I’m taking back Joey Chandler from Joey and Chandler

Now I know most get excited when you see something familiar on t.v. Or on the movies. I love seeing San Francisco on film and I’m had roommates that herald from Georgetown who raved about the chase scenes accross d.c in “No Way Out.” I think its only natural.

But I’ve been dealing with something a bit too close to home for the better part of 15 years. In that time, I’ve fielded thousands of questions along the lines of “do you know you are two of the guys in friends” and “is your middle name Ross?”

It was a bit annoying at first but I just laughed it off. I enjoyed tracking the show’s popularity by the number of questions I got. Quite a few in the mid 90′s, not so much in the late 90′s and then a big jump as the show wrapped up in the 2000′s. Now that the show has been in syndication for a good number of years, the recurrence has slowed to just a trickle.

But they are still running rough shot over my name. At this point if you google “Joey Chandler”, my facebook page, my linkedin page, and my photography business all appear below fan pages, photographs and wikipedia entries of said show.

Yes the show was friendly and it did make for a many good laughs but enough is enough.

I’m taking back my name – not only for myself but for all the other Joey Chandler’s out there and for anyone else whose name was hijacked by pop culture.

My understanding of the google system, is that my ranking is almost entirely based on the number of real sites that reference me, my photography business or this post and point towards my website (www.jchandlerphography.com). This isn’t 100% accurate but the general premise is close enough.

If you want take a stand for the common man against pop culture or to simply see something else besides two guys when Google-ing Joey Chandler, please link to this post, reference Joey Chandler Photography in your blog or include my info somewhere in your online activity. Even one link with a reference to this or any of my posts will make a difference.

Besides postings about my shoots I also have postings about other subjects – mostly photography related but not all. Referencing any of these would support this endeavor.

And I’m adding more - Use them as content or write how I am right on or way off in any of my opinions. Just include my name and point back at my site.

Additionally, there are a lot of potential blog topics that I could contribute to but probably won’t get around to writing. If you or someone you know is blogging about any of these topics let me know and I’ll contribute in any way I can: