Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?

Subject: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: olddude
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 09:47 AM

Ok on Bruce's website, his photo is one that I borrowed (sorry) off the web since Mr. Peace did not send me one. Big Al said he is an awesome folk singer/writer despite a purple face. So my question: What is The top reasons for Bruce to have a purple face www.brucemurdoch.com

too much guitar playing under a blue light?
eating brats?
Fire fighting a burning pen factory?

Knowing the wit of you folks, you can do much better than me

We all love you Bruce, This is an awesome CD !

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 09:56 AM

Been hangin' with Barney?

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 10:15 AM

Well, everybody knows that "purple" is the color of royalty.

And since even Bruce knows that sometimes he can be a royal pa...
I mean a royal person, that's why he asked that his face would be photographed with a purple hue.

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Emma B
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 10:57 AM

'THE COLOR PURPLE' a wonderful and enlightening book

- associated with royalty, regality, and nobility (stemming from its use in heraldry to denote gentry)

- The Purple Rain Protest was a protest against apartheid that took place in Cape Town, South Africa on 2 September 1989, in which a police water cannon with purple dye sprayed thousands of demonstrators.
This led to the slogan The purple shall govern.

- Robert Burns rhymes purple with "curple" in his Epistle to Mrs. Scott. Burns is, as far as we can tell, the only writer to have used the word. A curple refers to 1) the small of the waist before the flare of the hips or 2) a derriere, rump or behind.

think I'd better give up now :)

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: pdq
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 10:59 AM

he eats people

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: quokka
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 11:05 AM

Gee I dunno...only reason I can think of is - it's my favrite colour!

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 11:08 AM

Someone hit him in the face with a blueberry pie!

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 11:16 AM

It has slowly been creeping upward and now reached his face?

(Ducks and runs. . . )

SRS

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Severn
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 11:32 AM

Maybe the colorization was purely an accident and was not done on purples.

Was he trying to look more ma-gentrified?

Maybe it was from pruning down all those words to a state perfection, though I hope prune is not the official "Juice Of Bruce".

Or that the color is not a bruise of Bruce, as Peace doesn't normaly resort to violets.

I'm plum confounded by this one......

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Severn
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 11:42 AM

So Big Al just might be the purple-traitor of this contraversy?

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: olddude
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 11:47 AM

CAN'T STOP LAUGHING THAT IS AWESOME !!

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: topical tom
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 11:50 AM

Purple cells in the sunset?

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: bankley
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 11:55 AM

he tried recreational drugs once but didn't exhale...

while listening to that Hendrix song about the 'P. Haze'.. then Prince's song about the 'P. Rain'

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 11:56 AM

Leftover from a 60s LSD trip?

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 11:59 AM

Two possibilities I can see:

1. He's seein' red and feelin' blue

2. He's covered all over from head to toe, covered all over in sweet violets

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Amos
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:16 PM

It represents the fact that he is a man of high purpleous.


A

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:18 PM

Why stop at purple?

When Bruce is feeling mellow, his face can be tinted yellow.

When he's feeling down, his face can be tinted brown.

When he feels alright, his face can be tinted white.

When he feeling mean, his face can be tinted green.

When he feels like going to bed, his face can be tinted red.

When he's really ready to hit the sack, his face can be tinted black.

And when he's through, Bruce's face can be tinted blue.



[Any resemblance to playground rhymes is purply purposeful]

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Severn
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:19 PM

Maybe once he joined the fraternity of Hazing, he's gone beyond a purple haze into a Gabby, a Hellin' or a hot buttered Isaac haze! God forbid him drifting into a Drunken Ira haze.

Whatever, the Haze Office would've heavily edited the motion picture version.......







"Haze fer horses!"

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: olddude
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:26 PM

Starting a "New Age Blues Trend" or perhaps sponsoring a taste test for one of Welch's new product lines

so darn funny folks ... I love the "he eats people" does he have one horn and fly also .. thanks for the great laugh.

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:29 PM

LOL!

Severn, you're on a roll today!

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:36 PM

What happened to the "really"?

That purple haze musta got to me. Lemme try that one again.


Severn, you're really on a roll today!

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: olddude
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:43 PM

How about:
"Dang, the tanning bottle reads apply only once a day!

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Amos
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:48 PM

THere's no need to start a mauvement about it. He's too much of a gentianman to says so, but all this attention makes him blush . The truth is that is a very old promotional photo from a gig at the Purple Onion in the 60's.


A

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: bankley
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:50 PM

thought that he might have stayed up all night watching re-runs of 'The X-Files'

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: olddude
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:50 PM

One of the side effect of viagra not mentioned

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Severn
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:02 PM

If indeed he is actually in the hire of Welch's (or merely Welching on a bet on the side), grapes are but one more thing he's concord, or (if his feet are also purple) even vanquished.

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:11 PM

you can fool some of the purple some of the time.....

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:17 PM

Bruce has his face tinted purple because purple is the new black.

Soon everybody's gonna be "wearin the purple".

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: bankley
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:19 PM

he voted in Iraq...

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: olddude
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:29 PM

Severn
YOu are absolutely on a roll keep em coming. great laugh
so cool !!

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:31 PM

All kidding aside for the moment-

Don't forget to check out Bruce Murdoch in all his purpleness at
www.brucemurdoch.com

And don't forget to buy Bruce Murdoch's Matters Of The Heart CD!


Now that we've taken care of that important bizness, let's get
"On with the wit!"

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: topical tom
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:35 PM

Bruce's face is purple because he is a purple sage,as in "Riders of the Purple Sage" by Zane Grey. Here, though, "sage" means wise. )I've GOT to stop making jokes and puns that I feel need to be explained!)

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Amos
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:36 PM

HE's trying out for the star role in the remake of THe Color Purple, obviously.



A

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:38 PM

The dye pack exploded when he opened that sack of cash?

For the record, Tom, I doubt you needed to explain that one in this august company!

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:38 PM

Hold up! Wait a minute.

My blue clicky didn't work.

Lemme try that again-

Don't forget to visit http://www.brucemurdoch.com to see Bruce Murdoch in all his purpleness.

[Well, actually Bruce's face is the only part of him that you'll see. You can imagine the rest if you wanna].

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: olddude
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 02:05 PM

Homeland security has just implemented a new method of tracking foreign visitors to the states

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: topical tom
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 02:46 PM

ClaireBear: LOL!You're right. of course.I just wasn't sure that everyone would understand the literary allusion.I guess I should KISS more often.

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: katlaughing
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 04:12 PM

Severn, if his feet were purple, it would be vansquished!:-)

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Emma B
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 04:17 PM

OMG! it's catching

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Bill D
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 05:14 PM

"Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?"

Photoshop & bad judgment?

He's been holding his breath?

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Megan L
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 05:22 PM

You mean he does not actually look that colour?

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: GUEST,1
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 06:24 PM

"RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?"


To get you to look beyond colour, to the person within.


It's a good photo, memorable and interesting.

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Bert
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 06:31 PM

The real reason of course is that purple is the color of the ointment that they use for treating crabs. Although how he got crabs on his face I won't attempt to explain.

(Sorry Peace ol' buddy but it reminded me of a friend of mine who was working in our yard in Alabama one day and got himself a good infestation of chiggers; the doc gave him some of that purple ointment. Everything was fine 'till his girlfriend found the ointment in his medecine cabinet and started asking all sorts of awkward questions)

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: olddude
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 06:50 PM

This is the note left from Big Al on the website that started all of this.. You are awesome Big Al
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best of luck with album and the site! you are the first folksinger with a purple face. I feel sure you will not let the unique nature of being purple stop your songs from being relevant for the rest of us.
__________________________________________________________________

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 07:01 PM

And that's how things start from small ideas.

Nowadays we have government of the purple, by the purple - and you owe it all to me.

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 07:38 PM

Is Bruce gonna give pop singer Prince a run for his money?

Check out this article:

Prince Required His Guests To Wear Purple To His Party
Wed, 27 Feb 2008

Prince insisted all his guests wore purple to his post-Oscars party on Sunday.

The 'Purple Rain' singer - who held the $400,000 bash at his $20 million Los Angeles mansion - told stars including George Clooney, Johnny Depp and James McAvoy they must don the color in order to enjoy purple-colored snacks and Purple Rain cocktails.

A source said: "Purple has always been Prince's favorite color. He decided the guests must wear something purple. All the drinks and food were purple and the house was given a purple makeover."

http://www.icelebz.com/gossips/2008_02_27/27.html

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Does Bruce have a song that includes the word purple? "Purple Rain" and "Purple People Eater" are already written. So is "purple mountain majesty"-at least those words are in that America The Beautiful" song.

If he doesn't already have a purple song, I think Bruce should write one. His Purple Song could be about "Purple Snow" {don't eat it}. Or "Purple Craps" {the more they itch the harder you scratch]. He could write a song about "Purple, Places, and Things". Hey, the possibilities are endless.

At the very least, at his next gig Bruce should wear purple shirts and purple socks {along with other clothes that are purple or otherwise}.

And those people who come to his performances could also wear or carry something purple. In that way they would be celebrating Bruce's purpleness-and their own purpleness too.

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 07:40 PM

is it "craps" or "crabs"?

Nevermind. I really don't wanna know.

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Les from Hull
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 07:48 PM

So, are we certain that he hasn't been marooned?

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: Amos
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 07:55 PM

Yeah--that's what all those Brooklyn hipsters said at Prince's big party..."Wodda maroon!".



A

Subject: RE: Why does Bruce Have a Purple Face?
From: olddude
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 08:29 PM

I was just thinking, Bruce leaves for a couple of day and we
setup a website about him (that he never seen or approved yet)
harrass him with two sets of Mudcat threads including one that makes fun of a purple face photo that he hasn't seen yet! Ahhhh ...YES
Harrassment .. "its a beatiful thing" next time he leaves he will have to hire a baby sitter :-) great job folks for helping us get him good ...

Bruce see what happens when you leave us alone (HA)