So, what's going on this weekend? You tell me. I don't know of anything tonight. Tomorrow is that Smiths cover show that Coco Shwa is ripping up. Sunday there is a screening of a Fritz Lang movie at the Kabinet, DJ Highlife is spinning later at the Press, which I hope that people will go to. It was fun last week and they have the winter olympics on in the bar so you can just watch that. Monday is the Josephine Foster/Born Heller show at Delta of Venus. I guess that's kind of a lot, except for tonight (I have plans, but they are PRIVATE, yes I do keep some things to myseslf occasionally). Oh yeah, and Cache opened at the Crest, which looks interesting.
Frank Bruni (NY Times food guy) just launched a blog! Rad! I like his entry about Hooters. Here's an excerpt from the inaugural post:
I eat out as many as seven nights a week, and there are even nights when I eat out twice, taking full advantage of a visit to a far-flung neighborhood by getting up from dinner in one restaurant to sprint to dinner in another. Some months I take fewer than five nights off, and those nights often come at the ends of days when I had lunch out.
What a job!
I hear the Feeling finally settled on a new name, but you'll have to ask the Armeniac what it is. It's way better than Sofia or Coco Schwa. And just as that name controversy is settled, us Knockers found out there is some upstart a-holes in Portland swiping our name. They have some member of the Decemberists in their Knock Knock so I suppose they'll be fast-tracked but we refuse to give up our name.
ReplyDeleteConnie
I suggest that you retain the services of a lawyer immediately.
ReplyDeletei saw "cache" last month. it was good but the ending was rather frustrating. i still recommend it though.
ReplyDeleteHow does the name claim work? I've always heard that the first to release something gets dibs. Not like legal dibs, but bro dibs
ReplyDelete(bro dibs???).
- Patrone
BTW - Shout out to Heyamoto for finally clearing up the mystery of the oh-so obscure Cape Cod. Maybe next she'll tell us what's in a Gin & Tonic.
So is the waiting for a big reveal of the new name at Ironsides? Or was it one of those bands listed and I just don't know which one?
ReplyDeleteMiss B
P.S. I'm pretty sure the secret ingredient in the gin and tonic is clamato.
Their myspace page now says The
ReplyDeleteSpiral States. :) Is that the new name?
It's no Vince & The Vikings, but I like it.
ReplyDeletemiller
I heard it's the Silly Swirly See-Saw Salamanders.
ReplyDeleteAnd tonight is also Barking Spiders and Alkalai Flats and I don't know if/who else at Old I (confirmed by OMF). I'm goin.
The Devil Makes 3 is also at Old I tonight.
ReplyDeleteoh yeah, i forgot about the flats show! maybe my PRIVATE plans can somehow be incorporated with that, but it's hard to see how.
ReplyDeleteand can you give me a link to the new heyamoto thing? i can't find it.
The new Feeling name is officially Spiral States.
ReplyDeleteThe new Knock Knock name is Knock Knock. Forever.
Forever,
-heckamax
Heckamax! Are Bright Ideas on that OI show?
ReplyDeletemiller
Nope. When I called Jerry and asked him he told me he already put a band called The Snobs on. No, not the Snobs from Portland featuring members of Sleater Kinney, but the Sacto band.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I should have e-mailed you sooner.
-heckasad
"How does the name claim work? I've always heard that the first to release something gets dibs. Not like legal dibs, but bro dibs"
ReplyDeleteI think it works legal-wise too. It's like a default copyright. There's also the trick of mailing something to yourself with the name of the band/zine/label/entity and not opening it unless you need to prove ownership. I have heard that it is legally-binding but not as enforceable as if you went through ASSCAP or BMI.
Once, some dudes in LA were calling themselves Pounded Clown and sent a demo to a pal of David Hayes. He sent along the demo and a copy of a letter he sent to them telling them they were stealing from a band that already existed. I think they ceased and desisted after that.
Maybe the copycats need a nasty letter sent to them by a 3rd party. If Knock Knock needs me to pretend to be a label guy and send them a mean letter, I'd be happy to do so.
Ed
PS: I know that Iron Maiden has a game named after me, but those limey bastards won't cop to it. I probably should have swallowed. (apologies to Bruce Dickenson.)
Oh well, at least I've been meaning to check out The Snobs. Any band with Jason Bogs in it is OK by me.
ReplyDeletemiller
Beckler: Where is the Kabinet? What is the Fritz Lang flick? If it is M, everyone should see it. Peter Lorre is amazing. Please tell me it is M!
ReplyDeleteEd
about the Kabinet:
ReplyDeleteNevermind. I found it. (First hit on google!)
Ed
about the Kabinet:
ReplyDeleteNevermind. I found it. (First google hit!)
Ed
The Old I website sez some band called Browningham is playing.
ReplyDeleteThat name doesn't make anyone else think of Montana, does it? A little Browning, MT, a little Cockerham. Brilliant!
gbomb
Ed, you may be right about name claiming, at least for bro'dibs status. To do it legally is somewhat of an undertaking. Harvester did it about a decade ago and it took at least a year of filing/legal shit for it to go though. It costs money too.
ReplyDeleteWhat I like to fantasize about is some supergroup of big name dudes wanting to call their new band Harvester, but can't because some annoying dudes who only play about once a year now have the rights to it. Instead, there are a bunch of obscure 19-year old death metal bands who use the name.
Jed, Heckaharv
Trademark stuff. A band name would be a trademark.
ReplyDeleteThe US is a first to use country. Most other countries are first to file.
In first to file countries, the first to file the trademark gets the trademark, usually with the restriction that the trademark actually be used in commerce. If the trademark is filed and then not used, it can be lost.
But in countries like the US, the rule is first to use the trademark in commerce. Then the trademark can be filed with the Trademark and Patent Office and you will get the right to the mark all over the US.
You can do a trademark search here:
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=4mnm0r.1.1
Pepsi came up with 241 results. Spiral States came up with 0 results.
-greg
Thanks Greg!!
ReplyDeleteI will now look up KNock Knock and stick it to those Portland upstarts! By the way, I have not received an e-mail back from them asking for info on their "Knock Knock".
-heckamax