tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288068750179290396.post4581514878570164438..comments2009-10-17T07:48:30.697-07:00Comments on Athens ETSY Experiment: The Old Cat Died Brandcarter gillieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744265678233135968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288068750179290396.post-1411521826463606462009-09-12T06:31:25.662-07:002009-09-12T06:31:25.662-07:00Oh, we're name and title addicts, definitely. ...Oh, we're name and title addicts, definitely. I have running lists of potential poem and book titles, band names, and pseudonyms. As I said, the pottery project was always Old Cat Died, but we did briefly consider others: Morrisea (a combination of our last names) was in the running for a while; we tried other phrases from folk songs, but none of them had the same affect as OCD. <br /><br />Incidentally, Carrie's favorite name for a coffee shop is The Oofa Cafe - "oofa" being goombah Italian for "bugger off."Gabe Sealey-Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004387427391858403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288068750179290396.post-56033854740617442282009-09-12T02:39:20.359-07:002009-09-12T02:39:20.359-07:00Thanks Gabe! That was a great story behind the nam...Thanks Gabe! That was a great story behind the naming. It really is an evocative phrase, and I find myself imagining a different story almost every time I think about it. Hard to imagine it as the name of a cafe though, so it is a good thing you guys decided to throw yourselves into the art world where OCD properly belongs. So I guess there was never any question of an alternative name for what you do, but were you guys ever tempted by anything else? Was there ever an other phrase that you thought might be nice for a spin-off project ("the last legs", "done and buried")? You guys are so creative I can't imagine you didn't dream other dreams.<br /><br />While I'm thinking about it, can you guys put up a widget for the etsy store? Julie, you too. It might be easier to consolidate things for ease of reference and discussion. Talk to you guys later!carter gillieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744265678233135968noreply@blogger.com