I’ve always loved the Louden Wainwright tune T.S.M.N.W.A. [They Spelled My Name Wrong Again] in which he laments over misspellings of his name on marquee after marquee (“Wainwright has two Ws”). Now I can kinda relate: Before we played on KPIG radio’s live music show, Please Stand By, back in February, I wasn’t sure if I was actually booked, because they kept announcing “Michael Go-Shay” on the promos all week. (A stray “i” entered my last name, and the creative folks there, bless their hearts, thought I was a distant relative of songwriter Mary Gauthier.)
A couple of weeks ago, we played up the coast at the San Gregorio General Store. Great place, and it’s always a fun time being up there. But for the announcement on the web site, the i’s definitely had it:
If you’re curious, my name’s just “Gaither”. Long A. Silent I. Soft “th”. No harm in a couple of misspellings, though. It’s also nice to have something in common with great Louden Wainwright (two Ws, remember). By the way, the San Gregorio gig went great. Click here to hear how “Entertaining an Angel came across live in the store.