Great stuff, nice & raw. I like this idea. Good job, Tony.

A man who calls himself "Hotrod" (which isn't even a goddamned compound word) is laughing at my given name.

There's already a "Tony," brainiac. Why don't you go start a band called "Motley Crue"?

Anthony, you need a nickname then.  Here are my suggestions:

All Mine
Angel
Angel Baby
Angel Bunny
Angel Eyes
Angel Face
Angel Girl
Babe
Babes
Baby
Baby Angel
Baby Bear
Baby Boo
Baby Cakes
Baby Doll
Baby Doodle
Baby Face
Baby Girl
Baby Love
Babycheeks
Babylicious
Bad Kitty
Beautiful
Big Daddy
Big Guy
Big Kitty
Blue Eyes
Boo Bear
Boo-Boo
Boogie Bear
Boy Toy
Braveheart
Bright Eyes
Brown Sugar
Bubba
Bubbles
Bunny
Buttercup
Butterfly
Butterscotch
Canoodle
Captain
Captain Underpants
Care Bear
Cheesecake
Cherry Pie
Chickadee
Chocolate
Chocolate Bunny
Chocolate Drop
Cookie
Cool Breeze
Cowboy
Cuddle Bear
Cuddle Bug
Cuddle Bunny
Cuddle Cakes
Cuddles
Cupcake
Cupid
Cuppy Cake
Cutie
Cutie Pie
Cutiehead
Darling
Darlington
Dear
Dearest
Dearest One
Dearheart
Deep Waters
Devil
Dimples
Doll Face
Doodle Bug
Dove
Dreamlover
Firecracker
Firefly
Fluffy
Goose
Gorgeous
Gumdrop
Gummie Bear
Handsome
Hon
Honey
Honey Bear
Honey Bee
Honey Bunch
Honey Bunny
Honey Buns
Honey Lamb
Honey Lips
Honey Love
Honey Muffin
Honey Pie
Honey Plum
Hot Honey
Hot Mama
Hot Stuff
Hotcakes
Hottie
Hubby Wubby
Ironman
Kit Kat
Kitten
Lady Bug
Lemon Drop
Little Kinky
Little Mama
Little Monkey
Little Muppet
Lollipop
Love
Love Angel
Love Bear
Love Bug
Love Heart
Love Muffin
Love Nugget
Love Sponge
Loveable
Lovealump
Lovebird
Lover
Lover Boy
Lover Bunny
Lovey Dovey
Lovie
Luvs
Mami
Merlin
Mi Amor
Mistress
Monkey
Muffin
Munchkin
My Angel
My Beloved
My Buttercup
My Heart
My King
My Lion
My Love
My Lovely
My Queen
Papa Bear
Papi
Passion Fruit
Petal
Poohbear
Pookie
Pookie Bear
Precious
Precious Angel
Precious Princess
Pretty Lady
Prince
Prince Charming
Princess
Puddin'
Pumpkin
Punkin'
Puppy
Pussycat
Red Rose
Scrumptious
Sex Kitten
Sex Machine
Sex Muffin
Sexy
Sexy Bear
Sexy Kitten
Sexy Lady
Sexy Legs
Sexy Pie
Sexy Sweet Thang
Smoochie Poo
Snickerdoodle
Snookie
Snookums
Snow Bunny
Snow Pea
Snowflake
Snuggle Bear
Snuggle Bug
Snuggle Bunny
Snuggle Pooh
Snuggles
Sparky Star
Starfish
Starshine
Stinker
Stud Muffin
Sugar
Sugar Babe
Sugar Bear
Sugar Biscuit
Sugar Britches
Sugar Buns
Sugar Cookie
Sugar Free
Sugar Lips
Sugar Mama
Sugar Muffin
Sugar Pants
Sugar Pie
Sugar Pumpkin
Sugarplum
Sunshine
Sunshine
Superman
Sweet
Sweet Baby
Sweet Cheeks
Sweet Kitten
Sweet Lover
Sweet Pea
Sweet Peach
Sweet Stuff
Sweet Tart
Sweetheart
Sweetie
Sweetie Pie
Sweetness
Sweets
Sweetums
Sweety Cakes
Tadwinks
Teddy
Teddy Bear
Temptress
Tiger
Tigress
Tootsie Roll
Tulip
Tweetums
Twinkie
Twinkle Toes
Waffles
Wiggles
Witchy
Woobie
Wookie
Wookums
Wuggle Bear
Wuggles
Yummy Bear

Let me know which one you like best ANTHONY.

After combing through that list, I've made a decision on your new nickname Anthony.  You will now be called "Merlin" in the Duluth music scene.

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I'm kinda partial to "Boogie Bear." Am I allowed to choose my own name? Or can I rotate names?

Danny: it's just some bullshit. Probably something about snow.