The story behind your avatar - Page 2

Clarino · 11-01-2006, 06:09 AM

This is what I actually look like.

TrentAustin · 11-01-2006, 06:14 AM

My avatar is just another shameless commercial plug.

Anyone want some horns?

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bandman · 11-01-2006, 07:29 AM

My avatar is part of a painting by my favorite artist - Eric Waugh.

It, along with 4 others by Waugh, hangs in my house.

Eclipsehornplayer · 11-01-2006, 07:42 AM

I change mine to fit my mood sometimes but this is the one I use the most. I was warming up at a Memorial Day concert when one of our community band members took this shot. I liked it and it's me so there it is!

Dale Proctor · 11-01-2006, 08:43 AM

Mine is my '60 Conn 6B Victor trumpet. A recent eBay find - it's original and like new. A sweet horn!

Manny Laureano · 11-01-2006, 08:50 AM

Lady Liberty stands for all I hold dear about my country. She stands as a welcome to those that love life and freedom. She stands as a warning to those who hate liberty and life that we are a nation that will never submit to them.

The lights where the towers stood are my paean to the ghosts of the past and a look to the hope of the future.

It is my avatar because it serves as an admittedly presumptuous reminder that we must never forget.

ML

Happy Canuck · 11-01-2006, 10:16 AM

Cuz I collect and play Olds horns!

ptynan · 11-01-2006, 11:04 AM

Me in a tent

The_Lip · 11-01-2006, 11:26 AM

Mine is a picture of the dolphins that I earned while serving aboard submarines in "Uncle Sam's Canoe Club" (otherwise known as the U.S. Navy

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frank · 11-01-2006, 12:07 PM

My actual one has a nice little story:
It is the East German version of the pedestrian traffic light. After the reunification it was supposed to "die" and be replaced with the Western version. But some people decided to mount a campaign to save the Eastern "Ampelmann". In a way it's a little symbol for the fact that not all things from East Germany were bad! In fact this one looks much nicer. And the funny thing is that not only has he been saved, but he has become ths standard and can now be seen on brand new LED traffic lights all over Germany.

There is a company who sells all kinds of merchandise with the "Ampelmann" (www.ampelmann.de) on it. One t-shirt even found it's way to the testing room of Eclipse trumpets in Luton. And that's not enough: The little guy charmed one of the Eclipse artists... Guess who?

11-01-2006, 06:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
Clarino Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sheffield, England, UK Posts: 644	This is what I actually look like. __________________ "...you have the perfect C Major chord, with blazing trumpets and inaudible strings." - Daniel Barenboim.

11-01-2006, 06:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
TrentAustin Moderator Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,604	My avatar is just another shameless commercial plug. Anyone want some horns? . __________________ Trent Austin lurking around. If you want to chat PM me. http://www.trentaustin.com http://www.onlinejazzimprovisation.com

11-01-2006, 07:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
bandman Forte User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lafayette, LA, USA Posts: 1,042	My avatar is part of a painting by my favorite artist - Eric Waugh. It, along with 4 others by Waugh, hangs in my house. __________________

11-01-2006, 07:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
Eclipsehornplayer Forte User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flat Rock, Michigan Posts: 2,395	I change mine to fit my mood sometimes but this is the one I use the most. I was warming up at a Memorial Day concert when one of our community band members took this shot. I liked it and it's me so there it is! __________________ Eclipse MHY Bb Trumpet with interchangable leadpipes Bach 229 25A C Trumpet Getzen Capri Bb Cornet GR & Monette mouthpieces

11-01-2006, 08:43 AM	#15 (permalink)
Dale Proctor Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 704	Mine is my '60 Conn 6B Victor trumpet. A recent eBay find - it's original and like new. A sweet horn! __________________ "Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away." - Sir Thomas Beecham Olde Towne Brass www.otbrass.com Brass Band of Huntsville www.brassbandofhuntsville.org

11-01-2006, 08:50 AM	#16 (permalink)
Manny Laureano Utimate User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 5,989	Lady Liberty stands for all I hold dear about my country. She stands as a welcome to those that love life and freedom. She stands as a warning to those who hate liberty and life that we are a nation that will never submit to them. The lights where the towers stood are my paean to the ghosts of the past and a look to the hope of the future. It is my avatar because it serves as an admittedly presumptuous reminder that we must never forget. ML

11-01-2006, 10:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
Happy Canuck Pianissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Canada Posts: 174	Cuz I collect and play Olds horns! __________________ Bill Olds Ambassador, Special, Super, Recording, Mendez Bb trumpets, Custom C trumpet/GR Butcher 65.6M Olds Opera & Ambassador A6 Shepherds Crook cornets/Sparx 4B Olds L-12 Flugelhorn/GR Butcher 65.6FL Schilke MII Trumpet/GR Butcher 65.6M If you have an Olds, go to http://www.theoldsregister.com/ and add data

11-01-2006, 11:04 AM	#18 (permalink)
ptynan Pianissimo User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 232	Me in a tent __________________ Paul Tynan "Now Available in California!!"

11-01-2006, 11:26 AM	#19 (permalink)
The_Lip Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 148	Mine is a picture of the dolphins that I earned while serving aboard submarines in "Uncle Sam's Canoe Club" (otherwise known as the U.S. Navy ). __________________ '72 Olds Studio '67 Olds Ambassador Schilke 11 & 15A4 -------------- "Gentlemen, there are only two types of naval vessels..... Submarines & Targets" - U.S. Navy Submarine SONAR Instructor

11-01-2006, 12:07 PM	#20 (permalink)
frank Piano User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 423	My actual one has a nice little story: It is the East German version of the pedestrian traffic light. After the reunification it was supposed to "die" and be replaced with the Western version. But some people decided to mount a campaign to save the Eastern "Ampelmann". In a way it's a little symbol for the fact that not all things from East Germany were bad! In fact this one looks much nicer. And the funny thing is that not only has he been saved, but he has become ths standard and can now be seen on brand new LED traffic lights all over Germany. There is a company who sells all kinds of merchandise with the "Ampelmann" (www.ampelmann.de) on it. One t-shirt even found it's way to the testing room of Eclipse trumpets in Luton. And that's not enough: The little guy charmed one of the Eclipse artists... Guess who? __________________

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