stanger - Posted - 11/14/2009:  10:39:51

I painted the picture as a Christmas present for my brother. The Hell Rooster is an old family joke.
I used it as an avatar mostly because it has a lot of loud color. For a while, I tried some others, but folks here seemed to miss the Hell Rooster, so it became permanent.
regards,
stanger

The pen is mightier than the pigs.

Kevin B - Posted - 11/14/2009:  12:23:34

Because I know that guy over there<<<<. We have the same mother and father. I've been thinking of changing it though as I am getting grayer.

Kevin ( )=='=~

'Possum, It's what's for dinner . . ."

Brian Taylor - Posted - 11/14/2009:  13:43:38

My surreal life occupation goes hand in hand with my musical pre-occupation.

BT

Jim D - Posted - 11/14/2009:  13:55:54

I saw this photo and just couldn't resist the expression on the fiddler's (Gaylean Houston) face.... there's a guy you don't want to mess with. I'm also an Old Time fan... so it just worked for me.


Jim
Linwood, N.C.

darryl k. - Posted - 11/14/2009:  21:42:44

o.k. I'll confess. After reviewing the above 3 pages, there's an obvious need for a real handsome dude, so until such time as he shows up, I'll fill in.
darryl


The road less travelled....5 strings, a stick, a hoop, and a piece of hyde.

J.D. Miner Trio www.jdminer.com

Compass56 - Posted - 11/15/2009:  07:35:23

I ran across this 45 year old photo of myself a month or two ago, and it fascinated me. I found myself wondering, "Where did that kid go? Who did he become?" That probably sounds goofy, but that's why I replaced that picture of my beloved lap steel with the one here.

littlepicker - Posted - 11/15/2009:  14:38:41

I made this sandwich one day and I thought it was avatar worthy.

Patrick

jfrebel - Posted - 11/15/2009:  14:42:16

mine is a picture of myself.

LParker - Posted - 11/15/2009:  15:18:19

I Drew this Celtic knot on the banjo head over the Christmas break


Gotta smile

Cheers, Lee

Kit Hayes - Posted - 11/16/2009:  03:21:30

I'm just so happy to be here .

MrNatch3L - Posted - 11/16/2009:  03:36:21

Well, playin' yer banjo nekkid on the beach is a lotta fun, dont'cha know?

Lumpy - Posted - 11/16/2009:  09:00:29

This is a favorite pic of me sitting on Smiley Burnette's (Frog) lap taken in the early 50's. I have great memories from the 50's when times were simpler, safer and kids were raised with manners and morals. I loved watching all the westerns on our black-n-white TV and Frog was the famous sidekick of Gene Autry and Roy Rodgers.

Lumpy
Gold Tone OB-250G
"So much music, such little time."

FisherPicker - Posted - 11/16/2009:  09:23:50

I have no really cool banjo pics, I have no pics of myself, but I DID have a really cool pic of my ancesteral family badge from Scotland. I am an American mutt, but the family name had a cool badge....Hawk on Stork (killing the stork more likely) I read somewhere that it is a representation of the fact that they were fishermen and the hawk represented their ability to outfish mother nature or something of the like......and I am in the fishing business.....now that i have bored you all to death.........Next!

Blue Skies, Tight Lines, Good Tunes...

RB-1 - Posted - 11/16/2009:  10:43:26

Because it tells you who I am.

As an extra, N.Y. is a statement about the RB-1 attached: Not Your's.


It's mine....

Bruno van Hoek a.k.a. RB-1

RB-1 plays with Half A Turn & Heartstrings

http://home.hccnet.nl/e.beurskens/S...tstrings.htm

Ronnie - Posted - 11/16/2009:  10:56:16

I don't have a tailpiece with my name on it, but once had a radio......

www.bobbythompsonbanjo.com

trapdoor2 - Posted - 11/16/2009:  12:56:54

I think I'm the last surviving holdover from the infamous "squirrel" threads (ancient BHO history).

Besides, Rocket J. Squirrel has always been one of my heros.

===Marc

"If banjos needed tone rings, S.S. Stewart would have made them that way."

RMH - Posted - 11/16/2009:  13:26:17

Just got my TB00 converted (First Quality neck, Hatfield ring) New banjo.... new pic.

Ron

Edited by - RMH on 11/16/2009 13:27:13

eastkypicker - Posted - 11/16/2009:  13:53:24

Mine is a photo from Eastern Kentucky...
Boyd County.

flake - Posted - 11/16/2009:  14:38:47

they're my little league coaches.......

You can't ride home on a bowl of goat. I've always said that.

Banjoitus - Posted - 11/16/2009:  20:08:58

I think I'm the last surviving holdover from the infamous "squirrel" threads (ancient BHO history).

I helped write the originals with miss muppet, one day I'd write a situation, next day she would take it over where I left off, pretty soon everyone joined in, that was a fun time indeed..

My avatar reflects my best pal, of course!

tinkersdam - Posted - 11/16/2009:  20:56:39

My avitar is a genuine reasonable facsimile. Otherwise, I'd have been tempted to touch it up a little first.

Dee


I can get 'er up to 120.... but any more than that and I'm gonna be roadkill on the bluegrass highway.

Trashbanjo - Posted - 11/18/2009:  13:44:22

Mine is the banjo I found in the trash,the banjo I repaired,and the banjo that made me want to be better.

scruggsfan - Posted - 11/18/2009:  13:58:37

My one-eyed cat, Reuben, named after...well, Reuben. He's cool.

shclandler - Posted - 11/19/2009:  15:21:53

This is a little wire guy playing the banjo my friend John made for me. He has one at his shop I always used to look at, so he made one for me one day.

Josh

scaggs7 - Posted - 11/19/2009:  16:14:10

I live mine

vfrbart - Posted - 11/19/2009:  16:26:52

just beacause i look good and dont think Mr. Stanley has ever had his photo taken sitting next to someone like myself. So I'll keep it til a better one shows up

CW Spook - Posted - 11/19/2009:  18:13:24

I change 'em from time to time. The current one is of my new love.

5steve - Posted - 11/21/2009:  13:24:09

That's my 4th of July party tent of course

Couchie - Posted - 11/21/2009:  16:15:13

I picked this avatar because I love making music with my band, and my daughter is standing beside me.

bigeasy - Posted - 11/26/2009:  19:38:04

by the time I took the picture off the wall, took it out the frame, scanned it into the computer, tried to find where it went in the computer!! and finally reached it's destination as my latest avatar, I thought I'd give it a while there but maybe change it sometime soon for something more musical

BConk - Posted - 11/27/2009:  05:36:57

Because they took away my signature

jfb - Posted - 11/27/2009:  06:22:49

Because its one of the worlds finest sounding old flathead banjos..




Course, I can delete the..one of..and the s at the end if y'all prefer..

Edited by - jfb on 11/27/2009 06:40:52

bigeasy - Posted - 11/27/2009:  07:13:01

changed to someting a bit more musical! that's me on the left in Nashville '09. I sat on the horses knee to hide the hole in his jeans! Alan Jackson has holes in his, maybe the hole was cool! ha

edweber - Posted - 11/27/2009:  10:17:37

Mine used to be a picture of a locomotive (I'm a train buff) but being a scrimshaw artist I decided to change it to an example of one of my custom truss rod covers that I make. Visit my homepage to see more examples of my work.
Ed

Cuzzin Donny - Posted - 11/27/2009:  11:38:48

Cause I dont think enybody else has got it------yet

thkidd - Posted - 11/30/2009:  11:56:21

Mine is just a picture of me picking my banjo (back in my skinnier days). Besides, life truly is very good.

(This thread will become very confusing in a few days/weeks when folks have changed their avatars, and their descriptions no longer match what you see on your screen.)

catty - Posted - 11/30/2009:  12:22:46

...seemed relevant

DENNISNDODIE - Posted - 11/30/2009:  12:33:46

I change mine to fit the season.

BNJOMAKR - Posted - 11/30/2009:  14:28:04

Because I love my newly aquired used ShopSmith lathe... I've wanted (needed) one sooooo.... loooonnnnnggggg! It works so much better than my home made, washing machine motor driven, lawn mower deck shafted, plywood structured thing I called a lathe, that I used in the past!

"Those who never try... never will!"

gdtrfb24 - Posted - 11/30/2009:  15:06:13

Because it's my best side.