I learned recently Sonic Youth named themselves after Fred 'Sonic' Smith, the MC5 guitarist. Patti Smith, who you probably know married Fred Smith, mentions it in this 1996 Rolling Stone interview:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...smith-19960711

Anyone ever buy anything interesting at Patti Smith's old store in Royal Oak?

I don't usually care about celebrity sightings, but sitting across from her waiting to board a delayed flight from Detroit to New York was one of my favorite.