UOK stage, without the question mark

1 comment July 14th, 2009

UOK Stage.

It’s a texting statement. “You are OK,” as in “You are cool.” Not UOK? as in “Are you OK?”

That’s my first submission for the name-the-”Next-Generation”-stage contest for On the Waterfront. The new stage at the corner of Wyman and Elm streets will have children’s entertainment in the afternoon and a variety of music geared for young adults in the evening. Waterfront staff say it promises to be the new festival “hot spot.”

I could have submitted “UROK,” as in “You are OK,” but then someone would think it means “you rock.” And the stage isn’t intended to feature rock acts. It’ll more likely feature poppier bands such as Smash Mouth and the Chicago-area cover band Dot Dot Dot, though Waterfront is holding up these bands as examples, not necessarily saying they’ll perform.

The winner of the contest gets four free passes to the Sept. 4-6 downtown Rockford music festival, and the chance to introduce one of the stage’s headlining acts.

Well, maybe the UOK Stage wouldn’t work, with some adding the question mark and changing my intended meaning. So I’m going to submit another texting acronym: BCNU Stage, as in “Be seeing you.”

You can submit as many name suggestions as you like to win@onthewaterfront.com before midnight tomorrow. The winner will be chosen and notified by Friday.

Share your stage names here in the comments section, if you’d like.