Wedding Band Blues
I’m looking for a wedding band right now, and it’s a dismal affair. Not because there are no bands to choose from, but because EVERY WICKED COOL BAND NAME I’ve ever thought of is already taken! For the rest of you, please note that you can no longer give your band any of the following names, unless you want to be sued:
- RamFunkShus
- Soulicious
- The Funky Hipeez
- Kaos
- Phazze One! (who are described as a “unique and classy band”)
- Breez’n
. . . and my personal favorite:
- Mr. Bob and the Soul Collectors
My guess is that they originally tried to hit the wedding circuit under the name Soul Collectors but quickly found that people weren’t too keen on hiring a bunch of Satanists to play their wedding. Worried about the potential loss of income (not to mention the lack of souls to collect), they invited their wacky neighbor Mr. Bob to join the show, thus putting a goofy spin on their reign of evil and carnage.
March 8th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
If you don’t pick Mr.Bob, I will not be attending.
March 9th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
how about Johnny Soul and the Funkateers? huh????
March 12th, 2007 at 7:07 am
I must take issue with your posting about my band. Even before I joined them, the Soul Collectors were very big on the wedding circuit. Republicans and fundamentalists thought it was tongue-in-cheek cool to hire us. Those not as sharp as you took the Collectors at face value as a pretty clueless, lily-white, REALLY badly dressed soul band (think Sam and Dave minus Sam and also Dave). Under that guise, you simply wouldn’t believe the numbers of souls they were able to scoop up at countless wedding receptions. Since I joined the mix, however, we have expanded our reach to bar (and bat) mitzvahs, kiddie parties, and innumerable office Christmas parties. Our reign continueth and expandeth. Thanks for the marketing help!
March 14th, 2007 at 9:28 am
Good god. I am marrying into the Mr. Bob family. Pray for me.