THE FOLLOWING INNUENDO MIGHT BE CONSIDERED OFFENSIVE. OR NOT.
Steve Bolton lives in England. He has legally changed his name to Buzz Lightyear. Buzz being one of the lead characters in the Toy Story movies. Bolton says he's a massive fan. Hey I'm a fan of the Marx Brothers but I'm not flipping my name to Otis P. Driftwood. My favouite movie name is Reno Hightower. Played by Kurt Russell in a flic called "The Best of Times". One of those films where you lost the big game back in high school so 20 years later why not get a little revenge and replay it? That was the idea of the character played by Robin Williams. Russell as a one time football player works. Williams as a former grid kid looked more like Mork from Dork.
Bolton says his girlfriend is going to love telling her friends that's she's dating Buzz Lighyear. Yea, until she finds out he wants her to change her handle to Jesse The Yodeling Cowgirl. Hey what's good for the billy is good for the nanny (goats).
What if I were a huge James bond fan? What if I was so wired on 007 that I changed my name to James..,James Bond? And what if I demanded that my girlfriend change her name to a female character in Bond flic?
You take her to a party to finally meet your friends. "Hey Tony I want you to meet my girlfriend....Holly Goodhead." "You are a lucky, lucky man James!" At the family reunion you tell your cousin about your name change and how fortunate you are to have a companion who was 100 % behind you. To prove it I want you to meet Honey Ryder. Cousin Elsa replies..."I assume you've pollinated.
'Course your parents weren't happy with your appelation situation but they learned to accept you being James Bond. So, bring your fiance home to meet the folks. She's changed to a Bondian moniker. "Mom, Dad, this is the love of my life...meet Xenia Onatopp". Mom replies, "That's the way the good Lord intended it son".
Oh, the company Christmas party. You are now James Bond. You want to intruduce your sweetie to the boss. "Sir, nice to see you. Meet my girlfriend Pussy Galore". There is just no comeback for that.
Okay, don't like James Bond, then you can change your name to Austin Powers. You run into an old school pal at the mall. "Marty I want you to meet Felicity Shagwell". "I bet you do Felicity. How do you do it Austin?" And at your aunts' birthday party you walk into the room with your new nom de plum. You are now Austin Powers and you introduce your honey bunch to Uncle Bradford. "Uncle Brad, I'd like to say hi to Ivana Humpalot". He pulls you aside and wispers "Austin, let me know if you ever break up."
I don't much care that Steve Bolton changed his name. What troubles me is his obsession with Toy Story. It was a decent moive. I rather like it. But Steve is 26 years old. At 12 or 13, a Toy Story fixation is okay. At 26 you might want to think about up grading to something more befitting like Porky's Revenge. Besides, Steve went with the wrong character name. If you're going to pull one out of Toy Story you gotta go with Woody.
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