I've called him "Shaw" and had a response telling me that it was inappropriate. :)

For those who know who I am, no problem with the first name. When I first signed up at Mudcat (~1999) I did use my full name, but then was away for a while and upon return, adopted the moniker. That first visit was as the child of a deceased folksinger who had been contacted by friends of said folksinger (who were Mudcat members - boy, would Dad have loved this place!) Coming back with a moniker meant I was a separate person from Dad. Perhaps a small distinction for some, but it was important.

I do love Dave's "bucket of kettles" remark. There's nothing like a good mangled metaphor to send me running to Bulwer-Lytton for more examples.

As far as the latest example to spring fully-formed into this thread, I'll mangle Shakespeare and suggest that "the folk singer-songwriter doth protest too much, methinks." When you've been around for a long time and when your reputation precedes you, things are different. It's just the way it is. Scolds and rants under these circumstances just make the complainer look petty.

It's like Leonard Nimoy trying to say that "I am not Spock."