I would find it quite surprising if Gig himself was offended or put off to any degree by that. Nor would I expect anyone who has had even fairly minimal interaction with me to not think I wasn't poking lighthearted fun with that.
Though I will concede that it can appear a bit off and misinterpreted by any who have never interacted with me, I don't see a reason to make it a bigger deal one way or the other, I won't change it now.