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Burnt Toast: yelling, percussion [1996]

Thermos:
I’m sure this was either Ingus’ or Louis’ idea.  Logically, it must have been, because I didn’t suggest it.  Deep stuff.

Louis:

It was mine.  Anything even close to full band is me.

Thermos:

No special insights or technical babble today.  Sometimes you just have to accept a thing for what it is: a woodchuck in a box.

Although this would be an excellent time to talk about the album’s title: That’s a Good Place for the Couch.

Ingus and I were working on the J-card (well, Ingus was working; I was keeping the chair next to him warm), the cover of which was a nice photo of a girl who was now looking out through a broken wooden window frame (the same graphic, with the addition of an extra ocular organ, that would later become GIIIRL [three-eyed girl, nyuk nyuk]).  On the “spine,” we of course put the band name, but we hadn’t yet settled on a proper title.  Nevertheless, Ingus had worked up a new symbol for his ersatz record label – a kind of loveseat-looking-chair-thingumy.  He’d been trying to find a good spot and orientation for it on the spine while our friend Bagel was looking over his shoulder.  Ingus finally seemed to find a resting place for the graphic, and Bagel piped up, “Yeah, that’s a good place for the couch.”  And there you have it.

Ingus:
Thom’s recount is exactly how I remember it as well, with the addition of the fact that I had just asked Thom what we should call the new album when Bagel commented on the logo placement, not having been paying attention to me and Thom’s conversation.  It was as good an answer to my question as any, so we stuck with it.

If only I had as complete an explanation for the name of the band.