Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Where I Got my Nickname
In the very early 1970's, say Christmas 1970, I was in the Navy machinist mate A school, in Great Lakes, Illinois. A friend of mine at the time started calling me Elly. He did that because he said he gave all of his friends nicknames. Of course I didn't care for that name, so he shortened it to Eli, because of the song from 3 Dog Night. I spell it Ely, but no one else does. Anyway, my wife of 45 years still calls me that. Here is the song:
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