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Where did the name Steely Dan come from. A friend of mine told me he thinks that a "steely dan" is a dildo made out of silver or some kind of metal. I'm not making this up. I "googled" the name but only came up with hits about the band. I couldn't find anything about the origin of the name.
Thanks,
Kim
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Hi Kim!
I'm so sorry you've been waiting so long! I've had some trouble in my life, and I just havent been online for weeks! My apologies.
Your friend is right! The name comes from a metal strap on dildo in the William Burroughs book "The Naked Lunch" where a prostitute uses "Steely Dan III" on a customer!
Hope that answers your question! Fagen and Becker were both huge beat literature fans.
Kind regards
Mike
So now who stole what from where?
source: http://experts.about.com/q/Steely-Dan-606/name-Steely-Dan.htm
These guys come across as complete idiots, even if their "narrative voice" is a put-on.
Also, the plot of the movie has apparently nothing to do with the paean to pedophilic incest that is "Cousin Dupree."
Also, they lose extra points for badmouthing Middle Americans.
Ha! Great rock 'n' roll we're-hanging-around-the-hotel-on-tour-bored-out-of-our-minds letter!
Thanks for the post!