OSJ Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 The Mentors had their uses... They were my go-to band to get people to leave my house when a get-together was winding down. You would be amazed at how fast the Mentors can empty a room. (Even faster than Leo Sayer's Greatest Hits). Yes, I am an evil bastard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Lux Interior (RIP) On the same RIP tip, Oderus Urungus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I figured it was too obvious for me to suggest Lux as I'm known to be the greatest Cramps fan in the world. I suppose we must give all due respect to the First Lady of Psychobilly, Poison Ivy Rorschach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 The Mentors had their uses... They were my go-to band to get people to leave my house when a get-together was winding down. You would be amazed at how fast the Mentors can empty a room. (Even faster than Leo Sayer's Greatest Hits). Yes, I am an evil bastard. This reminds me of two other things. 1. The guy running the bar on Tony Bourdain's show that ran bikers out (in wherever city. I think it was Chicago on The Layover) by playing opera on the jukebox. 2. Someone here that actually put on the film Aftermath to do the same thing at his homestead. Which is just... whew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 It ain't punk, but any thread about awesome stage names that omits Captain Beefheart sidemen Zoot Horn Rollo (Bill Harkleroad) and Winged Eel Fingerling (Eliot Ingber) just seems incomplete to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 The Mentors had their uses... They were my go-to band to get people to leave my house when a get-together was winding down. You would be amazed at how fast the Mentors can empty a room. (Even faster than Leo Sayer's Greatest Hits). Yes, I am an evil bastard. This reminds me of two other things. 1. The guy running the bar on Tony Bourdain's show that ran bikers out (in wherever city. I think it was Chicago on The Layover) by playing opera on the jukebox. 2. Someone here that actually put on the film Aftermath to do the same thing at his homestead. Which is just... whew. True story: The McDonald's in downtown Seattle started to be a hangout for gang-bangers of al descriptions. They started playing C & W on their outside speakers and that took care of the problem immediately. Apparently, George Jones is too hardcore for gang-bangers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 HA! I forgot we actually have our own Cliff Hanger on the board. Sadly, I can't claim to be named for the guy from the Freeze; I took it after the aborted attempt to Americanize Lupin III in the 80s. And since we've spread into cowpunk and psychobilly, I gotta speak up for Country Dick Montana (of the Beat Farmers), Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I can do a lot if we can get into metal, especially black metal. Necrocock and Silenthell from Czechia's Master's Hammer immediately come to mind. Me and some old bandmates were sitting around shooting the shit and we came up with our own 'black metal names'; our bass player came up with possibly the best one ever: the Recreational Church Burner. (I was the Alcoholic Sodomizer btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I can do a lot if we can get into metal, especially black metal. Necrocock and Silenthell from Czechia's Master's Hammer immediately come to mind. Me and some old bandmates were sitting around shooting the shit and we came up with our own 'black metal names'; our bass player came up with possibly the best one ever: the Recreational Church Burner. (I was the Alcoholic Sodomizer btw) Does that imply that you would only sodomize alcoholics? Or that you are an alcoholic with a penchant for sodomy? ;-) Seems rather confusing somehow. Recreational Church Burner is classic. As a tribute to the British Navy of a bygone era, let me offer up Rumsodomy Lash. ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 ^no comment haha Nice Pogues reference btw So, TCM played The Decline of Western Civilization last night for whatever reason, and I was reminded of some more names: Derf Scratch Chuck Dukowski (so disingenuous for the real mad genius of Black Flag, and a great tribute) DJ Bonebreak and maybe the ultimate... KICKBOY FACE Goddamn Claude Bessy is missed. Such an absolute smartass, loudmouthed frog prick who was completely brilliant. His band wasn't very good, but listening to him talk is fantastic. I've actually never read his writing in Slash but apparently somebody put the whole run of the zine on .pdf files according to Dangerous Minds: http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_entire_print_run_of_classic_punk_slash_magazine_is_now_online I've got to get to those sometime. Just looking at what Dangerous Minds posted is so, so good. Oh yeah... I still have a crush on Exene Cervenka. Sorry John Doe (goddamn, that's another one!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I just remembered about the Carcass member pseudonyms: K. Grumegargler, J. Offalmangler, and W.G. Thorax Embalmer. I paid tribute to them on the demo release of yet another band I was in by naming us G. Bongripper, C. Boxlifter, A. Dreadtwister, and S. Woodchipper. Dreadtwister should have been Dopeshooter but that was a little too on-the-nose; thankfully he's cleaned up his act in that respect. Sam still drums like a fucking woodchipper haha... and I still lift boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 ^no comment haha Nice Pogues reference btw *bows* I'm Irish, it's to be expected. FOAD2U2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 One can not neglect the late lamented Liquid Moamo, the one and only Zoogz Rift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Yes, one must respect the man and the Amazing Shitheads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 DJ Bonebreak Greatest part of the name is that it isn't a gimmick. His birth name is Donald James Bonebrake. That might make it the best of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 KICKBOY FACE Goddamn Claude Bessy is missed. Such an absolute smartass, loudmouthed frog prick who was completely brilliant. His band wasn't very good, but listening to him talk is fantastic. I've actually never read his writing in Slash but apparently somebody put the whole run of the zine on .pdf files according to Dangerous Minds: http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_entire_print_run_of_classic_punk_slash_magazine_is_now_online I've got to get to those sometime. Just looking at what Dangerous Minds posted is so, so good. Oh yeah... I still have a crush on Exene Cervenka. Sorry John Doe (goddamn, that's another one!) Catholic Discipline had a handful of really good songs. I think everyone in the band was a member of another band, so maybe that's why they never released anything. The original lineup of X was in town last month with someone filling in on guitar for Billy Zoom (another great punk name). They were playing to benefit Zoom's medical bills. Sadly, I was broke and couldn't get to the show. Bands like X, The Blasters, and Catholic Discipline really got me hooked on the LA punk scene of the late 70s. Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's went by Jane Drano in her early years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Jane Drano is so good. Also another crush I have from the formative years of LA punk. I haven't heard any Catholic Discipline aside from the two Decline songs; first one sounds like bad Screamers, second one is decent. By the way, Tomata du Plenty... THAT is a NAME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Because of this thread, I now know who the Mentors were and wish I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Because of this thread, I now know who the Mentors were and wish I didn't. They are Seattle's secret shame. It could be worse, you know who the Mentors were, I unfortunately KNEW the Mentors (one of my buddies was the only booking agent in town who would deal with them.) Larry: "Hey John, this new band I'm working with is playing at a house party tonight, you and Kathy want to come?" Me: "Kat's doing girl's night out, but I'm game, can I catch a ride with you?" Larry: "Sure, I'll pick you up around nine." Much later... Larry: "So you and El Duce were in the same graduating class, what a cool coincidence." Me: "No, he went to Roosevelt and I went to Ballard, same years, different schools. Oh, and Larry, one other thing... I'm going to fucking kill you for introducing me to those fuckheads." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Are they really a secret? I always thought they were pretty well known. I saw them after the reformation in 2001, I was going to see my friend's band, and the guy I went with couldn't remember who the headliner was, it turned out to be The Mentors. It wasn't all that impressive. I was always under the impression that it was all a gimmick anyway. Not that it excused any of the shit that El Duce said, but it seemed like people took that dumb shit way too seriously, same as GG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 At least GG Allin had good songs. Well, "good" is a relative term in that case, but it certainly doesn't apply to the Mentors. Plus, GG introduced me to Warren Zevon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 As much as I love his cover of "Carmelita" I never thought I would hear someone say that it led them further into Zevon's catalog. That is fucking awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 As much as I love his cover of "Carmelita" I never thought I would hear someone say that it led them further into Zevon's catalog. That is fucking awesome. Absolutely it is! Of course, it matters not how you get to Warren Zevon, the important thing is that you do. Now back to the Mentors for a moment... While I can believe that some members of the band over the years were merely working the marks, I don't think that was the case with El Duce and Sickie. Within five minutes of meeting them, the former was telling me that he could buy 4 extra fifths of MD 20/20 per week because he had stopped buying toilet paper as his old lady knew what her tongue was for. What a lovely human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Dunlop Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Can I count pop-punk-esque punk? Yes? Well, my wee country throws the following forward: I mean, I dunno, Teenage Kicks is kinda the best pop song ever made. It's 2 1/2 minutes of perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Pat Smear has long been one of my favorite stage names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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