Avatars &Nicknames
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Topic: Avatars &Nicknames
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Subject: Avatars &Nicknames
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 19:32
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Why did you select the image for your avatar and how did you acquire your nickname. Some are obvious.But others are just plain freakin` weird! I chose Vibrationbaby because in high school when I was playing drums a certain Rosemary McKarten who had a crush on me started to call me this and it caught on. As for my image, I spent 9 years in the Canadian Forces flying fighter aircraft and apart from music (music was and will always be my first) this was a passion. The particular aircraft in the photo is an F-111C from 6 squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force demonstrating a dump and burn manoever at an air show at Amberly, Queensland, Australia. The aircraft was being flown by my cousin John. If anyone on the site wants a more detailed explanation as to what a dump and burn is feel free to e-mail me or PM me. If you want a more detailed viewing of the photo visit my website, it is featured on page one. As for velvetclown we know he is a master of miltiple clownish disguises. |
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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 19:50
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My screen name comes from a Tool song. My avatar is the cover of Blackwater Park by Opeth. I hope that wasn't too in depth |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 19:54
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I got my nickname because I love reeds.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 20:16
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I think I tod the story of my nickname but not sure: One of my best friends had a weird girlfriend who said she was some kind of witch or psychic, the day he introduced me to her (all dressed in black somehow Gothic style), the first phrase she said was You are going to die!!!!! I was scared to death, but after a few seconds she finished the sentence, in the year 2068!!! I started to laugh but she didn't move a muscle of the face, I think she believed hewr own crap, When I came to internet tried to use my name ivan, but there were many more, so I added the infamous 2068. And my avatar is obvious, I'm a Genesis fan and Peter Gabriel is my favorite prog' vocalist and in the picture he's singing myfavorite song (The Musical Box) Iván |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 20:20
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Danbo is the combo of my first and last name: Dante Bodiddley. Simple really. I would have used danbodiddley, but then everyone would know my true name, hunt me down, ask for an autograph and otherwise make my life miserable. My current, yet ever changing, avatar is my favorite guitarist and beer swilling icon, Allan Holdsworth.
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Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 21:33
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^ My avatar (someone just mentioned this) comes from Gonzo journalism, and Hunter S. Thompson in particular. It wasn't a widely used symbol, but I like it. My name is, of course, my first and middle. Maybe I wasn't feeling particularly creative when I first signed up... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Posted By: Eddy
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 21:51
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same with me lee! eddy is just my name... its a good name at that.. i i seem to always have a bear avatar because.. i dont know! im not fond of bears or anything, just seems to fit.. |
Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 21:53
Sweetnighter is the title of Weather Report's third album, and during
my "weather report stage" when i gobbled up every album the band ever
put out i started using that sn for pretty much every webpage i had to
have an sn for. Plus, my girlfriend thinks its cute  The picture is the cover of Ayn Rand's book The Founainhead, which is one of my all time faves. Before that, I had Yes' Relayer as my cover and the first avatar i had was Return to Forever's Romantic Warrior, which although is my favorite album, has a lame cover for using as an avatar. This is really outdated. Now, as many of you can tell, I have Magma's logo as my avatar... and its super cool because its in flames. ------------- I bleed coffee. When I don't drink coffee, my veins run dry, and I shrivel up and die. "Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso? Is that like the bank of Italian soccer death or something?" -my girlfriend |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 22:33
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Vibrationbaby et al: This is one of the best threads I've seen so far. I'm actually extremely surprised no one thought of it before. I don't have an avatar because...frankly, I'm a Luddite and don't know how to add one! As for my nickname, I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you... Peace. |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: December 14 2004 at 22:44
| Hangedman is from the tarot card. Ive actually never told anyone this, but im actually quite obsessed with it. I dont even really believe in tarot cards, but its just the image. A young man whose hung upside down yet remains completely indifferent, he even looks relaxed. My avatar is the only image of the card that would actually load up. It doesnt really capture the magic though. |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 00:34
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Clownz On Velvet is a tune by Frank Zappa and this is my fav. Avatar. http://members.tripod.com/~Marillion_disco/FULL/m_heknow.jpg - |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 00:52
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Well my nickname is pretty easy. I'm somewhat an ELP fan and the Three Fates is one of my favorite pieces.. and my favorite Keith Emerson solo. My avatar is my favorite album..and my favorite work of art.... Brain Salad Surgery. ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 04:10
I thought it was your recent cranial x-ray... -------------
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threefates wrote:
Posted By: Redstar
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 04:19
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Mine just seemed to fit ------------- "http://mywebpages.comcast.net/moorglade/index.html" - 'There's a fine line between stupid and...clever' 
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Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 04:36
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My avatar-picture was the 1st one I've accidentally clicked at my PHOTOS BULK :-) ------------- I Prophesy Disaster... |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 04:39
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Man Erg is my real name and the avatar's that I use are the family crests of the various branches of my family.
Read De Brett's peerage on the history of the Man Erg family. ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 04:42
Oh Man 
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Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 04:42
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My nickname is my home town - Swinton, Manchester shortened to SwintonMCR, my new avatar is the cover of Genesis Live - Just a cool picture that sums up the early seventies live atmosphere..... Incidentally - My son is a budding artist and his favourite artist is H.R Giger and his painting for BSS is one of the finest ever used for an album design !!! However some of his work is VERY adult and I'm sure thats the attraction for my 14 year old son ! ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 05:12
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Ooh, this is interesting, I'm learning more about people in this thread than in any other. I love the ITCOTCK cover. I'm not as big a Crimson fan as I used to be but I still enjoy the association. sigod - Contraction of my full name Simon Godgsrewidjdjkdkdjshgsfwyqwytuqweeee.
------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 05:14
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Sigod my friend , you must be from Wales
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Posted By: ShrinkingViolet
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 05:15
| I chose SV because it is my fave mostly autumn song, its sweet and delicate and I relate to the song . It means something special, plus its better than Rock Babe which i used to use. My avatar currently is a piccy of kiss coz i thought it was cute LoL |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 05:15
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^ Half Manx but close Velvet ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 05:31
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My parents gave me this nickname when I was born. And there's something special about it: it is also my real name. Actually, my full name is Joren Willem van Ree. I've had a few other nicknames in real life (my best friend likes to call me Jørginx), but none of them seems to really fit. My avatar at the moment is Da Vinci's famous Mona Zappa, a true piece of art.
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Posted By: will
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 06:54
I think my name is pretty obbious  and i have a default Avatar because im lazy, although i may change it now.------------- Long live progression. Will |
Posted By: will
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 07:00
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My avatar is now an image for the Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy televised edition. ------------- Long live progression. Will |
Posted By: Pixel Pirate
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 07:23
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I used to use my initials in the beginning in cyberspace but it turned out that those particular initials were far more common than I thought so I had to choose a cybername for myself and then,being terminally devoid of imagination,I looked to my favourite band,Tangerine Dream,for inspiration. One of my favourite TD albums is "Time Square" where there's a track called "Pixel Pirates". I thought that sounded snappy and distinctive,but being only one person I changed it from plural to singular. As for the avatar I chose it from the ones available when I registered. There's a TD connection once again,of course Ok,you can wake up now. ------------- Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 07:43
Are you be related to the Northamptonshire Godgsrewidjdjkdkdjshgsfwyqwytuqweeee's? -------------
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 07:45
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 08:31
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Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 09:18
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^ the both of you!!! ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 09:20
You really are a big TD fan aren't you? ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Pixel Pirate
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 09:26
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I quite like them,yes. ------------- Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 10:06
Yep, I agree... its also a real work of art that hangs in Greg Lake's Management office:
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Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 10:53
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Yeah I've been told that Mr Lakes Office is a normal Office, except for a couple of worn parts of the carpet, a couple of feet in front of his desk, it's a mystery I tell you a mystery...... ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 10:56
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Did you watch that movie, "The Secretary" with James Spader...?? If not, maybe you should! ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 10:58
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I've seen quite a few "Secretary" scenes in Adult DVD's, so I get the picture ! ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 11:07
This one might be a little different... when the little saddle came out... even I was surprised,, ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: zappa123
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 11:50
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I'm Zappa123 on different forums.Zappa123 simply because there is always at least one Zappa on the forum.Even Zappa1 and Zappa2....Hell,Zappa is everywhere.But that's normal.....I realize now-I think here I could be just Zappa. The picture goes with Zappamaniacs.By the way,my real name is Robert. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 12:02
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My Handle is from David Edding's THe Belgariad. I started using it 10 years ago or so when I first logged on to a BBS and Aragorn was taken. Been using it in different forms ever since. My avitar is something from the stock list. ------------- 
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Arioch
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 13:24
and all this time I thought it was taken from Kansas....you know Garion You Wayward Son....yuk,yuk,yuk ------------- Knight of the Swords Lord of Entropy Duke of Chaos |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 13:39
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Mine's not prog or literary related - or even related to anything particularly clever or funny. I've always kept a stock of handles, or nicks, all of which have associated Yahoo.co.uk addresses. My first one was CitrixEngineer, which I used from about 1997 onwards, but decided it wasn't 1337 enough for some of the tech forums I used to hang out on. Inspiration struck after I came back from my first Citrix exam (after swearing I would never do any of the shoddy industry certifications as my degree and practical skills were evidence enough of my prowess); I had to do the exam to get a pay rise - so I sold out... When I got back from sitting the exam, and people in my office found out that I'd passed, for some reason they all found it very funny to say that I was now officially certified, and the nickname stuck until I changed jobs (for my next pay rise!). The 1 came from the fact that the handle certified had already been chosen on Yahoo!, and, not losing heart, I thought it would be quite 1337 to celebrate my first certification with the number in my new nick... I just like the Cyclops avatar, despite Danbo's line of questioning about one-eyed things...
Only kidding; Certif1ed comes from a very, very rare and amazing prog album, with music that goes way beyond anything that's ever been heard on this planet before. The lyrics are based on an epic poem by an obscure Transylvanian author called Dzzerkl Vergotnegbotendruckersch%tz about a race of beings from the future who discover time travel and only discover on arrival that, due to evolutionary shrinkage, the entire population of 345,000,000,000,000,000,000 fit quite comfortably in the space previously occupied by a hydrogen atom. The hydrogen atom, forced out of it's spatial location so abrubtly, promptly reacted by exploding. On this scale, of course, it was the equivalent of 5345897.34 Hiroshimas. The avatar is, in fact, a picture of one of these tiny beings.
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 13:59
just what I thought actually. -------------
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Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 15:52
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"A Wizard A True Star" is my real name. As for not having an avatar I'm too stupid to fugure out how to get it to be a pic of the cover of "A Wizard/A True Star" |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 15:55
Like that hasn't been used before!!
Has it Reed. -------------
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 15:59
Hey, theyre only 2 months behind, I must be slipping! -------------
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 16:15
Yes you are.
Arioch, If I was to choose a song or reference to Kansas it would have been something like Apercu or Hopelessly Human or Icarus or Paradox. I will just stick with garion81 it is something I have used for a long time. -------------
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 16:34
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My nick is the title of a Voivod album (surprised?), I also use it on the VV-boards. My avatar doesn't have anything to do with it. Or with anything else. Although I believe poodles will turn against human civilization (being fed up with learning stupid tricks and getting ridiculous haircuts), they will reign planet Earth from the 22th century onwards and humanity will be their slave. -------------  |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 16:57
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Tuxon is taken from a song by Marillion (Tux on, I obliterated space) M current avatar is obviously from Riverside's debut album from this year. I'm still searching for an appropriate Avatar to distinguise me by. Great Thread By the way ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Petra
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 18:28
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I used to call myself 'Kate Bush' in another forum I used to frequent but when I returned from a brilliant holiday to the lost city of Petra in Jordan a couple of years ago and I changed it to that and its kinda stuck with me now. (even though it sounds a bit like a swedish porn stars name My avatar is from the Ozric Tentacles album 'The Hidden Step' they have some great album covers and I liked the cat ------------- Don't hate me I'm not special like you |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 18:56
What and kate Bush doesn't?
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Posted By: Petra
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 19:13
Only in your dirty little mind Reed....
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Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 19:22
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Frenchie... cos that is my name super furry animals album cover for mwng cos i love super furry animals ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
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Posted By: JedHead
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 19:26
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My avatar is a picture of my hero Joshua L. Chamberlian. My sig is one of my favorite quotes from my favorite telivision show, The Shield. ------------- The good cop and the bad cop left for the day. I'm a different kind of cop. |
Posted By: Glass-Prison
Date Posted: December 15 2004 at 19:56
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My avatar was randomly selected from the default avatars, and it stuck because it looks cool. As for my name, it has been my home... at least since that incident with the KGB... |
Posted By: Angeliqué
Date Posted: December 17 2004 at 13:11
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No major surprises here... My name is Angeliqué, and as for that menacing eye.... I love all things EVIL...... ------------- Just take a pebble, and cast it to the sea.... Angeliqué |
Posted By: charliefreakz
Date Posted: December 17 2004 at 13:24
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I took mine from the Steely Dan song, Charlie Freak, and
becomes I am a habitual cocaine user. |
Posted By: Raymon7174
Date Posted: December 17 2004 at 13:41
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This IS a great thread. Now I wish I had been more creative, but I just wanted to get started quickly. I chose a default avatar and wil probably come up with something better down the road. My nickname is just my name without the "d". My name is actually Raymond but I go by Ray. 7174 to me defines the heyday of prog rock, and rock for that matter. It also happens to be the pinnacle of Yes' brilliance, IMHO of course. I thought I would change my nickname to something more creative at some point in the future, but I am yet to find where you can modify your username.
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Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: December 17 2004 at 14:33
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arcer because i was involved in a musical project called arc and i was of that project arc-er the avatar's curve seemed to suit the name |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: December 17 2004 at 17:19
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I change all the time my avatar: it can be the cover of an album that I like. greenback means a couples of things: US dollar, city name, street name, person name... ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: December 17 2004 at 18:31
After you sign in, go to "settings" at the top of the sceen. Then click "edit profile."
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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: December 17 2004 at 18:58
You can't change your nickname there! 
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: December 18 2004 at 12:24
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"Easy livin" has been my favourite track by Uriah Heep (my favourite band) from their album "Demons and wizards"(my favourite album) since it was released in the very early 70's. An Easy living is also something I'll do anything for! My avatar is of course Jethro Tull's best album, and one of the finest prog albums ever made. I just felt "Thick as a brick" was sort of appropriate! |
Posted By: Batts
Date Posted: December 18 2004 at 14:54
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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 ------------- marching on together!! |
Posted By: Sound Chaser
Date Posted: December 18 2004 at 15:02
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Sound Chaser is an awesome song but I only use it as a name on music based forums. |
Posted By: Rob The Plant
Date Posted: December 18 2004 at 22:27
| 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. |
Posted By: penguindf12
Date Posted: December 18 2004 at 22:49
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I chose penguindf12 as my e-mail screenname when I was 12 years old (hence the "12"), and my initials are D.F. (Dex F. [I refuse to give my last name! --but you may know it anyway]). And when I was 12, my favorite animal was the penguin. A cool critter to be sure. Maybe if I get a band, I'll be the bassist and instead of being "the fish" (Chris Squire's nickname), I'll be "the penguin" and wear a tux and top hat every time. Okay, maybe not the top hat. Slash might sue. |
Posted By: BebieM
Date Posted: December 18 2004 at 23:36
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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? |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 20 2004 at 19:08
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Root Pepper = Dr. Pepper and Root Beer |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: December 20 2004 at 19:13
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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! |
Posted By: aqualung28
Date Posted: December 20 2004 at 20:59
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Bonzo Dog Band's Keynsham is one of the albums I asked for for Christmas. I kind of did it as a risk, not knowing anything about them. Are they good? And also, you mentioned surreal comedy. The Office is a great show, try that out. ------------- "O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love 'n you should have us all O' you should have us fall" "Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 20 2004 at 21:10
| Bonzo Dog Band is insane. It's basically if Monty Python was a bunch of musicians... |
Posted By: aqualung28
Date Posted: December 20 2004 at 23:30
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awesome! ------------- "O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love 'n you should have us all O' you should have us fall" "Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 20 2004 at 23:39
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I actually like the Bonzo Dog Band... but I can't stand The Office.... ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: aqualung28
Date Posted: December 20 2004 at 23:39
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what bands can you compare them to. ------------- "O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love 'n you should have us all O' you should have us fall" "Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: aqualung28
Date Posted: December 20 2004 at 23:40
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I understand why some people don't like the office. I thought it was hilarious but it's all a matter of opinion
------------- "O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love 'n you should have us all O' you should have us fall" "Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 20 2004 at 23:42
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What bands can I compare them to... how about "The Beastie Boys"... ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: aqualung28
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 00:30
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ok let me rephrase that. What bands do they sound similar to? ------------- "O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love 'n you should have us all O' you should have us fall" "Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 00:41
| Hmmmm well, their songs are very jokingly done so it's hard to say what music style they even are. I'll have to think about that one. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 05:59
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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*
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 07:14
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I have to say this is one of the best threads I have seen for many a moon on the Forum - and one that humbles me for being so lazy in the early days as not to choose a better handle for myself.....
Jim Garten - what can I say? That's my name - nothing interesting there, so here's a bit of family history: note the spelling of the surname - Garton is a common surname in the UK, but I believe all the Gartens in the UK are related; as I understand it from family history, we came over from north Germany around 1912, were interned during WWI, and stuck in reserved occupations during WWII (because the Brits still didn't trust us damned Bosch!). The avatar I refer to as the inverted codpiece from hell - again, no imagination at the beginning, so just used one of the stock ones; I don't have the know-how to be able to get a fancy one......I want a moving avatar like Danbo  !!------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 07:22
I challenge you to a staring competition! If you like your humour dark as well as surreal, I'd also recommend 'League Of Gentlemen'(not the 3rd series though) and 'Monkey Dust' - with both of these you don't know whether to laugh , cry , or hide behind the sofa  ...-------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 07:54
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Wonderful series, spooky surreal characters.Might be a bit near the knuckle for some of our more sensitive contributors. -------------
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Posted By: Metropolis
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 10:45
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I love Dream Theater and i love Futurama, 'nuff said
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Posted By: Azrael2112
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 11:20
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Azrael - a name that I use for everything, mostly because it sounds cool.
It refers to the Angel of Death, or most people remember it from the cat on the Smurfs. 
2112 - do I have to say what this is? The avatar is from Castlevania - Simon Belmont. The greatest video game series of all time!  ------------- http://www.flywithjet.com"> 
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Posted By: Alucard
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 11:35
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Gentle Giant is my favourite Group.I always liked the sound of the name and the song. When I choose it I didn't noticed first, it was Dracula spelled backwards. In every case I'm more a night creature. |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 11:41
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------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 12:00
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Carl Palmer as a smurf....
The creator of the Smurfs is a huge Carl Palmer fan..... http://www.carlpalmer.com/smurf.html - http://www.carlpalmer.com/smurf.html ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Azrael2112
Date Posted: December 21 2004 at 12:49
Alucard is also the name of Dracula's son in Castlevania, where my avatar is taken from. ------------- http://www.flywithjet.com">
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 12:40
Aha - changed! Still not moving, but a terrific album, nonetheless - 'Bridge Of Sighs' by the sublime Robin Trower. No - he is not prog, I do not want a debate on whether he is prog, I do not want to see a poll on whether he is prog or not, I do not want to see a thread debating his prog-ness......... -------------
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 12:56
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[QUOTE=Jim Garten]QUOTE]
'Bridge Of Sighs' by the sublime Robin Trower.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 13:11
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"utah_man" = Points to my location both currently & originally. Through the years, my family and I have lived a lot of different places here in the States, but always end up returning to the western slope of the grand Rockie Mtns. along the spectacular Wasatch range. (Only been to three "foreign" countries: Canada, Mexico, West Virginia ).[footnote: one of the few native Utahns who is not a member of the Mormon church] Avatar (BTW, didn't they simply used to be called Icons ?) = Gentle Giant's cover of Octopus. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 13:16
THE CHEMICAL WEDDING of
http://www.alchemylab.com/christian_rosenkreutz.htm -
You Are Cordially Invited to a Royal Wedding! Today – today – today is the wedding of the King. If you are born for this, Chosen by God for joy, You may ascend the mount Whereon three temples stand And see the Thing yourself. Take heed, Observe yourself! If you’re not clean enough, The wedding can work ill. Perjure here at your peril; He who is light, beware! ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 13:27
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Emdiar = Em-di-ar = M.D.R. My initials, (the M is for Mark) Avatar.... I'm a bassist (duh!) Now you know
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Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 13:54
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nickname = song of porcupine tree picture = inkt drawing i made (see more of my stuff? http://www.huubvlemmings.tk - www.huubvlemmings.tk ) -------------  
Reed's failed joke counter: ||||| R.I.P. You could have reached infinity.... |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 14:19
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Syzygy is a word that once got me a truly remarkable score in a game of Scrabble (sad but true). The final 'y' was on the bottom right hand corner triple word score, and it connected to the word 'thirst' going down. OK, so one of the y's was a blank, and a 7 letter word would have got me a 50 point bonus, but it's not every day you get to use a 6 letter vowel free word, and even rarer for it to land on a triple word score. The avatar comes from Harry Enfield's brilliant send up of the stereotypical Scouser - I should add at this point that I am guilty of being Liverpudlian, but no one has ever called me a Scouser (at least, not to my face). If it hadn't been for a certain Manc's poking fun at my native city (aided by a Swede with an oddly English sense of humour) it would probably be something prog related. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 14:47
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My new avatar actually speaks for itself. For the unknowing: it's from the backcover of King Crimson's 'Red'. One of my alltime favourite albums. I also think it's a very strong symbol. It somehow reflects the state of the world as it is today (IMO). ------------- |
Posted By: Captain Fudge
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 14:49
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My girlfriend calls me her little fudgy-pudgy (although I lost a whole lot of wait- 30 pounds!!!) ------------- 
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 15:23
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As Stephen Fry once said: sometimes there just isn't enough vomit in the world (I won't mention what my girlfriend calls me ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 16:48
My nickname is obvious and I chose the spinning thing because it is bloody annoying and distracting-like me! -------------
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 17:14
Well Reed did this to me :  ------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |