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Post by ladyjane on Apr 17, 2009 15:33:19 GMT -5
I have always heard and read that Shannon got the name Nico from his favorite flower, right? The blue hydrangea. Well I know Shannon was a big fan of The Velvet Underground and in the beginning of their career they had a singer named Nico. Wonder, has anyone heard any speculation about it? Or is it just some big coincidence? (I don't really believe in coincidences, btw) Anyone else's take on this?
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Post by ladyjane on Apr 17, 2009 15:37:32 GMT -5
NO WAY!!!!!! Would you look at the time this thread was started?!!! I have goose bumps!!!!!!!!
ps. I did not do that on purpose, I had no idea what time it was.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2009 16:24:52 GMT -5
The times are different per region. For me, it looks like it was posted at 4:33. People who live in your zone (or have the time set to your zone) will be the only people who see the exact time of your posting. My guess is, it was 3:33...
As for the name, I always heard she was named after Nico, from The VU. The flower is spelled "Nikko" ... But, it could very well be a mix between the 2.
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Post by Rachel Ford on Apr 17, 2009 18:39:00 GMT -5
The times are different per region. For me, it looks like it was posted at 4:33. People who live in your zone (or have the time set to your zone) will be the only people who see the exact time of your posting. My guess is, it was 3:33... As for the name, I always heard she was named after Nico, from The VU. The flower is spelled "Nikko" ... But, it could very well be a mix between the 2. It as a mix between the two but i cannot say where i heard that before but i do remember hearing or reading it somewhere in the past. MML&R Rachel
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Post by foreverlights on Apr 17, 2009 19:44:50 GMT -5
It says somewhere in Greg Prato's book that Shannon was gonna name her Blue, if she was a boy (i think in memory of a friend, and cause he loved the name), but since Nico was a she he named her 100% after the Velvet Underground's Nico, because he loved the band and the name... so he called her Nico Blue for the best of both worlds... it was a coincidence that there is a flower named Nikko Blue, that Shannon found out about after Nico had already been named, but had NEVER heard of before...
Note; the original Nico (from VU) was not her real name... she was born Christa Päffgen, a name she hated, and a photographer gave her a model name, Nico, named after a previous boyfriend, Nikos Papatakis. So there is the origin of the name...
P.S. I STRONGLY recommend checking out Nico's albums, not just her VU ones, but her solo albums are freaking AMAZING, and i think have more to offer than the VU ones, and that is saying a lot...
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Post by Rachel Ford on Apr 17, 2009 20:04:53 GMT -5
It says somewhere in Greg Prato's book that Shannon was gonna name her Blue, if she was a boy (i think in memory of a friend, and cause he loved the name), but since Nico was a she he named her 100% after the Velvet Underground's Nico, because he loved the band and the name... so he called her Nico Blue for the best of both worlds... it was a coincidence that there is a flower named Nikko Blue, that Shannon found out about after Nico had already been named, but had NEVER heard of before... Note; the original Nico (from VU) was not her real name... she was born Christa Päffgen, a name she hated, and a photographer gave her a model name, Nico, named after a previous boyfriend, Nikos Papatakis. So there is the origin of the name... P.S. I STRONGLY recommend checking out Nico's albums, not just her VU ones, but her solo albums are freaking AMAZING, and i think have more to offer than the VU ones, and that is saying a lot... Yes That's it !!!!!!although I haven't read Prato's book yet...So now i want to figure out where i heard that before or read it because I actually either heard it or read it long before Greg's book?
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Post by ladyjane on Apr 18, 2009 14:38:14 GMT -5
The times are different per region. For me, it looks like it was posted at 4:33. People who live in your zone (or have the time set to your zone) will be the only people who see the exact time of your posting. My guess is, it was 3:33... As for the name, I always heard she was named after Nico, from The VU. The flower is spelled "Nikko" ... But, it could very well be a mix between the 2. Yeah, sorry Matt. I didn't think about that. It is 3:33, my time. I always wondered why Nico (Shannon's) was spelled that way instead of as the flower is spelled (Nikko). I have listened to some VU, especially around '66-'67,which is how I discovered that singer's name. I plan to investigate further and hear some of their later stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2009 15:34:46 GMT -5
The times are different per region. For me, it looks like it was posted at 4:33. People who live in your zone (or have the time set to your zone) will be the only people who see the exact time of your posting. My guess is, it was 3:33... As for the name, I always heard she was named after Nico, from The VU. The flower is spelled "Nikko" ... But, it could very well be a mix between the 2. What's the big deal of 3:33? I can't remember. IT was definitely after the singer and flower or at least the singer. Shannon had soft spot for that band.
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Post by clarebear on Apr 23, 2009 11:17:12 GMT -5
it says 3:33 for me ;D
3 ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
#smilie3#
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Post by ladyjane on May 4, 2009 17:44:35 GMT -5
The times are different per region. For me, it looks like it was posted at 4:33. People who live in your zone (or have the time set to your zone) will be the only people who see the exact time of your posting. My guess is, it was 3:33... As for the name, I always heard she was named after Nico, from The VU. The flower is spelled "Nikko" ... But, it could very well be a mix between the 2. What's the big deal of 3:33? I can't remember. IT was definitely after the singer and flower or at least the singer. Shannon had soft spot for that band. Dude! Cause 3 is the magic number!...yeah it is. Your post missed it by only 1 minute.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2009 18:31:05 GMT -5
Universal: 3:33 Music Group.. Unified Theory's first label.
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Post by ladyjane on May 5, 2009 8:39:12 GMT -5
Hahaha, that's just nutts! I had to google to see if you were kidding. Didn't know that.....Matt you are a wealth of info.
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Post by ishbell on May 5, 2009 17:29:11 GMT -5
I hope she was named after the flower because Nico (not her real name) from the Velvet Underground one of Warhol's IT girls had a long history of drug abuse. If anyone watched Factory Girl with Sienna Miller, the film was based "loosely on Edie Sedgwick's life" another of Warhol's IT girls, it does give you some insight into Warhol's warped world, he was a freak in my opinion who used people and disposed of them once he got bored with them.
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Post by ladyjane on May 5, 2009 19:19:46 GMT -5
I hope she was named after the flower because Nico (not her real name) from the Velvet Underground one of Warhol's IT girls had a long history of drug abuse. If anyone watched Factory Girl with Sienna Miller, the film was based "loosely on Edie Sedgwick's life" another of Warhol's IT girls, it does give you some insight into Warhol's warped world, he was a freak in my opinion who used people and disposed of them once he got bored with them. I have seen that movie; and that is also the impression I got of Andy Warhol (at least portrayed in this movie). I actually remember a spot in the movie where Andy walks into 'the factory' with a small group of people, one of which was a tall blond woman, and presumed her to be the character of Nico, based upon the resemblance. I don't think any negative aspect of the VU singers life would be any problem, as far as how Nico herself will turn out. What I mean is, there's no bad vibe on young Nico's life because she share's the name.
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