Roebear, a lot of concern out there with this anthrax situation -- this may be a little off topic, but since I'm a big fan of this band, for many many years, I thought I share this with everyone, it's kinda funny. NOTE: Please keep in mind these guys have been around for at least 15-18 years, btw, Scott Ian is the guitar player...
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Anthrax In Name-Change Dilemma
Thrash-metallers Anthrax are considering changing the name of their band after the recent biological warfare scares in America. The rockers, who recently appeared on the soundtrack of John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars, have become more than a little uncomfortable since the disease after which they are named has become the country's number one fear. Lead singer Scott Ian says, "It's as though it's 1937 and I'm a bandleader named Freddie Hitler. Maybe we should change the name now. A friend suggested Basket of Puppies." Ian, who came up with the name 20 years ago in a high school biology class, continues, "People keep coming up to me and saying, 'Hey, wouldn't it be funny if you got anthrax?' I'm like, 'Oh, that would be hilarious.'" He's even stocked up on Cipro, the antidote for the germ, and adds, "I will not die an ironic death." |
