Talk:Severe Tire Damage (band)

Added tribute from Monk TV series

Just saw the Monk show on DVD and thought it was only right to post the "Tribute" on STD's wikipedia page. Mdjettatdi 04:15, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

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I disagree with this new "Tribute" section. My main complaint is that it isn't a tribute to the band at all...it is just another comedy writer who independently came up with a funny band name. So the title shouldn't be "Tribute" but rather "Other uses of the name Severe Tire Damage". And if you are going to list Monk, then you also have to list many others:

• "Vice Academy" (1988) In one scene two guys listen to a tape of their favorite rock band: Severe Tire Damage.
• "Give Me Liberty" by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons (1990), excerpt from panel text in volume 3: ". . . condemning the growing popularity of the mutant musical group Severe Tire Damage." [1]
• "Real Men Don't Bond" by Bruce Feirstein (Playboy magazine, 1992) One example of "real men" is: "Real Men still keep waiting for a band to be named either Republican Guard or Severe Tire Damage."
• "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993) In one scene, Robin Williams' character pretends to be a former vocalist for Severe Tire Damage.
• "Zits" (comic strip, 1998) "Severe Tire Damage" is just another setup for a dumb joke. [2]

Keep in mind that the band first performed in 1990, so some of these references predate the band, and most of them came later. The band was unaware of the previous references and came up with the name on its own. And given the relative obscurity of the band, it is more than likely that the references that came later (including Monk) also came up with the name on their own.

My point is that none of these references are relevant to the article about Severe Tire Damage. Unless you can show any relevance, I will remove the section.

Strubin 18:18, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

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I agree the title "Other uses of the name Severe Tire Damage" is better. There is no strict evidence that the reference was, in fact, a "tribute" to the band. I would argue that such a section should be included, and it should contain your additional references and the excellent points made in the paragraph starting "Keep in mind...". Anyone exposed to the works listed above (especially those who had heard of the band before) would be curious about the possibility of a connection, and such a section would provide useful information. Where else would one look for or find the answer to that question? Is a separate wikipedia article needed?

Further, I would argue such a section would fit in very well with the overall tone of the article.

I have made the suggested change in the title, but I will leave it to you or others to add the other references, as I cannot personally attest to them. Mdjettatdi 01:52, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

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Now someone (with no name) has tagged the "A Funny Name for a Band" section as "trivia". I'm trying to have a tag-free page here, so I want some agreement as to whether this belongs or not. Mdjettatdi wants the section, but 62.219.97.25 doesn't. I'm removing the tag until I get agreement.

Strubin (talk) 03:34, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Wrong Amy Lansky?

I believe the link to "Amy Lansky" is incorrect, as it links to an AIDS governmental representative. Strubin can clarify this, as he knows his "Amy Lansky"s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.73.112.139 (talk) 01:18, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

They were on the Computer Chronicles at one point

Should probably be added. 172.116.113.102 (talk) 05:52, 30 March 2023 (UTC)