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== Origins of band name ==

In my view, the first question that many potential readers of this article would ask is "where did they get such a stupid name?". I tried to cover that by adding in the Jim Lowe quote [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Electric_Prunes&diff=669379632&oldid=669358424 here], but that has now been removed as over-long and a potential copyvio. I still think that, in such a thorough article, more needs to be said than simply that it was originally a joke. How about: <blockquote>...He suggested to the group that they change their name, and they considered a list of alternatives. According to Lowe, the name Electric Prunes started off as a joke, but he eventually convinced other band members, saying, "It's the one thing everyone will remember. It's not attractive, and there's nothing sexy about it, but people won't forget it.""<ref name=partone/><ref name=flight>{{cite web|title=''Long Day's Flight'' (CD Booklet)|author=Hogg, Brian|year=1989|publisher=Edsel Records}}</ref></blockquote> [[User:Ghmyrtle|Ghmyrtle]] ([[User talk:Ghmyrtle|talk]]) 10:04, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

:I'm fine with the addition, I only removed the original quote per Ritchie333's suggestion, but I didn't have anything against a more thorough explanation.[[User:TheGracefulSlick|TheGracefulSlick]] ([[User talk:TheGracefulSlick|talk]]) 18:00, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

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== James "Weasel" Spagnola ==

I've reverted an edit that says that he died c.2016. According to [https://www.classicbands.com/MarkTulinInterview.html this interview with Mark Tulin], dated 2005: "Weasel just fell of the face of the earth and we just heard recently that he died." So, c.2000 is a guesstimate, but it is published information. I can't find anything on official death records to give anything more specific. [[User:Ghmyrtle|Ghmyrtle]] ([[User talk:Ghmyrtle|talk]]) 16:04, 22 July 2024 (UTC)