Speedwagen vs Speedwagon

Ransom Eli Olds in his Speed car following the advice from his wind tunnel experts

Logo from Speed Wagon the "TRUCK"

Speedwagon The "Band" http://www.speedwagon.com/

REO Speedwagon (the band) took its name from the REO Speed Wagon, a truck manufactured by the REO Motor Car Company . ("R.E.O." are initials of the company's founder, Ransom Eli Olds, who also founded the Oldsmobile division of General Motors.) The name was suggested to fellow bandmates by keyboard player Neal Doughty.

SPEEDWAGEN The "land speed racer"

SPEEDWAGEN (the racer) is an old English Bubbaized term that has its roots in the early formation of words with multiple syllables being alloyed together to form a acute melodic utterance that is often only interpretable by indigenous people. A more common example of this type of Bubba speak, is the phrase GETERDONE. Linguist Larry the cable guy examples how the slightest change of intonation can elicit a plethora of possible interpretations of the communication.

Now the important thing to learn from this is don't "blog" when you are having caffeine induced visions of grandeur.