SonnyD4885
74 posts
Aug 20, 2011
7:36 AM
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any one have any cool or weird nicknames (stage names too)
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Seven.Oh.Three.
154 posts
Aug 20, 2011
8:07 AM
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WHATS YOUR FAVORITE NICKNAME?
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al
49 posts
Aug 20, 2011
8:07 AM
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Thats a live music venue in Glasgow too. I saw Charlie Musselwhite there. Guid night.
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Jaybird
262 posts
Aug 20, 2011
8:32 AM
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SonnyD reminds me of TNFrank
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jules
41 posts
Aug 20, 2011
8:32 AM
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I spent a lot of time hanging out in amsterdam and, as a bit of a tribute to paul butterfield... used to
go by the stage name of 'Dutch Bulbfeild'
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eharp
1413 posts
Aug 20, 2011
8:34 AM
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my band likes to call me "get your solo over with quick".
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tookatooka
2417 posts
Aug 20, 2011
9:09 AM
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Jaybird. I wish TNFrank returned. I used to pee myself with his posts. I'd love to hear how his playing is going now.
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Last Edited by on Aug 20, 2011 9:10 AM
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SonnyD4885
75 posts
Aug 20, 2011
9:17 AM
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sonny is my name. and my nick name
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eharp
1415 posts
Aug 20, 2011
9:35 AM
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a funny thing about frank.
i see him around other forums. he has mellowed and tries to be helpful with newbies.
the thing that makes me smile is how he learned his favorite lesson right here.
when asked about harps; "is mine any good?"- "what harp should i buy?", "should i buy this set of cheap harps?"- his answer is almost always the same: i learned the hard way. it is better to buy on decent harp than 3 or 4 cheap ones.
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nacoran
4478 posts
Aug 20, 2011
9:42 AM
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I've never had a harp nickname. In high school a group of friends started calling me Dupree. I couldn't figure it out but I finally dragged it out of one of them- I always wore a big knee brace in gym class on account of a wonky knee cap that liked to slide around more than it should. That reminded them of Marcus Dupree, the football player whose career was pretty much ruined by a major knee injury.
I've also dispensed at least one nickname that stuck for a long time. That was a joke. I decided I was going to give my friend a nickname, whether he wanted one or not, and that I wasn't going to explain it to him. I just hadn't decided what. It was around Christmas time and I walked to the fridge and opened it. There was Egg Nog sitting right there, but that was too obvious. Nutmeg. Yeap. Nutmeg. It stuck for years and for the longest time he had no idea why.
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thorvaldsen76
123 posts
Aug 21, 2011
2:16 AM
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My nickname has been "9Fingers" for years.. It started when I was playing a sport called floorball when my teammates noticed that I didn't have a right thumb.. So it just stuck with me as I started to play blues.
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BronzeWailer
230 posts
Aug 21, 2011
3:22 AM
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Sorry, I have to respond. My middle name is Kelvin, as in refrigerators etc., after Lord Kelvin, famous physicist. My Dad specialised in research into properties of matter at extremely low temperatures. One friend has nicknamed me Zero Degrees Kelvin. I believe that is pretty cool indeed.
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harpdude61
971 posts
Aug 21, 2011
5:52 AM
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I am stuck with a nickname, like it or not.
Since my last name is Frye, one of the bands I sit in with stuck me with Catfish.... and it caught on.
I don't have any whiskers and I hope I don't look like one.
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Miles Dewar
1072 posts
Aug 21, 2011
6:00 AM
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My name is "Miles"....... Already a nicknamey type of name.
@Bronzewailer,
You are the lucky one to have a science nickname.
"........ Mine is 'Delta' because I'm always changing........"
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BronzeWailer
231 posts
Aug 21, 2011
6:10 AM
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@Miles. Lucky or not, few people get it. I usually get a puzzled look and then 'Calvin'? I've got to say, 'No, Kelvin, like the refrigerator...'
If you lived in Oz, they would probably call you 'Kilometres' or 'Yards' or 'Yardsey' :)
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eharp
1424 posts
Aug 21, 2011
7:07 AM
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a "nicknamey" type of name does not constitute a nickname. you're getting short changed, brother!
SCOTCH! there ya go.
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Diggsblues
941 posts
Aug 21, 2011
7:46 AM
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My full nickname is Milferdy E. Diggs.
This was give to me by Skinny Eddy Lacera from
Brooklyn NY. Kind of like Maynard G. Krebbs. LOL
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Tommy the Hat
223 posts
Aug 21, 2011
7:50 AM
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I have no nickname
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Tommy
Bronx Mojo
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Greg Heumann
1235 posts
Aug 21, 2011
9:11 AM
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I have always been told (and agree) that you can't just give yourself a nickname. It is a bit pretentious - and rarely works. There has to be a story behind it - and it should be "given" to you by others. Which is why I don't use "fat pig rat bastard" much.
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/Greg
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harmonicanick
1270 posts
Aug 21, 2011
9:20 AM
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'Slow boy' although lately 'Even slower boy'
Yes, I wish TNF would return too!
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Miles Dewar
1073 posts
Aug 21, 2011
9:44 AM
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@eharp,
"Scotch" because of "Dewar", right?
.....................That's "Finest Scotch" to you. ;)
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lumpy wafflesquirt
412 posts
Aug 21, 2011
2:09 PM
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I am still waiting for someone to give me a nickname. I never even had one at school.
That being said, Guess what, Lumpy Wafflesquirt isn't my really name, it is just an internet handle I use and very few people know both my names. It came from a children's book about Professor Poopypants. there is a list of the alphabet with three words against each letter. I forget the detail [and there is more than one version, but you take the first letter of your first name and look up the first word against that letter for your new first name, then the first and third letters of your surname are the look ups for your new surname. Apparently the original version was designed so that Englebet Humperdink's name didn't change and that must be the version I used as I can't find that one on the web, only the new version which changes my name.
I agree with Greg who says that you have to be given a nickname, not assume it yourself, but once you have been given it you can take it on and introduce yourself as it if you wish [and like it]
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"Come on Brackett let's get changed"
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Fingers
76 posts
Aug 21, 2011
2:24 PM
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The story behind my name......i was putting a rubber glove on at work (don't ask) when my hand went right through it! and some bright spark said that is those great big sausage fingers of yours!!...and Fingers was born!! even my own son calls me Fingers. and i have been married for 33 years so these sausage fingers kept my wife happy!. LOL
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nacoran
4487 posts
Aug 21, 2011
2:25 PM
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The last name Post appears in my family tree. I've thought about trying Nat Post. Fat rhymes with Nat, or Nate 'Never Pushed Away a Plate' Smith?
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LIP RIPPER
480 posts
Aug 21, 2011
2:32 PM
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Fuzz ball or Fuzz, stems from my teenage days when I grew a Fro. The only people that refer to me as such now are those that I've remained close to since my teenage days.
I have a tendancy to nickname anyone that I become friends with. Some of my friends names that I have given or adapted slightly are;
Carp and Carpy, two diffrerent guys. Bubba, Geno, Danno, Stever, Simpy, Wayno, Brother White, Chap, Cheesie, Spice, Jam, Dick, Captain, Buckster, Timberly, Bub, these come to mind.
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Buzadero
829 posts
Aug 21, 2011
2:43 PM
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Greg is right. A nickname is bestowed, not self-assigned. Unfortunate as that is.
Same with radio call signs (except for pilots, who seem to be able to declare their own for some reason).
My height and proboscis garnered me the call sign, "Bullwinkle". To this day, I still get that one when I get together with certain old shipmates. Tragic.
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~Buzadero
Underwater Janitor, Patriot
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Joe_L
1440 posts
Aug 21, 2011
2:56 PM
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@Jaybird - I've been thinking that same thing!
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Rubes
397 posts
Aug 21, 2011
3:09 PM
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anyone heard of the nickname technique that calls for the name of your first pet plus your mums maiden name, making mine 'Cindy Lucre'! HMMMMM.......... think I prefer 'Rubes' (Australianization of my last name Rubie.) Also anything beats the common....Paul.... :~}
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harmonicanick
1271 posts
Aug 21, 2011
3:18 PM
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that makes mine Topper Cotton...not bad eh
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Tommy the Hat
224 posts
Aug 21, 2011
3:43 PM
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The way I heard it was the name of your first pet and the street where you were born.
That makes mine Harley Saint Lawrence.
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Kyzer Sosa
1006 posts
Aug 21, 2011
3:45 PM
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I have been the Red Lion...(a reference to the 80's cartoon Voltron) and the Minister of Death (a reference to my time as a counselor at a funeral home)and now I'm simply known as Kyzer
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Honkin On Bobo
744 posts
Aug 21, 2011
7:03 PM
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"The way I heard it was the name of your first pet and the street where you were born.
anyone heard of the nickname technique that calls for the name of your first pet plus your mums maiden name,"
Actually, I heard that those techniques were how some porn stars got their screen names.
Also, nicknaming yourself, AKA "self glossing" is strictly verboten by the coolness police.
Last Edited by on Aug 21, 2011 7:07 PM
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gene
875 posts
Aug 21, 2011
9:21 PM
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I worked on a freight dock. I worked and moved around that dock with extreme speed and efficiency, accomplishing my tasks in impossibly short time. They named me Lightnin'.
I was very proud of that name, but as time and age took it's toll, and as the nature of the freight changed, I requested to simply be called "gene" again. I didn't want to wear a badge I no longer lived up to. (At retirement, I was still faster than most, though. :) )
Last Edited by on Aug 21, 2011 9:32 PM
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Gnarly
80 posts
Aug 22, 2011
12:19 AM
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Ahem--
I am mighty fond of the Internet Anagram Server . . .
Wordsmith.org/anagram
That is where I found my nickname, sorry but no one gave it to me.
Born Gary Lehmann, take the last and first letters of the last name and move them to the first name.
Voila, you have just become Gnarly Heman.
Now try to live up to it (or live it down).
Try it, you might like it--Brendan Power is Brand New Rope!
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Morrel
13 posts
Aug 22, 2011
2:14 AM
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When I first got internet I had to choose a username.
I tried all kinds of crazy names, but I always got the "username already exists" response untill I tried Morrelbi.
My friends started to call me Morrel afther that.
If I would use the Pet - mums maiden name trick it would be something like : Pat Lipfield
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HawkeyeKane
19 posts
Aug 22, 2011
7:48 AM
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My real name is Tim. Hawkeye came from a trip I took to Aviation Challeneg in Alabama when I was a kid. Me and a bunch of my friends from 4-H went down and did a 5 day course. We all got callsigns and mine was Hawkeye because of my sense of aim. The name kinda stuck. Now I use it as my stage name.
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I entertain
By bringing a tone to your brain
Just like a west bound train
You wanna know my name?
Well, it's Hawkeye Kane
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Miles Dewar
1074 posts
Aug 22, 2011
8:02 AM
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Anyone at that camp named Trapper?
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HawkeyeKane
22 posts
Aug 22, 2011
8:14 AM
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@ Miles
No. But I do have a buddy now. Michael Trapper. We've talked about opening our own bar in the local medical district and calling it Hawkeye and Trapper's Triage.
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I entertain
By bringing a tone to your brain
Just like a west bound train
You wanna know my name?
Well, it's Hawkeye Kane
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Tommy the Hat
225 posts
Aug 22, 2011
8:41 AM
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I thought the thread was about interesting stage nicknames but since we're talking about nicknames in general as well as forum names, I'll tell you where mine comes from. Nothing interesting..lol.
I did have a nickname most of my life but that name was from bad times and I no longer wish to be associated with it. However, Tommy The Hat only comes out of necessity...the need for a screen name. I wanted to check out the forum and needed a name. I like using my real name "but" this time around didn't want my last name out there so I tried to come up with something to go with Tommy. Me and my 3 year old grandaughter have this kind of running joke where I put things on my head and say, look at my nice hat and she says, "noooo, that not a hat."
That's all that went into my name. My real name combined with me thinking of my grandbaby and smiling!
See, and everyone thought it was a mob name....lol!
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Tommy
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HarpSlaveDave
8 posts
Aug 22, 2011
9:49 AM
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I was given the name Harp Slave Dave by Mike Stewart, a retired Nashville producer and song writer.
We go by Helpless Mike Stewart and Harp Slave Dave.
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Miles Dewar
1075 posts
Aug 22, 2011
10:29 AM
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@Benjamin Franklin Pierce,
Maybe a 4077 address?
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Fredrider51
150 posts
Aug 22, 2011
10:39 AM
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Five Alarm Fred
My honey named that. I drank half a bottle of prune juice and set off the smoke alarm,so that is my stage name
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Fred
HARP (Harmonica Assn 'Round Philly)
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HawkeyeKane
25 posts
Aug 22, 2011
11:04 AM
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@ Miles
Now that would complete the package. Maybe the beer garden set up with a vintage army tent over it?
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I entertain
By bringing a tone to your brain
Just like a west bound train
You wanna know my name?
Well, it's Hawkeye Kane
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Harphound
13 posts
Aug 22, 2011
11:13 AM
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For the last 48 years people have called me Houndog or Hound.I use it on stage also alot of people don't know my real name.In Jamaica they call me Bigga or Mr. Biggs !
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Suzukisucker
15 posts
Aug 22, 2011
11:36 AM
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Just because I dont play Hohner, Seydell, Hering, etc. ;-[
Last Edited by on Aug 22, 2011 11:37 AM
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MagicPauley57
96 posts
Aug 22, 2011
6:44 PM
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when i was in my early 20's i had long blond hair , a bit like brian jones , but i was bit heavier set , i was kown on the 60's scene as either the blond bison , or dougal ( the hairy dog from magic roundabout ) or Mad Pauley
i was always at the events and usually drunk and up for a party !
The bass player who is another paul calls me voodoo ( I still don7t know why , but i think it' s down to my admiration of screamin jay hawkins and the capes , and also the skulls and shrunken heads in my pontiac ! i call him Dingo , coz he looks like a wild dog ! and needs taming .
iT7s usually female frinds that call me pauley , although an old mate who moved to germany calls me that due to the amount of daft gangster films we used to watch and i'm always dressed up in suits or the trouser , open shirt with wife beater vest underneath and either quiffed up or hatted , and look like a 50/ 60's gangster , when i went to buy a new suit in london , i also was trying out a nice vlevet collared covert coat , and someone who was in the shop , said i looked like i should have a black jag parked outside !
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Miles Dewar
1076 posts
Aug 22, 2011
6:53 PM
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@Fred,
I pondered for a moment if you had "spicy" prune juice, but then I realized what you meant....oooooohhhhh.........
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Miles Dewar
1077 posts
Aug 22, 2011
6:56 PM
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@Hawkeye,
.....and Martinis served from an IV bottle.
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Every time I watch that show, I envy Radar for his microphone.
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shadoe42
55 posts
Aug 22, 2011
7:25 PM
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given I am in a gimmicky band we all have stage names. Mine is Cheeks... yep you read that right... and its a nautical term to fit the pirate motif. The Cheeks are two blocks of wood used to lash a spar to a mast or block the wheels of a cannon.
Then the guys discovered that I used to do church youth work and that I was a licensed baptist minister. Combine that with the fact I blow harp and now when the lead intros the band i am
The Dr. Mr. Reverend Cheeks or some variation of that :)
the first couple times he did it we just laughed it off. Then oddly it caught on with the fans haha.
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HawkeyeKane
26 posts
Aug 23, 2011
4:58 AM
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@ Miles
Yeah! Or at least some of Radar's mics. there were a copuple different ones I think. One of them was a little shoehorn model. I dunno that I'd want that one.
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I entertain
By bringing a tone to your brain
Just like a west bound train
You wanna know my name?
Well, it's Hawkeye Kane
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