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"Björn Again: The ABBA
Experience" comes to Centennial
Hall tonight. It's a stage show
that goes beyond the music of
the 1970s-'80s super group to
explore the egos and
relationships of the Swedish
foursome - Benny Andersson,
Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid
Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog.

The origin of ABBA's name has
two stories: One, they used the
initials of their first names; and
two, the name is a play on a
popular Swedish company
named Abba.

Both are true. The band was
originally named after the
Swedish company, but when
their career was booming
internationally - they went on to
become one of the most
successful international pop acts
ever - they realized no one
outside their native Sweden
would get the name play. So they
held a contest with fans to come
up with a name before settling
on ABBA. They eventually had to
negotiate with the company to
use the name ABBA.

Here's our question: In what
business was the Swedish
company?

Those who answer correctly will
have a chance to win a cookbook.

Click here to submit your
answer.

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Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star ; Cake courtesy of Nadine's
If you go
• What: HoCo Festival, a three-day event featuring live music, a record fair, a fashion show and more.
• When: Friday through Sunday at various times.
• Where: Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St.
• Cost: A free weekend pass is on Page 24 or you can pick one up at Bookmans, Buffalo Exchange and Zia Records. Passes are also available for free downloading at aznightbuzz.com/ hoco. Even with a pass, attendance is first-come, first served. Without a pass, admission is $5 per day.
• More info: aznightbuzz.com and hotelcongress.com.
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music Festival this weekend

Say I do to HoCo

By Kevin W. Smith
KSMITH@AZSTARNET.COM
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.28.2008
Get ready to toast a host of rock 'n' roll marriages all weekend long.
Let the champagne corks pop for the annual HoCo Festival, which takes over Hotel Congress Friday through Sunday.
Festivalgoers will bear witness to all sorts of genres coming together in holy rockrimony: pop, country, hip-hop, funk, dance, folk, surf, bluegrass and blues.
To bring it all home, while underlining the metaphoric union of musical styles, there will be an actual marriage performed Saturday evening on the outdoor stage.
Anastasia Palmer and Robin Johnson will get hitched at 6 p.m. Everyone at the festival is invited, and formal wear is not required.
The ceremony will be officiated by Al Perry, the unofficial mayor of Tucson music, who will also perform during the festival.
The only certificate you'll need to make the HoCo Festival official is a free weekend pass, which you can find on Page 24. See box for more ticket info.
You'll hear cow-punk from the visiting Meat Puppets, along with Tucson originals like the erosion rock of Howe Gelb and the folk sound of Golden Boots. There will be DJs spinning the freshest electro rock just hours after a performance by Gentlemen Afterdark, a legendary local synth-rock band from the '80s that will reunite for the night.
Other events include a massive record fair on Saturday and a recycled-fashion show by Buffalo Exchange on Sunday. HoCo is also going green this year, as well, utilizing solar power for its outdoor stage and holding an eco-fair on Saturday.
We can't say there won't be some drunken, rambling moments at this weekend of wedded bliss.
But at least the only gift you'll need to buy will be a commemerative T-shirt in your size.
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