It was a family name and he got it for a first one, and I think it was a cruel thing to do to a tiny baby in the crib. Sometimes names create unexpected difficulty. I was telling the customers at the icehouse about a long-time friend with the first name Macon. I always liked the name, thought it was distinctive. But he says it has given him eternal trouble.
Nobody remembers it.
I'm called Malcolm, Nathan, Mallon, Merlon, Manny, Jason, Marcus, Norman. And even Moron. Little kids call me Bacon and fall over laughing. And people began calling him George. That Georgia city has lately generated media attention since it got a franchise in the Central Hockey League and named its team Macon Whoopee.