Post all the Avatars!!
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Topic: Post all the Avatars!!
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Subject: Post all the Avatars!!
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 22:16
Hey guys, I'd just like to make this thread for everyone to post their avatars that they've used over the years here. I understand that this will probably be harder for the guys who've been here longer but I encourage you to just give it a try.  ThanksHere are mine:                  I think that's it |
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 22:24
Hmmm, well, I think I've used this one: and this one: and sometimes even this one: -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 23:20
This is difficult. There's a few I don't remember but have a vague idea about. My first one was the negative of an image of half my face wearing glasses. I don't have that one anymore. Then:
A theme starts. Short-lived: 
Slightly more successful: 
One of my longer running ones: 
My avatar in MMA, used here just for a while: 
A variation, not for too long: 
A sudden break to the master of all that is evil (and my only apparition in an avatar): 
A necessary return: 
And finally, my current one, longest running one and probably one I will never change: 
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 23:32
            
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 07 2013 at 23:57
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@ bytor2112: I was actually thinking about having Bobby Wyatt for myself once. Anyway, ... here's my cast of characters (sorry for the messy arrangement, and I don't believe I got the chronological order right):  First row: [Peter Gabriel] [Florian Fricke] [Ian Anderson, Barry Gibb, and the ball at the first level of Supaplex (1)] [Ian Anderson, Barry Gibb, and the ball at the first level of Supaplex (2)] [Rick Wright] [my folk hero Bert Jansch] Second row: [Bert Jansch smoking it away] [Anne Briggs in her prime] [Bob Fripp] [Frosty the Snowman reading Kama Sutra while holding some girl] [Bob "celebrating" X-mas] [Red Forman, another legend of our planet] Third row: [Another terrestrial legend, Steven Hyde (as a doctor in That 70's Show's version of The Six Billion Dollar Man)] [Annie Haslam] [ALF ... in an attempt to eat the Tanners' cat] [angel Bob] [Jeff Bingham in his moment of confusion] [Jeff Bingham ... trying to figure out whether or not his "pal" Mr. Adam Rhodes is gay] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wow, ... 18 avatars. Maybe I should slow down. |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 00:01
 Here are the ones I've used   
------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
manofmystery wrote:Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 00:24
I came in when you used Anne Briggs  ------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: Ady Cardiac
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 02:46
| i think i've only ever seen one other person apart from myself..... a lady here .....use their own picture.......never seen anyone else use a photo of themselves....its the same with some other places i go on......not sure why people want to shy away from using their own photo and instead put up photos of other stuff. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 02:50
| ^ Because we look hideous, Ady, ... and because I wish I had the skills to play the guitar like Bert ... and have such vocal abilities so as to sing as high and as sweetly as Anne Briggs. |
Posted By: Ady Cardiac
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 02:55
nah no such thing as hideous dude......be yourself and dont try to be someone else i say  .......i know some might say it represents their fave artist or whatever......i just get away with it by wearing a teeshirt......and what if someone thinks you are ugly?.......to be honest if that was me at the receiving end it wouldnt bother me........had too many people in my life call me weird to me face which dont effect me anymore so if someone was to say something about me face online i'd just laugh....as i aint the one hiding. 
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 03:11
 The Circling Hour - Iona (2008) A youth picture of Ernie (2009)  , in Xmas time:  Pig Mac (2010-2011)  Turkey (december 2011 - present) ------------- 
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 03:37
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^^^ someone-else I've only seen you with your current avatar
------------- “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 04:22
This was my very first one ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 04:27
A homeade one.. and i will update this post rather than multipost     Snow Dog...     ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 04:42
 No I am another one who has used a photo of themself. I have only ever had this avatar and it just happens to be me. Even though you can't tell who I am...or how old I am for that matter. Wanna guess?!! |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 04:47
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^ So that's you ey? Cool! ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 04:50
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I see Snow Dog is one of those that uses actual pictures of themselves.
Nice one Snowy! ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 05:20
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Some that I have used in no particular order:
 Mrs Fripp
 King Alf
 The Man Who Fell To Bits
 Cyberman
 Danielle Dax
 Tori
 A faux "Roger Dean" painting I did when I was 17
 Hexadecimal
 Self Explanatory
 Chief Blue Meanie
 Rick
Animal
 Yule Rick
 Delia Derbyshire
 Crow Skull
A few images of me that were used as avatars:
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 05:22
Well there are more. Harmonium.ro used his(where ever he is right now), dude named Jonathan who hangs around currently(see that prog punk thread and he's there), Steve(HolyMoly) has used one of himself I believe, plus right now - I am trying this thing out for myself. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 05:39
Very droll. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 05:51
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 06:00
 Thank you. It was painted on the reverse side of a sheet of glass using car touch-up aerosol paint, the shining lights is the easy part, the rest was more difficult.------------- What? |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 06:02
My one and only: Stolen from some web site, but I love it. ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 06:48
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Hmmm.... I change mine so regularly this is like a mission impossible but here goes some of em .... Most are UFO based Before this site I used  On Progarchives...First I had this  Then this  and the Latest is this Latest is  others previous include the Gabrielle Drake collection from UFO                   I had this in tribute to the late Gerry Anderson too  Thats only a few,,,,,, I change em monthly usually.
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 08:02
I think my first avatar when I joined was this, a simplistic drawing I made during a time when I was rendering Frank Zappa song titles in graphic form. This one is "Tryin' to Grow a Chin": Much later, after I became more regular on the forums, I focused on Jerney Kaagman, the voluptuous singer from the old Dutch band Earth & Fire:    I still bring Jerney in and out of my avatar rotation, I think she's my "default" avatar choice, cause she's awesome. I've also gone through a brief Eleanor Friedberger phase (from contemporary weird indie band Fiery Furnaces):   ...........My beloved cat Ruthie:  .... occasionally me playing with my band on stage:   ... and reclusive outsider musician Jandek:  ... and currently using one of my personal "sleeveface" photos, me posing behind a Descendents album cover:  ------------- 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: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 08:58
I love your drawing Steve So obvious and naive, I think Frankie-boy would've loved it.For some reason I do tend to associate you with Jenny, I don't know what that says about me, - or you for that matter ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 10:23
 2.  3.  4.
 They're the ones that have lasted more than 10 minutes. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 10:28
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I remember you as a circle. (Sounds like a brain fart taken directly out of Phil's nonsensical tangent thread
)------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 10:32
That it does. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 10:48
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I've never had one but with Agent Cooper ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 16:06
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My lightbulb. ------------- 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: zappaholic
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 18:50
Not all of mine are saved, apparently. I started with a few typical Zappa pics, then veered off into the world of webcomics, usually if they were musically oriented:           And then of course, the infamous Pantera Bread logo:  ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 18:54
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hohoh i remember a lot of these avatars too! -------------
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Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 19:10
I've only ever used the one though in reference to no one ever using a picture of themselves, this one . . . kind of is. I asked a buddy of mine to draw a picture of me . . . as a catfish. Amusingly enough, I had the white turtle neck and black jacket combo on just yesterday. I have often considered changing the background, replacing the blue with various pictures, maybe cool locations like Wal-Mart or Sunocco, A picture of The Catfish Man in the Moon. |
Posted By: silverpot
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 19:41
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Why do you change your avatars all the time? Is it really important? I'm not trying to be snotty here, it's a serious question, what have I missed? How often do you recommend people to change their avatars? No, I'm not that serious. But still... |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 19:52
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Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 20:04
Only this one so far: I'm planning on changing it to a photo mosaic of myself made up of prog album covers. Just have to find a good picture of myself. Could take a while...
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 08 2013 at 20:11
------------- 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: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 30 2013 at 03:21
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Nice thread - reminds me of some of the golden avatars from way back
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: December 02 2013 at 11:04
God, I'm boring - only ever used the one:
Even on other forums, it's the same... still, makes it easier to find your posts when skipping through threads ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: December 03 2013 at 12:10
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Fairly certain I have only ever used the one I have now. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 03 2013 at 17:19
         ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: December 03 2013 at 20:23
I went through a few in my first few months before settling on my current choice...the concert photos were shots I took myself in the late 70's at the Oakland Arena.       ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: December 03 2013 at 21:02
| I've always used the one i have now, it's Triumvirat's Helmut Koellen. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 04 2013 at 16:29
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Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: December 04 2013 at 16:45
 I don't have it anymore but it was this fish in black and white without the text  This cat  The fissure from the beginning of my favorite game, MYST  Censored cat to make it look naughtier  Daniel Gildenlow  Kayo Dot as a happy family of Coyotes! I haven't been here long but I've already changed my avatar a bunch of times. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ramza1316" rel="nofollow - www.last.fm/user/ramza1316 https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845 |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: December 05 2013 at 07:02
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My avatar is/was/has been always the same (except for a few moments years ago when I changed it jokingly). I use the same avatar on Facebook too. ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 24 2016 at 02:07
| I don't remember all avatars, but I used Marillion's Brave and HIE covers, Camel's debut album cover, Sfinx - Zalmoxe, young Doro Pesch and my longest staying avatar is my last one, picture of my cat. I'll stick with this one, no more changing. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: August 24 2016 at 02:28
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Some gonad stole my Skellington avi, so I changed mine to a precious sea-shell in my collection..... (Pterynotus Phyllopterus). Beat that !!! Music, shells/diving and Bass is my life.......... |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 24 2016 at 02:44
 
And my sig: -------------
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: August 24 2016 at 03:26
                       
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Date Posted: August 24 2016 at 04:05
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 24 2016 at 04:55
Is he the one on the left or on the right? |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: August 24 2016 at 06:18
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Whoa, blast from the past. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
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Date Posted: August 24 2016 at 07:07
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: August 24 2016 at 12:15
and one of the best here. ------------- |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: August 24 2016 at 12:18
Too many to post but I think this was my first hehe... ------------- |