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Sometimes someone says an unusual phrase that would be a good name for a band. At some point in 2005 I decided to start keeping a list of such names. Consider it my tribute to Dave Barry. I'll be adding more names as I discover them, as well as accepting suggestions from all of you. Bear in mind, however, that the best band names are things that you happen to hear or say by chance. Don't sit down and try to think of names--the best ones have a story behind them. If you form a band with one of these names, or someone you know does, or you find out about one, let me know so I can add a note. That said... the list. [Newish items marked with a

I've noticed that whenever I quit out of AOL Instant Messenger these days, I get an error message saying, "The application has unexpectedly terminated. We apologize for the inconvenience." Should I be concerned that the last thing my computer expects me to do is quit out of AIM of my own free will? Time for an art update. The only thing currently in progress is my sketch of Salgrus, which I'm currently trying to trace and color in Illustrator. Yeah, I know... look, at some point I'll draw a character who isn't Salgrus. I promise. For instance, I still need to draw that dragon for silvermoonlight55555 (https://www.deviantart.com/silvermoonlight55555). Soon, I promise. After that, since

Aaargh! Well, this is sort of annoying. Okay, people who have been following my dA site for a while might remember that for some time now I've been working (occasionally) on a comic in the form of a documentary about a bunch of washed-up fantasy adventurers (a la "This is Spinal Tap"). However, I've learned that there's a new TV show premiering tonight, Drawn Together, with a very similar premise: a "reality show" about what are basically stock characters from different genres of animation. Okay, it's not exactly the same, but now I worry that if I ever do start And Cut!, everyone will assume that I'm ripping off Comedy Central's idea. Ah we