tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post2908637194445101663..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Will (The Real) Darrell James Please Stand UpLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-84928308178534550132010-07-08T19:38:57.319-04:002010-07-08T19:38:57.319-04:00There are several of "mes" out there, ye...There are several of "mes" out there, yet the biggest one so far is a pro fisherman. It gives this Travis Richardson a reason to work hard and get published.Travis Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921123586885981804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-79807104439111265892010-07-02T21:21:45.783-04:002010-07-02T21:21:45.783-04:00I'm fortunate in marrying into a family with a...I'm fortunate in marrying into a family with an unusual last name. I Google myself every month or so, and I get a delightful few pages of al my interviews and reviews. <br /><br />Where Google kills me is in looking up character names. I went through a dozen comibinations for one character before I finally got one with only two hits.Alice Loweeceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269785237562203610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-43590242638414595382010-07-02T18:52:03.951-04:002010-07-02T18:52:03.951-04:00When I was in college, my name was left out of the...When I was in college, my name was left out of the freshman phone directory. (This was BCP; before cellphones.) However, there was another Raffel in my class and my friends figured I was using my middle name or something. So they'd call his number and ask for Keith. Funny thing. He had a roommate named Keith.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-421397988892009122010-07-02T16:10:49.706-04:002010-07-02T16:10:49.706-04:00Lisa, sorry about your tragic end. And Helen with ...Lisa, sorry about your tragic end. And Helen with your "comic" tragedy.<br /><br />Gary- did you try endorsing the checks?<br /><br />Tyler- I hope your "teenage you" lives long and prospers.<br /><br />As for all of you with exclusive names, at least you don't have Deb's creditors calling you.<br /><br />Thanks everyone for your feedback--it's been fun.Darrell Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394984700734588887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-60727583399420539932010-07-02T15:11:38.361-04:002010-07-02T15:11:38.361-04:00Mine is also a very common name, hundreds of Diana...Mine is also a very common name, hundreds of Diana James' on FB. There's a novelist, a PhD who actively lectures, a mortuary and an actress. In fact, my acting credits and hers have been so horribly interchanged on imdb that I eventually gave up trying to correct it.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09732860672849251316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-73469635292844222010-07-02T13:38:52.749-04:002010-07-02T13:38:52.749-04:00Many years ago, long before computerized anything,...Many years ago, long before computerized anything, I did freelance work for a variety of magazines. I submitted an article to one and was astonished to have another article ms returned to me by mistake. It had been written by another Kathleen Ernst. I had never occurred to me before that day that there could be another.<br /><br />There is a famous piano player named Mary Kathleen Ernst who often pops up on my searches. Our geographies overlapped for a while, and once someone came to one of my signings thinking the musician they loved had written a novel!Kathleen Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009876100214388898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-8194351690788775442010-07-02T12:44:54.072-04:002010-07-02T12:44:54.072-04:00Like Sue Ann, I have an uncommon last name, and wi...Like Sue Ann, I have an uncommon last name, and with shortening my first name from Elizabeth to Beth, I've found that if you search for "Beth Groundwater" on the Internet, all you get are references to me. Also, I'm the only "Beth Groundwater" on Facebook so far, though the "Beth Groundwater" fan page (vs person entry) is not mine--someone else made it from my Wikipedia entry. I prefer to friend folks on Facebook rather than collect fans.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-69655484703598128942010-07-02T12:23:43.354-04:002010-07-02T12:23:43.354-04:00Dar, I was actually aware of the successful "...Dar, I was actually aware of the successful "you" in Sydney. But, he will never have a place in my heart as you do. Having researched the forebears of all of us for many years, I am aware that there are several of "me" mostly in Pennsylvania. My husband's surname, which is Pennsylvania Dutch, is relatively rare. But there were several of "him." Like you--I am happy to stand up for "me." However, I was quite alarmed as a child to find that "I" was a murder victim in a comic book! Love the article.Helen Bingamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537396877695301252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-41199226203072221472010-07-02T12:02:39.643-04:002010-07-02T12:02:39.643-04:00Hi, Darrell. what a great post. There are soooooo ...Hi, Darrell. what a great post. There are soooooo many deborah sharps, you wouldn't believe. An Australian psychologist; a non-fiction author who writes about dysfunctional families and addiction issues (that started a dysfunction in my OWN family, when they thought it was me, writing about us); and even a Deborah Sharp I went to school with (same middle initial and year of birth) who turned out to be a deadbeat, and whose creditor calls I still get. <br />Lovely job today!Deborah Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575491644343480392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-91464250831266324442010-07-02T11:39:02.422-04:002010-07-02T11:39:02.422-04:00Funny post, Darrell!
Unbeknownst to me until no...Funny post, Darrell! <br /><br />Unbeknownst to me until now, I teach at Adelphi University, help clients with estate planning, am invovled with the Humane Society (true), have a girlfriend named Carol, and of course, write novels. There are 122 Lori Wolfs on FB. I really wish my parents would have given me an unusual name.Lori Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508435958410727747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-34554169218063777642010-07-02T10:47:52.736-04:002010-07-02T10:47:52.736-04:00I was surprised to find out there is another Tyler...I was surprised to find out there is another Tyler Dilts who is an eighteen-year-old girl in the Midwest. We've friended each other on Facebook and every now and again I'll see a status that seems very surprising until registers that it's hers and not mine.Tyler Diltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02278961097573541740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-57102324508822388612010-07-02T10:27:15.115-04:002010-07-02T10:27:15.115-04:00Some years ago before cell phones a friend of mine...Some years ago before cell phones a friend of mine worked for a big time political fundraiser named Gary Phillips. So I'd call her and ask to speak to her and naturally the person on the other end would ask who was calling and I'd tell them my name and there was always that pause like, "Hmmm, he doesn't sound like Gary Phillips."Gary Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122103460432424026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-9864211615852654762010-07-02T09:16:46.817-04:002010-07-02T09:16:46.817-04:00Very fun post, Darrell.
I seem to be the one and ...Very fun post, Darrell.<br /><br />I seem to be the one and only. Guess it really pays to have an ethic last name. Although once I met a "Susan Jaffarian." It was eons ago. She was quite a bit older than me and married to a very very very distant cousin.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-65825647417605453492010-07-02T08:44:10.900-04:002010-07-02T08:44:10.900-04:00Nice post! (But how do we know the "real"...Nice post! (But how do we know the "real" Darrell James wrote it?)<br /><br />Not too many of me out there (thank goodness!). There's a well-respected horn player in New York, but that's about it.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-44131562646317272082010-07-02T07:49:16.364-04:002010-07-02T07:49:16.364-04:00Hi Darrell,
It does give one an identity crisis. ...Hi Darrell,<br /><br />It does give one an identity crisis. Just when you thought you knew who you were you're someone else altogether, like in a parallel universe. And the freakiest part is to see all the dead Paul Markses out there...and realize that one day someone else with my name will be looking up his name and see another dead PM -- me!Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-30807014949113962572010-07-02T07:39:25.173-04:002010-07-02T07:39:25.173-04:00Darrell, too funny!
Let's see, I know there&#...Darrell, too funny!<br /><br />Let's see, I know there's a nurse, a lawyer, a hospitality person, and an electronics "me". With my maiden name, there's a vet, a dressage competitor and a staffing person, which I was, too.<br /><br />The most tragic story about "me" was a car accident that killed "my son and me," who actually had the same name as my son, although a much younger child.Lisa Borkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174197592575631864noreply@blogger.com