I totally forgot several things. One, I forgot that Jessica Pare exists. I’m sorry! But I grew to hate her character so quickly on Mad Men and the last season of Mad Men was – I thought – the end of Jessica Pare being a thing. So I stopped paying attention. Two, I forgot that Jessica has a boyfriend, musician John Kastner. And three, I really forgot that Jessica was knocked up. I felt like that announcement came a long time ago and I probably heard it but then forgot it.
In any case, Jessica and John welcomed a little boy. Why is this gossip-worthy? Mostly because of the name. They named their son… Blues Anthony Paré Kastner.
BLUES ANTHONY.
For the love of…
It’s like naming your kid “Jazz”. Or “Here’s my little girl, Hip Hop Jackson. Have you met her cousin, Bluegrass Johnson?”
Anyway, this is Jessica’s first kid and John’s second kid. He has an eight-year-old daughter, Summer Lee, from another relationship. John and Jessica announced the birth of BLUES ANTHONY by posting a photo of Summer holding her little brother (I’ve include the Instagram below).
PS… The final episodes (the last half of the last season) of Mad Men begin airing on April 5th, a week before Game of Thrones. I just checked and it looks like Jessica only makes an appearance in one of the final episodes. So… yay, barely any Megan Draper? And now I kind of wonder if Megan was super-pregnant when she filmed that one episode.
Photos courtesy of Instagram, Getty & WENN.
Courtney Cox and Adam Duritz redux.
Ha, yes!
I’ve met a girl named Jazz – beautiful name. Surprised no comparison to Blue Ivy Carter.
Blue Ivy will be fine – being a child of two of the richest people in the industry, it’s doubtful she will ever have to go to a public school or look for a regular job. Pare and Kastner are nowhere near that level of fame or money and their kid will suffer from this stupid name the same as his possible “common” schoolmates Asparagus Jones or Heavenly Rainwater Murphy.
^THIS! Parents without fabulous wealth need to consider that their kids will someday be accountants or something. Give them a fighting chance to have their resume taken seriously. OTOH, kid can always change name in adulthood.
His nickname in school will probably be “Blues Clues.”
She seems… not smart.
At least they didn’t name him Underage Red
HA!!! Good one!!!
*Cackle*!
Excellent wit Dr. Mantis, excellent!
I had to really look them both up.. I was trying to find how old he is… he looks much older than her despite his hair style. I saw that he was married and separated, but no mention of a divorce. He has a daughter from that marriage.. the little girl in the photo I’m guessing. I couldn’t find or didn’t see anything on how old he was.. just that he was born at the end of the ’60’s lol that is funny.
not a big deal but it felt like a mystery so it pulled me in for a bit.
Love the Blues, love the color blue, but I don’t think Blues,Blue/Blu are good names b/c of the connotation behind the word. Perhaps the kid will end up always having the Blues as a result. It may sound silly, but I do think a name can have a huge impact on a person.
Why oh, why wouldn’t they switch the names? Anthony Kastner as an official name would pass a Supreme Court Justice test and they would be able to call him Blues in everyday life.
As the kid grows up he’ll probably start using his middle name if he wants a “serious” profession. He’ll be B. Anthony Kastner. I’ve known several people who have done that.
Yep. Have a coworker whose legal first name is, well, goofy and odd and childish. Middle name is perfectly normal, so that’s what she goes by.
I’ve got a dog named Blue. He seems like a music lover but we didn’t think to add the S to his name.
The pluralness of it makes it sound very awkward.
It’s about the music genre, ‘blues’. Got dah blues.
If it’s yellow, let it mellow…oh, wait.
I get that it’s the music genre. Still awkward.
Do celebrities think about more than beating each other out for dumb names? These babies have to live with the names forever. Being in school with normal name kids must make them wish their parents had sense
The man makes beautiful children and then gives them dumb names. That little girl is gorgeous.
I never know if I dislike a character so strongly that it transfers to the actor, if that means the actor is good and so is the writing, or if they were both really bad…
Excellent name, lots of playground torment possibilities. Booze, Blues Clues, St. Louis … Actually, it might be a relief to be called St. Louis.
I’m all for unusual, original names trust me. But some celebs go all the way to make it ridiculous, it’s not even funny.
Hopefully she doesn’t get the baby blues or post partum depression!
I really hate this name. “Blue” wouldn’t be my personal choice for a name, but somehow “Blues” is about 5 times worse. So pretentious.
Methinks he’s going to go by “Tony” when he’s older.
*glances around furtively, crosses “Mongolian Throat-Singing Smith” off baby name list*
HAHA! I actually snorted when I read this…and then had to glance around furtively to make sure no one heard me… 😀
I’m with Anners. I actually guffawed when I read your post.
I have a kid named Hiphop. And by kid, I really mean kitten. Hiphop Don’t Stop Lil’ Puff to be precise, to go along with his older buddy, Disco Armageddon.
I feel that I would fit in very well in Hollywood.
I may need to call you up the next time I have a kitten to be named…
Blues. Jesus, why do people do this to their kids? Why not just name him “Depressed” and get right to it.
Remember David Bowie’s first son, Zowie Bowie? No! Because he legally changed his name to Duncan Jones.
I used to follow him on Twitter (I loved Moon) and he has written multiple times that this story is not true and that his legal name has always been, since his birth – Duncan Zowie Jones and that he never had to change anything. His father wanted to mess with the media and used to call him Zowie Bowie whenever someone asked. Duncan himself went by Zowie and then Joey until he was 18 but then came back to using his birth name professionally. David Bowie himself is still legally called David Jones, so it’s more logical that his son’s last name would be also Jones and not Bowie.
What a stupid name.
[*shakes head*]
Please tell me that Megan will be in a perpetual orgy or too stoned to be in any final MM episodes!! Not only can I not stand her, but she is BORING.
A friend of mine has a daughter named Jazmine and they call her Jazz for short. I think it’s cute. I can’t help but wonder if Jessica’s son will eventually go by his middle name though.
I grew up with hippies so my perspective on odd names is skewed, but I think people clutch the pearls a little too hard over how naming a kid something non sequitur will do them damage. I read an article once about a woman named Marijuana Pepsi Jackson and she seemed like one of the coolest, most well adjusted people on earth. I also know a tax attorney named Rainbow. People will be like “did you say your name is Rainbow?” and then immediately move on.
The s on the end makes it so awkward. At least he has a normal middle name.
I used to wonder if all the crazy names celebs came up with were just decoy names. Like we all think Gwyneth’s kids are Apple and Moses but maybe they just go by Sarah and Nick in real life so that no one recognises them? Imagine if they were all trolling us with these silly names.
Love the picture of that little girl with her brother. Im almost jealous !