What's in a name?

Many of us have wished that we could change our names for some reason or other.  For those of us with common names, perhaps we have always wanted something a little more exotic; and for those of us with unique names, perhaps we have wished for a name that we did not have to repeat several times when meeting new people.  Apparently, a young man who was christened Jeffrey Drew Wilschke falls into that first category.  Wilschke was arrested in April of last year after police discovered he was carrying a concealed handgun.  About six months later, for reasons that are unclear - and I do mean completely unclear - he had his name legally changed from Jeffrey Drew Wilschke to the also-popular Beezow Doo-Doo Zoppitybop-Bop-Bop.

Regardless of name change, probation records followed Mr. Zoppitybop-Bop-Bop, and he was arrested again on January 7 for violating his probation.  He was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of  marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.  There is also evidence of an affinity for denim that has, rightly, not been acceptable since about 1987, but thus far no charges have been filed on that account.

I think the thing that I find most charming about this whole story is the same guy who can't be bothered to abide by the terms of his probation nonetheless puts in all the time, energy, and money required to get a legal name change in Wisconsin.  If he put that much effort into turning his life around, perhaps he'd be getting his name in the paper for a different reason.

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