The Other John Williams

‘May the Forth Be with You’ was probably going through my parents’ heads when they decided to name me ‘John’ with the last name ‘Williams.’

For years I had to endure I’m-so-clever-and-witty-comments, “Oh, John Williams, like the composer.”

They were referring to this guy:

The guy I was unknowingly named after

Not a bad looking dude. Born in 1932, he has a few years on me but also five Academy Awards and seventeen Grammys. So far I don’t have any. Yet…

But I really feel for this guy:

John Williams the Guitarist

Same awesome name. Same field (music). But unfortunately born a decade or two later and feels the compulsion to have ‘The Guitarist’ on the cover of his CD. I feel your pain, fellow bearer of the august nomen John Williams.

Sometimes I feel like I’m the Storm Trooper versus the behemoth John Williams who is all the other Jedi’s put together. And you know how awesome the aim those Storm Troopers have.

But you know, if you had to be named after someone, at least these John Williams’s are successful intelligent. I consider it part of the brand.

I was named to be a senator in the 1980’s and I can’t really fault my parents for not having the Internet when I was born and figuring out that John would be the most popular boy name ever.

And so, I have to add ‘Andrew’ my middle name and viola! John Andrew Williams {dot} com is fortuitously available.

At least the Internet Gods have some ray of sunshine for me.