Currently work with Jimmy Stewart, James Taylor, Steve Martin, Pamela Anderson and Jaclyn Smith.
"Common sense is wisdom with its sleeves rolled up." -Kyle Farnsworth "Freedom of Speech does not guarantee freedom from consequences." -Mike Rowe "Democracies aren't overthrown, they're given away." -George Lucas
March 25, 2019, 10:20 AM
CaptainMike
John Lydon?
MOO means NO! Be the comet!
March 25, 2019, 10:25 AM
oddball
There was a kid in my high school named Bruce Lee.
And he was far from being the real one; overweight, tall for a Chinese guy, shy.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
March 25, 2019, 10:34 AM
trapper189
quote:
Originally posted by egregore: I have the same name (first and last) as the lead singer of a punk rock band. It is sufficiently obscure that the subject has never come up.
So not Gordon Gano, how about Jay Tiller?
March 25, 2019, 11:53 AM
CoolRich59
The client rep at my bank is named Winston Smith. Not a hugely famous name, but I asked him how often people comment on it. He said only about once a year will someone make the connection.
_____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell
March 25, 2019, 01:42 PM
rsbolo
quote:
Originally posted by CoolRich59: The client rep at my bank is named Winston Smith. Not a hugely famous name, but I asked him how often people comment on it. He said only about once a year will someone make the connection.
I used that as an email alias for several years. I was surprised at how little it was recognized.
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March 25, 2019, 02:15 PM
Eponym
My friend, Rick Nelson, was an air traffic controller (now retired). He's the alive one. His namesake, the singer-songwriter, died in a plane crash.
March 25, 2019, 04:01 PM
P-220
Charles Bronson signed my first Florida Concealed Firearm License.
Niech Zyje P-220
Steve
March 25, 2019, 04:28 PM
Eponym
I also know James Brown. He's the man at the Indiana University School of Journalism. He's referred to as Dr. Brown, never as The Godfather of Soul. He does not have a brand new bag, but says he feels good, so good.
March 25, 2019, 05:06 PM
jmalb
March 25, 2019, 05:19 PM
egregore
I found this out a few years ago when, having nothing better to do at the moment and for shits and giggles, did a Google search of my own name.
quote:
Originally posted by trapper189:
So not Gordon Gano, how about Jay Tiller?
Nope, neither of those. (Whoever they are.)
March 25, 2019, 07:13 PM
BurtonRW
I taught Ethan Hunt to shoot.
No kidding.
On a related note, I also found my Charles Bronson issued Florida CWP going through a drawer the other day.
-Rob
I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888
A=A
March 31, 2019, 08:28 AM
egregore
Not an exact match because of the spelling, but there was a client in the shop recently named Zane Gray. And there was a Steve Martin and a Martin Short (but not the famous ones) in my high school.
March 31, 2019, 09:46 AM
Batty67
Ironically, the wife of my next door neighbor 13 years ago was Diana Ross. My wife had a friend named Charli Brown (woman). I worked with a John Holmes.
March 31, 2019, 11:13 AM
Hunthelp
I dated Debbie Reynolds in college.
"I don't shoot well, but I shoot often." - Pres. T. Roosevelt
April 01, 2019, 10:09 AM
Ozarkwoods
A famous name would be a pain in the ass but how would would you handle a name like Connie Lingus, or Dick Dangle, Phil Ashio?
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April 01, 2019, 11:04 AM
FN in MT
Met an Army Aviator whose name was JAMES BOND.
He was good with it. Said it WAS fun to tell women in bars his name. Typical pilot.