Other Jethros
The Original Jethro
Moses bumped into Jethro in the Sinai after fleeing from Egypt. He married one of Jethro's daughters and
the two hung out together in a tent in the desert for 40 years before Moses got bored of sheep and went back
to liberate his people.
Jethro Tull
Legendary 17/18th Century agriculturalist, Jethro Tull revolutionised farming with his
Seed Drill The most common response I get to my name is "as in Tull ?"
Jethro Archer
A member of Radio 4's Archer clan, apparently. Well dead now. One of the most bizarre "as in" questions I've ever been asked is "as in the Archers?"
asked by some PTA fruitcake when I was receiving my GCSE certificates. I didn't even know what The Archers was back then. I don't
even think I'd heard of Radio 4. I just gave him my best Goth Stare.
Jethro Tull
Legendary hippy/prog-rock outfit from the 70s. Someone I know briefly went out with their bassist. If you're going to buy
one Jethro Tull record, make it Aqualung.
Jethro The Cornish Comedian
He's too rude for the vicar
Jethro Perkins
A psychotic hillbilly avatar of some American comedian.
Jethro Perkins
I originally wrote: "Some bloke with the same name as me who used to take photos of Shed Seven, and was last spotted making a comment on In These Times about
Michael Moore. I find it all a bit sinister." Since then he's actually been in contact, so I've got some more details. He works at the Faversham and the Hi-Fi Club (beware the over-flashy website) in Leeds, so go along and buy him a pint.
We've exchanged emails, which is kind of like talking to yourself, and *still* feels vaguely weird.
Jethro Pub
My sister recently reported that she'd found a Jethro Pub in Tacna, Peru. She's going to send me photos of it when she reaches New Zealand. Being Monday, it was closed(!)
but she thinks the landlord's name is Jethro. Well, who else would it be named after? Me?