Jed Doherty

Hey Jeds! What a cool site. I am Jed Doherty. Although Jed is my nickname it is the name I have used all my life. There are two versions of the story as to how I got the name Jed. The first part of the story is not in doubt. I was named George after my father. My mother agreed to let be named George as long as I was given a nickname because she did not want me to be called junior or junie or little George. My mother claims that my father said "ok, let's combine his initials, G E D and call him Jed." (Dad was a good guy but spelling was definately not his strong suit.) My grandmother claimed that my parents combined her initials, Julie Elizabeth Doherty, to honor her. Whatever the origin of the name it having the name has blessed me with many funny stories. The first happened in First Grade. On the first day of school at the end of roll call the teacher asked if anyone had not been called. I raised my hand and told her "you missed me, Jed Doherty." She looked at her list and asked what my address was. When I told her she said, "I called your name, your name is George Doherty." "No" I explained "That is my father's name, my name is Jed" She insisted I was wrong. There were also two other Dohertys in my class, my cousins Jay and Billy. They both stood up and testified that in fact my name was Jed not George. We must have been very insistent because the teacher got so frustrated she sent me home from school and told me not to come back until I learned what my name is. When I arrived at home my mother was shocked. "Why are you home so early?" she asked. I explained what had happened. "Oh", she said, "I knew there was something I forgot to tell you this morning." I am now 47 years old. I am the proud father of Christopher and Alejandra, (Yes, Alejandra Doherty, a good irish name), and husband of the beautiful Sonia. I am a full time professional clown and magician and go by the stage name of Jedlie. (pronounced Jed Lee, I guess I got my dad's spelling genes.) I primarilly perform educational shows at schools throughout the East Coast, focusing mainly on the Boston to Philadelphia corridor. Folks can visit my web site at www.jedlie.com . By the way, I did not know about Jeddadiah Smith. I had been told by the good Jesuit priests at B C High the there once lived a midevil virgin monk who wrote of the benifits of chastity by the name of Jed. I have not been able to confirm this. Rock on fellow Jeds! Jed Doherty

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