:: Jennifer notes that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Coldplay Martin named their newborn girl "Apple", and Gina Davis's new twin boys were christened Kian and Kaiis. Her response and mine to these developments are similar: WTF???
I had a lot of respect for Paltrow and Martin up to now, as they keep their relationship out of the public eye, making efforts never to walk down red carpets together, etc. But "Apple"? Good grief. From the Herald Sun (Melbourne Austr.):
The Eye's Western District spy suggested Apple could get hitched to Christine Applegate's brother and become Apple Applegate, then get rid of him and take up with Bill Gates' son and she'd be Apple Applegate Gates.What's with the weird baby names? Yes, I ranted about this earlier, and will continue to rant about this stoopid practice. The Herald Sun, notes that these handles aren't the first odd celebrity baby names:
A Knight's Tale star Shannyn Sossamon has a son called Audio Science, while Almost Famous actor Jason Lee has a boy called Pilot Inspektor.Audio Science? Pilot Inspektor? There really, really oughta be a law. Why, you ask? Check out Horrid Celebrity Baby Names.
:: It's confirmed that Dennis Farina will be replacing Jerry Orbach on Law & Order. Orbach will be missed. I think it will take time to warm up to Farina.
Posted by Randy at May 19, 2004 11:58 PM | TrackBackI know its lame, but I cried when Jerry left tonight.
Posted by: JenB at May 20, 2004 12:35 AMIt was touching when "leonard brisco" was packing up the ol' cop desk. I cant wait to see him on the new l&o though! And how about Lt. Dan as the new "grissom" on NY CSI? Awesome! Tivo time here I come!!!!
Posted by: dazed at May 20, 2004 08:32 AMokay, so what do you really think of "Tigana" and "Kasia"?
Our philosophy was always to give one (more or less) unique name and one boring one, so child can choose later in life they can choose whether to go with the unique name and stand out, or go with the boring name and blend in.
Posted by: Robert Runte at May 20, 2004 11:19 PMOoh, ooh, ooh! Don't forget Bono's son Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q (after the dude from Star Trek??) and The Edge's daughter Blue Angel (after a Roy Orbison song). Obviously, celebrity and common sense are inversely proportional when it comes to baby names. Look at Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's Rumor Scout, and Tallulah Belle! No kidding.
Posted by: cindi at May 20, 2004 11:50 PMI think Kian and Kaiis are wonderful names for boys OR for girls! They are unique, but not named after an object that already exists, like Apple: That is a bad name, NOT Kian and Kaiis!
Posted by: Casey at May 27, 2004 02:33 PM