Sunday, October 02, 2005

UT Does It Again!


No, I'm not talkin' the University Of Texas Longhorns perfect record. I'm talking about the genius that was (and quite possibly still is) Universal Truth. UT is the brain-child of my amazingly gifted and talented amigo, my brother from another mother, Sir Tom Rehkopf. Pharmacist and No 1 Dad most of the time, America's best kept secret all the time. Anyway, when Tom initially approached me about his new concept band I knew it would be, if anything, as funny and entertaining as it would be rocking. After weeks and months of discussion and BS, lots of casual drinking and general carousing we got down to it. We talked about branding, merch, and creating the right visual identity. From day-one, two things were a DUN deal. 1) like the music and live shows, the UT band logo should be iconic and thought-provoking, you know, not unlike the Stones Tongue logo, and 2) The UT mark should be intrigingly mystique in every context, and if possible, in the form of a double entendre.

With that said, here's more from Sir Tom Rehkopf Himself:
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Sample the genius,: Show Me The Honey! The title was the inspiration of the Bobby mentioned in the song. Drunken, on the prowl battle cry, Show Me The Honey, courtesy of Mr. Bobby Nick...

Nothing But Trouble

Uh, I Can Be Nothing But Trouble...