(It's an all-female group called Lady Mondegreen)

Dude, that's brilliant. (Mondegreen's a big word for filk, isn't it?)

Have you heard of DaVinci's Notebook?

Yeah. They're on the same label, actually. I have "Title of the Song," which is very amusing.

Their name continues to confuse me because the guitarist/singer of fIREHOSE (post-Minutemen band with the same rhythm section) was called Ed from Ohio. What's up with that? Was it intentional?

From allmusic.com:

They got the name Eddie from Ohio from [drummer Eddie] Hartness, whose girlfriend started calling him "Eddie from Ohio" after eD fROMOHIO, a member of the now-defunct group fIREHOSE.

Their name continues to confuse me because the guitarist/singer of fIREHOSE (post-Minutemen band with the same rhythm section) was called Ed from Ohio. What's up with that? Was it intentional?

A friend of mine in Chapel Hill who is a fan of theirs told me yes some years back. This was when Ed Crawford (nee fROMOHIO) was kicking around town & occasionally playing in Whiskeytown.

xpost with P-C, natch.

Mondegreen's a big word for filk, isn't it?

Um, not to be dense, but what do you mean by that?

Um, not to be dense, but what do you mean by that?

I know I've heard the word "mondegreen" before. I thought it might be the same thing as "filk," but now I think I remember what it means. It's a big word for "misheard lyric," right? Of which "'scuse me while I kiss this guy" is the most famous?

Of which "'scuse me while I kiss this guy" is the most famous?

I maintain winner, and still champeen, is "Hold me closer, Tony Danza."

It's a big word for "misheard lyric," right? Of which "'scuse me while I kiss this guy" is the most famous?

Right! It came from an old folk song where the lyric goes something like "They have killed Lord So-and-so/ and laid him on the Green" which got misheard as "They have killed Lord So-and-so/ and Lady Mondegreen"

Totally different than filk.(My definition of filk is a bit different than the Buffista definition, but I won't go in to that here)

Heaven's just a funky moose. IJS.

Ed Crawford should sue their asses.

The term comes from the mishearing "Lady Mondegreen" for "laid him on the green."

How was Calexico, Jon?

I've got two of their discs, both of which I love, and I noticed they seem to get to town semi-regularly.

Heh. Thinking back, I may have heard them for the first time on your show.

How was Calexico, Jon?

See them. At your earliest convenience. I've seen them many times -- they never disappoint and are often transcendent.