Rusty Ring

So it's July again, when Internet readership drops off sharply and strange things happen on this blog while no-one's looking....

Welcome, honoured sangha, to your annual festival of potential rock group names here on the Ring. This makes an eleventh year of this...

And here we are again, with another Rock Group roll. Those joining us in progress can get filled in here ; note as well the rules , such ...

July has ambushed us again, and you know what that means: another whack of rock groups. As I've explained in the past, July is ...

Ah, July . That glorious month when northern Zen loosens up and Rusty Ring vacates from seriousness. Seriously. I look forward to thi...

God help us, here we are again. There but for the grace, &c. And if ever we needed rock groups – as many rock groups as possibl...

I am of the nature to grow old; there is no way to escape growing old. I am of the nature to have ill health; there is no way to e...

It's July, aka the Rock Moon here at the Ring, in which I share with the world my preternatural gift for naming rock groups. ...

Well, it's somehow July again, which means it's time to invert the year's box of rock groups. As I explain each July , m...

Well, it's July again, and you know what that means: another random blast of speculative rock groups. As I first explained five year...

July is happening again, and that means another rack of Rusty Ring rock groups is ready for delivery, in no particular order, with no i...

Time again for the yearly crop of Awesome Rock Groups Waiting To Happen. Same rules as ever: Anybody who wants one of these can...

It's July, the month when blog readership drops to single digits and (by sheer coïncidence) I upload another year's worth of rock...

Like most Western Zenners, I come to this practice from a life of emotional trauma. More than once, I've stood at that point where y...

I have a particular talent for naming rock groups. I can't explain it. It's nothing I studied for or earned in any way. It...

...and in the end   the love you take   is equal to the love   you make. Lennon-McCartney (Last line of the last song on the last alb...

You can't beat the stick for longevity. (Actually, you can't beat a stick at all. Think about it; it's like biting your teeth,...