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| Here is more than
you ever wanted to know about me. (It's okay to use the scroll bar
to get passed the boring parts...) |
| For years people have asked where "JMAC"
came from. After a couple of smart aleck answers I usually tell the true
story of how I got the nickname. Or, to be accurate, gave myself the
nickname. |
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In the early 80's I left the the old
homes in SoCal to cop a slave in Tampa. It was a fun,
high-tech job with a good company and I met a lot of great people. I
still work for the same organization. |
| Around the same time the first Star Trek flick hit local
screens. I loved it! A favorite part was when V-GER described
the Enterprise as "contaminated with carbon based units"
and addressed the crew as "the Kirk Unit" and "the Spock
Unit." For some reason I thought that was hysterical and
instantiated it as a communication pattern. (I.e., I started sayin'
it.)
The following week I wrote a technical document and, demonstrating the
sans souci for which I am known, I autographed the tome "The JMAC
Unit" using an OCR-like computer script. It got a good
laugh and people at the fun factory started calling me JMAC. I
didn't use that particular epithet outside of the workplace for several
solar cycles.
In August of 1987 I joined the volunteers at KNON
89.3 FM to do a weekly blues radio show. My first show was on
from 11:00 PM until 1:00 AM. Some people that are, dare I say, "unique" phone late night radio hosts
so the KNON staff discourages on-air
volunteers from using their real names. In need of a nickname, and
since I was already addressed as JMAC by people at work, that's what I
used. Little did I imagine. |
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In years since the nickname caught on and today
there are people who think that "Jay Mack" is my given
name. (JMAC is a contraction of my given name.) I am sometimes confused with
Johnny Mack, a friend and Ft. Worth-based musician. Unlike Clark
Kent and Superman, Bruce Wayne and Batman, or Bruce Banner and the
Incredible Hulk, Johnny Mack and I are two separate people and
I have photographs to prove it.
Although I often use my given name when meeting new people
(it's easier than explaining) most people call me JMAC. My family
and a few long time friends use my given name (I will answer to almost
anything) but JMAC stuck, I like it, and it's quick and easy to
write. I pronounce it "JAY-mac" and write it in all
caps. I often see "Jmac" or "JMac" but that's
not how I spell it. Now you know. |
These Are A Few of My Favorite Things!
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With the one and only
King of the Blues, Mr. B. B. King. |
Buddy Holly
the Dog
Rest in peace Bud! |
Krewe of Weirdness at
Mardi Gras in Galveston. |
Blues, Jump, Rockabilly, Swing,
Cajun, Zydeco, Jazz, Rock 'n' Roll
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| There's lots more but
I'll save that for another time. No sense in taking ALL of
the mystery out of life... |
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