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David Wade
 
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Default Name that cut! A long musing about our eponyms

Joe,

Don't you think the "Wade Whoops!" or the "Fleming Flub" would carry a
cetain cachet? ;o)

David


Joe Fleming wrote:
Names are only as good as their ability to accurately communicate your
idea to another. I could talk about the Fleming this or the Fleming
that (all very excellent, mind you), but the response I would get back
from most anyone is the deer in the headlights look.

Many times, names are nationally know, but not internationally. Fewer
and fewer people in the USA know the O'Neil grind, or who O'Neil is.
The attribution has lost its meaning on me.

I am preparing to give a demo about coloring to my club. I will refer
to the Derry look, the Hosaluk painting, or the Andi Wolfe style
because my club members have seen them. Most would gloss over a
reference Michael and Liz O'Donnell because they have never seen them,
though some have read their books. I suspect, more accurate
descriptions would be "high gloss hand-rubbed lacquer finish", acrylic
painting for color, and color with Prismacolor markers.

Joe Fleming - San Diego