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A Bomber General

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Sterling Hayden glowering through a clenched cigar while warning of the dangers of Communist infiltration in Dr. Strangelove-what could be more golden era than that? Fear, destruction, tobacco, and style-its a microcosm of the 1950s.
 

Shangas

I'll Lock Up
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Melbourne, Australia
My current avatar is, to me, the epitome of the classic GE man - suit, hat, and attitude. If I had my way, I would be dressed like him every day.

That is a lovely avatar!

My current one (in case it should change in the future) is a photograph of my typewriter. I was in my room one evening, bored out of my mind. I spun around in my chair and saw the light on my desk and the shadows...it looked pretty, so I snapped a B&W shot of it. That was the result. I picked it as my avatar because I love writing and typing and history, and I felt it represented me well.

 

GHT

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My wife and I were looking to book a return visit to a heritage railway. When we checked out train times on their website, we found that we were stars. Well, Hercules the train was the actual star, but we did get a mention in dispatches.
 

gear-guy

Practically Family
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southern indiana
good pic Atomic, but I especially like the geese on the wall in the background. I grew up with the exact same birds on my parents wall. After they were gone it was a family fight to see who would end up them. My niece won out, but your avatar sure did bring back good memories.
 
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The zoot suit wearing big bad wolf from the old Tex Avery cartoons. No deep meaning, just having fun.

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Gin&Tonics

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That is a lovely avatar!

My current one (in case it should change in the future) is a photograph of my typewriter. I was in my room one evening, bored out of my mind. I spun around in my chair and saw the light on my desk and the shadows...it looked pretty, so I snapped a B&W shot of it. That was the result. I picked it as my avatar because I love writing and typing and history, and I felt it represented me well.

You have a highly enviable desk, sir. I hope someday when I own a house big enough for me to have a study, that my desk looks much like it!

I thought i had replied to this thread, but I realize after a review that I haven't!

My avatar is the incomparable Jeremy Brett in the role he is most known for as Sherlock Holmes from the Granada series of the early 90's. I have been a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes as far back as I remember, and without a doubt, Brett's performance has in my opinion never been matched on any screen large or small. I think this excellent series was the origin of my love of Victorian style.

Another connection to this image for me is that as a law enforcement officer, I see Holmes's incisive mind as an ideal to aspire to :) There have been a few times at work where I've managed to pull off a bit of Holmesian deduction, which is a real thrill for me.

I SO want a frock coat like the one Brett wears through most of the series! I would rock that thing DAILY.
 
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2jakes

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That is a lovely avatar!

My current one (in case it should change in the future) is a photograph of my typewriter. I was in my room one evening, bored out of my mind. I spun around in my chair and saw the light on my desk and the shadows...it looked pretty, so I snapped a B&W shot of it. That was the result. I picked it as my avatar because I love writing and typing and history, and I felt it represented me well.



If you're telling me it was a spur of the moment & you just simply took the snapshot without rearranging or
composing than you have a keen sense of things around you & made the most of it. Thanks for sharing a
very lovely photograph. ( Don't change it )
 

sal

One of the Regulars
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my own little slice of heaven
Mine is from one of my favorite cartoon characters and reflects my interest in the crime novels I used to read as a kid as well as the interest of the crime movies of the forties
 
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Mine is from one of my favorite cartoon characters and reflects my interest in the crime novels I used to read as a kid as well as the interest of the crime movies of the forties
"Yeah, that's me, Tracer Bullet. I've got eight slugs in me; one's lead, and the rest are Bourbon. The drink packs a wallop, and I pack a revolver. I'm a private eye."

Excellent choice! Tracer Bullet was my favorite of Calvin's recurring characters.
 

Shangas

I'll Lock Up
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Melbourne, Australia
If you're telling me it was a spur of the moment & you just simply took the snapshot without rearranging or
composing than you have a keen sense of things around you & made the most of it. Thanks for sharing a
very lovely photograph. ( Don't change it )

I was at my desk. At night. You can see the time on my watch. 10:06pm. Bored stupid. I was just spinning around, and I thought of how nice it looked. So I took out my camera and snapped it. That's all it was.
 

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