What's with those avatars ?
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Topic: What's with those avatars ?
Posted By: progrules
Subject: What's with those avatars ?
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 04:31
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I'm usually not that active in this section, but now that I'm here I think I'll launch this one right now.
Sometimes I get curious with those avatars. I noticed there are roughly three (or four) categories:
1. Those chosen out of the possibilities presented by PA
2. Those chosen from one's favorite albums
3. An intriguing picture or painting of ... you tell me, I haven't got a clue
4. one's favorite animal or something.
The category I'm interested in right now is no.3. I will give some examples to explain it some more:
I always wondered the drawings of El Bothy, Slartibartfast, Fuxi, Menswear and mr. Progfreak for instance: what are they ??? I mean, do these collaborators look like those pictures, are they cartoon heroes or what ?
But also the avatars of Atkingani, Alitare, Clarke2001, Epignosis. Liquideternity, Obiter and CCVP, I mean who are these guys ? Maybe in some cases I don't know my classics no doubt but I really want to know where these avatars come from and what or who they represent ?
Anybody knows the answer(s) ? ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 05:03
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Mine fits into Number 2
Olias Of Sunhillow - JON ANDERSON, one of m all time favourites. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 07:26
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From what I personally know: ProgFreak created his own Simpsons avatar (right?) The character in Menswear's avatar is Nelson from The Simpsons (how can one possibly not know Nelson, ha-ha!  ).El bothy has "Stalin" Beaker in his avatar. Slartibartfast's drawing is probably his own, though I could be wrong. Atkingani's got some sort of national figure, but I forgot who it is. Alitare has Nietzsche in his avatar. Epignosis has Skeletor in his avatar. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 09:36
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^ you're right ... but I had some help: http://www.simpsonsmovie.com - http://www.simpsonsmovie.com They have a nice avatar creator there ... and I just used it to adapt my avatar to the new size (120px). ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 10:11
I've mentioned this before, mine is taken from an American Greetings make your own card program. I customized the image to look like me and this version was used as part of the cake topper at our wedding. The hair and beard colors were cloned over from an actual photograph. Totally custom dude.  Occasionally I like to substitute this guy:  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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progrules wrote:Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 11:48
| The one I wanted wouldn't be suitable for the forum. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 11:53
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Mine fits in category #3 if I'm not wrong.... It's the main character from the book 'The City of Dreaming Books' by Walter Moers, and the character is called 'Hildegunst von Mythenmetz' |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 12:16
OT but that's a fantastic book, innit? Have you read Moer's other Zamonia novels? Lovely as City of Dreaming Books is, I think Rumo's his best to date. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 12:36
No I haven't checked them, but I will! |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 12:39
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Mine is simply an obscure Finnish album, not my favorite album by any means, but the one that rekindled my interest in prog rock again after years of being more into alt/indie. I often think of changing my Avatar but can't decide what to change it to! |
Posted By: progaeopteryx
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 18:32
| Mine was either painted by a machine or by someone in a state prison. |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 18:36
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I guess #3 fits mine. Hayden Panettiere is pretty hot, that's about it. Actual pic:  |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 18:59
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I'm glad that you know who Daniel Day-Lewis is and didn't have to ask. Unlike some people here...Or maybe you just didn't notice me. ;-) Kos I saw Hayden on the cover of Us or something today. I don't remember why. Something about school.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 19:10
| Atkingani's avatar is a Brazilian historical character called Tiradentes, if my memory serves me right... Mine, of course, is one of my favourite albums from one of my favourite bands (Blue Oyster Cult's Fire of Unknown Origin). However, even if I love the album, the main reason I chose it is because I love the artwork, especially the colours. I have had cats as my avatar in the past, but now I'd rather have them as a signature. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 19:20
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More specifically, my avatar is Skeletor from the live action movie that came out in 1987 that was a poor and laughable rip off of the Star Wars franchise. However, Frank Langella, one of my favorite "little known" actors, did an absolutely kick-ass job playing the villain. He was terrifying and no-nonsense in a movie based largely on cheesiness and comic relief. In similar news, there is supposed to be a new Masters of the Universe coming out in 2011 called Grayskull, which is supposed to reflect the adulthood of its original audience...in other words, there will be blood.  PG-13 ftw.Also clarke2001's avatar is Thusla Doom, played by James Earl Jones, from the movie Conan: The Barbarian. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 19:35
Mine is me. 
The full size picture is lying around here somewhere. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 20:13
oh you poor guy, bizarre gardening accident? |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 20:15
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Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: May 31 2009 at 22:48
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Mine's definitely #3. I had a Mikael Akerfeldt one for a long time (the picture that's found in his Wikipedia article I believe) but changed it after Mike/King By-Tor suggested I change it to a bird with teeth. Luke/Evolutionary Sleeper showed me the one I currently have though and I liked it more than the one Mike gave me, so I changed it. I might have to use a different bird with teeth soon though... ------------- 
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Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: June 01 2009 at 01:07
Indeed
 . Dean has just the one you would think is not himself, or is he ?  How about you Pablo, why you change so often your avatar or even your name (Cacho -> Quiet One) ?
You're not in an identity crisis, are you ?
 And David, when did you become a pear ? ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: June 01 2009 at 01:19
Thanks for clarifying Ricochet. I'm a nitwit who sticks all of his time in prog music. I guess I should watch some cartoons on TV every now and then. I heard of the Simpsons for instance but I never watch them.  ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 01 2009 at 01:22
about as long as I've been here |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 01 2009 at 01:34
Your avvy is simple but honestly its one of the best here.
I don't know why but its so eye catching. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 01 2009 at 02:12
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thank you, I think that's one of the things I liked about it |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 01 2009 at 02:28
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it is a perfect pair ------------- What? |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 01 2009 at 02:32
| funny |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: June 01 2009 at 02:38
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My avatar is my own eye painted by Salvador Dali.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 01 2009 at 02:41
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wow, you knew him?! seriously though, it could be your eye, maybe |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: June 01 2009 at 22:17
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2 and 3 - it's one of the illustrations from Rush's Fly By Night. Appropriately enough, By-Tor And The Snow Dog. I hope the Rush fans at least knew this
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 06:39
Mine is the Emperor Dalek. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: russellk
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 07:30
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Mine is one of my books, some not-so-subtle advertising that I hope no-one finds offensive! I must get a better resolution though. |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 08:06
Mine avatar is one of my favourite actors... In one of my favourite movies.  |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 09:01
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Somewhat spooky that Ian should post immediately after Mike back there. ------------- What? |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 09:08
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Mine is the Stanley Cup. Currently, the possession of the Detroit Red Wings, and with them leading the Pittsburgh Penguins 2 games to 0 in the Stanley Cup finals, it might possibly be my avatar for another year. ------------- 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 09:20
Mine is a wombat. 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 09:34
 ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Diaby
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 10:04
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Mine is a Homo erectus.
I found the pic for the first time about a year ago. We were regular editors of the Hungarian Wikipedia with my brother and there was a very tiresome 13-year-old girl who always spammed her user page with "cute" pictures. One of those ("Cuki.jpg" = "Cutie.jpg"), which was also used in her signature, was deleted because of the copyright laws, but the red link remained at the place of the old pic. We decided to upload this very cute guy with that file name – the result was more than funny ------------- yeah |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 19:44
mine is a fantastic album from camel .
 ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 21:19
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygy7UDADXDg&feature=PlayList&p=3E09A701AF0940E2&index=7 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygy7UDADXDg&feature=PlayList&p=3E09A701AF0940E2&index=7
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Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 21:38
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Duckman (music by Frank Zappa) edited into a frame from a Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck cartoon. Came out of a strange discussion on another forum. ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 21:47
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Mine's a distant relative... ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 21:49
It's not a wolf. 
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Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: June 02 2009 at 22:43
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Well, mine used to be Stalin. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 03:47
That's impossible, Snufkin was born before Stalin died. |
Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 09:05
Mine's a drawing of an emoticon. I should change it though, as it's stolen from someone. 
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Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 09:18
| Mine stolen too. I just like it because it has a tendency to break my brain a little if I watch it long enough. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 10:22
It's a polar racoon! -------------
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Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 10:25
I KNEW it was Michael Palin ! Great Avatar. These guys are priceless aren't they ?
Maybe we should start a thread about Monty Python. Would be fun. ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 10:35
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 11:04
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Mine, obviously, is a pantagram with Baphomet on it. A pagan idol of unknown origin, it has come to represent Satan as one of the demons in the Hierarchy of Hell....
No, I don't look like a goat. Nor am I a Satanist (though I have read LaVey's Bible, thank you Henry Plainview your signature is great
 ). It is a good way of saying, though, "I'm no friend of religion". Note: that doesn't mean I can't be a friend of religious people. Many of my friends actually are believers. Besides, the avatar goes perfectly with a metal fan.
I guess I just love a little bit of shock. Few people would experience such ridiculous shock, though.
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 11:29
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<<<<<<mine is self-exploratory, shamelessly so. This was such a scandalous cover in "prude" America when it came out. First the Us record companies covered the album in grey plastic wrapping paper (which only INCREASED sales) and finally, they brushed out the 2 ladies and left the leafy branches only. The cover remained the same in the UK, though !!!!!! Hilariously silly though, as some uber-Christian groups called it er.......porn !!! Europeans were howling with laughter! ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 03 2009 at 11:49
Your Avatar is a kind of finger up to authority then? I bought that album when it came out. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Calculate900
Date Posted: June 04 2009 at 11:26
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It's the "Meddle" album cover. One of my favorites by Pink Floyd. |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: June 04 2009 at 11:35
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Well mine was Ernie Banks, also known as Mr. Cub. Now its one of my favorite drummers: Keith Moon ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 04 2009 at 11:47
I've got this Roxy Music retrospective VHS (reviewed by the way) and that cover didn't just get censored in the US. I thought it got tweaked in the UK, too, but I'll have to check it out again.------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 04 2009 at 13:57
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Mine is a piano player, obviously, they keys being my favourite instrument, and me myself being a piano and synth player. My nick Moogtron speaks to itself, but actually I like piano and organ just as much as moogs and trons and other 'musical boxes'.
I found the drawing somewhere on the Internet, and I wouldn't be able to find it back again, to be honest, where it came from.
I like it because it's arty, it reminds me of The Blues Brothers, but the paleness of the piano player's face gives an extra arty feeling to it, in some way.
Plus, I like the colours.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: June 04 2009 at 15:28
 No, I'm not in a identity crisis, fortunately, but I get a bir bored you know hehe.... However, the username will probably stay like that forever, well, who knows? haha, wouldn't like to bug the admins again... |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: June 05 2009 at 04:53
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I don't recognize any of the pictures in my avatar, I just kind of threw them together after some cool google searching.
Though Henry Plainview did give me LENS FLARE! ------------- 
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Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: June 05 2009 at 12:30
| I changed my avatar to something very random. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 05 2009 at 12:31
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The Wings and Penguins are tied 2 games apiece. So that means 3 more games to decide whether or not my avatar stays or goes. -------------
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: June 05 2009 at 15:28
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Mine is a colorful psychedelic thing made in paint
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Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: June 06 2009 at 04:14
Seconded. Even this knock out I wasn't familiar with. And that's because I hardly watch movies and TV- series. Thanks for posting. ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 04:27
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What your avatar means ? Mine is simple. I saw this cover of The Flower Kings album, then started MS Paint and drawed it :- ) so it may be considered as mine interpretation. Some are easy, covers to albums. Some are logos of bands. Some people even have their photos, but they're minority. OK, it run thru my mind a little bit that my thread would be off-top, but I wasn't sure and I didn't used search ------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu  Even my |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 04:42
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My avatar is a picture of my cat, Ernie (Löwenherz, Corleone dei Siamesi), here a few months old.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 04:45
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I haven´t really found one I´m sattisfied with yet, so I change it like I change my socks. Right now it´s the cover to one of the filthiest grindcore albums I´ve heard in a while Cretin´s Freakery. Just love that cover artwork. Really damn mean. Reminds me of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre or something like that. And what can I say I´m a giant horror movie fan. ( I might change it later today if I see fit so I´ve pasted the picture in for keepers)
http://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/0/8/1/108148.jpg">
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 04:47
Abstrakt 
Senior Member   Joined: 18 August 2005 Location: ??? Online Status: Offline Posts: 16608 ------------- What? |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 04:49
He ain't foolin' us!  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 04:52
| Damn you got there first Dean, I was writing about the same thing. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 06:03
I've used mine since about the 3rd month I was on this forum - pure and simple; one of my favorite albums of all time, by one of my favorite guitarists:
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 07:03
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Mine if from my favourite album.Always liked that cover. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 07:06
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I am the Catfish Man When I first thought about getting a decent avatar I was very much into Spock's Beard, specifically "The Light" and decided that I should take on the persona of 'The Catfish Man'. I commissioned an artwork from my buddy Doc. I asked him to draw a representation of me as a catfish and voila. I may play around with the background sometime, you know, The Catfish Man in France, The Catfish Man cheering the Penguins on to a Stanley Cup win tonight . . . For those that are interested, more of his work can be found at http://www.killjoycomics.com%20 - www.killjoycomics.com under the Martin Molotov heading. For the record, the cost of a custom made avatar for me . . . a single lunch unit. ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: ColonelClaypool
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 07:15
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Mine's Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama.
------------- With magic, you can turn a frog into a prince. With science, you can turn a frog into a Ph.D. and you still have the frog you started with. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 07:40
Mine is a drawing I made (though I rarely draw) during a period when I was trying to draw pictures that represented Frank Zappa titles. This particular one is for "Cruising for Burgers".
 ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 09:15
I've been trying to find the source files of mine, and failed - I've located parts of it, but can't find the original photograph of me that it is a collage of, but essentially it is a merging of these two images:
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 10:25
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That's me with my Gretsch. ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 10:59
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i used to have a couple francis bacon paintings up and before that for the longest time was a mathew ritchie painting but now ive got tom waits looking bad ass
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 12:31
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Mine is obvious to any fan of The Flower Kings........maybe not to others. I choose it because it is still my favorite album by anyone related to that band since it was released (2005). Also, I felt a strong connection to the lyrics. Plus, I just think it makes for a cool avatar  |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: June 12 2009 at 14:55
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I'm Canadian. Do I need to explain anything more than that?
------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Takeshi Kovacs
Date Posted: June 13 2009 at 05:19
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Mine's the cover of the album Revival by Al Basim. Thought it looked quite dark and mysterious!
-------------  Open the gates of the city wide....
Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/TakeshiKovacs/ |
Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: June 13 2009 at 05:58
Texas Chain Saw Massacre is great ! I saw the original from 1974 a long time ago. Made me
.Did you see Deliverance (1972) ? and Wrong Turn (2003) ? I like those American bush movies !
Zombi II (1979) was also very nice. ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: June 16 2009 at 16:38
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Mine's http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3173 - Igor Wakhevitch . One of the two coolest most rockin' musique concrete / electro acoustic composer ever. Just click on the link and listen to Materia Prima from Docteur Faust (then the rest). I'm a big fan, but I use the image as my avatar because he looks so damn cool sitting there with his hawk. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 16 2009 at 17:02
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The Stanley Cup is no more. Mine is now the logo for the Detroit Tigers, my local Major League baseball team and the place where my money that isn't spent on prog goes. -------------
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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: June 17 2009 at 21:59
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Nice axe, A B Negative.
As for mine, first, I just like the picture, but after I chose it I realized that it could symbolize the rising of the creative spirit out of the waters of the subconscious. Or something like that.  Also, the guitar is not unlike my own Strat, and I find the moon unutterably, ineffably beautiful at times, especially when rising through the trees.  ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 02:07
Thank you!  ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: Sangria
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 02:15
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My Avatar space is for rent. If you would like to use my Avatar space for a small monthly fee, please fax your money to Sangria @ 867-5309. Make it ATTN: Jenny. ------------- 
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 07:12
VERY cool avatar there. It gives a strong impression about you, though I imagine you don't look like that at all. It's just that the imagine fits your ways. It also fits the description you made to a untitled photo of The Decemberists some time ago
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Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: June 20 2009 at 11:06
I really thought it was you with that hawk, Rocktopus !
Are there any avatars that are actually the members themselves ? Maybe CCVP ? or is that another famous person ? ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 20 2009 at 14:46
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< That's me, that is. ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: St.Cleve Chronicle
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 11:39
| Mine is a photo from my fridge. |
Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: June 21 2009 at 14:43
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Mine is Baikinman, the villain from the superb Japanese kiddies' comic ANPANMAN, in which all characters are named after things you can buy in a (Japanese) bakery, or the people who work there:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anpanman |
Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 04:37
| P.S. For those too lazy to check out wikipedia, I should add that Baikinman literally means "Germ Man". Since he is a villain, one of the things he likes to do is to spread evil germs! After each of his misdeeds, he flies away crowing (in a sinister voice): "Bye bye kin!" (A pun on his own name.) Most of the leading characters in the Anpanman comic are (bakery-related!) superheroes who fly through the air and wear capes. Baikinman has a black cape, which is not visible in my avatar. I got to know Anpanman when our daughters were going to a nursery in Japan. The comic is still wildly popular among Japanese 3 - 5 year olds. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 05:36
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Posted By: Windhawk
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 05:47
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Mine is, of course, a self-portrait ;-) ------------- Websites I work with: http://www.progressor.net http://www.houseofprog.com My profile on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/haukevind/ |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 06:11
http://www.facebook.com/profile/pic.php?uid=AAAAAQAQy8nfAagA1MWGGZauw1wUSQAAAAnzj3Lu2YxltrKvV5D8UQDF - Remove the color, give me a hawk, some hip glasses, and I'm not that far from Igor's looks, am I? ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 06:15
I play a Strat and couldn't see the guitar for a good while. I was under the impression that it was a man standing there, his head sort of bowed, wearing a striped shirt, with very straight legs... And I suppose pins sticking out of his back.  ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 14:02
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My avatar is an italian singer ,I believe
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 14:37
| No, it's a French singer known for having sung "Lolita" in the 90's. A pain in the ears for the progsters, the punks, the metalheads... |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 14:46
Whoever she is, I cannot look at her without the wife cold-cocking me. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 14:53
Say what????
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: June 23 2009 at 15:43
| Mine is David Coulthard giving Michael Schumacher the...international symbol for you're number one |