Okay so a commonly asked question that I receive is, "What the heck does Rubber-Sol mean, anyway?" I've had this here blog for over a year now, and I have neglected to explain the meaning behind the title. It's nothing earth-shattering or deep....to be honest, with the .com explosion, it was gettin' kinda hard to pick a clever domain name.
Anyway, as JustJenn surmised way back when, the title comes from my FAVORITE Beatles' album titled, "Rubber Soul." I am a HUGE, HUGE Beatles' fan, and this album has some of my alltime fave songs, like: "In My Life" and "I'm Looking Through You." Initially I tried to obtain rubbersoul.com, but as I predicted, it was taken. (If you like rubber stamps like I do, check out their site!)
As I mentioned in my previous post, I used to live in México, and I have always admired the artesanías (folk art) of that country. The sun is a popular symbol, and it is used a lot in Mexican art, especially by the Huichol Indians. Sun translated in Spanish is "Sol" -- voilá! a twist on the Rubber Soul moniker. See!? I told you it wasn't that exciting.
Well I'm off to the pumpkin patch. Have a great Sunday!
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Oh, well that just explains everything then! hee-hee!
Posted by: jes | October 24, 2004 at 02:52 PM
Interesting background. You should put it in a FAQ somewhere round about your "about" page. I don't get alot of FAQ yet, but always think it's interesting to read other people's.
Posted by: Pinky | October 25, 2004 at 12:04 AM
Thanks for sharing and I love the new layout. I can't get enough of those pastime illustrations :o)
Posted by: Yvonne | October 25, 2004 at 12:56 AM
Great timing...I am a new reader of your blog (found it when you commented on mine...thanks!) and I was wondering what in the hell RubberSol was!
Posted by: Anne Marie | October 25, 2004 at 07:19 AM
Interesting, I love how you took something you loved and put your own spin on it!
Posted by: thesoulofhope | October 25, 2004 at 01:31 PM
making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
one of the greatest albums of all time.
Posted by: justjenn | October 25, 2004 at 03:59 PM
Great scott, I'm glad I finally know!
Thank you.
Love your new layout!!
Posted by: Giao | October 25, 2004 at 09:10 PM
I really like your new format. It's always fun to 'tweak' things, isn't it?
Posted by: violetismycolor | October 26, 2004 at 09:54 AM
I have a friend who used to say the Massachusetts Sun was made out of rubber -- as in very cold, and non-warming. Being from a tropical island (both of us), it made some funny sense to me.
Thanks for keeping up this interesting site.
Posted by: Jose Anes | November 30, 2004 at 11:30 AM
I just wanted to tell you how much I love your blog and your beautiful illustrations. And, to also tell you that I live 3 minutes away from the other Rubber Soul...it is one of my favorite places to be in the real world.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.
Posted by: Jennifer Pebbles | October 01, 2005 at 03:57 PM