Bender 4 Life Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I've been bending strings since my 11th birthday in 1974........... I hope to exhale my last breath while releasing a monster "gstring to bstring bend" (yes, like a 'tard, I "pull" my bends as opposed to "pushing" them) someday. Hence the forum name, Bender 4 Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I've been bending strings since my 11th birthday in 1974...........I hope to exhale my last breath while releasing a monster "gstring to bstring bend" (yes' date=' like a 'tard, I "pull" my bends as opposed to "pushing" them) someday. Hence the forum name, Bender 4 Life.[/quote'] That would be the best last breath ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 A young friend of mine had his family arrive in North America via boat. Interesting thing is that there was no record on the passenger manifest of people of that name embarking. Another... I know a family where something like three brothers came to the US from Denmark. Each took a different surname as they arrived. My grandmother's family, 7 brothers, came from German-speaking Switzerland. Bauman became "Bowman" before the end of the 19th century. But then... figure that spelling was not exact for ages in English. The journals of Lewis and Clark would see the same word spelled in several different ways, and they were rather educated for their era. Throughout the "American" west, and I'd wager the "Canadian West" is part of that, there was a popular old song that asked, "What was your name in the states." The idea was that folks wanting a new start, perhaps because of crimes, perhaps simply because they wanted a status upgrade, would change their names to begin a new life. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Same still kinda goes for Alaska, eh? What with computers and all, it's tougher to escape the law, but people still try to escape the old life. I know lotsa guys who worked up there and overseas, all told me that's often a common denominator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Same still kinda goes for Alaska' date=' eh?What with computers and all, it's tougher to escape the law, but people still try to escape the old life. I know lotsa guys who worked up there and overseas, all told me that's often a common denominator. [/quote'] Still possible. They call it Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Mexico Nope. That whole "Open Border" thing only works one way. I've crossed it enough myself to know. I'd be deported in a heartbeat - or jailed in a 3rd World Country. Unless you're throwing around money down there' date=' those people DO NOT want you in their country. Living within 150 miles of it reveals alot. <-- See avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Nope.That whole "Open Border" thing only works one way. I've crossed it enough myself to know. I'd be deported in a heartbeat - or jailed in a 3rd World Country. Unless you're throwing around money down there' date=' those people DO NOT want you in their country. Living within 150 miles of it reveals alot. <-- See avatar. Boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanstreak Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 my handle is based on my motorcycle, a 2003 kawasaki vulcan meanstreak 1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Some of you guys and gals have some strange names. What's the meaning behind them? Cruzn...I know yours and I still think it is classic. Tell me you have a vanity plate w/ CRZN FRT or something like that. I'll start. mojoredfoot. Very simple. I have a pet redfoot tortoise named Mojo. Mine started off as name I started using on the internet back when everyone seemed to use some kind of CB radio handle name. While trying to come up with mine, I read an article about ? & the Mysterians aka Question Mark and the Mysterians...about how they were still performing and recollecting the song 96 Tears, and how they were still kind of off the wall. So, the first forum (not this one) post I did on the internet, I used the handle of Question Mark and the Mysterians...shortening it in the next post or two to just Question Mark or QuestionMark. Later, I began recollecting how one of my favorite shows on TV when I was a kid, was The Fugitive (with David Jansen) and how at the beginning of the show they would always say the show was a QM production. So, somewhere along the way in tribute I began further shortening Question Mark to QM. After using the handle for awhile, I realized that my musical nick name outside forums is Jazzman Jeff, which I much more prefer...and that began trying to shift away from Question Mark to the name of Jazzman Jeff which I relate to more...so I've been signing things QM aka Jazzman Jeff as of late. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big Bill Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 It's my porn name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 It's my porn name. I though they called u Small Bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I've been bending strings since my 11th birthday in 1974...........I hope to exhale my last breath while releasing a monster "gstring to bstring bend" (yes' date=' like a 'tard, I "pull" my bends as opposed to "pushing" them) someday. Hence the forum name, Bender 4 Life.[/quote'] Hey I pull mine also......no lessons......doh ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I hope to exhale my last breath while releasing a monster "gstring to bstring bend" . I hope my last breath involves a G-String also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 My name is Nikko. When I joined the forum I was 16. Pretty simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 My name is Isabel, but people like Izzy. It reminds me of a certain Guns & Roses axeman. G&R was the first rock band I heard and liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Izzy Stradlin was cool! His solo album was decent. Wonder what ever happened to him? I'm guessing he still gets a nice regular paycheck from GnR sales and such... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 My name is Isabel' date=' but people like Izzy.It reminds me of a certain Guns & Roses axeman. G&R was the first rock band I heard and liked.[/quote'] I love origional Guns! Izzy wrote such good songs and Axl's lyrics went with them perfectly! I don't know exactly what he does now Neo but I know he is still friends with Axl and will come and play shows with GnR every so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Yeah, they grew up together in Indiana. Hooked up again once they were both in El Lay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Robot Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Good post topic. I have a collection of 50's and 60's tintoy robots. They are pretty precious and would give a Gibson a run for its money in terms of value. Before I discovered guitar sites on the web, it was robots. My favourite robot was a robot called Cragstan's Mr. Robot - which I originally used as my name on ebay. So it has stuck - even with my compositions on UTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I hope my last breath involves a G-String also WOOOOOOT !! CROSSDRESSER ALERT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Fred= my nickname, 61= for the SG, never bought one, but I feel a connection with them If that makes any sense at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 No special/hidden meaning or reason for it. Have been using it since I was in school (mail, chats, forums) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I'm not really sure. Oh, wait, I have 2 grandsons, maybe that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 WOOOOOOT !! CROSSDRESSER ALERT!! He might have been thinking he'd choke on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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