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November 14, 2005
she slid a sneeze into her pocket
Big news in the family: my little brother's band is playing a show down at the Trocadero in Philly, on Sunday Nov. 20th. The Do-Nots will share stage time with about, um, 20 other acts. Fortunately, the band has decided to postpone their name change until their new album is recorded (some German band has rights to the name already). My little bro tells me that first choice for the new moniker is 'The Urkels'. Even if we lived in a parallel world, where Jaleel White is still recognized on the street and asked to 'do the voice', taking that name for the band would reek of lameness (a too-overt dependence on pop culture reference). As is though, I think the only way they could choose a worse name (or something that's equally effective at making people predisposed to hating them) is if they picked something that either incorporated blunt ethnic slurs, made reference to religious figures, or was something rivetingly offesnive like "The Pussy Steak-Rapers". These are all thoughts that I've shared with my little brother. Anyway- go see the band, cause they're actually quite good (look out for all new songs, including the soon-to-be hits, 'Hades', '4th of July', 'April 20, 1999', and 'Never Bathe Again'). Let me know if you want a ticket.
Looking for music? Check what I wrote about Despistado (below). I manage to sort of hamfistedly, inarticulately express what I loved about that band and their songs. I'm thinking about starting something new soon (here on the site), something that may end in tears and bloodshed and a conditioned avoidance of anything musical. We'll see. I need to figure out if what I have in mind is at all feasible.
Posted by Kevin at November 14, 2005 12:09 AM