Topic: Band names.

I have the problem of overdoing the "that would be a good band name" thing, but I figure everyone else does it a bit, too. Have you ever had an idea for a good band name? Or fifty?

Listening to Spider-Man just now, it occured to me that "Metaphor for Masturbation" would be a good album title. And yesterday the two words "Future Wizard" were put together, there's another good album name.

My most indulgent band name invention ever was "Jesus Christ Live at the Salamander Convention."

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The Pink Matching Shoelaces.

Da da da da dummmm.

When.

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I still love mine, formed a few years ago:

The Crazy Astronauts.

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I'm reminded of a comment on the radio a few years ago. There's a local band called "Cute is what we aim for", which I think is doing well nationally among the younger female set. The DJ was commenting on how he liked how ironic the band name was, and the producer just gave this depressing sigh and said "No, it's not..."

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I've considered trying my hand at standup over the years. I'm not great at coming up with bits -- I'm usually more funny as a reaction to what's going on around me, not as a sustained set of jokes around a theme -- but I did come up with a bit that I was very proud of called "The Greatest Band Name in the World."

I won't go into the whole bit, but you can basically get the gist. The name of the band:

"My Penis."

Try to discuss that band without saying something awesome. Or rather, to demonstrate the point: Try to discuss My Penis without saying something awesome.

I think my favorite line was the hypothetical interview on VH1 Behind-the-Music:

"When I first started playing with My Penis, it was just me and some friends in my mom's garage, and we had no idea how big it was going to get."

...

And now you're all going to spend the rest of the day thinking of hilarious things to say about My Penis.

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Actually, it's much crueler to name your band "Your Penis."

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DorkmanScott wrote:

The name of the band:

"My Penis."

Try to discuss that band without saying something awesome. Or rather, to demonstrate the point: Try to discuss My Penis without saying something awesome.

My Penis certainly has legs, but—a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away—my college roommate joked that he wanted to call his band the Penises, so they could be introduced on stage as "the up-and-coming Penises". To be fair, tho, I suspect that Ben Franklin, Lord Byron, and Geoffrey Chaucer all also previously thought of it.

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My Penis was huge in the '80's.   In those days My Penis was on every radio and in every 8-track player.  But demand for My Penis ended overnight when My Penis broke up.

/yeah, I think Dorkman's theory is correct...

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My Penis wasn't smooth or soothing. It was unapologetically hard—even ugly. But it could rock whole stadiums full of screaming girls for hours and leave them wanting more. And the mess My Penis made of hotel rooms was legendary. It was really only when My Penis met up with Shirley Temple's Pussy that it finally settled down.

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I'm pretty sure My Penis was German.

It was certainly industrial.

Teague Chrystie

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I still say "Your Penis is better."

"Yeahhh, this is the Deuce here on X103, Indy's rock alternative.  Right now we're gonna be giving out tickets to a sold out show, so just call in if you ever want to see Your Penis ever again."

When.

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Zarban wrote:

It was really only when My Penis met up with Shirley Temple's Pussy....

I feel as tho the comic brilliance of my STP reference has gone unappreciated.

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