BRAIN/BOC: interview w/ Deborah Frost - the tBS name?

[Ted Jackson jr.]

On 1 May 00, at 18:30, Johnny Firich wrote:

> In the interview, Deb said that the band's name came from Patti
> Smith's lyrics to "Baby ice dog". I think she says it was a joke, or
> something.
>
> Well, I don't get it!!!
>
> Someone please explain!!! I went through the lyrics 20 times today
> (thinking I mis-heard a line that explains it, it wouldn't be
> uncommon), and I just don't get it. There's no mention of anything
> near the keywords "brain" and "surgeon".
>
>
I was thinking maybe Deb misspoke and meant to cite Career of Evil,
which has lines like:

Pay me to be your surgeon
I'd like to pick your brain

theo