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Published on: 1/7/2008
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Magistrate allows Daniel Michael Miller II to abandon old identity for something fun
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But you can no longer call him Daniel Michael Miller II.
He's dumped the ho-hum moniker he received at birth 24 years ago and is now legally and officially named "The" Dan Miller Experience.
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His middle name is Miller and his last name is Experience.
For years, Experience said, he's been turned off by the commonality of his name.Indeed, there are dozens of licensed drivers in the Akron area alone named Daniel Miller.There is no one else named Experience.
He insisted the name change is not a tactic to pick up women.It's part of his shtick, part of being an entertainer, part of his identity.
He's a rapper, a musician and a member of Death Boyardee, a band whose repertoire consists of putting a heavy metal twist on classic TV theme songs from shows like The Golden Girls and Saved by the Bell.
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But Daniel Michael Miller eagerly agreed.
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"With Dan being a creative soul, I thought everybody would have a lot of fun with it," Carpenter said.
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Dan Miller was a very boring name."
Experience said he's having fun with his new moniker as friends decide on whether to call him "The" Dan, Mr. Experience or DMX.He said he looks forward to someday naming a son, "The" Jimi Hendrix.
Farther down the road, he realizes he might regret the youthful name change.But he also knows how to change one's name and the process can always be undone.
"I try to avoid stopping myself based solely on worry or regret, because then I wouldn't do anything," he said.
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But you can no longer call him Daniel Michael Miller II.
He's dumped the ho-hum moniker he received at birth 24 years ago and is now legally and officially named "The" Dan Miller Experience.
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Dan Miller, a local musician and artist, has legally changed hs name to "The Dan Miller Experience."(Ken Love/Akron Beacon Journal) View Large Version >>