# A black bear's favorite band **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 13, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487 "2008-09-13T21:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/1 "2008-09-13T21:31:34Z")
If you were a black bear, living out in the country but sneaking into town every now and then, what concert would you sneak into town for? ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/2 "2008-09-13T21:34:21Z")
I’d be a Beary Manilow fan. I’ll get my coat… ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/3 "2008-09-13T22:11:47Z")
There’s a lot of good artists that appeal to the ursine palate: Bear Naked Ladies Bear-ington Levy Minus the Bear Bear-y White I might go catch a movie, maybe Gentle Ben or Bear-ald and Maude. Heck, if I’m feeling athletic I might even run a bear-athon. d&r ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/4 "2008-09-13T23:08:05Z")
The Honeydrippers. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![criminey.jicket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@criminey.jicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminey.jicket)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/5 "2008-09-13T23:36:37Z")
Garbage. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/6 "2008-09-14T02:29:05Z")
The Country Bear Jamboree, of course! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/7 "2008-09-15T21:19:28Z")
Nice, nice! Keep 'em coming. How about a little Trans-Sibearian orchestra? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/8 "2008-09-15T21:23:37Z")
Paul Rebear and the Raiders ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/9 "2008-09-15T22:59:25Z")
Mudhoney The Hives Bjeark Phish Country Joe and the Fish A Taste of Honey ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/10 "2008-09-16T01:20:58Z")
Salmon and Garfunkel Sweet Honey in the Rock Coleman Hawkins ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/11 "2008-09-16T13:35:45Z")
> [@dbygawdcapn](#): > > Coleman Hawkins I’m sure I’m missing something obvious, but I don’t get this one. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/12 "2008-09-16T19:41:57Z")
Cat Mother ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/13 "2008-09-17T02:52:35Z")
> [@InvisibleWombat](#): > > I’m sure I’m missing something obvious, but I don’t get this one. Every black bear that I have personally encountered in the wild had an affinity for Coleman Ice Chests. They are faster and more adept at unhinging those lid clasps than a horny teenager fumbling with a bra strap on prom night. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/14 "2008-09-17T03:05:25Z")
> [@dbygawdcapn](#): > > Every black bear that I have personally encountered in the wild had an affinity for Coleman Ice Chests. They are faster and more adept at unhinging those lid clasps than a horny teenager fumbling with a bra strap on prom night. Ah, got it! In fact, my first experience with a wild bear was watching a small (probably 250-pound) black bear peel the top off of an old metal Coleman Cooler like you’d open a can of sardines. Didn’t bother with the latch or hinges, just hooked a claw in there and ripped. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-black-bears-favorite-band/463487/15 "2008-09-17T06:34:58Z")
> [@dbygawdcapn](#): > > Every black bear that I have personally encountered in the wild had an affinity for Coleman Ice Chests. They are faster and more adept at unhinging those lid clasps than a horny teenager fumbling with a bra strap on prom night. Hey now, that’s damning them with faint praise!