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Nickname
Scohen asks:
“I don't have a nickname. How do I get one? Do I need one?”
DUDE!
YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED ONE! EVERYBODY NEEDS ONE! HOW ABOUT IF I CALL
YOU “SCO”? THAT IS WHAT ASPIRING YOUNG “YO-CAT”
FUSION MUSICIANS AT THE BERKLEE SCHOOL OF MUSIC IN THE 80’S
CALLED GUITARIST JOHN SCOFIELD.
THESE ARE THE SAME OBSESSIVE CHARACTERS WHO SMUGLY REFERRED TO CHARLIE
PARKER AS “BIRD” AND JOHN COLTRANE AS “TRANE”,
AND SAT AROUND DISCUSSING “CHICK” AND “HERBIE”
AS IF THEY ACTUALLY KNEW THEM.
THE GUY WHO MIXED PRIMUS WAS KNOWN FOR YEARS AS “THE SHAMBLIN’
BEAR.” ISN’T THAT GREAT?! A STAGE TECH FOR SANTANA IS
NAMED STUBBY (WHICH PROBABLY REFERS TO THE SIZE OF HIS BROCCOLI,
OBVIOUSLY), AND THEIR LIGHTING DIRECTOR DRAWS CARTOONS OF CHARACTERS
NAMED BUTTFACE AND TIPSY POODLE.
THE TRAVELLING MIXERS OF THE UK RULE WHEN IT COMES TO NICKNAMES,
LIKE KNOBBY,
SPOON, AND THE ABSOLUTE WINNER, MY MAN FERRET!
C’MON, GET ON THE NICKNAME TRAIN!
LUV
- THE OLD SOUNDMAN
