Members UstadKhanAli Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 I actually was trying to sign in as Ken/Eleven Shadows but had difficulty, so I used Ustad Khan Ali instead. This is, I suppose, my stage name for the band that I play guitar and keyboards in, Nectarphonic. The drummer had one, so I figured I'd come up with one too. Didn't wanna be left out. In retrospect, I probably should have made it Blueberry Buddha for the name of my recording studio. The avatar is just because I like it and it says AfroKen. "Ken" apparently means "dog" in Japanese...but it's also my first name, which means "handsome" in Old Irish. My parents apparently named me "handsome" and not "dog", although I can't be 100% sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 Well we all have a faceThat we hide away foreverAnd we take them out andShow ourselvesWhen everyone has goneSome are satin some are steelSome are silk and some are leatherThey're the faces of the stranger But we love to try them onWell we all fall in loveBut we disregard the dangerThough we share so many secretsThere are some we never tellWhy were you so surprisedThat you never saw the stranger Did you ever let your lover seeThe stranger in yourself?Don't be afraid to try againEverone goes southEvery now and thenYou've done it, why can'tSomeone else?You should know by nowYou've been there yourself Once I used to believeI was such a great romancerThen I came home to a womanThat I could not recognizeWhen I pressed her for a reasonShe refused to even answerIt was then I felt the strangerKick me right between the eyes Well we all fall in loveBut we disregard the dangerThough we share so many secretsThere are some we never tellWhy were you so surprisedThat you never saw the strangerDid you ever let your lover seeThe stranger in yourself? Don't be afraid t try againEveryone goes southEvery now and thenYou've done it why can'tSomeone else?You should know by nowYou've been there yourself You may never understandHow the stranger is inspiredBut he isn't always evilAnd he isn't always wrongThough you drown in good intentionsYou will never quench the fireYou'll give in to your desireWhen the stranger comes along. the stranger-billy joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rockpig Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 I like to make a big Rock mess wherever I go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 So you are actually Chileno by ethnicity and Mexicano by nationality? Indeed! Actually 50%. Father from Chile, Mother from Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 My parents chose the first name from a semi well known very wealthy distant relative who had King as his middle name. He died and didn't leave me a penny. But then, he probably didn't know I existed, much less was named after him. I am none of these Richard King's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_KingNor am I this Richard King: http://mixonline.com/mixline/genelec-8050a-king-121807/ While I don't have this Richard King's history (or talent), I am always open and available to accept some free equipment in exchange for an endorsement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WrdsNmuzik Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 Mine started as a screamname on AOL. I was trying to think of something that said: songwriter. Thus, words-n-music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 Back in the 90s I used the moniker "Dolby" as it was a nickname I picked up while in electronics school. In more recent years I've changed to my initials combined with my birth year. My avatar is my daughter with my '59 Gibson LP jr. circa 1993/4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurfu Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 "Kurfu" is the name of a band that I was in from 1994-2001... Been using the nickname out of habit on the net ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike McLenison Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 I play an SG and look like Homer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted March 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 I play an SG and look like Homer... Your moniker, not your avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brandenburg Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 I play alot of war/stratagy games and so my name is from a special german unit that fought in WW2 I have had this name since '98 in one form or another (clan tags) the men that fought in this unit was called the Brandenburgers and unit was called Brandenburg. The 1st battalion of the Brandenburg standarten (regiment) was formed in 1939 in Brandenburg.. Shortly there after the other 2 battalions were formed in 1940.. By the end of the war, this regiment was a Panzer Grenadier Division (armored infantry) and was attached to the Gross Deutchland Korp which was also originally a regiment in 1939.. The original regiment was very special indeed and was strictly a special ops unit This unit answered to the Deutch Abwehr (german Intelligence) headed by Admiral Canaris. Some of the men in these companie's could literally speak 8 languages fluently... Here is a avatar i use for the forums at http://www.wargamer.com/forums/ ( name is KG_Brandenburg there)... the artwork was done by me and the Stahl Helm was the emblem for the gross Deutchland Regiment/division/korp and has a Brandenburg Eagle Crest inside.. This is a pretty close representation of the divisional emblem BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hush Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 Mine happened one Halloween on MusicPlayer.com we were changing Avatars and altering screen names for the holiday. Mine is a reference to an episode from Buffy The Vampire Slayer. After Halloween I was unable to switch back to my original screen name, so just left it Hush :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike McLenison Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 Your moniker, not your avatar! Oops, Sorry. A little of each Beatle, except Ringo... no offense, Mr. Starkey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 Indeed! Actually 50%. Father from Chile, Mother from Mexico. Ah, okay, so you're a Chilexican. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members midimonk v3 Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 = "Breakfast Of Champions!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 "Kurfu" is the name of a band that I was in from 1994-2001... Been using the nickname out of habit on the net ever since. And that cool avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted March 24, 2008 Members Share Posted March 24, 2008 I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lakesidedave Posted March 24, 2008 Members Share Posted March 24, 2008 Well, my first name is Dave, and my studio is called Lakeside Studios. It's nowhere near a lake, but it would be nice if it were. I kind of named it as a tribute to Karl Wallinger's (World Party) Seaview Studios, which was in Holloway, London, and nowhere near the sea. Kind of ironic, see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted March 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 24, 2008 Well, my first name is Dave, and my studio is called Lakeside Studios. It's nowhere near a lake, but it would be nice if it were. I kind of named it as a tribute to Karl Wallinger's (World Party) Seaview Studios, which was in Holloway, London, and nowhere near the sea. Kind of ironic, see. How much do you charge? I'd love to record some of my songs properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members coyote-1 Posted March 24, 2008 Members Share Posted March 24, 2008 Childhood nickname that stuck. Never changed moniker, probably never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super 8 Posted March 24, 2008 Members Share Posted March 24, 2008 Obviously mine needs no explanation, as it's meaning is clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted March 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 24, 2008 I guess I can explain my moniker, even if it is my name. I was born Albert Stanely Jones Knight III. My father was not Jr. but II. He very much wanted an III. Me. My mom wasn't into it. She said, or so the story goes, "OK, we'll call him that on the certificate but we'll really call him.. Al... noBert... noStan... noley..Lee... We'll call him Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tucktronix Posted March 24, 2008 Members Share Posted March 24, 2008 The name "Tucktronix", taken from my last name of Tucker, was sort of a "stage name" that I gave myself during my techno music phase in the mid-to-late 80's(name was first spelled ending with "ics"). The term stuck even after growing out of that phase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted March 24, 2008 Members Share Posted March 24, 2008 The name? Jeff. My job? Weasel. Did that need explaining? I'm happy to have enlightened anyone for whom this was confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted March 24, 2008 Members Share Posted March 24, 2008 Mine is just my stage name - a combo of my real name + Bilbo Baggins'. Plus, it rhymes with dildo... sort of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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