Re: Need A Band Name

2009-04-01 Thread Will Dennis
I remember him saying at a Country Gent's reunion show, about why they were doing the reunion shows: "Why, there's tens of dollars to be made in this business!" Looks like that wasn't a Duffey original... On Apr 1, 9:41 am, 14strings wrote: > What did John Duffey say?...something like "playing

Re: Need A Band Name

2009-04-01 Thread 14strings
What did John Duffey say?...something like "playing this bluegrass music ain't fun but we sure do make a lot of money doing it" good luck Stringbenders! On Mar 31, 11:59 pm, sgarrity wrote: > Thanks to everybody for their suggestions. There were definitely some > good ones here. > We got the th

Re: Need A Band Name

2009-03-31 Thread sgarrity
Thanks to everybody for their suggestions. There were definitely some good ones here. We got the three of us together tonight for our first practice and we sounded GOOD! We're hoping to make tens of dollars and have fun in the process. We did decide on a name. Get ready for the Stringbenders! --~

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2009-03-31 Thread Mike O
One of my favorites was an outfit out of Columbia, MO featuring the late, great Forrest Rose... named by the man himself; The Rank Sinatras. Ingeniously giving a tip of the cap to Ralph and Frank in one fell swoop. Other classic Forrest Rose band names: The Silver Trailer Boys The Flying Digits

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2009-03-31 Thread Mando Chef
Pink Comb and a Pen... For those needing reference, I gotta "pink comb and a pen", corn to feed him on Dr.'s Mando and Mr. Hide Eric Clapton Bluegrass band... may get a few calls on it. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Need A Band Name

2009-03-31 Thread Don Christy
How about Redneck Haiku? On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:25 PM, sgarrity wrote: > > So me and two pickin' buddies have decided to put together a formal > group. They are both in a bluegrass band but also want to do > something a little more laid back. Only one of them sings, I sure > can't, so the

Re: Need A Band Name

2009-03-31 Thread Mike Hoffmann
Keep off the grass = Great Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters album! On Mar 31, 2009, at 3:03 PM, Don Grieser wrote: > > Keep Off The Grass > Gas Food & Lodging > The Presbyterian Snakehandlers > Dreadful Great > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Fred wrote: >> >> well then, what about... >

Re: Need A Band Name

2009-03-31 Thread Mike
Actually, there was a band called Elephants Gerald here in Edmonton about fifteen years ago. On Mar 30, 4:26 pm, mistertaterbug wrote: > Doc Watkins? Maybe a play on words like "Elephants Gerald"? Might get > you boys some uptown gigs, not to mention getting Ray Brown on bass. > How about  Zah Z

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2009-03-31 Thread Don Grieser
Keep Off The Grass Gas Food & Lodging The Presbyterian Snakehandlers Dreadful Great On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Fred wrote: > > well then, what about... > > T.S. AARP? > > sgarrity wrote: >> Isn't this fun??  LOL   There are some good ones here! >> >> We live in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach a

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2009-03-31 Thread Fred
well then, what about... T.S. AARP? sgarrity wrote: > Isn't this fun?? LOL There are some good ones here! > > We live in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area and the other two members > are retired. I'm the young'n of the trio at 30 y/o and do IT sales > for a living > > > > --~--~-

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2009-03-31 Thread sgarrity
Isn't this fun?? LOL There are some good ones here! We live in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area and the other two members are retired. I'm the young'n of the trio at 30 y/o and do IT sales for a living --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

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2009-03-31 Thread Jim Shinkle
well where are you all from? what do you do for your regular work? if you were plumbers you could be "the pickin pipes" sgarrity wrote: > So me and two pickin' buddies have decided to put together a formal > group. They are both in a bluegrass band but also want to do > something a little mor

Re: Need A Band Name

2009-03-31 Thread Mike Hoffmann
Remove all plants On Mar 31, 2009, at 2:28 PM, Fred wrote: > > This is always a fun thing to do... > > Waxing The Dolphin > Sailing The Open C's > Gladly The Cross-Eyed Bear > Lucy In Disguise > Three Bedroom Ramblers (actual band name--one-off recording though) > Augmented Thirds > > > > nelso

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2009-03-31 Thread Fred
This is always a fun thing to do... Waxing The Dolphin Sailing The Open C's Gladly The Cross-Eyed Bear Lucy In Disguise Three Bedroom Ramblers (actual band name--one-off recording though) Augmented Thirds nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote: > Gobsmacked (is this one already taken?) > Outhouse

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2009-03-31 Thread nelsonpeddycoart
Gobsmacked (is this one already taken?) Outhouse Ramblers Tater's Tots White Trash Compactor (inspired by Tractor) The Dreadful Snakes (someone might have already suggested this one) On Tue 03/31/09 2:00 PM , mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com sent: > > How about... > The Stumptown Stomper

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2009-03-31 Thread nelsonpeddycoart
Gobsmacked (is this one already taken?) Outhouse Ramblers Tater's Tots White Trash Compactor (inspired by Tractor) The Dreadful Snakes (someone might have already suggested this one) On Tue 03/31/09 2:00 PM , mistertaterbug taterbugmu...@gmail.com sent: > > How about... > The Stumptown Stomper

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2009-03-31 Thread mistertaterbug
How about... The Stumptown Stompers Every Man For Himself Stumpwhupped Headcheese Buck Smaddley Boom Chanalana Whompdoodlewang On Mar 31, 10:06 am, sgarrity wrote: > Elephants Gerald = Ella Fitzgerald     I was running a little slow > last night.  How I didn't get that with the Ray Brown clue

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2009-03-31 Thread sgarrity
Elephants Gerald = Ella Fitzgerald I was running a little slow last night. How I didn't get that with the Ray Brown clue is beyond me! She was even born just across the water from where I live!LOL How about the Bleucheese Grassburgers?? ;-) Or Bustin' At The Seams? --~--~-~--~

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2009-03-31 Thread Mike Terry
gt; > > "Non-toxic Assets" > > > "June Apple Pickers" > > > "Nail This Trio to a Catfish" > > > > Regards%2C%0D%0A%0D%0APat > > > > - Original Message - > > > From: "sgarrity" > > > To:

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2009-03-31 Thread mistertaterbug
Trio to a Catfish" > > > > Regards%2C%0D%0A%0D%0APat > > > > - Original Message - > > > From: "sgarrity" > > > To: "Taterbugmando" > > > Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 10:25:46 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific >

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2009-03-31 Thread mistertaterbug
e   wrote: > > > "Non-toxic Assets" > > "June Apple Pickers" > > "Nail This Trio to a Catfish" > > > Regards%2C%0D%0A%0D%0APat > > > - Original Message - > > From: "sgarrity" > > To: "Taterbugmand

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2009-03-31 Thread J Hill
rrity" > > To: "Taterbugmando" > > Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 10:25:46 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > > Subject: Need A Band Name > > > > So me and two pickin' buddies have decided to put together a formal > > group. They are both in a blu

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2009-03-31 Thread Mike Terry
t; > Regards%2C%0D%0A%0D%0APat > > - Original Message - > From: "sgarrity" > To: "Taterbugmando" > Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 10:25:46 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: Need A Band Name > > So me and two pickin' buddies have decided to p

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2009-03-30 Thread Pat Murphree
"Non-toxic Assets" "June Apple Pickers" "Nail This Trio to a Catfish" Regards%2C%0D%0A%0D%0APat - Original Message - From: "sgarrity" To: "Taterbugmando" Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 10:25:46 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific

Re: Need A Band Name

2009-03-30 Thread mandoholic
I had a band back in the '70s in Seattle called, "Cowboy Clyde and the One-eyed Trouser Snakes."  Caught an editor of the Seattle Times asleep at the switch and they put an  add in the paper for a gig at The Skid Road Tavern.  It only ran once, but I still have a copy.  Those were the days, $15

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2009-03-30 Thread Nelson
"Three's Accompanying" "10 Pound Hammer" "Nein, Pound Hammer" "No Jug Band" "New Found City Ramblers" "Beaumount Drags" "Hoozier Daddy" "Iron Mountain Depot" "Blue Stomp Honkies" "The Boston Boys" "Little Mon" "The Dusty Millers" That's all for now Nelson On Mar 30, 10:06 pm, Don Grieser w

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2009-03-30 Thread Don Grieser
Ella Fitzgerald? Elephants Gerald? On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:26 PM, sgarrity wrote: > > At the risk of sounding ignorantwhat's the significance of > Elephants Gerald?? > > Paddy on the Waterboard is a good'n and so is Acme Pickin Co. > > Maybe the Good Enough String Band..we're pract

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2009-03-30 Thread sgarrity
At the risk of sounding ignorantwhat's the significance of Elephants Gerald?? Paddy on the Waterboard is a good'n and so is Acme Pickin Co. Maybe the Good Enough String Band..we're practicing tomorrow night, so I'll let y'all know what we decide on --~--~-~--~~---

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2009-03-30 Thread 14strings
"Acme Pickin' Co." ok I'll stop now... :) Perry On Mar 30, 7:25 pm, 14strings wrote: > Elephants Geraldgreat! > > how about: > Paddy on the Internet (i think I stole this somewhere) > > and for the trio concept: > > Tried Angle > > On Mar 30, 6:26 pm, mistertaterbug wrote: > > > Doc Watkin

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2009-03-30 Thread 14strings
Elephants Geraldgreat! how about: Paddy on the Internet (i think I stole this somewhere) and for the trio concept: Tried Angle On Mar 30, 6:26 pm, mistertaterbug wrote: > Doc Watkins? Maybe a play on words like "Elephants Gerald"? Might get > you boys some uptown gigs, not to mention

Re: Need A Band Name

2009-03-30 Thread mistertaterbug
Doc Watkins? Maybe a play on words like "Elephants Gerald"? Might get you boys some uptown gigs, not to mention getting Ray Brown on bass. How about Zah Zah Gaborgnine...? Mark Simos has a lot of really good tune names on his albums. A few noteworthy... Hell Amongst the Vetica Hoagie in the Mids

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2009-03-30 Thread 14strings
da winna! "Paddy on the Waterboard" On Mar 30, 5:05 pm, Robin Gravina wrote: > Paddy on the waterboard > > no idea where that came from - just appeared.. > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:38 PM, sgarrity wrote: > > > There's some good ideas flowing here.  If ya got any more, send 'em > > on.  O

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2009-03-30 Thread Robin Gravina
Paddy on the waterboard no idea where that came from - just appeared.. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:38 PM, sgarrity wrote: > > There's some good ideas flowing here. If ya got any more, send 'em > on. One I'm liking at the moment is the Pig Ankle Trio > > > --~--~-~--~~

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2009-03-30 Thread sgarrity
There's some good ideas flowing here. If ya got any more, send 'em on. One I'm liking at the moment is the Pig Ankle Trio --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group,

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2009-03-30 Thread solofiddle
Free Beer and Chicken Coalition Death By Banjo Appalachian Death Ride Ooops - Sorry, those are already taken (Ohio bands). Maybe those will give you some ideas. Maybe 'Live Nude Mandos Tonight' might get folks curious? I do like the Doc Watson idea, though - maybe spell it a bit differently to ke

Re: Need A Band Name

2009-03-30 Thread J Hill
After spending the better part of today in meetings for work, this was a welcome distraction. Below are my suggestions and I'm pretty confident you'll pass on all of them - Doc Watson (this one will ensure your gigs are well attended) - Molly & Tenbrooks (going with this name would give you a great

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2009-03-30 Thread Mark Seale
All Pick No Bow. M On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:17 PM, sgarrity wrote: > > Berline, Crary and Hickman did release a compilation recording of all > instrumentals called Chambergrass. I'm from OK and used to go to > Byron's shop all the time. So that's kinda where the idea came from > > Bucklerash

Re: Need A Band Name

2009-03-30 Thread 14strings
well I've got or have had a slew of 'em wish I'd write 'em down once in a while here's one we've been lovin lately: Uncle Pig On Mar 30, 2:17 pm, sgarrity wrote: > Berline, Crary and Hickman did release a compilation recording of all > instrumentals called Chambergrass.  I'm from OK and used t

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2009-03-30 Thread sgarrity
Berline, Crary and Hickman did release a compilation recording of all instrumentals called Chambergrass. I'm from OK and used to go to Byron's shop all the time. So that's kinda where the idea came from Bucklerash.I like that one. Also pondering the Plucked String Band --~--~-~--~-

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2009-03-30 Thread Fred
Three Sheets To The Wind keeps popping into my mind. That and "Shaun, Et, and Al" :^). sgarrity wrote: > So me and two pickin' buddies have decided to put together a formal > group. They are both in a bluegrass band but also want to do > something a little more laid back. Only one of them sin

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2009-03-30 Thread Jonas Mattebo
How about 'The Pony Riders'? A little geeky perhaps, but still nice! /j 30 mar 2009 kl. 19.25 skrev sgarrity: > > So me and two pickin' buddies have decided to put together a formal > group. They are both in a bluegrass band but also want to do > something a little more laid back. Only one o

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2009-03-30 Thread Mark Seale
Wasn't Chambergrass one of the Berline trio recordings? You don't have the requisite fiddle in your trio (ok, I'm a bit biased) so I'll lead with: Bucklerash. :) Mark On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:25 PM, sgarrity wrote: > > So me and two pickin' buddies have decided to put together a formal >

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2009-03-30 Thread malagrass
Monroid On Mar 30, 1:25 pm, sgarrity wrote: > So me and two pickin' buddies have decided to put together a formal > group.  They are both in a bluegrass band but also want to do > something a little more laid back.  Only one of them sings, I sure > can't, so the vast majority of what we'll play

Need A Band Name

2009-03-30 Thread sgarrity
So me and two pickin' buddies have decided to put together a formal group. They are both in a bluegrass band but also want to do something a little more laid back. Only one of them sings, I sure can't, so the vast majority of what we'll play will be instrumentals. Heavy on the fiddle tunes, some