People are curious about how my Dad picked my name. If you are too, find out the answer below the fold.
My Dad names his pets after characters from one of his favorite movies, Aliens. (100% rating on rottentomatoes.com!) He named his first dog “Ripley” after the heroine in Aliens. Ripley was a cute and very sweet Maltese he found walking on the side of the road in 1998 during a cold November rainstorm in Seattle, WA. He said he couldn’t just drive by such a tiny, helpless creature on a terrible night like that. Ripley was a much loved member of my Dad’s family. Sadly, she died of cancer in the summer of 2000.
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My Dad wanted to name me either “Hicks” or “Hudson,” names belonging to two of the main male characters from the movie. (If he adopted a girl dog instead, he was going to name her “Vasquez!”) He opted for “Hudson” after determining that he preferred a two-syllable name. Here’s a picture of my namesake from the movie:
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Incidentally, the actor who portrayed Hudson, Bill Paxton, was born in Fort Worth, TX, not too far away from where I live now!
Here are some great clips featuring Hudson from the movie. Just watch out – there’s some bad language in the movie clip. But he had some great scenes! I especially like the scene where he talks about the “ant hive”.
My Dad is glad he opted for “Hudson” over “Hicks” because it turns out that, like Hudson in the film, I’m a clown!!!
