It's also a decent WTF radio name, quick to say, puzzling, memorable, at home in Solartopia on KPFK and PRN.
It stuck on the hippie farm in part because I was also a baseball player (see photo). Now in my early seventies, I remember myself in my early twenties as being a spectacular athlete. And, of course, the older I get, the better I was.
Ask me after a few more brain cells disappear and I'll tell you about my Hall of Fame career with the Red Sox, my banner years with the Celtics and my singles championships at Wimbledon and the US Open.
But in the interim, "Harvey Wasserman" will stick around for bylines. "Sluggo" will pop up mysteriously in the middle, when an editor will let it ride.
Like a Pooka, he'll get ink on random name tags, along with "No Nukes" or "Solartopia."
He is ALWAYS the only Sluggo in the room. It's a great ice breaker. And no hurricane, Weinstein or Debbie Schultz.
So how about you? Got a name you HATE? One a parent stuck you with you NEVER forgave them for?
Or one you LOVE but never had the nerve to adopt?
Sure you do. Now take the leap!! You'll be glad you did.
Just be sure to pick one that makes you smile when kids mis-pronounce it.
Harvey "Sluggo" Wasserman
Harvey "Sluggo" Wasserman has many grandchildren who call him "Boppa" and/or "Harby." "Swuggo" will now be added to the mix.
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