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Expert: - 6/6/2011


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Hello, Suzanne!!!!

A doubt that I always had.
Is is true that Layne plays the character with his eyes shut in "Man In the box" video?

Answer
Hello Sister!!

Hope all is well with you!

I had often heard that it is Layne, and even read it somewhere
in a less than trustworthy rag (magazine article), but have serious doubts.
That same "magazine" reported that AIC did tour with Metallica in 1994,
but we know that AIC cancelled out at the last minute.

I have the MITB vid in HD and so to see for myself I took screenshots and enlarged them.
The lips are about the only feature that you can clearly see, and they do not appear to be Laynes...

There is a photo on the web of someone who does appear to be Layne, standing in a forest with his back against a tree, wearing the hood and cape of the "Reaper" in the video...
I believe that photo is where the idea of the video appearance being Layne came from.
I could be wrong of course, but I do not think it is Layne.

The only people who probably know for sure are the rest of the band, the film crew,
and Paul Rachman, who directed the video.

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Toni Suzanne Blankenship

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On the topic of the band Alice In Chains I can answer almost any question concerning discographies, recording sessions, concert history, tours, and their music (including bootlegs). However, my research only covers the years up to the death of Layne Staley (2002). This topic has been a consuming interest of mine for years and I have aquired a huge database of information: articles and interviews, chart histories and reviews, discographies, biographies, band histories, an EXTENSIVE music library comprised of demos, audio and video bootlegs, side projects, collaborations, soundtrack contributions, and audio/video studio releases.

Experience

Journalism major, MSU (SMSU) newspaper. I've written several (private,unpublished) research papers on the beginnings and subsequent careers of Alice In Chains and it's members both past and present up to 2002. Still actively researching the band, but focus on the Layne Staley years.

Organizations
None currently. Previously belonged to Sierra Society, NAMI, National Parks and Conservation Association, Philatilists Society and Amnesty International.

Publications
MSU (SMSU) school newspaper.

Education/Credentials
I graduated summa cum laude with an Associate of Arts degree from MSU (previously SMSU) in 1993 and was a member of Phi Theta Kappa.

Awards and Honors
Phi Theta Kappa, graduated summa cum laude, assorted job achievement awards and and several promotions.

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