My long time friend Mike Z introduced me many, many years ago to the Spenser novels of Robert Parker. He started me off right, with the first three in the series. Then he hit me with _Love & Glory_, a story so gripping that I read it in a day. My great grandmother read _Gunman’s Rhapsody_ twice. Her parents were actually in what we today call the Old West. My I digress, my main point is Z got me hooked into Robert Parker.
So the other day I read the latest Spenser novel, _Rough Weather_. All the usual Spenser dialogue and Hawk as cool as ever. Looking at the author’s book list, it occurred to me that many of the titles would make neat ship names. Why?
In the adult Lego world, building space going ships from scratch designs is more than a hobby. It is the realization of an idea in 3d using snap together plastic blocks. And goofy minifigs. I follow blogs of builders, each giving a ship a name. So what struck me was how appropriate Robert Parker titles are.
Take:
Early Autumn
Mortal Stakes
Crimson Joy
Stardust
Sudden Mischief
Small Vices
Back Story
Cold Service
Tack one of those on a pirate ship or a bulk, long haul freighter. A salvage tug. To me they just fit so well. Something with character & whit.
I don’t think the US Navy would be interested. They use states & cities for submarines. Admirals for older carriers and newer destroyers. Ex-Presidents for newer carriers (except for Carter, he has his named attached to a special Seawolf boat). Lots of politics with such names. So could fans of Robert Parker petition for a boat to be named Walking Shadow instead of Boston? Just a thought.
-Mike M.
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