Band Celebrates 25th Year in Rock n' Roll, Recording New Album 'Something for the Rest of Us' Needing a name for his band the night before a gig, John Rzeznik opted for the rather odd sounding moniker, Goo Goo Dolls; named after an ad for a toy in True Detective Magazine. That was 1985 and while the band soared to international stardom nearly a decade later with the smash single, "Name" from their multi-million selling album, A Boy Named Goo, the name has since become ingrained within pop culture. Given the opportunity to do things over again, Rzeznik admits their moniker would b