2009/1/25 D. Michael McIntyre <[email protected]>
> On Sunday 25 January 2009, Chris Cannam wrote:
>
> > The only thing I have against Autumn Gold is that it used to be a
> > brand name of cheap cider here in the UK.
>
> Bah. Forget that then.
>
> > Apart from that, I like it. I like Abraham Darby too, although with a
> > name like that you'd want to check up on who Abraham Darby actually
> > was, perhaps.
> >
> > I don't think for a minute that we should actually attempt to go in
> > alphabetical order, by the way.
>
> Oh. That simplifies matters. We could go with my overall first pick then,
> the
> tongue-in-cheek Codename Texas. Everybody knows the Yellow Rose of
> Texas. :)
>
> But anyway:
>
> Abraham Darby Specialist School for the Performing Arts
> >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>
> (Redirected from Abraham Darby Specialist School For The Performing Arts)
> The Abraham Darby School for the Performing Arts
> [...]
> The Abraham Darby School for the Performing Arts in Telford, Shropshire,
> UK,
> received specialist status in performing arts in 2003. It is named after
> Abraham Darby III and is situated approximately one mile from the world
> famous Iron Bridge which he built in 1779.
> [...]
> The school has 44 years of musical tradition and is home to the wind band,
> The
> Abraham Darby Showband.
>
>
> Abraham Darby III was the third in a line of key Industrial Revolution
> figures
> who were all apparently involved in inventing the process of using coke
> rather than charcoal in iron production, which would seem (though not
> stated
> as such in the articles) to be a step toward cheap steel and life as we
> know
> it.
>
> Kind of cool for a random pick, actually, though if there's too much
> baggage
> here, we could scrap everything, and go a completely different way.
>
> In fact, it has just occurred to me that the BEST possible codename for
> this
> release is Rosegarden Thorn. It has certainly been a thorn in ALL of our
> sides!
>
> I officially nominate Thorn.
> --
> D. Michael McIntyre
What a great name! I will agree all the names you suggest, Michael.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(botany)
Long live Rosegarden Thorn!
(Or short live, if you prefer short release cycle.)
--
Heikki
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