Top ten
band names
that really
piss off
club owners

I'm in a band. The name of our band is Honest Bob & the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives. Some people find this amusing. Clubs just find it long, and we end up being advertised as just Honest Bob, which is fine, because if I tell the audience our whole name twice during a set, our set ends up at 39 minutes instead of 40, and we can use the extra time.

So I was thinking, we've had such success with a name that's unintentionally annoying; imagine how far you could get with a name that's annoying on purpose! And in no time at all I enumerated the

TOP TEN BAND NAMES THAT REALLY PISS OFF CLUB OWNERS

10. Help Wanted, Ask at Bar

9. Fresh Out Of Beer

8. 150 dB Guaranteed

7. Ask About Our Group Rates

6. Welcome Class of '46

5. Take Home All Rats You Catch

4. Tiny Tim Unplugged

3. No Shirt, No Shoes, No Cover

2. Soon To Be Asbestos-Free!

1. Sorry, Closed Every Shabbos

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