April 24th, 2010 will see the World Premiere of Dave Douglas’ collaboration with Bill Morrison, Spark Of Being, at Stanford University. You can purchase tickets here. But before you do, answer the question below in the comments section of this post for a chance to win yourself tickets.
Question: What is the origin of the band name Keystone?
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Keystone comes from Pennsylvania
Named for the film studio that made films of Fatty Arbuckle and other silent film stars.
Fatty Arbuckle
Keystone was the production company / movie studio for the silent films… right? I’ll actually be at a festival that weekend myself! Kick some ass, dave!
Keystone Cops.
Nod to Fatty Arbuckle – who hit the big time with the Keystone film company- became a Keystone Kop as a result…
It comes from his desire to score a soundtrack similar to that from early film, which has a technical innocence and sense of discovery due to the newness of the medium, particularly early comedies made by Roscoe Arbuckle for Keystone.
It was the name of the movie studio that launched the career of Fatty Arbuckle.
It comes from the Arbuckle films.
From the Fatty films. I believe it was the name of the studio that released them.
Keystone cops.
Keystone acknowledges the Keystone Pictures Studio which made many silent films including Fatty Arbuckle’s.