The death of Lemmy Kilmister continues to inspire fans of the late Motörhead frontman to suggest naming things after him, and the latest episode involves a petition which wants the famous Jack Daniels and Coke to be renamed a “Lemmy”.
Change.org user “Gimme A Lemmy” is somehow petitioning “the entire world” to make their dream happen, and since launching the petition yesterday, has seen over 13,000 Lemmites show their support at the time of writing.
Kilmister, whose love of whisky was unrivaled, “will forever be associated” with the Jack & Coke according to the petition’s creator, who says their idea is meant to “celebrate and remember one of Rock and Roll’s true legends”. It’s a pretty far-fetched idea, but cheers to the sentiment.
The “Gimme A Lemmy” petition, which could (but probably won’t) have us all ordering a “Lemmy on the rocks” pretty soon, comes after a UK man called for a newly-discovered heavy metal element to be named Lemmium earlier this week.
With these, uh, interesting ideas in the bag, it’s now become a question of what else the world will want to name after Lemmy, and should we maybe set a limit so that not everything bears his name?
Lemmy Kilmister’s funeral will be live-streamed from 10am AEDT this Sunday, 10th January, and you can tune in right here with your Jack & Coke Lemmy in hand.
Gallery: 13 Photos Of Lemmy At His Most Badass
13 Photos That Show Lemmy Kilmister At His Most Badass
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1. Lemmy Chills With Dimebag Darrell
Nothing warms our hearts more than this photo of The Kilmister in his prime, hanging out with a fellow rock legend at a charity benefit. Bet he’s up there drinking black tooth grins with Dime now. -
2. Lemmy Wears Short-Shorts, Holding A Katana, While Smoking A Cigarette
Your argument is invalid. -
3. Lemmy Launches Official Sex Toy Range
And brings new meaning to the name “Motörhead” -
4. Lemmy Shows Us His Sensitive Side
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5. Lemmy Does Double Denim
Seriously, not even Sean Connery circa Zardoz could pull off this look. -
6. Lemmy Stars In <em>The Loudest Silent Movie On Earth</em>
Proving a badass to the very end, Lemmy is one of the top-billed stars to feature in the upcoming silent film Gutterdämmerung. Speaking in the 2016 flick’s batshit crazy trailer, Lemmy says: “If you don’t like it, you can fuck off”. -
7. Lemmy Hangs With His BFF
Two worlds collided when the Prince Of Darkness met the King of Jack and speed metal some 38 years ago, and the pair have been close mates ever since. Lemmy even co-wrote four songs on Ozzy Osbourne’s 1991 album No More Tears (which may or may not explain how he got this bandaged wrist) -
8. Lemmy Gets In Touch With His Animal Instincts
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9. Lemmy Meets Some Of His Biggest Fans
“Lemmy, you are one of the primary reasons this band exists. We are forever grateful for all of your inspiration” – Metallica. -
10. Lemmy Dresses As The Pope
“God bless you, my child. Even though you’re an asshole.” -
11. Lemmy Is A Bad Influence On The Nicest Guy In Rock
“We recorded his track in Los Angeles in maybe two takes about a year and a half ago. Until then I’d never met what I’d call a real rock ‘n’ roll hero before. Fuck Elvis and Keith Richards, Lemmy’s the king of rock ‘n’ roll – he told me he never considered Motörhead a metal band, he was quite adamant. Lemmy’s a living, breathing, drinking and snorting fucking legend. No one else comes close.” – Dave Grohl -
12. Lemmy Is A ‘Sex Legend’
In a 2005 doco called Motörhead: Live Fast, Die Old, it was claimed that Lemmy had “bedded” in excess of 2,000 women. Lemmy himself later offered some clarification: “I said more than a thousand, the magazine made two thousand of it.” Right then. -
13. Lemmy Continues To Give Zero Fucks
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13. Lemmy Is God
Lemmy’s close friend Eddie Trunk of That Metal Show fame posted the following picture to Twitter after breaking the news of his death, claiming it was sent to him by none other than Rob Halford of Judas Priest
