Thursday, April 10, 2008

Jerry Russells I am not...

There are a lot of Jerry Russells out there . . .
and a Google search can lead to some confusing results when you're looking for Jerry Russell, the illustrator.
Here are some of the other Jerry Russells that turn up in a Google search. I am none of these Jerrys, although I am proud to be a member of a club that includes such diverse, creative and astute members.

Not me . . .

Missing classmate (and handsome fellow)
Jerry Russell
Lamar High School, Class of 1956
Houston, Texas



Genius-Musician
Jerry Russell of Blue Cheer
Jerry Russell was born in 1944. His family was a prominent banking and horse breeding family in California. Jerry's brother Ethan Russell (photographer to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who etc.) attended the University of California, Davis. (read more)


Chef-of-all-trades

Jerry D. Russell
Cooking by the Seat of My Pants is more than just a really catchy name for a food blog. (Well, I think it’s pretty catchy.) It’s the way I cook. I rarely use a recipe, and if I do, I blatantly neglect to follow it once I get going. I just fly through the kitchen by the seat of my pants and cook for the sheer unadulterated pleasure it gives me. . . . (read more)

Theologian
Jerry Russell, M.Div.
awordfromheaven.com
Jerry Russell was born and raised in Clover, Va., where he received his call to the ministry at the age of nineteen. Currently, Jerry is currently working on a Masters in Theology and Ethics at Union-PSCE (Presbyterian School of Christian Education). . . . (read more)

Oil man
Gerald W. (Jerry) Russell
The University of Tulsa’s Petroleum Engineering Department Alumnus of the Month - February 2006 A fifty year veteran in the oil and gas business, Jerry received his M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Tulsa in 1971, at night school, while working for Sinclair Oil and Gas Corporation in their Economics and Reserves department. Prior to moving to Tulsa, Jerry worked in the Permian Basin and West Texas for seven years. . . . (read more)

Bishop?
Rev. Jerry Russell
Almost four years ago, the Rev. Jerry Russell held a miniature globe in his hands as he spoke to a group of United Methodist delegates in Pittsburgh. He said he would gladly accept a future as a bishop . . . (read more)