What Avatar are you wearing today?

[handymike]

Oops, I did it again.

 

[Stand By]

Mine was the first piece of jacket art that I did - and put on my old Aviation Leathercraft A2.
"Stand By" was one of the singles by Roman Holliday and taken from their 1983 "Cookin' On The Roof" LP. This design was originally done for one of the band members (who all wore a variety of WW2 jackets) and was seen only fleetingly in the music video for the song and it featured on the back sleeve of the 12" single (and was a 12" picture disc too. Remember those?!). I always loved the LP (and still do!) - and the track is my favourite on the LP - and I just made my own copy of it.
The only way that that I'll consider changing my avatar will be if I get a new russet A2 and put a Mk. II version of Stand By on the back panel; one that I have all pre-designed and ready to go! So obviously I need the jacket for the art … do I need another reason?

 

[Peter Bowden]

Used to wear my Father's old Mae West when I was a kid......much too big of course but I have been fascinated with her ever since

 

[handymike]

My dad was a car nut in the 60's and 70's. He used to take me to Cars of the Stars in Buena Park (just up from Knott's Berry Farm). My favorite was the Hannibal 8.

They had 3 versions. One you could sit in while it went up and down.

 

[Dr. Lecter]

Did someone say Hannibal?

 

[Monitor]

Did someone say Hannibal?

I am confused.

 

[ton312]

Mine is my bike. And honestly with a 6 year old daughter I see more of it here than I do in real life. Every time I plan an early Sunday ride I find myself wandering around Target with my ladies stuffing a breakfast sandwich down my throat.

 

[Peacoat]

I am confused.

Hannibal Lecter. See the post with the name of the car--Hannibal8 directly above Dr. Lecter's post. Put the two together--confused no more.

BTW your prior avatar was quite striking. One of the best I have seen. She looked (as HD said) possessed.

 

[Zombie_61]

It is quite simply your perfect altar ego. Self-deprecating, amusing yet sharp as a tack with it. I love it.

With a compliment like this, I'll have to think long and hard if I ever consider changing it again. Thank you!

 

[GHT]

Mine is my bike. And honestly with a 6 year old daughter I see more of it here than I do in real life. Every time I plan an early Sunday ride I find myself wandering around Target with my ladies stuffing a breakfast sandwich down my throat.

Some years ago, following a film-shooting, recreating the Rock 'N' Roll dancing of the 1950's, my wife and I posed on our Heritage Springer. The cameraman said that the end result looked like what you might imagine to be the sleeve cover of an Eddie Cochran LP. Some compliment. That photo is a cherished reminisce, for the bike, for the film shoot and for the fact that we actually got paid a decent rate. The reason it's not an avatar though is because my lady isn't a forum member, even though she lurks here all the time.

 

[Stand By]

My dad was a car nut in the 60's and 70's. He used to take me to Cars of the Stars in Buena Park (just up from Knott's Berry Farm). My favorite was the Hannibal 8. View attachment 44045 They had 3 versions. One you could sit in while it went up and down.

Fantastic! It looks just like like something Dick Dastardly and his trusty sidekick Muttley (those "double dealing do-badders!") would compete against in their "The Mean Machine" racing car from Whacky Races - the old early 70's Hanna-Barbera cartoon - but made real!
Magnificent.

 

[handymike]

If you've never seen the movie "The Great Race" I highly recommend it!
Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon, Peter Falk, and Natalie Wood: an all time favorite of mine

 

[Stand By]

If you've never seen the movie "The Great Race" I highly recommend it!
Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon, Peter Falk, and Natalie Wood: an all time favorite of mine

Oh yes, The Wacky Races was based partly on that same film! I remember it from when I was a kid. Good clean fun.

 

[GHT]

The Wacky Races was based partly on that same film!

Well you live & learn.

 

[scottyrocks]

The funny thing is, that was an image I found doing a Google search. Created by Jeffro Kilpatrick, it was created to promote/advertise a Philadelphia Cartoonist Society Hobo Day on June 4, 2011. Here's the original artwork:

I made some changes to make it more generic, changed the flat cap to a fedora (though I do have a version with the cap), and made the colors a little more vibrant, and ended up with my current avatar. Compared to some of the members here I dress like a 'Bo, so I thought it was appropriate.

Didn't you have another caricature avatar in the past? I seem to remember one (or more).

 

[Zombie_61]

Didn't you have another caricature avatar in the past? I seem to remember one (or more).

I probably did. It's hard to keep track of 'em all now that I'm getting older and my mind is...ooooh, look, a squirrel!

 

[bretron]

My initial avatar was Coppola with a firearm ala Heart of Darkness, but was tapped by a bartender telling me to chill...

 

[nick123]

My initial avatar was Coppola with a firearm ala Heart of Darkness, but was tapped by a bartender telling me to chill...

That woman is the worst villain in any film I've seen. Horrendous person.

 

[handymike]

With all the TFL Brando love, I'm baffled that we haven't seen a Kurtz avatar.

 

[Monitor]

That woman is the worst villain in any film I've seen. Horrendous person.

I never really thought she was that bad.