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View Poll Results: Which is the best name for a small town classic rock band?
1. "Half Cocked"
18.18%
2. "Fully Loaded"
48.48%
3. Both: "Half Cocked - Fully Loaded"
15.15%
4. Neither
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Which Name is Better?

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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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Okay, so a few people have asked me to join their band and we need to come up a new name. A name can mean a lot .... I never went to see these guys play before because I didn't like the mental image I got when I heard their name "Trailer Park Barbies"

The band is four people (2 guys/2 girls) - music is classic rock mainly w/a bit of current rock and country even: Elvis, Doors, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, George Thoroughgood, Scorpians, Nickleback, Heart, Pat Benatar, and even Trick Pony. We have two lead singers - one male; one female - which allows us to pick a larger variety of songs...what one can't sing, the other one can.

So.... If you were to see these band names on a billboard or sign, would you be offended, find it funny, or be intrigued to see the band playing? If you were a bar owner or event planner, would you have any issues putting these names on the signage? Do you have any suggestions for a name?
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Well, considering the condition most bands play in, "Half Loaded" might be more appropriate...
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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i agree that you dont want too abrasive of a name... i like half cocked better, but it is slightly more abrasive, so im going with fully loaded
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by toastedoats
i agree that you dont want too abrasive of a name... i like half cocked better, but it is slightly more abrasive, so im going with fully loaded
Exactly my thought. "half-cocked" is "somewhat loaded".

I went with fully loaded.
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:14 PM
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Yea... and of course it can be taken in a firearm context or in a state of drunkeness...
Both of which are socially acceptable in our area.

But to say "cocked' in public seems too abrasive even if there was a half-cocked gun as a logo.

Edit: of course... if we're going with the state of mind - "Somewhat Stable" would be appropriate.
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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I like half-loaded too

or of course "Free Beer"

Looks great on posters and flyers.
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Sully1742
"Free Beer"
OMG that is EPIC!
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by willwren
Exactly my thought. "half-cocked" is "somewhat loaded".

I went with fully loaded.
lol...Ironic
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by toastedoats
Originally Posted by Sully1742
"Free Beer"
OMG that is EPIC!
I'm just picturing the redneck bar scene from Blues Brothers...
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by GonneVille
Originally Posted by toastedoats
Originally Posted by Sully1742
"Free Beer"
OMG that is EPIC!
I'm just picturing the redneck bar scene from Blues Brothers...
Herd them up move em out Rawhide!

I like Fully Loaded.
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