| Stuart |
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| Tue Jun 03 2008 12:08 AM |
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We've decided the current name of our band has to change. We've had a couple of line up changes and the music has also become "softer" (but not in a boy band way let me hasten to add!)
Potential names are:
Rocket Monkey
Space Monkey
Monkey Science
The Vacant Lot
The Random Heroes
Cover Charge
Flip Side
Rock'n'Ruin
A couple there that I think are horrible, but at the end of the day I particularly care that much. I'm sick of thinking about it.
So let me have your thoughts on any of the above names...
Cheers
| Foursticks |
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| Tue Jun 03 2008 02:00 AM |
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Of these, I like Rock'n'Ruin, but I have to ask: What's with all the Monkey names? Also, what's the current (soon to be former) name of your band, and what kind of music do you play?
| Stuart |
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| Tue Jun 03 2008 03:20 AM |
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One of the guitarists went to London for work and he came back with an effects pedal call "Bad Monkey".
And everyone went OOh Aaah what a good name for a band.. but the name was taken already by a local Aust band.
So the monkey thing was trying to play on that and see what came out.
The previous name was NVR2L8 (like never too late and the band logo became a number plate with NVR2L8) That came about as everyone in the band is 40+++ and the standing joke was that it was never to late to start the world tour. But we think its a bit too self depreciating and pidgeon holes us into a bunch of geriatrics.
We just do covers at the moment
The previous set list looked like
Garry Moore Still Got the Blues
Hoodoo Gurus Miss Freelove '69
The Angels Take a Long Line
Daddy Cool Eagle Rock
ZZ Top Gimme All your loving
Billy Idol White Wedding
AC/DC Highway To Hell, Long way to the top
Jackie Wilson Sweetest feeling
Joe Jackson Look Sharp
Eagles Desperado
Eagles Heartache Tonight
Eagles How Long
Matchbox 20 Let's see how far we've come
Reef Place Your Hands
Foo Fighters Learning To Fly
Coldplay Hardest Part
The Church Under The Milky Way
AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long
Bernard Fanning I Wish You well
Aerosmith Walk this Way
Screaming Jets Better
Ugly Kid Joe I hate everything about you
Stevie Ray Vaughn This House is Rocking
Stray Cats Rock This Town Stray Cat Strut
Paul Kelly Before Too Long
Hootie and the Blowfish I only wanna be with you
Can't remember the rest...
But now its more
Fleetwood Mac
Melissa Etheridge
Patti Smith
Dixie Chics
Plus some of the older stuff above that fits in on the night with the new girls voice.
Of the list I also liked Rock n Ruin. That came when I picked up one of the guitarists after work on the day some kind soul smashed into my car in the car park and drove away leaving me with a three grand work of damages ($1,000 bucks for the wing mirror of a mercedes.. your kidding me... do I get a trip to Germany to pick it up?... anyway I digress).. so he asked what happened to the car I started raving about the whole world going to Rack and Ruin!.. Ooh Aaah good name for a band Rock n Ruin.
| awfulldrummer |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Tue Jun 03 2008 08:33 AM |
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oh please stay away from anything "monkey"! there's a local band around here called "the butler monkeys" and they wear monkey masks whyle they play! just horrifying. and way back when, a friend i was in a band with when we were kids(the 80's) wanted to name our band "the splash monkeys".
i like "rock-n-ruin" but that denotes heavier music.
don't you guys have a favorite line in a favorite tune of the bands?
| pljones |
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| Tue Jun 03 2008 08:39 AM |
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I quite like "The Random Heroes"...
| Foursticks |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Tue Jun 03 2008 11:01 AM |
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One suggestion is to look at song lyrics and titles. For example, years ago I was in a band that played a lot of Doors songs and we called ourselves "Dawn's Highway," a phrase used in "The Ghost Song." Another guy I know was in a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover band known as "The Breeze." You get the idea....
| Tea Bag |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Tue Jun 03 2008 11:26 AM |
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I like Rocket Monkey - just because it has Rock in it, and isin't a 'the' band.
Make sure whatever you decide is not already being used, i.e., web search and trade mark search. I've run into trade mark problems before and it can get expensive - best to avoid the whole thing. To be safe, register the name, or at least retain documentation/posters/etc that proves common law usage i.e., you had it first on date;---.
- a good FREE method is to print a band poster, or contract, or something that proves you were using the name commercially - put it in an envelope and mail it to yourself. If you ever get hauled into court, let the judge open it. Case closed!
Or even waving said envelope in the challengers face might be enough to make them run for the hills. Whoever thought the postal service would be so useful? In Canada the cost of a stamp is mainly for storage..
..and you'll probably want to snag the domain name.. a quick test shows that rocketmonkey is already taken..
Names are hard to find that haven't been taken and that eveyone likes. It usually comes down to one person making the decision - 'here's one that is available, its pretty catchy and this is it!' Otherwise it will churn forever..
Good luck!
| Foursticks |
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| Tue Jun 03 2008 12:50 PM |
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Stuart,
Also be aware of the Law of Unintended Consequences when choosing a band name. For instance, "Dawn's Highway" was an all-male band, and it wasn't long before we got VERY tired of people asking us "Who's Dawn?" and "Where's Dawn?"
Another example: A few years ago I was in a country band called Smith & Wheeler, which were the last names of our lead singers (and also a take-off on the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson). After a while, because his name came first, Mr. Smith began thinking of it as HIS band, as in SMITH!!....& wheeler, even though Mr. Wheeler was a better singer and frontman. Mr. Smith actually started comparing and complaining about the number of songs each one sang, as in: "Hey, he's got 34 songs and I've only got 33. That doesn't seem very fair." Sigh.....
Getting back to ripping off song lyrics....if I ever get in another classic rock band, I'd like to call it Tramps Like Us...stolen, of course, from Springsteen's "Born to Run." Just an idea....unless, and this would be my luck, Tea Bag or somebody like him already has that one copyrighted!
| Mike4 |
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| Tue Jun 03 2008 02:27 PM |
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I love monkeys and any movie with a monkey in it, moves up a notch with me -LOL!
My Favorite band name? Hot Monkey Love (a blues band that stole my catch phrase 4 "let's get it on..."!)
Those Monkey names are pretty generic and SciFi/techie.
Join Monkey with more non-associative things like monkey /butter/spread/nutz, apes lovin' grapes, orangutangina, chocolate chimps cookies, (uh ohh, I must be hungry....)
OK, OK, I like Rock'N'Ruin the best, too!
| Alistair |
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| Tue Jun 03 2008 05:18 PM |
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I guess at the end of the day, it's your whole band who have to decide - do you all agree on one? If not, eliminate the ones you don't like, and then work from there.
The teachers' band at school was called "Eastern Front" until recently - we had a Russian pianist and a German lead guitarist, and the crazy German suggested the name. His Dad actually was fighting on the eastern front. The name just seemed to stick, and it amused the other band members!
| Tea Bag |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Tue Jun 03 2008 05:51 PM |
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Ya might want to try some other names.. or type those names into your browser and see what comes up. Seems to be a clothing comapny in NZ called Rock'n'Ruin.
BTW I don't know about OZ but it costs roughly $3000 Cdn. to trademark a name (search, register, legal fees etc.) - and more if there is opposition and more legal fees etc..
The common-law approach is a lot cheaper
That's one reason there are so many wacky band names out there .. like 'Codswallow Marshmallow #9' (sorry that stinks but I just made it up!)
| Stuart |
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| Tue Jun 03 2008 06:47 PM |
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"Also be aware of the Law of Unintended Consequences when choosing a band name. For instance, "Dawn's Highway" was an all-male band, and it wasn't long before we got VERY tired of people asking us "Who's Dawn?" and "Where's Dawn?"
One of the names we considered was 'Stanley and the Knives". I like names with a bit of a twist and I thought this was cool... but we ditched that one for the same reason.. "which one is Stanley"
| Stuart |
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| Tue Jun 03 2008 06:59 PM |
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Tea,
No way known will we be spending $3k to trademark a name.
I'll take on board you advice on establishing an audit trail of our use of the name.
I google all the names to see if there is a band with the same name, but I didn't think about companies with the same name.
Maybe we should call ourselves "The Gates of Microsoft" get sued and get some publicity?
I still like Rock n Ruin (at one stage it was "Wrecked, Ruined, Bent and Twisted".. I sort of dug the idea of inroducing ourselves "Hi I'm Wrecked, He's Ruined etc.." but it's a six piece band.
| Pywacket |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Tue Jun 03 2008 08:37 PM |
| 88.106.128.109 |
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The Well Hungarians.
Stopcok
Black'n'Blues
| jwhiznut |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Tue Jun 03 2008 11:48 PM |
| 67.72.98.110 |
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I like NVR2L8 myself. But I understand wanting a change.
How about:
RePlay
Copy Cats
(both since you mainly do covers)
Tried and True
Used Parts
Unknown Direction
Catch The Monkey
Switched Identities
or
You Pay, We Play!
| awfulldrummer |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Wed Jun 04 2008 08:42 AM |
| 98.217.143.11 |
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how about "live bait" free advertisement the signs are already everwhere!
| Tea Bag |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Wed Jun 04 2008 09:58 AM |
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Quote:
Maybe we should call ourselves "The Gates of Microsoft" get sued and get some publicity?
Hey - it worked for Lindows (now called Linspire). They got their name in the paper for years while the battle ensued (and of course they lost).
We had to alter our name even tho we'd been using it since 1990 due to a clothing manufacturer who claimed the trademark in 1995 in the US. We probably could have fought it but the only ones who win are the lawyers.. the downside of this cr*p is having to redo the website, the logo, the business cards, the posters, etc. etc. Luckily we hadn't printed off a billion CD's - as in that case they can also force you to recall them, and reprint them with a different name..
| PHROGGE |
| (Tiger Talk Trainee) |
| Tue Jun 24 2008 06:25 PM |
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HOW BOUT PLAIN "THE" ? ALWAYS MESSES WIF PEOPLES HEADS JUST LIKE "EAGLES" (THERE IS NO "THE" JUST EAGLES)!!!!!
| awfulldrummer |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Tue Jun 24 2008 08:54 PM |
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there's already a band called "the The". they've been around sence the 80's. not a fav. band of mine.
| Alistair |
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| Wed Jun 25 2008 04:49 AM |
| 222.153.163.195 |
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Or how about a symbol? Like Prince, or 'the artist formerly known as Prince'...
Or just get a dictionary and let it fall open and see what word you could pick (actually, that might just tell you what sort of mind the owner of the dictionary has).
| Flam Master Flash |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Fri Jun 27 2008 03:17 AM |
| 207.118.47.133 |
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I've got it!!
NEWER DOGMA!!
NEWER DOGMA!!
NEWER DOGMA!!
| Flam Master Flash |
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 03:20 AM |
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Quote:
how about "live bait" free advertisement the signs are already everwhere!
Good idea, then:
JESUS SAVES
BINGO NIGHT
24 HR
| awfulldrummer |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Fri Jun 27 2008 11:32 AM |
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Quote:Quote:
how about "live bait" free advertisement the signs are already everwhere!
Good idea, then:
JESUS SAVES
BINGO NIGHT
24 HR
drive slow children
| jwhiznut |
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 11:40 AM |
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I'm guessing Stuart isn't using any of our wonderful suggestions.
| Stuart |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Fri Jun 27 2008 10:41 PM |
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Actually, we liked the "Well Hungarians"
But for the moment is [Band Name Here]
complete with the brackets.
We never actually got to the point where more than three band member like anyone one name, and everybody stopped talking about it.
[Band name here] will do for the time being..
But some of the name suggested have been very interesting and some of the others... reveal a unique and imaginative thought processes!
Cheers
| techristian2 |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Sat Jul 05 2008 11:37 AM |
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My daughter likes Monkey Science. She says that Vacant Lot sounds like a whiny EMO Band. (whatever that means)
She also suggested looking at this link!
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail16.html
Dan
| Stuart |
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| Sun Jul 06 2008 05:51 PM |
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I like the link!
| DrumKnut |
| (Tiger Talk Trainee) |
| Sun Jul 13 2008 06:39 PM |
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I suggest...Clown Hammers
simple, sophisticated, with that little pinch of class that every band needs.
I'm just beggining to play with an old school rocker and a baby boomer who in the last couple years rediscovered her love for the bass guitar, and we have yet to discuss a name. I was thinking Plastic Buddhas. Irony, humour, and when you really meditate on it, there's an underlying truth about the world today in those two words. No, you can't have it, it's mine :P but I'm just saying, Irony and/or humour matched with a more serious meaning usually makes for a good name
Clown Hammers
Think about it
| awfulldrummer |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Sun Jul 13 2008 07:40 PM |
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i like Plastic Buddhas! drumknut that's a great name!
| membrane |
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| Tue Jul 15 2008 12:22 AM |
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Let's Shave Lassie
| zzzMikezzz |
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| Wed Jul 16 2008 11:34 AM |
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Monkey See
| DrumKnut |
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| Wed Jul 16 2008 04:37 PM |
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And might I be so quick witted as to add Monkey Do? (or, throw maturity to the wind and add an extra "o" on the end)
I do like Monkey See tho, good idea there Mike
| awfulldrummer |
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| Wed Jul 16 2008 07:50 PM |
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i think monkey see is great, it uses the monkey and it implies something.
| Alistair |
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| Wed Jul 16 2008 09:06 PM |
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Then you could get creative with that for album names - Monkey See-Saw... Monkey Sea... etc etc...
| DrumKnut |
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| Thu Jul 17 2008 07:29 PM |
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Or you could go with "Use the Monkey"
| Alistair |
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| Fri Jul 18 2008 05:56 AM |
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Any update on your choice of name, Stuart?
| membrane |
| (Tiger Talk Trainee) |
| Sat Jul 19 2008 12:15 AM |
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"Monkey Shine"??
| Stuart |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Sat Jul 19 2008 04:54 AM |
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Quote:
Any update on your choice of name, Stuart?
We're on a break at the moment. I guy getting married and off on his honeymoon, and another off in the UK and Saudi Arabia...
I like the Monkey See,or Monkey Doo names though
| awfulldrummer |
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| Sat Jul 19 2008 09:35 AM |
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flip monkey?
| DrumKnut |
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| Thu Jul 24 2008 08:24 PM |
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^^^add a the and make it Flip the Monkey
or Monkey Flip
Flip the Bird
Bird Flippers
or, call it Flipp the Monkey, buy a monkey, name him Flipp (or at least make his stage name Flipp) and bring him on stage, get him to do backup vocals. BRILLIANT
| Alistair |
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| Sat Jul 26 2008 06:44 AM |
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Monkey Flipper?
| Dave_Heim |
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| Wed Jul 30 2008 11:08 AM |
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Ahhh, the interweb has a solution for every problem! Have you tried these? :)
http://www.bandnamemaker.com/
http://www.1728.com/bandname.htm
| Stuart |
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| Sat Aug 02 2008 05:43 AM |
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Dave,
yep, I tried those, but nothing came out I liked.
I must be hard to please!
We'll see what happens at rehearsals next Monday.
Cheers
| Dave_Heim |
| (Tiger Talk Trainee) |
| Sat Aug 02 2008 08:53 AM |
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Good luck.
Sometimes I think it's not so much a matter of finding a name you all love, but of finding a name you all don't hate. :)
| Wee Mad Tim |
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| Wed Aug 06 2008 09:02 AM |
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How about The Funky Gibbon?
Oh... wait - the Goodies have that one stitched up.
| bobo-ack |
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| Tue Aug 12 2008 11:00 AM |
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My band toyed with the idea of naming our band "Free Beer." We thought we would get larger crowds when bars/clubs hired us for gigs.
| pljones |
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| Tue Aug 12 2008 12:06 PM |
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I came up with what I think might have been a good one earlier today. I should have written it down as I've forgotten it now.
Maybe it wasn't such a good one...
| Stuart |
| (Tiger Talk Pro) |
| Tue Oct 28 2008 05:31 PM |
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Finally... put the blow torch to the bands belly.... crunch time.
We have a number of gigs on offer (including some nice corporate xmas partes for merchant bankers... despite the global financial meltdown they still have money to spend and I'll be happy to take it).
So bass player and I said pick a name and be done with it or no gigs.
So finally, like it or not, for better or worse, we finally
Decided;
"Mean Dog Murphy"
Got the logos and branding complete. (how can I post a pic of the logo?)
Got the Mean Dog Murphy song underway.
Need to get the bumper stickers and T shirts and some stage signage/backdrop done, but that's easy enough.
Finally in a position to be elevated to average pub band making a total of $5 more than costs.
Rock and Roll success... gotta love it!
| pljones |
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| Tue Oct 28 2008 06:15 PM |
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Web site, mailing list, CDs/MP3s of your gigs... get organising! :)
Oh yeah: great name! Congratulations!
| Alistair |
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| Tue Oct 28 2008 07:58 PM |
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Congratulations on your choice!
| awfulldrummer |
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| Tue Oct 28 2008 08:23 PM |
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"Mean Dog Murphy"
it has a good ring to it! and nothing to do with monkeys, thank god!
| Alistair |
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| Fri Nov 07 2008 03:41 PM |
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Is your music Irish-themed? My first thought at the name was the Irish connection...