Jun19
Will Phish Change Its Name?
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After all, sea kittens are phriends, not phood—they are intelligent beings who have unique personalities, and they feel pain, just as puppies do. People would be outraged if billons of Phidos were dragged out of their homes in massive nets and left to suffocate to death.
I'm crossing my fingers that Phish will agree. Check out these lyrics from the band's live track, "A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing":
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
A song I heard the ocean sing
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
Shining light in darkness deep
Swap "run away" with "swim away" and it appears that Phish is warning sea kittens to escape the fishing trawlers, doesn't it?
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I think you all are confused. "Phish" is named after the drummer's last name, which is Fishman. He gies by the name "Fish." It's a proper noun, and has nothing to do with "fish" at all.
Posted by: Kevin | June 19, 2009 01:23 PM
The band name has nothing to do with fish. At all. There are several explainations, most of them involving a certain person's name or the sound of a jet taking off. The name Sea Kittens might make the Dead-heads more entheusiastic about them, though.
Posted by: John Denver | June 19, 2009 02:10 PM
please tell me this is a joke. PETA, you are a great organization, but please use your time and funds for worthwhile causes.
Posted by: Ian | June 19, 2009 03:33 PM
Should Pearl Jam also change it's name ?
Posted by: John | June 19, 2009 05:51 PM
Uhhh...PETA, this is sort of ridiculous.
Posted by: Alanna | June 19, 2009 09:01 PM
phish isn't named after fish at all. there are several variations of the makeup of the name...one being the sound a plane taking off....the band thought it would be cool if people said they were going to see pphhhsssshhhhhh. another story is that it's named after the drummer, jon fishman, who according to trey(lead singer/guitarist), fishman was such a character in university, they thought to name the band after him. peta i hope this is a joke. between you going after obama for swatting/killing a fly and asking phish to change their name is utterly ridiculous. maybe you'll start going after me since i used the word utterly...after all we all know that cows have utters. PETA LEAVE PHISH ALONE!!!
Posted by: jon fishman | June 19, 2009 09:15 PM
Phish and it's fan base our some of the most veg friendly of all touring bands out there. I should know as I have vended many vegetarian only food items at their show for years. Calling out people for no reason now are we? This does not seem like the peta I know...
Posted by: mike burton | June 19, 2009 09:21 PM
This is insane. The name Phish has nothing to do with actual fish, they've never promoted the killing of fish, so how would changing their name help your cause at all?
You're taking good peoples money and wasting on useless crap.
Posted by: John Williams | June 19, 2009 11:34 PM
Really? Seriously? PETA has done alot of good in a world where animals are abused and mistreated, but the whole sea kitten thing is garbage, and so is asking a band not in anyway named after an animal of any sort to change its name.
Posted by: Nate Triplett | June 20, 2009 04:59 AM
Please STOP WITH THE LAME BAND NAME CHANGE IDEAS!
Posted by: Jackie | June 20, 2009 08:10 AM
Kittens? I don't really care much for them as they eventually become the self-centered creatures known as cats. But hey, I guess a lot of people do like them. So yeah, maybe the boys would do it for one show ... why not? Although, I suggest "Knittin' Mittens for Sea Kittens" ... has a nice ring to it.
Did "Lake Trout" get the same offer? Maybe "Cats" would also be into this for one performance? Good luck
Posted by: chocodog | June 20, 2009 10:39 AM
You might want to look into the band Widespread Panic, as their bassist is pretty obese and probably eats everyones fair share of pork products.
Posted by: Uegeth Urbina | June 20, 2009 06:05 PM
Wow...just wow...Really?
Posted by: John | June 20, 2009 11:08 PM
Fucking hilarious.
Posted by: Matt | June 21, 2009 12:52 AM
Your organization does a lot of good in the world for our furry friends.
But why do you keep making ill-thought headline-grabbing moves that just make it easier to ridicule the animal rights cause?
Posted by: Peter King | June 21, 2009 07:43 AM
summed up perfectly, Peter, My thoughts exactly.
Posted by: Jesse | June 22, 2009 02:28 AM
Should people who have a last name of Fisher change their name to "Seakittener"?
Should the Fisher Price toys change their name to "Seakittener Price"? Wow, what the flip?
Posted by: Squidward | June 22, 2009 04:19 AM
I know it's good for drawing attention to your cause but your money might be better spent elsewhere. Some out there may take this seriously...
Sometimes you're hard to love but thanks nonetheless on behalf of all those unable to speak up for themselves.
Posted by: Tracey | June 22, 2009 05:18 PM
I think its cruel to drown kittens in seawaters.
Posted by: shemjaza | June 22, 2009 10:15 PM