Rock Bands Name Origins
Full list here, but here are a few examples:Â
THIRD EYE BLIND – Our third eye is the imagined one that gives us a kind of sixth sense (telepathy, ESP, etc.) and the band felt that most of us are blind in that sense.
WEEZER – Band member Rivers Cuomo had the nickname Weezer in school because of a breathing problem.
BEASTIE BOYS – According to Michael Diamond, BEASTIE stands for Boys Entering Anarchistic Stages Towards Internal Excellence.
HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH – from the nicknames of two friends of singer/guitarist Darius Rucker – one with owl-like eyes (Hootie), another with the puffy “Blowfish” cheeks.
Opening A Can of 20 Year Old Bacon
This site is dedicated to preserving the ever-popular Celebrity Foods Canned Bacon. Although this product hasn’t been on store shelves since K-Mart cancelled it more than a decade ago, join us in a opening a can of 20 year old bacon that was still just as fresh today as the day it was canned.
No mention if they actually ate it, but there are pictures of the bacon in the skillet.
Romo Won’t Be Playing In The Super Bowl
He he does make a brief appearance in a Super Bowl commercial that will air Sunday.