Late Posted May 26, 2003 Report Posted May 26, 2003 This has been done in bits and pieces in other threads, but I thought it would be interesting for this topic to have its own thread. I've seen some new avatars lately, and sometimes I find myself thinking what th'?. (In a good way, of course.) Some of the avatars here are, I guess, self-explanatory, but go ahead anyway ... tell your story! Mine is simple: Sonny Rollins, recording The Bridge. Who has the (new?) avatar of Wayne Shorter? It's great! Oh yeah, make mention of your favorite avatar while you're at it! Grazi! (By the way, I did do a search for this topic, but didn't come up with anything. My apologies if this was covered somewhere else. Humor me!) Quote
Claude Posted May 26, 2003 Report Posted May 26, 2003 Miles Davis in Hollywood 1957. Scanned from a calendar with William Claxton photos. Quote
ralphie_boy Posted May 26, 2003 Report Posted May 26, 2003 (edited) Frank Zappa and the Mothers' WEASLES RIPPED MY FLESH. One of the all-time greatest album title and cover. The music ain't bad either Edited May 26, 2003 by ralphie_boy Quote
JohnS Posted May 26, 2003 Report Posted May 26, 2003 I love Lester Bowie. This was taken at the first London concert by The AEOC. The atmosphere was electric, the music wonderful. The photograph taken by a young student of photography is a nice reminder of a really memorable evening. Quote
Big Al Posted May 26, 2003 Report Posted May 26, 2003 Some of the avatars here are, I guess, self-explanatory Anyone in particular? Quote
Big Al Posted May 26, 2003 Report Posted May 26, 2003 Favorite avatar: AfricaBrass's FAT ALBERT!!! Hey! Hey! Hey! I miss that cartoon. From someone who's like school in the summer: no class!!! Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted May 26, 2003 Report Posted May 26, 2003 I've tried to change my about every other week or so, when the mood strikes me. I think most of mine have been classic album covers... Tyrone Washington's "Natural Essense" Jimmy Woods' "Conflict" right after I got it (the day it came out on CD in the U.S.) Andrew Hill's "Grass Roots" when it was my album of the week Joe Henderson's "Power To The People" Wayne Shorter's "Etcetera" Right now it's the cover of the newest release from Greg Osby, due out in early June (no, I haven't heard it yet). I try to change it up, depening on what kind of mood I'm in. My very first avatar here was this one... Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted May 26, 2003 Report Posted May 26, 2003 Mine is one of my favorite chess openings (as black.) I was lucky enough to stumble upon something that would serve as an avatar on chessbase.com. Hmm, favorites? I would have to see them all again. Problem with those who change theirs frequently is that the avatar helps to identify the poster. Quote
Dan Gould Posted May 26, 2003 Report Posted May 26, 2003 Because when I saw the bouncing boobs I found them quite amusing. Quote
Alexander Posted May 26, 2003 Report Posted May 26, 2003 Mine is a photograph that was taken of me a few months ago before I decided to trim my beard. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 Mine, which changes occasionally, is of course, always a moose of some sort. (The black and white cat I used for a while is my cat, Moose.) Quote
tonym Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 Claude, love that calendar --- the pic of Don Byrd's missus and especially Sonny Rollins out in the desert (with that vivid tint as used in the Miles pic). I've converted a few of them into hanging pictures with frames for my dining room. cheers, tony. Quote
Noj Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 I figure this is as good a place as any to debut my new Spicoli avatar... Quote
Dan Gould Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 "So what this Jefferson dude was saying was, 'Hey! You know, we left this England place because it was bogus. So if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too.' Yeah?" – Jeff Spicoli, Fast Times at Ridgemont High Quote
Morganized Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 Lee Mogan, because listening to Lee is what really got me hooked on jazz. Search for New Land album cover because when I decided to exit the BNBB I was looking for.......you get the drift................. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 Mine's "Jazzbo Jim" . . . my greatuncle had one of these in his attic. My grandfather played the banjo as a young man (and organ as an old man). So I liked the handle "jazzbo" and this image as an avatar. Yeah, it harkens back to a time of stereotypes and it's probably not bad to be reminded of that either. My favorite avatar is Kevin's (braggin' just a bit) Let Me Tell You About It, because he tells us all the inside BN scoop! Quote
RDK Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 Mine is due largely to the fact that this was the first board i was on that allowed animated avitars. I also dig it that it creeps some people out (myself included). I'll probably be changing it soon... Ray Quote
Johnny E Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 The worlds’ hero...if you're Christian, white and rich. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 Mine is McDuff. What else can I say? Before that, James Brown from the cover of "The Big Payback!" Need some gitback. Before that... uh... I don't recall. Quote
Joe G Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 I remain avatar-free. But my favorite avatars have all been AfricaBrass'. Especially the animated one that zoomed in on different details of that crazy scene with the cat and the cabbage head guy. Where did you find that anyway? Kenny G in hell was great, too. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 Thanks Joe (and Big Al too)! The cat is Captain Kirk with a cat head. I've always had a thing about putting animal heads on people. It's fun. I figured it was getting annoying for you guys so I switched to my idol (Fat Albert) after Joe posted a picture of him for me. Man, I wish I could play the radiator like ol' Fat Albert. Maybe I'll continue the adventures of James T. Cat someday. I had the Kenny G in Hell avatar on the AAJ board for a little while, but when someone kindly took the time to tell me that there are better soprano players than the G-dude, I took it off. Here's a couple of my favorites: Brittney Dog (Brittney Spears + a dog) & James T Cat Quote
WD45 Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 The one and only Groundskeeper Willie. I loved AfricaBrass's cat animation ones. Make me laugh out loud. Quote
Daniel A Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 My avatar is the equivalent of my handle at the... yes you know which board. I initially tried to register there as 'Daniel' but that user name was already taken. So instead of using my full name I chose the name of a figure I'm admiring a lot. I was actually planning to change my handle to 'Daniel A' at my 1000th post over there (mainly as a reaction against a lot of users substituting their real names with other handles, but the handle also turned out to be somewhat confusing in discussions about the real Duke Pearson). However I didn't make it before the axe fell. Quote
Alexander Posted May 27, 2003 Report Posted May 27, 2003 I figure this is as good a place as any to debut my new Spicoli avatar... "People on 'Ludes should not drive!" Wise words, indeed... Quote
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