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“Left Hand Pitz” would be a good name for a band

Nobody knows what a hand pit is.  Leave alone why there would be multiples which would need to be spelled in an overly cliched "edgy" style with a Z.  You've had better band names.

So, if you're like me....

...and we all certainly hope we're not...

....you spend far too much of your life thinking that things would make good names for a band.  This is only slightly different from the band Paul and Storm and their obsession with Cover Band Jokes.  (Warning: That link contains strong language, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton.  Viewer discretion is advised.)  The need to come up with great band names is almost entirely due to the fact that the greatest band name possible is already taken.  That, of course, would be "The Electric Mayhem."  Thanks, Dr. Teeth.  

So, long ago, I promised someone that I would name my band "The Dave Phlegm Project."  It made sense at the time, though I have absolutely no recollection as to why.  Over the years, there has also been things like "Cow Vibratto" that came into the mix for various reasons.  Also, the best one I've ever come up with, "Minus One Kelvin."  Most people will at least have a passing familiarity with the Kelvin temperature system, some will acknowledge the fact that Kelvin is the entire unit, and saying "degrees Kelvin" is inappropriate.  Few will truly understand that zero Kelvin is absolute zero, and that Minus One Kelvin is a physical impossibility.  Almost all of those will understand that using that as a band name is both delightfully nerdy and super cool.  (Get it?  Cool?  Absolute zero?  It's amazing!)  Arguably the best part of that band name is the merchandising.  The stylized logo for the band practically draws itself:

I mean...come on!  Add some stylistic edginess to that, and it's a t-shirt.

Of course, not everybody is nerdy, and some people will wonder which of the former band members is Kelvin, and why he's missing.  Even then, we'll get some fanfic out of it.




Anyway, I was recently made aware of a musical technique called "Left Hand Pizzicato."  This is where you pluck the stings on a violin or other familial string instrument with your left hand, which is normally reserved for changing notes by holding down the string.  Obviously, this can usually only be done on an open string, meaning only 4 notes are possible.  I guess there are ways around this, but they're very uncommon.  The technique, when I was made aware of it, was shortened to "Left Hand Pizz" with the zz pronounced like it is in pizza.  Of course, when dealing with a band name, it couldn't be spelled like "Pizz" for reasons that really should be obvious.  As such, the name was changed to "Left Hand Pitz."  The best part is, we only have to know 4 notes!