my name is a play on my favourite singer's name. I met him back in 1998 when I went to Australia.. graduation present from my parents. My cousins surprised me with tickets & a backstage pass to see him. When we met, I told him I did an impression of him so he wanted to hear it. He called me "Darren II".. since then I've used his entire name as a screen name but have misspelled it on purpose.
"Deryn Haze"
Since then I've been going by "Deryn" as my English name.. I'm Asian and Asian's tend to have 2 names.. their given name and an adapted name that they normally go by.
Recently, I dropped the "Haze" for magic stage name purposes and went with my real surname.
It is actually my first name but Black as you figured is not. Its my tribute to Mr. Johnny Cash himself the man in black which I like very much so thats mine and Trevor are you sure cause my organic meatloaf has eternal weirdness and might overpower your rabbit.
my orchestra practices in the basement of a church. oneday i joked, "if thats god's house, then we practice in god's Basement"
however, when people ask, i tell them that its where jesus lives. hes a hippie, apparently, and carpendry pays crap, so he lives in his dad's basement.
I first started using this as my gaming name. I got the idea from the movie "Gladiator".
Proximo was the old man who trained the Gladiators. Later in the movie you learn that he was one of the best ever and won his freedom back because of it.
Proximo is what they called him because he would always end each battle with the word "Proximo". Who is NEXT.
I used this as my gaming name, but then the meaning covered more areas of my life.
Gaming = Who is NEXT?
Life = Bring on the Next Challenge
Success = You can't fail if you continue to take the NEXT step
3D Modeling and Animation Business = Proximo Studios. "The NEXT Level of Design"
Proximo Magic = The NEXT Level of Magic
As you can see. My name ties to everything I do in life. I don't go around having people call me Proximo, but my friends know that I use this alias and they know why. So if you are ever in Dallas, TX and see a Ferrari with the License Plates "Proximo". Come say hello to me.
P.S. I don't have my Ferrari yet, but it's a goal of mine and I will attain it.
Figure Eight. I used to drive a figure eight race car. The old bones just told me it was time to give it up to the younger ones. I still enjoy watching the races. If you have never been to a fighure eight car race give it a go sometime.