A 64-year-old Bethalto, Missouri, man -- who used to be called George F. Blackburn -- has officially changed his name to Led Zeppelin II.
Led Zeppelin II was in a courthouse dealing with the paperwork surrounding the split from his third wife when he decided to fill out one more form.
He told STL Today: “They changed my life forever, and that’s my whole reason for doing this ... I don’t want to appear to be some off-the-wall drug addict idiot," he says. "I just changed my name from the standpoint that I can be a better person than I used to be.”
Even his ex-wife calls him “LZ,” and his friends call him “Zep.”
But the burning question remains: Will his offspring change their names to Led Zeppelin III? Led Zeppelin IV? Coda?
In most parts of the United States, a name change can take place more or less instantly once an applicant completes the paperwork, pays bout $200 and has an announcement placed in a local newspaper.
In an odd coincidence, I've been so inspired by my favorite Who album that I've recently decided to change my name to Tommy.
