RECORD STORE TALES Part 296:
Four Musical Child Names
Some parents choose regrettable names for their children. None of the names below were intrinsically bad, except perhaps in the case of the former Nirvana fan. Here are four names from children I met in the record store days, and the music that inspired them…
1. Kurdt
The girl with the toddler named Kurdt was selling off her entire Nirvana collection. Regrets? Nah!
2. Lars
Absolutely hilarious to see a long-haired dad with a Metallica shirt on yelling at his rat-tailed kid: “Lars! Stop that!”
3. Sebastian
My old customer Gord named his son after the Canadian god of rock.
4. Rhiannon
A mom was in looking for Fleetwood Mac. “Tell the man your name!” she said to the little girl with her. With a beaming smile she said, “RHIANNON! Not Rihanna! RHIANNON!”