Half Moon Bay 2013
“BALL & CHAIN”
This dated phrase originates from the early 1800’s when a prisoners shackled ankle restraint worsened the agony of sentence by the weight of an iron ball. This method of imprisonment later became an expression describing a Wife’s/Girlfriends strong hold on her Husband/Boyfriend. Usually, “Old Ball and Chain” is jokingly used although sometimes it can come across as a derogatory comment towards an overbearing partner regulating activities. This phrase can also describe a persons burden to their job for which employment elsewhere seems unattainable and current position remains tolerable to stress. Why am I writing this? My divorce was filed; officially….
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j2lvrIbecEs&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dj2lvrIbecEs
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So that’s why this paragraph is amazing. Thanks!
And don’t forget Janis Joplin’s awesome live performances of “Ball & Chain”. I’m giving my age away, I know. 🙂
your photos are great 🙂 love how you have the history of “ball and chain”
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MY HUBBY JUST CALLS ME “THE WIFE” AND I HATE IT!!
Thank you for stopping by and commenting. 🙂 What would you rather be referred as. Wife sounds better than ball&chain. Does he say, “I need to check with the Wife.”
yes, but I would rather ” my wife.”
Great photo, great song talented woman.
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That era showcased some of the most iconic singers with short lives b/c drug and alcohol addictions. Pressures of idolization? Pressures of others people’s standards? The ball and chain idiom is relative to us all.