Rock on, Yim Yames
If you're a fan of the indie rock group My Morning Jacket, you will have noticed that lead singer Jim James has started calling himself Yim Yames.
Some people, like WTMD's AmyWoo, find this ridiculous.
I too find it ridiculous. Ridiculously AWESOME.
If I were a rock star like Mr. Yames, I would do the same thing.
In fact, I'd take it a step further: I'd insist that everyone who spoke to me pronounced all their Js as Ys ...
Think about some other musicians who would have awesome names if they copied Mr. Yames:
Yelton Yohn.
Yilly Yoel.
Yack Yohnson.
Heck, maybe every word should start with a Y.
Y?
Because I, Yam Yessa, said so.
Yo yaugh yow, yut you yon't ye yaughing yhen yit yomes yue.
Yam Yessa yas yoken.
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Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
Yilarious.
Yest yame yince Yad Yocho Yinco.
Posted by: Yowl Yeat Yavy | September 18, 2009 3:12 PM
and sometimes Y.
Posted by: bryanintimonium | September 18, 2009 3:24 PM
He's no Teve Torbes.
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/95/95qnightline.phtml
Posted by: BA | September 18, 2009 4:06 PM