Maybe 7 years ago I wrote an unfinished 16 page short story, called "Green Lake." It was about a guy called Parker Moses who would clear his head and gain perspective from walking around Green Lake in Seattle. He had been an in demand session guitar player but didn't adapt to the shifting, more electronic / pop music landscape and felt wayward. It transitioned into the Afterlife of sorts. We lived in Ballard / Seattle for 10 years, over around 32nd and 61st. 

I don't really remember how I came up with that name but I've always been intrigued by people's names (whether real or Hollywood- made up), company names, ski resort names, book title names, brand names, story character names, you name it. ( "Who is John Galt?") I went with it, not thinking too, too deeply about it and then years later when I started getting into visual art and then coming up with a website...hey, why not Parker Moses.

Names are interesting, some resonate more than others, but sometimes the work, the quality, the marketing frequency, the luck, the "It" factor can also carry a more common sounding name, however "Michael Jordan" is a common name and arguably worth more than "Rembrandt." I know, apples and oranges. In terms of luxury brands, I think "Gucci" reigns supreme. That's an awesome name.

When we lived in Seattle, one of our neighbors changed her last name to "Fields," and I met a guy at a party who changed his first name to "Moss" from Brian. 

This could be an exceedingly in depth essay on names, which is pretty fascinating to me, but the point is this is the origin story of Parker Moses.

Would "Trimalchio in West Egg" or "Among Ash Heaps and Millionaires" have sold as well as "The Great Gatsby" .?