Significance of Jerome Turner and the # 23?

Hugh Freaking Dillon · October 2011

I'm wondering why Ed would still use this alias, especially when most of us know it's him. And any idea what, if any, the name signifies, or where it came from? And what's up with the #23 on the back of the uke songbook?

Wilds · October 2011

Maybe for MJ?

RedMosquito02 · October 2011

Wilds wrote:

Maybe for MJ?

I think 23 is a MJ tribute and Jerome Turner tends to be the alias of choice when it comes to art credits on albums...at least that's what I get out of it

eeriepadave · October 2011

Bring it home for Jerome!

Black73 · October 2011

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

I'm wondering why Ed would still use this alias, especially when most of us know it's him. And any idea what, if any, the name signifies, or where it came from? And what's up with the #23 on the back of the uke songbook?

Think I heard somewhere 23 is Ed's lucky/favorite number. Think it's his birhday too, no? 12/23?

PJ-Cubs · October 2011

Black73 wrote:

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

I'm wondering why Ed would still use this alias, especially when most of us know it's him. And any idea what, if any, the name signifies, or where it came from? And what's up with the #23 on the back of the uke songbook?

Think I heard somewhere 23 is Ed's lucky/favorite number. Think it's his birhday too, no? 12/23?

For Chicago sports fans growing up in the 80s and 90s, 23 was a pretty significant number - both Jordan and Sandberg wore it.

Staceb10 · October 2011

Not sure about Turner but I am pretty sure Jerome was his middle name once he was adopted by Mueller.

I've seen things that say his name was Edward Jerome Mueller.

http://www.geni.com/people/Eddie-Vedder/6000000012951999562

magga1976 · October 2011

I think its a Chilean translation
Javier Diaz - Jerome Turner

chinobaeza · October 2011

magga1976 wrote:

I think its a Chilean translation
Javier Diaz - Jerome Turner

tell me you are kidding!

It doesn't make sense

magga1976 · October 2011

chinobaeza wrote:

magga1976 wrote:

I think its a Chilean translation
Javier Diaz - Jerome Turner

tell me you are kidding! It doesn't make sense

Yes... I'm kidding

CosmoCramer · October 2011

magga1976 wrote:

I think its a Chilean translation
Javier Diaz - Jerome Turner

Start a new thread about Javier and how you just found it, that will go over well.

supersonicyears · October 2011

CosmoCramer wrote:

magga1976 wrote:

I think its a Chilean translation
Javier Diaz - Jerome Turner

Start a new thread about Javier and how you just found it, that will go over well.

Hugh Freaking Dillon · October 2011

PJ-Cubs wrote:

Black73 wrote:

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

I'm wondering why Ed would still use this alias, especially when most of us know it's him. And any idea what, if any, the name signifies, or where it came from? And what's up with the #23 on the back of the uke songbook?

Think I heard somewhere 23 is Ed's lucky/favorite number. Think it's his birhday too, no? 12/23?

For Chicago sports fans growing up in the 80s and 90s, 23 was a pretty significant number - both Jordan and Sandberg wore it.

honestly, I thought the Michael Jordan thing was too obvious to be it. But I guess it is.

Lament · October 2011

I think the Jordan thing is more of a happy coincidence. Ed was in his twenties by the time Jordan was on the Bulls. I always thought the 23 thing was an obvious extension of it being his birth date. Does anyone not feel some kind of affinity with the number in their birth date?

Jerome230 · October 2011

:wave:

Tboz51 · October 2011

Isn't Jerome Turner a alias for EV and he loves MJ.

CranMalReign · October 2011

23 was on a lot of his solo tour merch in '09... it was drawn such that if you flipped it over, it looked like EV. That is my contribution.

Hugh Freaking Dillon · October 2011

Tboz51 wrote:

Isn't Jerome Turner a alias for EV and he loves MJ.

yes, JT is Ed's alias, I guess I didn't word my question properly. I was more wondering how he came up with the name, if the name itself holds any significance. Someone said Jerome is his birth middle name or something, so that's something. But Turner? Or was it just a random name he came up with? And why even use an alias for the layout of a cd? I could see maybe if it was someone else's cd, but Jeff doesn't give an alias for all the pictures he contributes. It's just especially odd that it's on his solo record, "all songs by Ed Vedder, layout concept by Jerome Turner".

Kinda sounds like he has a split personality.

ewokpelts · October 2011

PJ-Cubs wrote:

Black73 wrote:

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

I'm wondering why Ed would still use this alias, especially when most of us know it's him. And any idea what, if any, the name signifies, or where it came from? And what's up with the #23 on the back of the uke songbook?

Think I heard somewhere 23 is Ed's lucky/favorite number. Think it's his birhday too, no? 12/23?

For Chicago CUBS fans growing up in the 80s and 90s, 23 was a pretty significant number - both Jordan and Sandberg wore it.

fixed it for you.

chicago also has a few other signifigant #23's.... current sox manager robin ventura and the 2005 WORLD SERIES MVP Jermaine Dye.

trick question...who was the last cubs world series mvp?

acutejam · October 2011

Too lazy to search ... does Jerome tie-in with the "J" on the ukelele? Doesn't a shirt/artwork show the back of a uke with a big captial J on it?

In fact, just found a photo, yeah -- one of his ukes has the "J" on the back -- the other MIB or MB or MR in the superman logo shield ? Sidetrack, what's that about?

Staceb10 · October 2011

acutejam wrote:

Too lazy to search ... does Jerome tie-in with the "J" on the ukelele? Doesn't a shirt/artwork show the back of a uke with a big captial J on it?

In fact, just found a photo, yeah -- one of his ukes has the "J" on the back -- the other MIB or MB or MR in the superman logo shield ? Sidetrack, what's that about?

That J might be for his wife.

martin g · October 2011

MR is for mark richards the surfer,world champ in the 80´s ,always thought the 23 was for jordan ,jerome turner i dont have a clue about...Sounds cool though!!

Hugh Freaking Dillon · October 2011

Staceb10 wrote:

acutejam wrote:

Too lazy to search ... does Jerome tie-in with the "J" on the ukelele? Doesn't a shirt/artwork show the back of a uke with a big captial J on it?

In fact, just found a photo, yeah -- one of his ukes has the "J" on the back -- the other MIB or MB or MR in the superman logo shield ? Sidetrack, what's that about?

That J might be for his wife.

I actually assumed it was for Jerome.

Significance of Jerome Turner and the # 23?

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