It is, there's not really much you can do about it. Use a name that's already well-known for something else and you're going to get burned for it eventually. Examples from the "other" O'Brien Cafe Guestpage:What the bloody hell is this site about? I checked this out half-expecting something about the Crystal Maze or the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Does Richard O'Brien know that you have nicked his name? If not I think you should make sure he gets his royalties. Im so bloody angry I could eat my hat, I will have to go and lay down on my bed now to calm down........
Jason Smith
USA - Friday, May 23, 1997 at 10:00:20 (EDT)
Or here's another one:
Nice stories, but why O'Brien? Is a reference to the glorious Richard suspender typer author/actor? If so does he know? I think he'd love it. You should ask him to write an episode. Love and peep hole bras
sophie <wrowl@Hotmail.com>
Oxford, GB - Wednesday, January 22, 1997 at 09:03:58 (EST)
These were things that have been mailed to me regarding this site:
My writing partner pointed me to your site today. We both found it very funny, and flattering that somebody had actually noticed us. After a protracted abcense, we're back, with our own domain name and an easier to maintain web site (the old one was a pain in the tail).
In case you were wondering, the Richard O'Brien of O'Brien's Cafe has no origins based on the Rocky Horror author. It happens to be a family name, and I had the site up for six months before somebody pointed out that there was a person of some notoriety with the same name as my fictional cafe owner.
You also might want to check out the new site at the URL below, in the event you want to make your tribute page look more like our site looks now. Also, I put up a link to your site, since I think that other people will find it amusing as well.
Clay Dowling