Our Christmas album is the perfect gift for EVERYONE on your list!
One of the reasons I haven't been a regular blogging machine these days is that I'm in a band. And now we have a Christmas gig. So we're desperately scrambling to get our set list together by December 10.
What we don't have – STILL – is a name. We usually rehearse at the same band member's house and he lives in an area called Rose Hill. I suggested that we simply call ourselves Rose Hill – and was promptly shot down as the guys claimed it sounded like the name of some soap you get in a fancy hotel.
They want a “cool name,” they say, like The Doors or The Eagles or AC/DC, at which point they launch into playing “Back in Black” or something else that's totally not on the set list and I have to throw a glass at one of them to get them to stop.
Today, while I was waiting for Billy's speech therapy to finish, I downloaded Band Name Generator on to my phone. “Guaranteed to give you stuff you can USE!” it claimed, and then promptly coughed up “Screaming Mustard Snakes” and “Nerdy Little Lamps.”
It also generated ...
Sexy Orange Logs
Hmm...
Hairy Fighting Burgers
Nope. If we name our band after something I found in the back of my fridge it will be ...
Angry Rubber Ketchup
...which is actually GREAT on hairy fighting burgers.
Dirty Drunk Train
THAT one I kinda like.
Happy Drunk Bats
Can it SEE me right now?
Nerdy Scowling Devils
It CAN see me!
Well, that's 99 cents and 40 minutes of my life that I'll never get back. Clearly, the solution to this problem was to download ANOTHER band name generator. This one, which was free, made no promises it couldn't keep. And it generated ...
Occasional Songs
Well, that's kinda accurate. We haven't been terribly consistent with our practice but I'm not sure flakiness is a brand I want to advertise.
Southern Raven
Yes! And our first album cover could feature a crow eating a bowl of grits.
Live Songs
Not GOOD songs. But LIVE. We promise only to be an alternative to turning on the stereo.
Dire' Road
The apostrophe is theirs. This makes me angry-sad. Ask me one day about how much I HATE careless and confusing use of the apostrophe.
Downer Songs
Mmm, possible.
Downer Raven
The Crow's depressed cousin.
Immediate' Charlie
Huh?
Starry' Words'
ARGGHHHHHH!
On a whim, I decided to ask Billy's opinion on the ride home. “What do you think Daddy and I should call our band, Billster?”
“CHARLIE BROWN YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS!!”
I like it.
OK, anybody have any better ideas?
You Are Officially Cooler Than Me
Thursday November 18 2010 05:28:20 am
Emma Jayne
Dude...A BAND? What a great way to keep mommyhood from sucking away all your kewl. I like "Broadfoot". If the other members of the band fuss about it being your name, remind them of a little band called "VAN HALEN". I don't think the fat guy who played the bass in VH cared after he became a gazillionaire.
In honors of Wills and Kate's Engagement...
Wednesday November 17 2010 10:42:42 pm
JDinTLH
and giving a nod to Dave's disgust with it all, how about Royal Flush??
I'm with Chris...
Wednesday November 17 2010 01:50:27 pm
Ginny Marie
...show us a video! Your band could be part of your next vlog!
Personally, I think the name Rose Hill would be awesome!
Charlie Brown Loves the Possums of Destruction
Wednesday November 17 2010 09:52:24 am
Amanda Broadfoot
You guys are the best.
HOW could I have forgotten about the Possums of Destruction?! Of course, without the accompanying possum hats (which, after extensive research, I found are nearly impossible to come by), it just wouldn't be the same.
I'm the vocalist and keyboard player. Part of the reason "Back in Black" is NOT on the playlist. Our catalog runs the gamut from Bonnie Raitt to U2. And at the moment, a bunch of Christmas songs.
With any luck, I'll be able to post a not-too-embarrassing video from rehearsal next week :-)
Wednesday November 17 2010 08:15:37 am
writerwoman61
How about "Beat the Feet"?
Wendy
Wednesday November 17 2010 01:50:33 am
Cheryl D.
What do you do in the band? Vocalist? Drummer? What?
Unicorn Stew
Tuesday November 16 2010 10:47:27 pm
Big Daddy
My eyes are bleeding from that Man-O-War album cover.
I still like Unicorn Stew.
Or Captcha. My Captcha made me say that.
Our vote...
Tuesday November 16 2010 10:27:18 pm
Vic & Heather
What happened to the 'Possums of Destruction'!?!? Or the POD for short!! LOL! This is our vote! You'd surely get a gig at the annual Wausau Possum Festival and Fun Day!! ---- That is meant to be a plus for the name idea! LOL!
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