Band Names

From the desk of Ned P. Rauch:

Band names. They're funny, eh? I probably spend at least 20 minutes of every day thinking about them. Time well-spent, I'm sure.

This is a list of almost all the names of the bands I've played in over the years. I think they're in chronological order, beginning in ninth grade, though for the life of me I can't recall the names of two bands I played with my junior and senior years in high school. (I do, however, remember the songs we played: "Stop Draggin' Around," by Lenny Kravitz, in one; "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed," Allman Bros., in the other. In that second one, we had a killer show-stopper [we only played one show]: "L.A. Woman" into the fast, second half of "Free Bird." Holy shit, right? I still have a tape of that one. You do, too, right?) The best of these names I can't take credit for. Thirty Thieves, for example, was a friend's stroke of genius. Still, I've got a secret stash of wicked awesome names ready for future bands. Look out.

Gods, Men and Monsters (or was it God's Men and Monsters?)
Coyote Grin
LoCat
The Fetish
The Dust Bunnies & The Long Hares
The Swingin' Hangmen
Thirty Thieves & The Thunder Chief
Backseat Cougars
Frankenpine

ps: Since we're on the subject of nomenclature, here's what I wanted to name our radio show: Sharks & Tigers. A certain party, whose name rhymes with deet, wouldn't go for it. Can't understand why.