathing suit and I think that since the other 2 drawings are identical to the famous pictures the third one probably is too, so it would have to be a red dress and blach high heels.

    I thought about every single bond girl, Sofia Loren,Jennifer Beals, Marilyn Monroe, you name it - LOL! and I just can't put my finger on it.
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  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    hey guys, i love this thread.


    keep up the good work. :D
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  • asgoodased
    asgoodased Posts: 109
    Mrs.Vedder78 wrote:
    mrshock13 wrote:
    Mrs.Vedder78 wrote:
    the girl in the red dress is killin me!!! Who is she? :geek:

    Farah Fawcett?

    I thought about her too but I dont think so becaus it look like a red dress and Farrah's was a bathing suit and I think that since the other 2 drawings are identical to the famous pictures the third one probably is too, so it would have to be a red dress and blach high heels.

    I thought about every single bond girl, Sofia Loren,Jennifer Beals, Marilyn Monroe, you name it - LOL! and I just can't put my finger on it.

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  • asgoodased
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    The first frame makes me think of the train in back to the future 3, but i can't find a frame that matches up to it exactly...
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