Back in my younger days, I wanted my own record label. I even wrote a few songs, which was my way of expressing my opinions before I started this blog!
However, time went by and other priorities took hold.
But now with my own computer and with Music Maker Jam app installed, I am now doing instrumental tracks online.
(hear them at my soundcloud page)
SO my music label dreams are coming back to fruition!
So it's time to talk about my "stage name".
When I first started thinking of having a record label, I wanted to be Pablo The Mad Tiger!
Tiger, because at that time, I was a student at McKinley High School : Home of the Tigers
Mad, because hey, Mad Tiger sounds cool.
Yes, i've long been aware of Mad Lion, the Jamaican dancehall artist, but I'm not even close to copying his style!
The during my undergraduate years at the University of Hawaii - Mānoa, I thought - why not combine the college mascot and the high school mascot ...................and call myself..............
...........Pablo the Tiger Warrior!
I even announced the name change back in 2008
http://pablothemadtiger.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html#287258314802201582
Anyways, I have also been thinking of other "stage names"
For example, being that UH sports teams now have the rainbow nickname again ......... I was thinking about ...............
Pablo the rainbow Tiger
Sounds like a cute & funny name, however, that nickname does come with a major distraction, the same distraction that made UH Athletics abandon the rainbow name for a while!
You see, back in 2000, then-UH Athletics Director abandon the rainbow name due to the opponent's taunting the rainbow name as a "gay name"
You can read more about that at
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-rainbows-are-back.html
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2013/02/uh-sports-nicknames.html
So yeah, I'm nervous that if I adopt the Pablo the rainbow Tiger name,
that it will draw tons of questions of "are you LGBT?"
The answer is NO ................though as Jerry Seinfeld said "not like there's anything wrong with that"
Though, even with the marriage issue settled by the Supreme Court, too many still see something wrong with it!
I mean, yeah, I'll defend the LGBT's right to be safe from violence & discrimination,
But I don't want to spend my career being distracted by the question about that one issue!
And dammit, I also like to be able to dance with female groupies without accusations of "over-compensating" and "hiding something"
But then again, I can just go back the original reason for the rainbow name
................. it's my university's nickname DAMMIT!
and it's a funny & cute name ;)
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Or I can use my university's color and call myself Pablo the Green Tiger!
Though, the moment I step outside not wearing any green clothes, I would get the "Saint Patrick pinch" and be bombarded with "hey, why you not wearing Green, Mister Green Tiger?"
Green is also associated with the Green Party, a political party that is a bit too lefty and socialist for my taste! I mean, I do agree with the Green Party on some issues, but disagree on others!
Green is also associated with the environment! While I definitely want to keep our land, water and air clean, I do have a disagreement with some environmental activists especially when it comes to their anti-plastic jihad! Also, while I love renewable energy, I do think we still need to be realistic and understand that we still need some oil and natural gas ....................for now!
But still, green is my favorite color, plus... Green Tiger is unique!
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Anyways, here is my 4 "stage names" again
Pablo The Mad Tiger!
Pablo the Tiger Warrior!
Pablo the rainbow Tiger
Pablo the Green Tiger!
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So tell me what you think. Email me or contact my facebook!
Or should I be like Sean Combs have tons of nicknames?
