Yesterday, I was fondly reminiscing with a co-worker about the brilliant musical legacy of Ray Stevens, when an awesome band name struck me like a vine to the back of the head from Guitarzan himself...

Don't Look, Ethel!

I will be crushed if some band out there already has that as a name.

Dude, what about Possible Quality Band Name?

I always liked Ahab the A-rab better.

What about Smear the Queer? As in the favorite children's game?

No fans of "Everything is Beautiful"???

What's the squirreel song? Benny would know, but he in FLorida.

Did Ray ever team up with Shel Silverstein? That woulda been righteous.

If it were a smarmy all-gays outfit, like Pansy Division, they could get away with it...

But, as for cool (unused?) band-names, how about Car Alarm Chorus?

"The Devil May Care"

Wet Nap

(if ya know what i mean)

I've always been partial to "Rest Stop Man Love" or "Silverspunk and the Man Jam"

I'm guessing you've already put your bid in for Vincent Gallo's spootie? Try not to drink it too fast.

I stand by this. 100%, even.

After watching a Fuse network bloopers show this weekend, I think that I think that

Parting the Red Sea

would be a great band name. Especially for an atraditional Christian rock band, a la Pedro the Lion. (I say "atraditional" because, where most Christian rock would fall into the "lock-step-with-the-Republican-Religious-Right" side, I don't necessarily get that sense from Mr Bazan.)

There's a local band called "Chop Me Into Pieces And Say Yeah!" I thought that was pretty funny.

For me it's "The Last Bongo Sunset" inspired by the sweet book by Les Plesko.

christian abortion

first single "crucified on my stem cell"

There was "I Love Ethel". They had a decent record, and their cover of "No Quarter" absolutely makes the "Song Retains The Name" compilation.

I'm partial to "Yo Daddy and the I Don't Give a Fucks"

We're just gonna take the stage. Play one note, and then wade into the crowd like Vikings.

There's also been Cold Ethel and Wretched Ethyl.

That's a little too Rage Against the Machine, I think.

And Ethyl Meatplow.

My future band will be called Plankton Boy. It is the perfect name for a band. Feel free to steal it!

I would check them out if I saw that name, heh.

Yeah- they were right up the road from me in Sacramento. Good coverage from an interesting band.

I still can't believe there's never been a band called the Dirty Needles.