Billy Corgan--red handed and proud

The man behind "Smashing Pumpkins" has a new CD, "TheFutureEmbrace" (sic), and it is sure to make fans curious. The bewildered expressions usually elicited by Corgan's obtuse lyrics now occur with just a glance at the CD's front cover. Corgan, already a role model for the prematurely bald among us, also shows a rarer condition. Note the purple red areas of Corgan's left hand: the diagnostic signs of Klippel-Trenauney syndrome (KTS). Corgan has a large port wine stain birthmark affecting one limb. While Martin has physical impairment associated with his mark and mounted a controversial legal battle to use a golf cart on the PGA tour, Corgan's guitar rocks without signs of disability. Clearly, Corgan doesn't hide his arm and scalp conditions, he Embraces them.