a new incarnation of big pants

last night was the first big pants practice in 2 months. the time off was good, because i was so pissed about the circumstances surrounding our last show that i hardly played or wrote at all for those 2 months. the fishing thing may have had a little to do with it, but mostly i think i just wasn't having fun with music during that time. which is the first time that's happened in about 6 years.

so last night's practice was, in a word, inspired. it was just brett and russell and me because our new (hopeful) bassist couldn't make it. we didn't bother with learning any covers, but instead worked at putting some of my lyrics and melody lines with some really cool chord progressions russell had come up with. and one of those combinations worked really well. music is fun again, and we have a new focus on original material.

but here's the thing - i wonder if we should continue as big pants, or change the name? i mean, we're dropping a bunch of songs, learning cool and obscure new covers, focusing on original material, and trying to get away from that grateful dead bar-band thing.

what do you all think? i sure would appreciate some band name suggestions in the comments section. have at it.

to inspire you, below is a list of all-time bad band names russell found on a website. my favorites? jehovah's witness protection program, or skeptic tank.

have a great weekend.

Cancer Bunny
Cannibal Elvis
Fear of Clowns
Gringo Star
The Grilled Cheeze Fiasco
Hamster Sandwich
Immaculate Infection
Jehovah’s Witness Protection Program
The Minstrel Cramps
Nat King Colon
Not Drowning, Waving
Pamper the Madman
The Pro-Midget Mafia
Rage Against the Coffee Machine
Rhymes with Orange
Skeptic Tank
The Sphinctones
Tastes Like Chicken
Tumor Circus
Tupperware Death
Uncle Daddy and the Family Secret
Velvet Acid Christ
Was I Naked
Wise Monkey Orchestra