They named their group Vampire Weekend after a film lead singer Ezra Koenig made while in school.

VOA: special.2010.03.05

A young man named Matthew Martz started the group in his last year of high school.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

The program was named for the two stars Castor and Pollux in the star group Gemini.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

The man who cooked for the group was named Sourdough Sam.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

Tomas de Berlanga named the Galapagos group the Enchanted Isles.

VOA: special.2009.12.16