Any press is good press
Filed in: personal, vent, Thu, Aug 11 2005 14:11 PT
…as long as they spell your name right.
Which, of course, they didn’t.
In an column on Podshow receiving venture capital, Marketwatch’s Frank Barnako (I checked it, twice) refers to me as “Matt Kaye.” Now, I frequently get “Mike May” and “Matt Mays,” but Kaye? Hmm. Maybe I’m Doug’s kid.
Honestly. Is “Matt May” really that difficult? Does The Other Matt May have this problem? Should I just go by “M” from now on?
Thanks to Hylton Jolliffe (I checked it, twice) for the pointer.
August 12th, 2005 at 08:39 UTC
Yes, people do seem to have problems with the name. I have had numerous people call me “Mac” May along with the “Mike” and “Mays” difficulties of which you speak.
“M” might be easier. Too bad M&M and Eminem are taken.
August 12th, 2005 at 08:39 UTC
And see, I can’t even spell my own damn name correctly. It’s a tough world, Matt.
August 13th, 2005 at 02:50 UTC
“M” is a french singer, find another letter
September 10th, 2005 at 22:28 UTC
I dated a girl who to this day thinks I’m Vince (we busted up cuz Vince was never there when she called), my billing statements range from Vance Metland to Lance Mittleton. And military phonetic spelling over the phone is now a knee-jerk reflex for me. I feel your pain…