He was known to not bathe regularly, and to wear the same leather outfit for decades–like Jim Morrison
–Dave
The Leatherman, Jules Bourglay, at Findagrave
The Great Blizzard of 1888: March 11 – March 14, 1888
The Leatherman has inspired a Pearl Jam song–the track “Given to Fly” on the Yield
album–and a yearly race, the Leatherman’s Loop.
Band names from this episode:
- Leather Industry
- Sad Circle
- Leather Bigfoot
English
Always nice to hear about the Old Leather Man. The Jules Bourglay story was retracted days after it was published in 1889 and has been debunked by many researchers. It’s a good story, but it is fictional.
Really? I hadn’t heard that. Thank you for the heads-up. Do you have a source for one of these researchers? I’d love to read it.