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世の中、同姓同名って多いのですが、ビール評論家のマイケルジャクソン氏が亡くなったのだそうです。

同姓同名と言えば・・・、マイケル・マクドナルド氏とかも、同姓同名のアーティストが何人かいます。

実は、この同姓同名が多いのは、生きる知恵なんだそうです。
黒人がアフリカから連れ出され、奴隷として扱われたりしたのですが、名前を覚えられたら主人に狙われ、場合によっては殺されるなど、大変な目に遭うので、目立たないように平凡な名前をつけるのだそうです。

たとえば「まいける君」と言われると、１０人も２０人も出てくると、わけわかんなくなりますよね。そうすることで、身を守ったということなんです。

また、黒人の姓に、ホワイトとかグリーンとかブラウンというものがあるかと思いますが。
主人が勝手に、分類出来たりするように、白、緑、茶というように色の名前で姓をつけてしまった事から始まったそうです。

人の名前に、歴史ありです。


ビール評論家のマイケルジャクソン氏のご冥福をお祈りします。


Famed 'beer hunter' dies

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/08/31/beer.hunter.ap/index.html

LONDON, England (AP) -- Michael Jackson, a leading world beer critic who praised the brews of Belgium and acknowledged he would never be as famous as "that Michael Jackson," has died. He was 65.

Jackson, known as "the beer hunter," died Thursday of a heart attack at his home in west London. His body was found by his house cleaner, Paddy Gunningham, his long-term partner, said Friday.

She said he had kept writing and traveling, despite suffering from Parkinson's disease, and that he planned to write a book about the ailment.

"He was simply the best beer writer we've ever known," said Tim Hampson, chairman of the British Guild of Beer Writers.

"He told wonderful stories about beer, breweries and far away places. He told the story of beer through people, and he was humorous and erudite at the same time," Hampson told The Associated Press.

Jackson especially loved Belgian brews. His books "The Great Beers of Belgium" and "World Guide to Beer" introduced them to many export markets, including the United States.

By identifying beers by their flavors and styles, and by pairing them with particular foods and dishes, Jackson helped give birth to a renaissance of interest in beer and breweries worldwide that began in the 1970s, including the North American microbrewery movement.

His TV documentary series, "The Beer Hunter" -- which popularized his nickname -- was filmed around the world and shown in 15 countries.

He worked as a beer critic for more than 30 years, writing in newspapers and gastronomic magazines, holding seminars and giving speeches, appearing on U.S. talk shows and writing books about beer and whiskeys published in 18 languages.

Jackson knew he would never be as famous as Michael Jackson the rock star, and that was reflected on the beer critic's Web site. "Hello, my name is Michael Jackson. No, not that Michael Jackson, but I am on a world tour. My tour is in pursuit of exceptional beer. That's why they call me the Beer Hunter," it says.