Episode 169 — BJ Palmer Epigrams
November 1, 2013, 12:30 am
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Title: BJ Palmer Epigrams
Episode Number: 169
Host: Dr. Thomas Lamar
Show Date: 11/01/13
Run Time: 178:50
Description: BJ Palmer, the Developer of ChiropracTIC, is known for many things — one of which is the seemingly countless inspirational and THOT-provoking epigrams he scribed on the walls of the Palmer School of Chiropractic. In addition to impacting and encouraging all who read them, these quotes, in many ways described him… and worked to define him. Join Dr. Thomas Lamar for this very special episode of Spinal Column Radio in which he, along with Drs. Simon Senzon, Robert Borer, and Myron Brown — and of course, the ChiroPicker, Todd Waters — step back in time to discuss this fascinating characteristic associated with BJ of Davenport.
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Podcasting from the Fire Lookout Tower
See Flash? Sit Here. Save Ash! …. our epigram for the lookout tower after reading the lightning protocol of sitting on the special insulated chairs with feet off the ground in the event of a lightning storm that is in close proximity (less than one mile) to the tower.
Deer Ridge Lookout Tower outside of Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Can you see the tower?
Our living quarters 40 feet up in the air.
Lightning Storm drill. (note the glass insulators on the chair legs)
Podcasting the PreShow for SCR 169.
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Chiro-Picker’s Fresh Pick — Saving the Writing on the Wall: BJ’s Epigrams Gain New Life
October 25, 2013, 12:30 am
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by Todd Waters, aka “The Chiro-Picker” – SpinalColumnRadio featured blogger
You can imagine that as the ChiroPicker, my eyes are always open looking for cool vintage items that represent the history of chiropractic. Sometimes these items are not the dusty, old antiques you’d expect. Sometimes they are not even something you can hold — like stories. For this particular Fresh Pick installment, and the couple that follow, I want to share some of these finds.
I love the story of Dr. Robert Borer’s search for BJ’s original epigrams. Epigrams, of course, are pithy sayings or remarks that express an idea or concept in a cleaver and amusing way. To say that BJ had an affinity for them would be an understatement for sure.
Up to the year of BJ’s death the Palmer School of Chiropractic was covered with these thought-provoking quotes — from the bathroom walls to the sides of the buildings.
All free wall space was fair game. “Get the Big Idea. All Else Follows” and “The Power that Made the Body, Heals the Body” are just two examples (more here).
However after BJ’s passing, his son David assumed the presidency of the school and had the epigrams painted over in favor of a fresh coat of paint. Most did not survive the Palmer College of Chiropractic’s facelift, but a few did. One area where the “writing on the wall” still can be seen is on top of the D.D. Palmer Memorial Building (Up’E’nuf). It was here that the epigrams were actually etched into the roof ledge walls — a technique that was certainly safe from the brush of paint.

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