My first band was known as "the band," until we landed our first gig and needed to tell the organizer who to put on the poster. Seems that name was already taken by some guys with a bit more talent.
So then we became Crowhaven Farm, which was an emergency moniker, but it stuck. (The lead guitarist had just watched the movie when we were having this discussion; to this day I have not seen it.)
We had me on rhythm guitar and vocals, Pete DeMarco on lead guitar and vocals, Tom Stukane on bass, and a succession of unreliable drummers until we landed a good one, Ray M (still can't spell his last name, seems it's all consonants).
We played the prom and school dance scene in northern New Jersey, mostly covering current hits. I enjoyed the Eagles, Wishbone Ash and Alice Cooper covers. But our audiences preferred the retro R&R tunes that we at first threw in for variety (Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, early Beatles), and we evolved into a R&R revival band. Not the most musically rewarding stuff but it was fun and paid for the gas and guitar strings.
Eventually we all went to different universities, which broke us up as an act but not as friends. I have since played with better musicians but never a group of mates with more commitment to a project.
Thanks for the memories... (almost all good)
-Glenn