What is “facing all the red” and “chasing all the orange” mean in Down the Dip?
“‘Cause I been facin’ all the red, me, I’m chasin’ all the orange…” The meanings behind these are still very unclear to us, though some list members believe them to be further references to Britain’s Underground and the various (train) lines. Other people on the list think of “orange” as meaning the sunrise and “red” as sunset. Another possibility is that the “red” is a reference to socialism – something Roddy was fairly vocal about in the early days. And “orange” possibly is in reference to the Protestant religion (as in William and Mary of Orange). top What is a “packamac” from Down the Dip? “… With the broken backs and their packamacs saying that’s the way it goes…” According to list members in the U.K., a Macintosh is the British name for a raincoat. It is often shortened to Mac, and a pac-a-mac was the trade name of an extremely thin variety that could be rolled up and put in your pocket. top Who are “the Hollowmen” from Down the Dip? “… I’ve been hanging with the hollowme
