There was an 80s band called Stump. Short-lived, half London, half Irish,
had a terrifically inventive, manic surrealism.
Oh wow, the wonders of Youtube: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMA9qPAXpdc>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of rupertmallin
> Sent: 08 September 2007 21:23
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> Subject: Re: Great name for a band
>
> Now we're all getting silly - But, back in the 70s we were sitting around
> hours for a name and one person was adamant we should be called The
> Flowering Stump. Luckily we didn't call ourselves by this name! However,
if
> we had, perhaps we'd have made it?!
>
> Love Dead Dylans (do drop the 'The' though)
>
> Dead Dylans play Dixie. I can see it now.
>
> Rupert M xxx
>
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> From: "Kenneth Wolman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 7:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Great name for a band
>
>
> > Roger Day wrote:
> >> The Dead Dylans
> >>
> >
> > Oh, like Dead Kennedys but marginally less offensive?
> >
> > Down at the Jersey Shore we have many, many bar bands, one of the few
> > successful ones being the E Street Band and their notable lead, Bruce
> > Springsteen. I think Jon Bon Jovi (ne Bongiovanni) came from here too,
> > but who cares?
> >
> > Current favorite names: (Brian) Kirk and the Jirks, and Screaming
> > Broccoli.
> >
> > You mean *you* never heard the Silent Scream from broccoli when it's
> > immersed in boiling water?
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > --------------------
> > Ken Wolman rainermaria.typepad.com
> >
> > We're neither pure, nor wise, nor good
> > We'll do the best we know.
> > We'll build our house and chop our wood
> > And make our garden grow...
> >
> > Bernstein/Wilbur, "Candide"
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