FameCrawler : weird baby names

My Chemical Baby: Gerard Way Becomes a Father

sweatpantsmom — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:05:00 GMT

My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way and his wife Lyn-Z welcomed a baby girl on Wednesday. Bandit Lee Way was born in Los Angeles at 2:57 p.m. and weighs 6 lbs., 5.6 oz. The poor thing apparently had no say in what her name would be.

I would never name my daughter Bandit, but then again I would never wear a leather jacket over a hoodie so that shows you how old-fogeyish I am.

A rep for the couple says, "Everyone is healthy and happy."

Congrats you two! Don't mind my jokes about the baby's name!

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Jools Oliver and Her Bouquet of Daisy, Poppy and Petal

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:05:00 GMT

Jools Oliver, wife of chef Jamie Oliver, was spotted taking daughters Poppy, 7 Daisy, 5 and 3 week old Petal Blossom Rainbow out for a walk in North London. I'm a fan of Jamie's, but mostly I wanted to write about them because I just like saying those names over and over again; Poppy, Daisy, Petal. It makes me feel like I'm floating on a marshmallow cloud.

It's a good thing the couple had daughters - could they have come up with names in the flower family if they had three boys? Bark, Stem and Root just doesn't sound right to me.

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Why Did Sarah Palin Name Her Daughter Bristol?

Sassy Smith — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:02:00 GMT

Alaska Governor and former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has gone the 'unusual' baby name route when naming her children. There's Track, 19, Bristol, 18, Willow, 13, Piper, 8 and Trig, 10 months, and while it might not be clear why she named them what she did, she has mentioned the reason for choosing "Bristol" for her oldest daughter.

Palin told Esquire magazine, that as a teen in high school, she wanted to be a sportscaster and when she learned where ESPN was located (Bristol, Conn.), was very disappointed.

It was too far from her, so, instead she chose to name her oldest daughter Bristol a few years later. Which, isn't horrible - not a name I would choose personally, but hey it could be worse. Sarah could have went with Smackover (Arkansas) or Clapper Gap (California), so in the grand scheme of things, Bristol's not all that bad.

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Jessica Simpson Needs Some TLC from Daddy

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:05:00 GMT

I feel Joe Simpson's pain - having two daughters and trying to give them equal attention is hard work. I usually resort to letting mine arm wrestle to vie for my time - winner gets a hug from mom! But Joe might want to stop cooing over daughter Ashlee's new baby Bronx for a few moments and give firstborn Jessica a little TLC. Because while daddy was busy negotiating $2 million photo ops for his first grandchild, his oldest daughter's career is going down the tubes.

OK! Magazine is reporting that Jessica has resorted to playing venues usually reserved for retired folk bands and ex-members of Kevin Federline's dance troupe. On November 13 she reportedly performed at the 2,500-capacity San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in Highland, Calif., where an insider reported that “Jessica’s dressing room at the bingo hall was a little larger than a broom closet. There’s an iron, but no ironing board. There’s not even a fridge!”

Now, there's no shame in playing Bingo - in fact, I've joined the fannie-pack and visor crowd and taken up the game myself. But this is a far cry from the more glamorous venues that Jessica used to perform in, back when her album In This Skin sold 7 million copies.

So, don't play favorites, Joe, and go out and get Jess some decent gigs. Little Bronx Mowgli will still be ready for his close-up when you get back.

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