Avatars &Nicknames

You can't change your nickname there!

I've acctually stolen my nickname from my favourite Leeds United player of all time, David Batty also known as Batts. The bonecrusher from Yorkshire.

My avatar is just something I found on the list.

My signature is the anthem of Leeds United 

Edited by Batts

I realize many don't consider Zeppelin prog, and I myself am not going to be so quick as to suggest they suggest necessarily are, but I chose Rob the Plant because I love their music,and my favorite of the group is Robert Plant. The avatar is simply a cool picture of Plant.

Edited by Rob The Plant

The story behind my name is pretty long, but summarized it would be like that:

My brother used to call me Baby-Makko when i was young (my name's Markus) and i wanted to use that name online, but make it look different. So it became Bebie-Makko, and then BebieM.

I don't have an avatar yet, do I?

Well, my name's taken from one of the silliest and most hilarious songs ever recorded - Trouser Press by the Bonzo Dog Band. It is NOT a reference to the music mag (though apparently they derived their name from the exact same song!).

As for me avatar... Well the surreal and the bizarre is my bag in all forms of art and expression, be that music, comedy, theatre or fine art so it seemed only right to pick a well-known painting by one of my favourite Surrealists of all time - the magnificent Rene Magritte!

Bonzo Dog Band is insane. It's basically if Monty Python was a bunch of musicians...

I actually like the Bonzo Dog Band... but I can't stand The Office....

I understand why some people don't like the office.  I thought it was hilarious but it's all a matter of opinion

 

ok let me rephrase that. What bands do they sound similar to?

The Bonzos are unique... plain and simple. One can compare them to Monty Python's songs, but that's mainly because one of the founders worked with the Pythons a lot when recording them! As for Keynsham - it's good but it's not their best. It;s their most serious recording, and shows them at a more fragmented stage - Viv Stanshall creating his lunatic ditties, and Neil Innes writing more sober, thoughtful songs, but it still holds together and has some great tracks on it (being a Viv fan more than a Neil fan my favourites are "Sport" and "Tent").
If you're interested in hearing the pinnacle of humourous music then you might as well get the whole lot on a VERY reasonably priced 3-disc set called "Cornology". I'd say it's worth fifteen quid from anyone!
Oh and of course I know the Office! Humour is my LIFE! It's my main passion (even more than prog) and I'm already working towards getting my name known in the field (I'm 18... so there's no rush yet ). I wouldn't in a million years call the Office surreal though. Monty Python's Flying Circus, Spike Milligan, Viv Stanshall, Simon Munnery, Big Train... they're surreal. Not the Office though - the reason it works is that it's so true to life. If you like the Office then I'm afraid you just missed a brilliant series on Channel 4 called "Peep Show" with a similar (more vicious) streak of embarassment comedy... But yeah, I'm rambling. *shuts up*