Date:  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 15:24:19 -0500

From:  Bob Haas <rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAMLET.UNCG.EDU>

Subject: Re: -head



Laurie,



I remember this reference, too. And it was Henley, with a really

irritating organ riff repeating and repeating in the background.



Bob



On Mon, 4 Dec 1995, Laurie M Bowman wrote:



> I disagree, though, with his statement that a "bubblehead" isn't used to

> describe a person. I know I've heard it used in this context before. As

> an example: in "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley (or was it Glenn Frey -- I

> always mix up those ex-Eagles), he sings about the "bubbleheaded bleached

> blonde" on the news, doesn't he? I suppose in this context it's

> adjectival, but take my word for it, I've heard it used as a noun, at

> least in the St. Louis, Missouri area. It means roughly the same as

> "airhead".