Is that Kazoo, like the martian on the Flintstones?

For me, picking my company name was the hardest part about starting my own business. I didn't want to use the traditional last name. I wanted it to be symbolic, memorable, and fun.

For a while, I was stuck on color combinations..... Red This, or Blue That. And then one day, while watching Lost, of all things, Kazoo came tumbling over the air waves and I knew right then and there it was the perfect fit.

Memorable- yes. Fun- of course! But, most importantly, symbolic. I am in advertising- specifically media. And, my job has always been to make my clients' messages stand out in the crowd. And the sweet noise of a kazoo- well, no matter how crowded the room, that sound would carry up and above all the noise.

When people meet me for the first time, and I tell them I am from Kazoo, I either get a puzzled look, or a big smile. Either way, I almost always get the question- where did you come up with that name? Somebody even asked me once if it was from the Flintstones character. You know, the obscure little martian. But, his name was actually GAZOO- not KAZOO.

Since then, I have been smitten with the kazoo- especially the old metal ones. Very retro. And, I even set up a Google Alert- to be updated on all the goings-on with kazoos. It has been since then I have realized the easiest, and therefore, probably the most attempted record in the Guinness Book of World Records, must be for the largest kazoo ensemble.

* July 24, 2007- Attempt in Harlem. Supplied by Kazoobie Kazoos.
* December 2007- Kazoo band in Rochester, NY sets record.
* May 1, 2008- Springfield, MO Cardinals fans set world record.
* July 4, 2008- Attempt in St. Louis, at the Landing's 4th of July celebration.
* Next Attempt? August 2 at the Hillsboro Civic Center.

So, I have already started planning..... mark your calendar for 2012. Date TBD. That will be our 5 year anniversary, and a perfect time to bring the record to good old KC.