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[Miles Bader]

"Stephen J. Turnbull" <address@hidden> writes:
> [3] Devo---a somewhat popular alternative format band of the '80s.
>     Slogan was "We are not men---we are Devo!" or some such.

"Are we not men?  We are Devo."

The band name came from "devolution"; they celebrated our bright new
de-evolved future.... :-o

> I don't even remember what their hits were....

I think "Whip it!" was one of their biggest hits (the only one I ever
saw on MTV).  Some other songs I think were popular were "Mongoloid",
"Beautiful World", etc.

> I dunno what it means to Miles or Tom, but to me it means "hack as
> hard as you can, but don't lose your sense of humor."

That's pretty good.  I like the term because I like the band -- but your
statement mirrors one of the biggest reasons I like them.  They were
always silly, sarcastic, and very self-aware, but didn't wallow in it in
the self-satisfied way some bands do ("I'm so clever!").  Purportedly
before becoming a band they were all accountants from Akron Ohio (I
don't know if that's actually true)... :-)

-Miles
-- 
We are all lying in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
-Oscar Wilde