Reader's Choice Poll

As you may remember, Shane and I are going on tour in November throughout the midwest.... I am pleased to announce our tour schedule is tentatively planned for the following dates and cities:

Saturday, Nov 21: Pre-tour rehearsal, St. Louis, MO
Sunday, Nov. 22: St. Paul, MN
Plum's Neighborhood Bar & Grille
480 Snelling Ave S, 651-699-2227/9 pm
Monday, Nov. 23: Madison, WI
The Come Back In
508 E. Wilson Street, Phone: 608-258-8619/9:30 pm
Tuesday, Nov. 24: Chicago, IL
The Holiday Club- www.holidayclubchicago.com
4000 N Sheridan, Chicago, 773- 348-9600/8 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 25: Edwardsville, IL
The Stagger Inn
104 E. Vandalia St, (618) 656-4221
(VIP afterparty for groupies, TBA)

Although we are defying conventions left and right (most of which musicians and fans alike hold dear-- most importantly, possessing significant musical talent), we are adhering to some. First of all, we need a band name. Second of all, once we have a band name, we need to make concert t-shirts. Third of all, we have to write and practice some songs. (Ranked in order of importance, to us.) The first item is up to you guys though, so please make your voice heard by voting in the 1st Annual Schaackmobile Reader's Choice Poll! (upper right hand corner of the blog) Other than our original band name, which was thought up by my old labmate Casey McGrath, the options are entirely the brainchild of Shane Lewinski, founding member of what we will, for the time being, refer to as Band X. We will do what our fans demand!

The choice is yours, and the nominees are:

The Teapot Dome Scandal
Cher-a (a combination of Shane and Sarah)
Double-wide Optimism
Second String
Schaackzilla and the Monkey Man
Warning Track Power (to fully understand how clever this actually is, check out the wikipedia article explanation here)

Here are the specs:
You can vote as often as you like, but only for one name at a time.
You can see the results by clicking on "View Results" and using the left-right scroll bar.
Write-in nominations of your own creation can be submitted via the comment tool, and will be added below as write-in candidate options.
Voting will close on October 22 so we have time to custom design t-shirts and get them ordered before hitting the road!

I have been sketching some preliminary t-shirt graphics, but the final product, including t-shirt color, will depend on the voice of the people!

No need to buy tickets! No need to plan ahead! Why do U2 go through all the trouble of hauling that 360 stage around when they, too, could take advantage of neighborhood open mic nights??? We would love to see any friendly faces that might be able to make it and promise to dedicate our inevitable cover of Every Rose Has Its Thorn to anyone who drives over 10 miles to come see us! Hopefully living on the road won't harden us too much and we'll be able to fend off the heaps of groupies trying to make out with us all the time-- perhaps that hardship can even be parlayed into future songs of heartbreak and desperation!
Here's hoping!!!!!

Addendum: Astute reader Dan Janes has started a write-in campaign for two new names.... I can't actually add them to the poll because voting has already started and the widget rules won't allow changes, but I can list them here:

Obscured by Corn
Brimming with Vivacity in the Parlance of Our Times