Under a Dead Ohio Sky

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G47.Who is this "Eleven" guy he keeps talking about in "jimmy"?
The singer is referring to himself at age eleven. Go listen to the song again, it will make a motherload more sense now.

G48. OK, but who the heck is "jimmy" anyhow?!
All you get is a hint: he's listed in the liner notes. Read 'em slowly. Don't give up.

G49. So "jimmy" is from Ohio, then?
Yup, he spent some amount of his childhood there. At shows in Ohio, he mentioned a small town called Ravenna. Happy hunting.

G50. Why is "jimmy" written in lowercase?
(It really is, look closely). Because he's just a kid.

G51. I heard somewhere that "jimmy" was about how Maynard's mother died when he was 11.
This "fact", reported in Rolling Stone magazine, was actually just a (big) mistake on their part; Maynard's mother is still alive. They did print a retraction later.

 

[Pebcak]

HAHA, great song, actually the only song that I can't fully undersatnd.
What do you think 11 represents?
"One and one are one, eleven so, glow child, glow, I'm heading back home"

MJK lived in Ohio when he was a child, I thought that song was some reference to his childhood? Could be wrong though.

Pebcak

 

[Pebcak]

G47.Who is this "Eleven" guy he keeps talking about in "jimmy"?
The singer is referring to himself at age eleven. Go listen to the song again, it will make a motherload more sense now.

G48. OK, but who the heck is "jimmy" anyhow?!
All you get is a hint: he's listed in the liner notes. Read 'em slowly. Don't give up.

G49. So "jimmy" is from Ohio, then?
Yup, he spent some amount of his childhood there. At shows in Ohio, he mentioned a small town called Ravenna. Happy hunting.

G50. Why is "jimmy" written in lowercase?
(It really is, look closely). Because he's just a kid.

G51. I heard somewhere that "jimmy" was about how Maynard's mother died when he was 11.
This "fact", reported in Rolling Stone magazine, was actually just a (big) mistake on their part; Maynard's mother is still alive. They did print a retraction later.

Ah, the good old Toolshed FAQ. Very informative document and website.

Pebcak

 

[Peyote Killa]

G47.Who is this "Eleven" guy he keeps talking about in "jimmy"?
The singer is referring to himself at age eleven. Go listen to the song again, it will make a motherload more sense now.

G48. OK, but who the heck is "jimmy" anyhow?!
All you get is a hint: he's listed in the liner notes. Read 'em slowly. Don't give up.

G49. So "jimmy" is from Ohio, then?
Yup, he spent some amount of his childhood there. At shows in Ohio, he mentioned a small town called Ravenna. Happy hunting.

G50. Why is "jimmy" written in lowercase?
(It really is, look closely). Because he's just a kid.

G51. I heard somewhere that "jimmy" was about how Maynard's mother died when he was 11.
This "fact", reported in Rolling Stone magazine, was actually just a (big) mistake on their part; Maynard's mother is

Great info, but where did you get it?
Is that from Toolshed.com, the faq section?
I have read it before, but it was a while ago, have they refreshed it lately?
Thanks again to you and pebcak

 

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