And the Man in Black, Johnny Cash has passed beyond the veil. He was a man of outstanding principles who stood up for the downtrodden and unrepresented. He had his share of faults and problems but that if anything made him more human. May the proud and tough old dude rest in peace.

I hear the train a comin’
It’s rollin’ ’round the bend,
And I ain’t seen the sunshine,
Since, I don’t know when,
I’m stuck in Folsom Prison,
And time keeps draggin’ on,
But that train keeps a-rollin’,
On down to San Antone.

When I was just a baby,
My Mama told me, “Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don’t ever play with guns,”
But I shot a man in Reno,
Just to watch him die,
When I hear that whistle blowin’,
I hang my head and cry.

I bet there’s rich folks eatin’,
In a fancy dining car,
They’re probably drinkin’ coffee,
And smokin’ big cigars,
But I know I had it comin’,
I know I can’t be free,
But those people keep a-movin’,
And that’s what tortures me.

Well, if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine,
I bet I’d move out over a little,
Farther down the line,
Far from Folsom Prison,
That’s where I want to stay,
And I’d let that lonesome whistle,
Blow my Blues away.

- Folsom Prison Blues

Ohh. Names. I like names.

1. Is the name you have now the same name that’s on your birth certificate? If not, what’s changed?

Exactly the same. My father wanted my first name to be Karl – after Mr Marx – but my mother objected and so it became my middle name.

2. If you could change your name (first, middle and/or last), what would it be?

Not overly fond of my first name but wouldn’t change it. Going to have a midget someday to inflict irrational naming on.

3. Why were you named what you were? (Is there a story behind it? Who specifically was responsible for naming you?)

Oh. Spoke too soon about Karl. My first name is from my Grandfather. My middle name comes from my father’s politics. And my last name from Scotland.

4. Are there any names you really hate or love? What are they and why?

I like a few names – Carly, Iain, Hector, Ernesto, Isabella, Tomas. I don’t think I hate any names though I admit I am not a fan of Wayne, Darren, Shane and the other Strine variants. I am also not too fond of people who spell perfectly good names oddly and make up names by putting vowels in odd places. Some of the recent ones I’ve heard are “Skiann” (Skye Ann), “Bryttany” (Brittany), “Mylissa” (Melissa) and Krystal (Crystal). Scary ain’t it?

And the people I know who just called their child Willow? Well hopefully it won’t have dated too badly before she’s old enough to watch and understand the show.

5. Is the analysis of your name at kabalarians.com accurate? How or how isn’t it?

Well. Yes and no. But it is written loosely enough that quite a few possible character traits are covered. So I can see why I might see a bit of myself in it. Generally I don’t believe that sort of mumbo-jumbo anyways. Who you are is up to you. Comes from within not from your star sign, date of birth or name.