What A Long Strange Trip It's Been

If you haven't heard the Dharma Lady single from Geronimo Jackson then you're in for a real treat. It's from 1977 and a fictitious band, but it's really not too bad for a Grateful Dead rip-off. (I don't mean that in a negative sense) From the band's logo to their groovy sound this band is obviously an homage to the Dead. (Huh, that's an interesting thought in and of itself) While I love 70s music and the throw back is great, it has a Almost Famous/Stillwater feeling to it, but my question is why? With Lost, fans always look for the deeper meaning, so I'm diving down the rabbit hole to try to figure this one out.

Let's start with the bands logo: It's obviously a Grateful Dead style image with a rabbit skull. So what does the rabbit represent, let's go to wiki to find out:

• Rabbits are often used as a symbol of fertility or rebirth, and have long been associated with spring and Easter as the Easter Bunny. The species' role as a prey animal also lends itself as a symbol of innocence, another Easter connotation. (This could be reference to the Islands power to make men more potent.)
  
• Additionally, rabbits are often used as symbols of playful sexuality, which also relates to the human perception of innocence, as well as its reputation as a prolific breeder. (This could be a reference to the free spirit of the 70s and the Dharma Initiative.)
  
• The rabbit often appears in folklore as the trickster archetype, as he uses his cunning to outwit his enemies. (This has Sawyer written all over it, he's the conman. Not to mention the rabbit that Ben put the fake pacemaker in and way back in season one Sawyer read Watership Down a book about rabbits.)
  
• On the Isle of Portland in Dorset, UK, the rabbit is said to be unlucky and speaking its name can cause upset with older residents. This is thought to date back to early times in the quarrying industry, where piles of extracted stone (not fit for sale) were built into tall rough walls (to save space) directly behind the working quarry face; the rabbit's natural tendency to burrow would weaken these "walls" and cause collapse, often resulting in injuries or even death. (I like that it's the Isle of Portland and the Island is not quite in Portland, but that aside the survivors have had nothing but bad luck.)

So any or all of these could be the reasoning behind the use of the rabbit or maybe it's just to get people like me to write things like this. Next up the name of the band Geronimo Jackson, I know how those producers and writers love them some anagrams, so I popped Geronimo Jackson in the anagram server. It came with a lot of useless results but there were a few that caught my eye.

• A Romances Joking
• Karmic Jean Goons
• Jack Reaming Soon
• Jack Agonies Norm
• Jack Insane Groom
  
• Jack Moaning Rose(not remotely relevant, but just an opportunity to say where's Rose?)
• Ignore Jacks Moan
• Conman Rigs A Joke
  

So this is my analysis of Geronimo Jackson, make of this what you will, but I'd love to hear your take on it.
You can get the Dharma Lady single at iTunes for free, I suggest you do.