Where's My Jetpack?

Bad Puns To Wake You Up

I was in that sleep twilight state his morning when this came to me. Even in my sleep I can't avoid silly 4th grade humor.

Buy a dozen at the store.

Labels: cafe press, Jesus, puns, religious humor

Holidays are the Time for Tea!

Just in time for the Holidays! Have your own toasty-warm Tea-Party with these too-cute-for-debate mugs.

Get you one! Or a dozen!

Then get over to the Facebook page and like that thing!

Labels: cafe press, cafepress, holiday retail, Holidays, Radio Free Babylon

Lady in Red, Men in Black

I long ago vowed that I would never open a Cafe Press shop. Today, I break that vow. First two designs are up, with more to come. (And likely also an intrusively loud sidebar banner on this blog that tries to guilt you into shopping.)

Labels: cafe press, cafepress, Design, Mike Adams, Radio Free Babylon, t-shirts, where's my jetpack

Band Names from Google News - with Footnotes

If I've told you once, I've told you at least 21 times. In a world of never ending replication, where one angst-filled band sounds exactly like the next one, you need more than tight jeans with white belts to set yourselves apart. You need more than clever rhymes and poseur street-smarts. You need more than a MySpace account and black t-shirts. More than even a gimmicky haircut and carefully applied eye makeup. You need a name. You need a brand. Allow me to help. These possible band names come from this morning's headlines on Google News. The links at bottom will take you to the stories from which the names come.

Dark Turn¹
Statement from a Dog²
Bad Lonely Schoolboys³
Scandalous Dairy⁴
Amid Uncertainty⁵
Fair Flynn⁶
The Animals Engineered⁷

1. Condoleezza Rice says Russia has taken a dark turn.
2. The Georgia Bulldogs need to make a statement.
3. Schoolboy Islamist jailed for two years.
4. China dairy ordered milk off shelves.
5. Malaysia's #2 leader delays trip amid uncertainty.
6. Former Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn in fair condition.
7. FDA releases guidelines for genetically engineered animals.

Here are 165 more.

Labels: band names, cafe press, Google News, homemade music, music industry, myspace, randomness, rebranding, record labels, where's my jetpack

Band Names From Google News

You set up your MySpace music site. You uploaded your logo to Cafe Press. Your sister and your cousin are telling all their friends to download your sure-to-be-a-smash-hit song "Second Lunch Kiss," and you and your bandmates have all bought really tight low riding girl jeans and white belts, even the chubby bassist, who looks really stupid in them. But for whatever reason, the big label deal hasn't arrived yet. Maybe it's because your band's name just isn't touching the masses. Sure, it's obscure and mysterious, but you might need to consider a new one. I offer you these, based on today's headlines at Google News.