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What's Your Name Honey?
Contributed by
softerware
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Sunday, 30th August 2015 @ 02:24:03 AM in AEST
Topic:
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Here’s to PR men of fame, who know the value of a name.
Names we got by circumstance; they changed to help careers advance.
Precluding noteriety; and columns in Variety;
Most sounded just like you and me; and that, my dears could never be!
For dashing heroes so deserving; can’t be called Dumont or Irving!
What follows is a testimony; to the PR man's baloney!
Julius Ullman had to go; his agent picked the name we know;
In Technicolor Douglas thanks; the guy who changed him to Fairbanks.
Diane Belmont wouldn’t sell; and glamour didn’t suit her well;
But we happily recall; comedic genius Lucille Ball.
Taidje Kahn became a King; danced on Broadway; learned to sing;
Westworld’s killing robot brings to mind Yul Brenner’s rendering.
Gracie took Nat for a turn. Changed from Burnbaum to George Burns!
Rodney Dangerfield was known, as no respect John Henry Cohn.
Here’s a tale that’s even stranger! Jimmy Stewart was Stewart Grainger…
James L. Stewart took his name; and Stewart Granger came to fame.
McKinley Morganfield rings true; the “Father of Chicago Blues”;
But McKinley’s sons and daughters, knew him best as Muddy Waters!
Lazo Lowenstein had eyes; that terrified and mesmerized;
Dashiell Hammett gave him glory; as the Falcon’s Peter Lorre.
Bette Perski said, you know; to call me “pucker up and blow!”
Bogie’s sexy dame recall; as sultry siren Lauren Bacall.
What Brooklyn DJ soon was known; for gravel voice and howling moans?
Poor Bob Smith was luster lacked; until they called him Wolfman Jack.
Izzy Demsky blonde and thin; had this dimple in his chin;
Spartucus brought Izzy fame; and our Kirk Douglas took the blame!
This cowboy had his hills and Dales; and left us many Happy Trails;
But when known as Leonard Slye; Roy Rogers never caught our eye.
And William Henry Pratt’s devine; as Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein!
But none knew litttle Shirley Schrift; til Shelly Winters went adrift!
Names it seems have magic to empower us to what we do!
The internet will let you be; anyone that you decree!
So, let me ask you one and all;
To headline at Carnegie Hall;
Would you have changed what you were called?
Copyright ©
softerware
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Re: What's Your Name Honey?
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by Former_Member on
Sunday, 30th August 2015 @ 03:36:28 AM AEST
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Goodbye Norma Jean -
Peace! |
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Re: What's Your Name Honey?
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by Archie on
Sunday, 30th August 2015 @ 06:00:39 AM AEST
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| This is great but I would not yet change my name. If I needed privacy I would change it |
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Re: What's Your Name Honey?
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Sunday, 30th August 2015 @ 10:39:25 AM AEST
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Let's see, for someone who went by the name of Chase & then switched to Timotheus, uh, yeah!
As always, you never fail to post something that I do not enjoy reading.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Marion Mitchell Morrison |
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Re: What's Your Name Honey?
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by CandyAnn on
Monday, 31st August 2015 @ 05:30:47 PM AEST
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| I really enjoyed your work. Loved the story behind it all. As for changing names... Yes, I believe everybody has wanted or had got there name changed. |
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