Re: (TV) How did they get their names? (OT)

["BlackMonk" <BlackMonk@email.msn.com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rex Broome" <rexbroome@gmail.com>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: (TV) How did they get their names? (OT)


> On 12/12/05, Brian Young <raggedglory57@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > How did Johnny Thunders and Ween arrive at their names? I figured that
> > someone on this list would know off the cuff and I wouldn't have to 
> > Google
> > it (I know, lazy F am I).
>
>
>
> "Johnny Thunder" is a Kinks song.  The well-known Johnny Thunders of NY
> Dolls/Heartbreakers frame borrowed and pluralized it... presumably the FL
> guy got the name from the same source, but left it alone (got it "right"?)

The Florida guy predated the Kinks song. I'm guessing they all got it from 
the DC comics character. 
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