It is provided by the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Passport Services/Customer Service, which designates many post offices, clerks of court, public libraries and other state, county, township, and municipal government offices to accept passport applications on its behalf.
Where did Pearl Jam get their name? Thereâs a lot of misinformation on this subject, most of it gleefully spread by the band. For example, despite Eddie Vedderâs repeated claims, he did not have a great-grandmother Pearl who married a Native American and cooked up jam with peyote as an ingredient. And although the band was originally named Mookie Blaylock, after the star NBA point guard, âPearl Jamâ was not his nickname. (They changed their name to avoid legal problemsâbut Ten, the title of their debut, was Blaylockâs jersey number.) The band also doesnât seem to have intended their name to refer to semen.
The name Pearl Jam may be a reference to an oyster creating a pearl out of an irritant. Eddie Vedder, the lead singer of Pearl Jam, has hinted at provocative possibilities of the origin of his band's name. Many credit Seattle as the birthplace of grunge music because bands such as Pearl Jam come from the city.