names

names are funny things.

for example - the name of this blog comes from another song by they came from the stars i saw them...

...that came about tho because i couldn't work out what i wanted to call it. i really liked the idea of it having a name, that was partly why i chose this site.. but nothing came to mind. I thought that if i turned itunes onto random there was bound to be a line in whatever song came up that would make sense, and sure thing, it comes up trumps! :)

which is always nice, isn't it?

lots of people have lots of names. i guess names can be a way of differentiating between identities, playing characters, or being what you feel you always were.

About a month back I was talking to a hairdresser and he asked me whether i had a "Dj name, stage name, alter-ego, whatever", so I told him I was Dolly.

"Dolly... ooh you are Dolly. I can see that absolutly. The shoes, the way you are, I can see you as Dolly."

he was called "The Real Paul" tho, which doesn't make me feel that his grasp of what makes a good name is particually strong.

We spoke about the reasons why people have alternative names. He reckoned it's got bigger because of the rise of the internet. I reckon some people just feel the need to do it. But maybe not those that become known as "The Real Paul"!

bless. I liked him. not only cos of that obviously. cliched single gay-boy hairdresser clubbing type but, u know, there's certainly enough mileage in that for a haircut.