I think there are more important things to judge a band on besides spelling. Pants, for example. What pants were they wearing?
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- Thread starter Chango Malo
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I get it. I think your written word is a reflection of you. If you can't get the name of the band right, how many other things are getting glazed over?
However, if they spell my name correctly on the check I can be very forgiving.
However, if they spell my name correctly on the check I can be very forgiving.
I think the red flag might not be on the side you think it is...
The band's name was spelled the way they wanted it spelled. That makes it correct. Just ask the Monkees.
See this thread.
I'm sure most of the bands listed there deliberately spelled their names incorrectly, whereas the guys in the OP might just be bad spellers, but I wouldn't pass up a good, regular, well-paying gig for that reason. Turn up to rehearsal, see if you like the guys (especially the new bass player), do a couple of nights to see how it goes. If it clicks, after a few nights say something like: "The spelling of the name is kinda interesting. Is there some deeper meaning? Sorry if I'm not getting it..." If they genuinely have no clue, you might then say "Oh, OK. It's 'copacetic'." Or you might just leave them to look it up themselves. But in your shoes, I'd give it a go first.
I'm sure most of the bands listed there deliberately spelled their names incorrectly, whereas the guys in the OP might just be bad spellers, but I wouldn't pass up a good, regular, well-paying gig for that reason. Turn up to rehearsal, see if you like the guys (especially the new bass player), do a couple of nights to see how it goes. If it clicks, after a few nights say something like: "The spelling of the name is kinda interesting. Is there some deeper meaning? Sorry if I'm not getting it..." If they genuinely have no clue, you might then say "Oh, OK. It's 'copacetic'." Or you might just leave them to look it up themselves. But in your shoes, I'd give it a go first.
Ehhhhhh @ all the hatefire coming down on this.... I know we as bassists aren't paid for our witty prose but cmon.
I have a pretty good eye for purposeful plays on spelling / intentional misspellings vs just plain bad command of the language, and both the written spelling "Copastetic" + the bandleader's response give zero hints at cleverness or good ol rock & roll rebelliousness. Blame my Indo-European linguistics scholar of a mom for developing that instinct.
These guys just spellt* that thing wrong. RONG WITH A SILENT W AT THE BEGINNING.
And honestly, it would bug me. Money or not, I'd feel like kind of a dummy for letting myself be associated with literacy-compromised branding. That said... if the money was GOOD and my name didn't have to be on the poster, only on the checks, we could debate how bugged I'd be.
*For the highly judgmental out there, yes it was on purpose
I have a pretty good eye for purposeful plays on spelling / intentional misspellings vs just plain bad command of the language, and both the written spelling "Copastetic" + the bandleader's response give zero hints at cleverness or good ol rock & roll rebelliousness. Blame my Indo-European linguistics scholar of a mom for developing that instinct.
These guys just spellt* that thing wrong. RONG WITH A SILENT W AT THE BEGINNING.
And honestly, it would bug me. Money or not, I'd feel like kind of a dummy for letting myself be associated with literacy-compromised branding. That said... if the money was GOOD and my name didn't have to be on the poster, only on the checks, we could debate how bugged I'd be.
*For the highly judgmental out there, yes it was on purpose
It's part of a game they play with the audience. Those who notice get free shots. So far, the band never had any winners.
Or even...a portmanteau (hybrid) of copacetic and (a)esthetic = copestetic = it's all cool + artistic?
Funny, I knew it was misspelled but in thinking about, that is the way I was pronouncing it. What a maroon!
In my mind, the BL just lacks talent for explaining a play on words.
In terms of red flags, this one is the lightest shade of pink.
In terms of red flags, this one is the lightest shade of pink.
I have to admit that the joke name/pun went waaay over my head as I didn't know what "copacetic" meant until a few minutes ago.
Also, would it be bad taste to point out that the original message spells the word "paid" as "payed", which is the correct past participle of "to pay" that has a different meaning than the one intended?
(Edited after shamelessly googling for different meanings of "to pay".)
Also, would it be bad taste to point out that the original message spells the word "paid" as "payed", which is the correct past participle of "to pay" that has a different meaning than the one intended?
(Edited after shamelessly googling for different meanings of "to pay".)
Should they not get artistic license in terms of how they spell their own band name?
You would turn up a gig cos the band can't spell a word that's not even a real word (and has multiple spellings anyway)? You must get a lot of good offers
I can picture the guy at the door with a stash of money in his pocket and a pile of good seats beside him.
