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#210125 - 22/03/2004 23:04 why do they have to soil a good bandname?
butter enthusiast Registered: 07/03/2002 Posts: 211 Loc: State side	Phish _________________________ _______ Tobin Mark IIa - 60gb - Smoke [blue]fitter, happier, more productive[/blue]
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#210126 - 23/03/2004 00:39 Re: why do they have to soil a good bandname? [Re: butter]
webroach old hand Registered: 23/07/2003 Posts: 869 Loc: Colorado	This has less than nothing to do with a bad hippie band. It has to do with a common intentional misspelling. Many years ago, there were people who did the same thing as hackers (media definition) / crackers, but with phones. The were known as "phreakers". Same thing. _________________________ Dave
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#210127 - 23/03/2004 04:26 Re: why do they have to soil a good bandname? [Re: webroach]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1919 Loc: London	It's not a band name but for an early example of bad spelling by Rock Bands look no further: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDCASS80311071356501546&sql=A6jd6vwxva9ek
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#210128 - 23/03/2004 08:58 Re: why do they have to soil a good bandname? [Re: butter]
phi144 enthusiast Registered: 15/02/2002 Posts: 314 Loc: New Hampshire, USA	Good name, amazing band. _________________________ Doug
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