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What is in a name? More than I can tell you that’s for sure but I was never short on words when it came to names. Which names? Celebrity baby names, Social Security most popular names, hurricane names and my own name.

I ask you, where do you want to start? Why baby names? Well pretty much these are my rants on shame on the government spending tax money to share the most popular names, shame on the “media” for grading celebrity baby names, shame on those that name hurricanes and shame on parents who need a license to name their children something not too embarrassing.

Do I think it is important? Yes and no and when you read these posts you’ll see why. This is one of those topics I receive numerous, sometimes bizarre hits on, especially the Social Security Baby Names post. I’ll recommend some cool baby name books for you so you don’t have to rely on the government for what’s in and what’s not in baby names…and always remember, parents, even celebrities can make bad baby name choices. Please, name your child with caution.

Social Security Baby Names
Pitt and Jolie Baby Names Make the Grade
Hello Dolly
Talula Does the Hula and the Name Game

BigShoes likes the music. I’ve been known to put down a variety of music on topics ranging from shoes to U2. From comedic spoofs to inspirational photo collages coupled with the classics I hope I’ve gathered a laugh, a tear or a good boogie through the last year for you all.

I’ll give you the rundown on last year’s music highlights and I will close with a number from the Arctic Monkeys to get you jammin’. Hope you like it because I’ll share more Arctic Monkeys throughout this year.

I apologize in advance for any broken YouTube links and will find other sources in the near future if a missing link is found.

Now for the obvious…shoely named bands:

Two Tone Shoe
Good Shoes

U2 anyone?

U2 at BigShoes
U2 Get On Your Boots
Sometimes You Can Make it On Your Own

Movie Music, yes Jaws is included:

Kinky Boots
Music from Jaws
I Go Swimming (…Jaws)

…or just movie dance
Ricardo Montalban

…and on that note, how about some more Peter Gabriel
Music Sunday

…some rock and roll
Blue Suede Shoes

…or hip hop
Boomin

…or maybe something from a musical
Edgar Allan Poe from Snoopy the Musical

Comedic Music from Colbert, Demetri and more:

Stephen Colbert’s Remix Challenge
Stephen Colbert (Rain LOL)
Demetri Martin
Sesame Street
Monty Python

Inspiration

Sunday Inspiration
Alexei Butirisky and Joe Cocker
Poetry at BigShoes
December
November

And then there is the Arctic Monkeys…put on your dancing shoes…really!

Okay it may be a little premature to say this since I’m not quite sure yet. But it is very possible that Jaws is the number one post topic outside of the topic of shoes at BigShoes. What does that say about me? Or more importantly what does that say about you if you’ve returned, weren’t you passing through for a nice pair of flats, heels or boots?

Yes, a year of BigShoes and what do I have to show for it? Hungry sharks. Today is a good day to write about sharks as I watch a few shark movies on SciFi and have to comment that what is up with Beowulf on before the Spring Break Shark Attack premiere? I spend an afternoon watching Raging Sharks and Shark Attack 3: Megalodon and then we slip in some Beowulf before the main attraction. Looks like some network is too worried about changing their name from SciFi to SyFy than they are about inconsistent programming. Do you think the logo will be written in bubble letters?

No worries, here is the BigShoes Shark Year in Review starting with 4th of July weekend 2008. This will keep you busy if you aren’t a Beowulf fan.

I Go Swimming
This one is really about really cool music and sharks.

If You Missed Jaws This Weekend
Don’t have time for your favorite movie. The YouTube movie in this post sums up Jaws in 60 Seconds.

And I Missed My Jaws’ Marathon
I know, really, all that buildup and I missed it. That’s okay you get my quick commentary on all four Jaws movies…you didn’t even know there were four, did you. Okay if you did, who is still alive by the time we get to the fourth?

Don’t Go In The Water
Oh yeah, this was a good one. A real life news story that I really, truly, sincerely had nothing to do with.

Music from Jaws
Guess what, Labor Day weekend was approaching and I of course had Jaws on my mind AND they were having another Jaws’ marathon. Time to break out the popcorn and find something appropriate at YouTube to share.

Robert Shaw
We remember Quint.

Jaws Labor Day 2008
What can I say; it is Labor Day finally and we have a tribute to Roy Scheider. I reminisce about the next time I will get to talk about Jaws.

Not Jaws
I thought it was Jaws related, but alas it was NOT.

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Then there were the Jaws cameo appearances in the following posts, really not intended to be posts on Jaws but referenced none the less.

Talula Does the Hula and the Name Game
Tag You’re It
The Shining
Sizing Up Sasquatch
Blah Blah Blah Ads

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…and then the announcement of the BigShoes Birthday Bash…I await with anticipation till the time (20 days later) I can get around to posting my references to Jaws, lucky you, today.

BigShoes Birthday Bash
The BigShoes Story
BigShoes Movie Kinky Boots

Okay, maybe I DO understand why my husband looks at me strange when I say, “Hey, Jaws is on!”

I have to talk movies. Is it so rare to find something fun and musical and inspirational? I saved Kinky Boots to the DVR a while back so I could watch and review it for BigShoes, seeing as every now and again it is good to have a topic on footwear on BigShoes for all the lost wandering shoe soles out there (don’t hold the pun against me). I don’t know that if BigShoes had to describe itself as a movie that it would be Kinky Boots… (all together now ….JAWS!) However, that being said Kinky Boots was incredible. It was incredible music, singing and humor.

My favorite part of Kinky Boots was the music, in particular the great walkway scene at the end that was an excellent collection of boot and shoe melodies sung by Chiwetel Ejiofor who played Lola (Sam). Please note, it is “loosely” based on a true story so don’t believe everything you read, see or hear. Don’t let the title or content shock or scare you away. You could view this film with your parents or most of your children.

Here is the Kinky Boots walkway scene (and a link from YouTube in case it gets disabled).

I don’t know if this is an omen, happening on the birthday of BigShoes and all, but both Humor-Blogs and Blogerella approved me. Now the pressure is on to write more of my milk spewing from the eyes humor…or whatever it is that you drink…geez I hope it doesn’t burn. Ok maybe I won’t be that funny, maybe I’m an apprentice. I’ll go ask Nanny Goats in Panties…there’s a blog title that never gets old.

Don’t worry if I fall short I’ll keep some links handy for those who can finish you off for me when I’m having a sappy day. I find however that there are enough things in the world and my immediate surroundings to perturb me on a near daily basis and if I try hard enough I’ll find something to rant about. Take Danica Patrick for instance. I have at least until her 40’s before that gravy train chugs off into the distance, and you never know which new creative underwear Victoria’s Secret will sell that will impale or forever scar some unsuspecting woman…or man…I have no preference.

So I welcome any new readers and hope you don’t run away screaming from BigShoes, unless you are running to tell your friends.