tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post4661091171890110441..comments2024-03-28T08:20:11.686-05:00Comments on Daughter Number Three: Book of Ages, the Last 50 YearsDaughter Number Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-7280096553177557352010-04-08T20:59:06.185-05:002010-04-08T20:59:06.185-05:00Yes, any naming process I've been involved in ...Yes, any naming process I've been involved in includes its share of utter turkeys, so Marianne's list probably wouldn't stand out in the naming crowd. <br /><br />And I remind myself that it's likely any break-through name sounds incredibly stupid to most of the population at first. <br /><br />I actually kind of liked the "Varsity Stroke."Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-15270039024544441812010-04-08T19:12:05.023-05:002010-04-08T19:12:05.023-05:00They are terrible names, but a poet is a terrible ...They are terrible names, but a poet is a terrible choice for the assignment, since marketing is antithetical to the way poets relate to the world.<br /><br />Of all the things I did in my marketing/writing career, naming was the worst, and I'd be mortified to have my lists see the light of day (as would any agency). It's field that is not kind to the complex, allusive thinker.charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473628021216619962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-50538314155935730102010-04-07T03:05:59.926-05:002010-04-07T03:05:59.926-05:00!! Would have loved to hear the Ford guys trying o...!! Would have loved to hear the Ford guys trying out those crazy-bad names, and then deciding to go with Edsel. They tried (God love 'em) but so far as I know, poets have not since been hired by the auto industry...What names would Gary Snyder have offered? Allen Ginsberg? <br /><br />For a poet sensitive to the auto industry, try Allen Grossman, son of Grossman Chevrolet:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Grossmanelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195930445294044722noreply@blogger.com