CoCoBeanOs sues former band members

Melissa Topey's picture
11:31 AM
Jun 18
2010
Register photo/JASON WERLING
The Cocobeanos take the Main Jager Stage at the foot of Columbus Avenue on Saturday, June 12, 2010.
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Comments posted on a Facebook page left a sour note with a local band.

The CoCoBeanOs and lead singer Scott Gast filed a lawsuit against people who left messages they say defamed the band and its singer on Facebook, a popular social networking website.

The messages were posted on a Facebook page called “CoCoBeanOs Hate Club,” along with comments and photo illustrations Gast said are defamatory. 

Read more in Saturday's Register.

 

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Nicole's picture
Jun 21, 2010
03:58 AM

Nicole says

If your on facebook, be sure to join the groups: "

I Hate the Co-Co-Beano's, sue me.

and

 

Musicians Alley Conspiracy

lakeside_living74's picture
Jun 20, 2010
05:05 PM

lakeside_living74 says

 If they aren't going to grow a pair, maybe they should change the name of the band to the Coo Coo Beans and learn the words to "Big Girls Don't Cry", but get some advice from Weird Al and change the words to "Big Girls Do Cry"! 

moonrick's picture
Jun 19, 2010
02:52 PM

moonrick says

I guese people dont have the freedom to say crappy bands are crappy anymore.

blindside's picture
Jun 19, 2010
02:30 PM

blindside says

 hahah i guess this page did replace the facebook page!! haha

William Jefferson Clinton's picture
Jun 19, 2010
04:55 AM

William Jeffers... says

Looks like this blog has successfully replaced the CocoBenOs Hate Club page on Facebook. 

androids dream of electric sheep's picture
Jun 19, 2010
12:07 AM

androids dream ... says

Apparently playing bar mitzvahs and Little Johnny's 8th birthday partys is a lucrative gig if they can afford to sue anybody who thinks they suck.  What happens the next time the clown shows up and all the kids stop paying attention to the band... will they have the whole 4th grade served?  Sounds kind of pathetic... and a HUGE WASTE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY! 

 

BTW, is that a Melissa Etheridge lookalike singing in the photo?

Salvatore's picture
Jun 18, 2010
11:26 PM

Salvatore says

Who is the attorney that took the case? Was it some nekid attorney? If I go on stage and play my accordian and people think that I am no good then why should I care? I could whine and cry if nobody likes my music and sue and make some money?

big gulps huh's picture
Jun 18, 2010
11:24 PM

big gulps huh says

Sorry I cant type I am still upset that the lead singer is a man.....

 

whats goatse?

welp cya later's picture
Jun 18, 2010
11:22 PM

welp cya later says

come on big gulps. you spelled lose wrong. grammar police weee woooo weee wooo weee wooo. top comments here we come 

big gulps huh's picture
Jun 18, 2010
11:19 PM

big gulps huh says

Wait a minute the lead singer is scott gast? I thought it was a girl, I guess I should just say WOW. But really maybe she/he needs to grow up and wasting our tax money! We have to deal enough with the crappy old signs now we have to loose money because you are a cry baby.

 

GROW A PAIR AND STOP WASTING MY TAX DOLLARS!

welp cya later's picture
Jun 18, 2010
10:53 PM

welp cya later says

 and to anyone who mentions grammar can go join scott's cryfest.

welp cya later's picture
Jun 18, 2010
10:40 PM

welp cya later says

i meant to say grow a set. i got ahead of myself because i started thinking about the litter on the utility poles.

 

go green scott! jk lolzies

welp cya later's picture
Jun 18, 2010
10:39 PM

welp cya later says

really? i mean reeeeally? this band needs to stop being babies and just. what is defamatory about being honest in a public forum? you cant expect everyone to like your band. this is especially if you cover songs badly. why is this still going on the page doesn't exist any more? lastly, to scott, please stop sending invitations on facebook to cocobeanos at the pump. no one ever is going to go except your girlthing. and please clean up every utility pole in the tri county area from the cocobeanos playing cabana jacks last november. it is getting annoying. i hope the police start fining you. you will probably sue them too. k thnx bye. 

bobaluey's picture
Jun 18, 2010
07:27 PM

bobaluey says

They're not  good. I get  the name  confused with beano the gas reliever.

white man's picture
Jun 18, 2010
06:26 PM

white man says

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glassman's picture
Jun 18, 2010
04:01 PM

glassman says

 I've never heard of them, but I think I might join this hate club.

Joker's picture
Jun 18, 2010
03:14 PM

Joker says

Boo-freaking-hoo.  Your band sucks, most of the comments I saw were pretty mundane.  You're just pissed people are using their first amendment rights to state their displeasure with your bland band.  I know of car stereos that are more entertaining.  Stop this frivilous lawsuit before you REALLY turn people against you.  Grown men crying over facebook is pitiful.

Joker
Dispatch to 2083...
columbus avenue's picture
Jun 18, 2010
02:32 PM

columbus avenue says

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columbus avenue's picture
Jun 18, 2010
01:41 PM

columbus avenue says

Plus, musically speaking guys, I heard you at the Walleye Festival sometime back and you guys REALLY need to practice and get yourselves in sync.  Just plain sloppy!

columbus avenue's picture
Jun 18, 2010
01:39 PM

columbus avenue says

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concernedsubject's picture
Jun 18, 2010
01:18 PM

concernedsubject says

wow grow up for real!!!!

Things are said about people all the time, things have been said and posted about me doesn't mean I sue them.  You are in the spotlight what do you think may happen.

 

Grow Up!

the unsilent majority's picture
Jun 18, 2010
12:51 PM

the unsilent ma... says

in reality if your gonna put yourself in the public eye there are gonna be people who dont like you. if your that sensitive and emotional you should just sit home and play nintendo. i was a member of the cocobeanos hate club and personally i didnt find anything defamatory.  the coco beanos better hope this dont blow up in their face and cost them their local celebrity status... And to scott.... grow a set... be a man quit crying cause the hate club had more fans than the actual cocobeanos site

duckie1's picture
Jun 18, 2010
12:45 PM

duckie1 says

Tons of things are said on a daily basis that are negative towards people, places and things.  My advice would be to these "boys" would be that if they are going to be in the public eye, they need to get a tougher skin and learn ways deal with criticism and scrutiny.  Not everyone will care for you or what you do, and there is no point in trying to please everyone.

the unsilent majority's picture
Jun 18, 2010
12:45 PM

the unsilent ma... says

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ScootBaby's picture
Jun 18, 2010
12:11 PM

ScootBaby says

And we should care because...?

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