My most gullible momentSomeone once told me that gullible wasn't in the dictionary and I went, "yeah yeah ha ha" but when they were gone that didn't stop me checking. What was YOUR most gullible moment? Zero points for buying an icon on b3ta.
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rob, Thu 21 Aug 2008, 18:33)
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Wish you were here.In my latter days of school I'd buy and pour over every Pink Floyd album I could lay my hands on. (LP's with great cover art - yes I'm that old).
My all time favourite was Wish You Were Here.
www.stpaulsgallery.com/Images/rsz_pink_floyd_wish_you_were_here_print_storm_thorgerson.JPG
it shows a two men shaking hands, one of whom is on fire.
A friend told me with great authority that it was done with the aid of hypnosis. Makes sense I'd thought, otherwise it would have hurt like hell (I was 15 ok!.)
I continued to tell people this "fact" whenever the subject of Pink Floyd came up in conversation.
Fast forward about 20 years.
I take another look at the cover and specifically the cover art credits. Indeed it was done with the aid of "Hypnosis". Note the capitol "H". "Hypnosis" was in fact a special effects agency complete with registered trademark.
I am still blushing to this day when I think back to all that mis-information I spread.
(, Thu 21 Aug 2008, 19:44, 1 reply)
Hipgnosis., I thinkAh, the wonderful Mr Thorgerson.
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