ok I know henry wasnāt a good or purposeful character in this movie
but that scene where he gets in the car and patrickās in the driver seat and henryās all hyped up and patrick just wipes his head around and his hair goes *woosh* and they both drive off ?????? ??? ? ????????????
ofc ofc ofc!! it can feel very dead end-y especially when you feel like the only person who actually notices this stuff so that's fair enough
another thing i should mention that adds even more to this is that brian would literally have sensory overloads and meltdowns if ANYONE touched his hair. according to (i think) zouzou or Anita, if fans would like ruffle his hair, he would literally start sobbing, yell at them, and then run away trying to fix it. i remember seeing that his dad said that he was annoying at home visits because he wouldn't stop washing it, and he said once in a magazine that he washed it 4 times in one day bc it wouldn't do what he wanted it to. i also get these compulsions and sensory issues with my hair so it's like, i feel seen jhjdvdk
pls do us a favour and drop the evidence of how brian was autistic
strap yourselves in folks because the original report I had for this is several hundred words long. also none of this is from a psychological perspective and Iām in no position to give an official diagnosis HOWEVER I am an autistic person myself and you do tend to notice these things if you look closelyĀ
ok firstly I believe that brianās interest in transport was his first special interest. firstly Iām gonna quote my m*m on the matterĀ ānobody [neurotypical] is interested in transport!ā which is in reference to me excitedly telling her about my idea for the article (it was for school and I did indeed submit this for a mark. the teacher found it very interesting though). then again sheās not a reliable source and that quote was probably in comparison to my dad and I both being fascinated by railways (thanks dad). ok so back to the fact brian was so fascinated, in laura jacksonās biography on him it discusses how he would love going to see steam locomotives as a young child, which true, lots of young children are fascinated with them, however he kept that fascination into adulthood because wasnāt there that snippet that he collected things to do with transport? also he used to construct mock crashes using real fire idk if thatās anything to do with it thoughĀ
brian would also listen to blues records over and over again to figure out how to play them which is very dedicated of him, but also he named two of his kids after julian adderly. thatās dedication. he went as far to get metal piping from a scrapyard in order to play slide guitar, and when the stones were supporting bo diddley brian dropped all of boās material from the stonesā set out of sheer respect. admittedly I havenāt got as much info on his interest in the blues because I focused too much on his interest in transport because overlapping interests will drag you places, but I can see his interest in it??? someone else with more knowledge might be able to piece it together better than I canĀ
also on the music thing and teaching himself slide guitar, something that I did learn from another autistic person (it was someone on youtube I think it was aaron ansuini?) and the topic of autistic people finding it easy to figure out how things work came up and the example he used was instruments. now according to laura jacksonās biography (yes I reference this a lot itās the only solely-brian-focused stones bio I have) brian learnt piano very well, and taught himself saxophone after learning clarinet alongside mastering all reed instruments by EAR, but also taught himself slide from records, and we all know how many damn instruments brian playedĀ
this is a weird one and I did learn this from when I was getting my orthotics fitted at the end of last year so itās not in the original document thankfully BUT. autistic people tend to walk on their toes, which leaves differences in our feet because itās simply a different gait, your feet will wear differently. one of the things brought up in that appointment was the fact that the toes will curl for grip and the like. front of the foot will flatten - if you make a fist and look at your knuckles it will make a curve, now imagine if that was flattened and apply it to your feet. now of course naturally I remembered seeing a picture of brian without shoes a few days earlier and I canāt believe Iām saying this but I willingly stared at his feet to try and figure out if he also happened to have those... trademarks. I couldnāt really make out much but using that Iconicā¢ photo of him shoving his feet into the camera, I did notice his toes do curl, especially the two outermost toes. I canāt quite make out whether the front of his feet were flattened or not but it does seem like they mightāve been from the other picture I stared at for way too long, but looking at the more iconic photo I canāt tell either way due to there appearing to be a curve however there should be more shadows if that were the case. ok weird bit over I hate that I stared at his feet for so longĀ
because I talked about feet hereās a section on animals. thereās the story I think you told me about the time brian tried stealing kittens when he thought they were being mistreated, the time brian befriended a goat when another member of the stones (unknown which one it was but anyone else picturing keef?) decided to lift its back legs up and pretend it was a lawnmower due to the fact that someone said that a goat would keep the lawn down and I think brian took that literally (weāll come back to that). and how could we forget the time the white goat was led out and brian literally saidĀ āmeā (harry told me that one and I have NO way of verifying it but holy shit). now this is something I have noticed and thatās autistic people do tend to get along better with animals. this is either hyperempathy, or lack of empathy because Iām on theĀ āI have zero empathyā end of the scales and I had more animal friends as a kid than human ones. Iām not an expert but at least in my case it was not needing social skills in order to communicate?Ā
so we all know brian was like. a square peg in a round hole right. the fact that he used to be a golden child whoād help serve out the morning tea buns (probably just so he could get the leftover crumbs at the bottom of the tray but weāve all been there) to like. one of the most rebellious figures in swinging london. that entire narrative is something very neurodivergent, especially with autistic people who tend to get frustrated with the world because theyāre very obviously different (pat andrews did say that when she met him in 1960 he was considered a loner). a lot of other āsquare pegs in round holesā such as nikola tesla, einstein and so on have been thought to be on the spectrum. brian also used to refuse to put on his uniform and as Iām typing this Iām literally wondering if thatās a sensory thing because school uniforms are uncomfortable to the ordinary person, they can be utter hell if youāve got sensory issues. speaking of brianās school career he also didnāt see the point in certain things such asĀ āgamesā as he said in an interview, and thatās something a few autistic people do find, that they canāt find the point in certain activities they donāt find interesting or enjoyable.Ā
also have I mentioned that I think brian mightāve stimmed by putting his fingers in his mouth? thereās several pictures of him, and I mean several, where heās got his fingers or his thumb in his mouth or near his mouth in a situation where stimming would happen, aka basically anywhere because stimming is just something we do, yāknow???Ā
ok so I hope this was interesting??? I have been sitting on this information for over a year. hopefully my teacher doesnāt find this but if she does, hi. ignore my blog please.Ā
anyway Iāve compiled this from laura jacksonās biography, several personal anecdotes, information i have seen on various sites both about brian and on autism, various autistic youtubers, and other documentaries and thingies about autism because I have watched a few out of curiosity! hope this was interestingĀ
hey adding something here!!! i agree with the whole post lol.
i was reading a book by Terry [last name i have forgotten so sorry, he tried to reopen the death case in 2009), and he got the coroner's report of Brian after his death, and it states he was on a certain type of medication, i believe it was known as black beauty in the drug world?? but it was AN ACTUAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG and he'd been prescribed this by his doctor. it was used as ADHD and autism medication back in the day, and even though disorders were heavily misdiagnosed back then, even more so than today, he was a cis male and we all know they are statistically diagnosed and noticed medically than AFAB people!!
just something for you all to thjnk abt - an autistic person x
pls do us a favour and drop the evidence of how brian was autistic
strap yourselves in folks because the original report I had for this is several hundred words long. also none of this is from a psychological perspective and Iām in no position to give an official diagnosis HOWEVER I am an autistic person myself and you do tend to notice these things if you look closelyĀ
ok firstly I believe that brianās interest in transport was his first special interest. firstly Iām gonna quote my m*m on the matterĀ ānobody [neurotypical] is interested in transport!ā which is in reference to me excitedly telling her about my idea for the article (it was for school and I did indeed submit this for a mark. the teacher found it very interesting though). then again sheās not a reliable source and that quote was probably in comparison to my dad and I both being fascinated by railways (thanks dad). ok so back to the fact brian was so fascinated, in laura jacksonās biography on him it discusses how he would love going to see steam locomotives as a young child, which true, lots of young children are fascinated with them, however he kept that fascination into adulthood because wasnāt there that snippet that he collected things to do with transport? also he used to construct mock crashes using real fire idk if thatās anything to do with it thoughĀ
brian would also listen to blues records over and over again to figure out how to play them which is very dedicated of him, but also he named two of his kids after julian adderly. thatās dedication. he went as far to get metal piping from a scrapyard in order to play slide guitar, and when the stones were supporting bo diddley brian dropped all of boās material from the stonesā set out of sheer respect. admittedly I havenāt got as much info on his interest in the blues because I focused too much on his interest in transport because overlapping interests will drag you places, but I can see his interest in it??? someone else with more knowledge might be able to piece it together better than I canĀ
also on the music thing and teaching himself slide guitar, something that I did learn from another autistic person (it was someone on youtube I think it was aaron ansuini?) and the topic of autistic people finding it easy to figure out how things work came up and the example he used was instruments. now according to laura jacksonās biography (yes I reference this a lot itās the only solely-brian-focused stones bio I have) brian learnt piano very well, and taught himself saxophone after learning clarinet alongside mastering all reed instruments by EAR, but also taught himself slide from records, and we all know how many damn instruments brian playedĀ
this is a weird one and I did learn this from when I was getting my orthotics fitted at the end of last year so itās not in the original document thankfully BUT. autistic people tend to walk on their toes, which leaves differences in our feet because itās simply a different gait, your feet will wear differently. one of the things brought up in that appointment was the fact that the toes will curl for grip and the like. front of the foot will flatten - if you make a fist and look at your knuckles it will make a curve, now imagine if that was flattened and apply it to your feet. now of course naturally I remembered seeing a picture of brian without shoes a few days earlier and I canāt believe Iām saying this but I willingly stared at his feet to try and figure out if he also happened to have those... trademarks. I couldnāt really make out much but using that Iconicā¢ photo of him shoving his feet into the camera, I did notice his toes do curl, especially the two outermost toes. I canāt quite make out whether the front of his feet were flattened or not but it does seem like they mightāve been from the other picture I stared at for way too long, but looking at the more iconic photo I canāt tell either way due to there appearing to be a curve however there should be more shadows if that were the case. ok weird bit over I hate that I stared at his feet for so longĀ
because I talked about feet hereās a section on animals. thereās the story I think you told me about the time brian tried stealing kittens when he thought they were being mistreated, the time brian befriended a goat when another member of the stones (unknown which one it was but anyone else picturing keef?) decided to lift its back legs up and pretend it was a lawnmower due to the fact that someone said that a goat would keep the lawn down and I think brian took that literally (weāll come back to that). and how could we forget the time the white goat was led out and brian literally saidĀ āmeā (harry told me that one and I have NO way of verifying it but holy shit). now this is something I have noticed and thatās autistic people do tend to get along better with animals. this is either hyperempathy, or lack of empathy because Iām on theĀ āI have zero empathyā end of the scales and I had more animal friends as a kid than human ones. Iām not an expert but at least in my case it was not needing social skills in order to communicate?Ā
so we all know brian was like. a square peg in a round hole right. the fact that he used to be a golden child whoād help serve out the morning tea buns (probably just so he could get the leftover crumbs at the bottom of the tray but weāve all been there) to like. one of the most rebellious figures in swinging london. that entire narrative is something very neurodivergent, especially with autistic people who tend to get frustrated with the world because theyāre very obviously different (pat andrews did say that when she met him in 1960 he was considered a loner). a lot of other āsquare pegs in round holesā such as nikola tesla, einstein and so on have been thought to be on the spectrum. brian also used to refuse to put on his uniform and as Iām typing this Iām literally wondering if thatās a sensory thing because school uniforms are uncomfortable to the ordinary person, they can be utter hell if youāve got sensory issues. speaking of brianās school career he also didnāt see the point in certain things such asĀ āgamesā as he said in an interview, and thatās something a few autistic people do find, that they canāt find the point in certain activities they donāt find interesting or enjoyable.Ā
also have I mentioned that I think brian mightāve stimmed by putting his fingers in his mouth? thereās several pictures of him, and I mean several, where heās got his fingers or his thumb in his mouth or near his mouth in a situation where stimming would happen, aka basically anywhere because stimming is just something we do, yāknow???Ā
ok so I hope this was interesting??? I have been sitting on this information for over a year. hopefully my teacher doesnāt find this but if she does, hi. ignore my blog please.Ā
anyway Iāve compiled this from laura jacksonās biography, several personal anecdotes, information i have seen on various sites both about brian and on autism, various autistic youtubers, and other documentaries and thingies about autism because I have watched a few out of curiosity! hope this was interestingĀ
Hello everyone! Iām so sorry I did not do anything in the last month, I was very busy with school that I did not have enough time to do anything but Iām back with Brian and I hope it can pay for absenteeism.
So after a few more boring or at least less fun chapters, letās talk about something less serious again. Brianās secret passion!!!
I already posted part of this in my old bio book, which in all honesty is just another book about me crying over Brian Jones. Then again 90% of my books are about Brian. š
Sorry, but heās really precious, which is definitely no secret, so letās not talk about this.
Instead, letās have a look at this:
I hope everyone was able to read it, the font should be big enough. If not well:Ā āBrianās passion is- buses! This is something he rarely talky about- unless people think he is joking or may take the mickey. Brian is an expert on buses and trams, and has an encyclopedic knowledge of their history. This was his boyhood hobby and when he left school he worked on the buses in Cheltenham.ā
Even though Brian loved buses, trains and so on. He hated public transport, which he stated in several interviews and I even have this lovely newspaper clipping about things he loved and hated:
Again the font should be good enough, if not well just tell me and Iāll type it out. ā
Okay now back to trains, because we canāt forget about the cutest things ever:
āWhen we went to Los Angeles, the first thing Brian did was buy a train set. He put it in the living room in the hotel, and then both he and Stu were on the floor watching these trains go by. They were really both passionate about this; it united them and I thought it was kind of fun to watch it.āĀ - Anita Pallenberg
Excuse me while I cry because this is too cute. š¢š¢š¢š¢
Thank you for reading, voting and commenting. ā”ā”ā” Hopefully, a new fact or picture about Brian will be up soon :)
Ho, ho, ho! Well, if it isnāt fat stinking billy goat Billy Boy in poison! How art thou, thou globby bottle of cheap, stinking chip oil? Come and get one in the yarbles, if ya have any yarbles, you eunuch jelly thou!