Super High Tech Jet Fighters

You know what I think is really dumb? It's when people say, "Wouldn't blah blah blah be a great name for a band?" You could fill in just about anything here but it's probably something like: Pickle Popsicle, Poop on a Stick, Super High Tech Jet Fighters, Turtle Racers, etc etc etc. Whenever I hear such a statement I think to myself "Huh? What makes that such a great name?". Is it just because you juxtaposed two disparate words...maybe with some alliteration or innuendo thrown in for good measure? Sure it might sound good; but that's not enough for me. If you want to impress me with a good band name then I need more than the name. You better at least outline one of the band's songs, explain the costumes the band will wear, explain the obscure reference they're named after, or at least show me the logo! Then I might say, "Yeah. That would be a great name for a band".

One suggestion I have for bands is that they should all have a song called "Anthem". This should be their best song or a song that reflects the band's unique style. Other than just being a cool name for the best song, this would be useful to new fans that want to become familiar with a band. You wouldn't have to wonder which song you should listen to or if the one song you've heard was representative. All you'd have to do is listen to the band's Anthem and you'd get a good idea about what they're like. If the band changes style or makes another really good song, just call it Anthem Part II, Anthem Part III, and so on. The one down side I can see is that since all the best songs would be named Anthem it's likely that many people's "favorite song" would be Anthem. This could lead to some confusion when discussing favorite songs. Despite this problem I have calculated that the pros outweigh the cons, so if you have a band you might want to get on this and start writing your Anthem.

Saturday Night Pukies

I pre apologize to the faint hearted for the graphic nature of this post. On Saturday night Nate was in town for Thanksgiving, so I had the good fortune of being able to hang out with 2 Ahlgren's, at a party thrown by a friend of Ingrid's. At this party I enjoyed a few healthy glasses of sangria and MANY small "sausage " hors d'oeuvres. Now I'm not sure if it was the sangria or the sausages or maybe just the whole mixture with the bud light night cap I had before going to bed, but late in the night something in my tummy was not right. I generally have a very strong stomach that can handle just about anything I throw at it, but on this night there was no doubt in my mind that it was the puke fairy that had woken me from my slumber. I was in the bathroom quickly and as the first pukey wave hit me I was temporarily panicked that I was dying! It seemed like I was puking up my bloody insides!!! It was not until seconds later that my sleepy brain realized the vivid color was a result of the sangria and not some catastrophic injury. Whew! That was a close one!! One more good puke and my stomach was purged. The experience is never fun, but in cases like this it's not soo bad considering how much better you immediately feel.