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10-03-2007, 05:27 AM
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I realised that bass players are always more likely to have nicknames than any other positions in the band:
Michael "Flea" Balzary-RHCP (no we don't know who he is)
Dave "Pheonix" Farrell-Linkin Park
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu-KoRn
Jason "Cone" McCaslin-Sum 41
Ryan "Ry-Know" Martinie-Mudvayne
some of them are from bands though. But then alot more bassist go with their nicknames rather than surnames than guitars, vocalist and drummers. |
10-03-2007, 06:36 AM
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10-03-2007, 07:14 AM
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10-03-2007, 07:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Perth Australia | | | my names rodney.
shortened to rod.
people say for example hey rod man.
rod man minus the space = rodman
so people call me dennis.
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10-03-2007, 09:12 AM
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10-03-2007, 10:56 AM
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charles "chaz" chandler
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10-03-2007, 11:08 AM
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Probably in a lot of other clubs as well.
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10-03-2007, 11:21 AM
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10-03-2007, 11:21 AM
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10-03-2007, 11:33 AM
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10-03-2007, 12:20 PM
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10-03-2007, 12:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK | | | I get called "Mr Joe" a lot...no idea why though.
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10-03-2007, 03:27 PM
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10-03-2007, 03:30 PM
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10-03-2007, 03:31 PM
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10-03-2007, 03:33 PM
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10-03-2007, 04:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN | | | I'm Hooters.
My last name is Huettner (pronounced Huttner), but it's always mispronounced Hyootner, or Hootner. And that's close to Hooters, so there it is.
Also Hooty-hoo! or El Hooterino, if you're not into the whole brevity thing...
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10-03-2007, 04:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cincinnati, ohio | | | in my ska band im Sammich, im my funk/blues band im Steve (I don't know why) my name is Chris.
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10-03-2007, 08:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan, USA | | | Ryan Stasik from Umphrey's McGee is nicknamed "Pony."
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10-04-2007, 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Nino Valenti Gary "Geddy" Lee Weinrib | To be fair, this one's legit and not nearly a "stage name" or gimmick as some others in the thread: Geddy's of Polish decent, and his Mother's accent turned "Gary" into "Geddy". Having Grandparent, Great Aunts and Uncles, and generally older family of similar Eastern European backgrounds (Hungarian, in my case) I can absolutely confirm that a heavy accent will do this.
...however, I myself I have only gotten the nickname "Pie F***er" when an artist I was backing around '99-'00 thought I looked like Jason Biggs from "American Pie". I wholeheartedly dispute this.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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