Neil Young may be hazardous to your health

Exhibit A: Two plants after having been exposed to Bob Dylan (left) and Neil Young (right).

Save yourself! Stop listening to that shit.

BOB DYLAN VS. NEIL YOUNG (2007) by Tony Romano via I'M REVOLTING via Happy Accident via Limbo Youth

In Which Catbird Presents a selection of Baubles for Famous Lovers

Salvador Dali & Federico Garcia Lorca
Did they? Didn't they? Let the tongues wag. For Federico, a necklace vaguely in the form of Salvador's moustache, and for Salvador, a ruby ring in honor of Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding.

Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton
Far be it for us to suggest a bauble for Mrs. White Diamonds herself. Rather, the decanter set from Love & Victory, makes for neat drinking, and easy glass hurling.

Clara Rockmore & Léon Theremin
Léon's muse, and unrequited love, played his namesake instrument, with grace, drama, and a perfect chignon of pitch black hair. Of making otherworldy music rise from a brass box outfitted with a rod and a ring she said, “You have to play with butterfly wings."
Bittersweets Black Diamond Twig Ring

Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera
Love is true, love is trouble. She was pint-sized, he was not.  She was a painter, he was a painter. He loved ladies, she loved ladies. Twice-married, they brawled, battled, left and came together again in a blue house in Coyoacán.
Elisa Solomon Ombre Ring

Bob Dylan & Suze Rotolo
You sweethearts! You young romantics! You read Rimbaud in the park, and rambled round the streets of Greenwich village. The world was your oyster.
Carla Caruso Willow Ring

If these are nerds, the cool kids are in trouble.

Just saying.

Photos of Ingmar Bergman (Film International), Suze Rotolo & Bob Dylan (Amoeba Blog), Paul Newman (Fan Pix), Pelé and Teammates (Fan Site) via Nerd Boyfriend. All credit goes to Kathryn for pointing me at this rad blog.

p.s. I love the HOT sign in the corner of the Paul Newman photo. Um, yeah you are.

p.p.s. Yes, Michael, the Dylan pic is for you.

It must be wedding season, people.

I just got another groom style emergency email, from the adorable Amy (of i loved you first...):

i need some help.

ug.

i don't want my fiance wearing a suit or a tux on our wedding day.

it isn't our personality or style i feel like.

is that okay?

we bought a vest instead.

so he'll be wearing a grey vest, grey pants, plaid grey/black Vans (skate shoes), black tie, white pin-striped collared shirt, and green striped socks.

what do you think?

help.

our wedding is in 19 days.

we live in Hawaii.

shopping is pretty difficult out here and we don't get too dressed up out here.

it's been rather stressful looking, and trust me, i've looked a lot.

oh and shipping takes FOREVER.

i'll be wearing a white wedding dress with purple heels.

we aren't doing a super traditional wedding either.

what do you suggest?

i just don't know what to do or what to think.

i'm stuck.

Amy, I say f*ck the tie. This guy:


Doesn't need it.

Of course it's okay if he doesn't wear a suit. Vest, pants, shirt, vans (!!) all sound hot to me. And since purple and green are your favorite colors, go on with the green socks.

Don't bother to weigh in, you guys. I know I nailed this one. Do feel free to say, "ESB, you're a genius!"

Bob Dylan image found here. Yes I plan to continue calling in the rock icons for backup on groom style questions. Got a problem with that?

bob dylan is back

Hedi Slimane Fashion Diary, Paris June 2008. Via design for mankind.

Bob Dylan portrait (1964-1965) by Daniel Kramer.

And if you haven't seen Dont Look Back, D. A. Pennebaker's documentary covering Dylan's 1965 concert tour of the UK, rent it now.

I'm not generally a big fan of docs, but just being in the room with him - without doing a single interview - Pennebaker captures the spirit of 23-year-old Dylan.

(Screen shot from Dont Look Back. Dylan holds a cue card in the often-imitated music video for "Subterranean Homesick Blues.")