Right, for anyone reading this who doesn't know me, my name is Karl O'Connor. For as long as I can remember I have had an alter ego named George. If I was arriving anywhere and anyone asked who is that? I would answer George. It has even got to the point where I have seperated personalities. Where Karl would be kinda shy, quiet and keeps to himself (myself), George would be out going and while being a good guy he basically does whatever he wants.
Now being Karl I am not one for getting up at gatherings to give speeches or the likes, but whenever I have done so I have attributed that to George as he has no problem getting up at all. Don't worry though, I am not schizophrenic. It is all just a bit of fun. I recently made a facebook post and commented on it twice before anyone else did, and was then accused of talking to myself, so as a joke I thought I should create a facebook page for George so I could really talk to myself without actually talking to myself.
Now George has been around for a long time, I can't actually remember when he was brought into existance, but it doesn't stop there. There is a third ego or personality or whatever it can be called. I have been using the name 'Actung' since 1995. Now that name came from the U2 album 'Achtung Baby' as I am a huge U2 fan. Now I have used the name Actung for email, chat and also for my online writing.
Actung has even been on the radio. I used to regularly go on a radio show back in 1999 with the name Actung. Actung is basically Karl and George on the loose at the same time. As I said being Karl I am not one for speeches and the likes but I really wanted to go on this radio show so George combined with Karl and Actung was born. Actung was the last person on that radio show on it's final night and that last show had an estimated listenership of 70,000. Now there was no way Karl would do anything like that but through George Actung was born.
While the radio show was still running I went into a shop to get something to drink having been on radio the night before when someone I did not recognize came into the store saying 'ah there you are Actung, I heard you on the radio last night', radio being radio and not tv and me not having said anything I was extremely surprised to have been recognised. Also, nine months after that show ended I went into a store to get 'Actung 00' on the back of a jersey. 00 for it being the year 2000. I spelt out the name Actung for the guys behind the counter, they smiled and laughed as they also knew who Actung was.
Anyway so this is why George has his own facebook page, I think it may be taking it a step too far to create a facebook page for Actung too, but then again .....
