How did you come up with your username

[hobo]

Hey everyone, how did you come up with your username :)

[Mark Wein]

I was born with mine :)

[Phil513]

I mentioned this in another thread, but my name is Phil, and the date of 051300 is a one of significance to my GF and i.

[thredlok]

HBC kept locking my threads at guitar jam...so I changed my name ;D

[Phil513]

HBC kept locking my threads at guitar jam...so I changed my name ;D


LOLZ

[Mark Wein]

HBC kept locking my threads at guitar jam...so I changed my name ;D


What were your threads about that they kept getting locked?

[thredlok]

errr... the amount of locked threads on the forum one night. I posted hurtful thread titles like "lock me gently, lock me slowly" and such. ;D

[Mark Wein]

errr... the amount of locked threads on the forum one night. I posted hurtful thread titles like "lock me gently, lock me slowly" and such. ;D


Aha.....

[hobo]

Actually "hobo uncle sam" was a childhood bedtime story that I shared with our 3 year old daughter here overseas that lasted about 4 years. I did this to teach our daughter English and about the United States. It was a story about a real hobo traveling across America. Hobo shared his delightful adventures and filled our daughter with what America must be like from traveling to the west coast and all the way to the north east coast. "Feeding cracker crumbs to the raccoons at night".

Last year she went to America and attended high school, her senior year. She graduated and made the student honor roll. She now is attending college on an art scholarship and wants to work for Disney in the animation field. She is one heck of a story teller and cartoonist!! "Manga artist".

"hobo uncle sam", well you know who he really is

[Mark Wein]

Actually "hobo uncle sam" was a childhood bedtime story that I shared with our 3 year old daughter here overseas that lasted about 4 years. I did this to teach our daughter English and about the United States. It was a story about a real hobo traveling across America. Hobo shared his delightful adventures and filled our daughter with what America must be like from traveling to the west coast and all the way to the north east coast. "Feeding cracker crumbs to the raccoons at night".

Last year she went to America and attended high school, her senior year. She graduated and made the student honor roll. She now is attending college on an art scholarship and wants to work for Disney in the animation field. She is one heck of a story teller and cartoonist!! "Manga artist".

"hobo uncle sam", well you know who he really is

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Thats pretty cool!

[Brian Krashpad]

My main band, for the past decade or so, is called Crash Pad. A booker/promoter/radio DJ type friend of mine started calling me Brian Crashpad, like Joey Ramone or Aaron Cometbus, or any one of the thousands of punk rockers who've taken their band names or zine names as last names. It is a little quicker than saying "Brian from Crash Pad," so I adopted it too.

My legal last name is Kruger. So I changed the spelling for the stage name to begin with a K. That way, whichever persona I use, I'm still "BK."

Of course, this means that sometimes the band gets called "Krashpad," or "Krash Pad," but it also gets spelled as one word, "Crashpad," which is also incorrect. I'm just glad for any mentions we can get, at this point I could care less about spelling.

[Mark Wein]

My main band, for the past decade or so, is called Crash Pad. A booker/promoter/radio DJ type friend of mine started calling me Brian Crashpad, like Joey Ramone or Aaron Cometbus, or any one of the thousands of punk rockers who've taken their band names or zine names as last names. It is a little quicker than saying "Brian from Crash Pad," so I adopted it too.

My legal last name is Kruger. So I changed the spelling for the stage name to begin with a K. That way, whichever persona I use, I'm still "BK."

Of course, this means that sometimes the band gets called "Krashpad," or "Krash Pad," but it also gets spelled as one word, "Crashpad," which is also incorrect. I'm just glad for any mentions we can get, at this point I could care less about spelling.


Very rockstar Dude00

Plus, you've been in a Fender ad!

[Eminence_Front]

Well, it's obvious to guitar folks, and rock music people what it's for.


Pete Townshend always fascinated me as a character more than a musician.

But when I was a kid and saw Tommy for the first time it really hooked me on Daltry and Townshend as ecclectic rockers, far too intellectual and "smart" to be Rockstars.

So, it's one of my favorite songs' from growing up. My dad was a huge Who fan, among other groups but I always liked the "boww-dunnunt-dunt" riff....

Oh, and the line "....come....and...join...the parttty, dressed....to killlll..."

I had almost forgotten about it over the years, as it meshed in with all the other musical styles I listened to. Then when I moved to Dallas in 2002, I met my GF, who's now my wife, we went to a platinum box at the AAC to see the Mavericks play the Spurs in the playoffs and they play it as the intro music for the player introductions.

So, long story short (i know, too late.) I started using it for my screenname on online shops, message boards, IM apps, etc.

[Brian Krashpad]

My main band, for the past decade or so, is called Crash Pad. A booker/promoter/radio DJ type friend of mine started calling me Brian Crashpad, like Joey Ramone or Aaron Cometbus, or any one of the thousands of punk rockers who've taken their band names or zine names as last names. It is a little quicker than saying "Brian from Crash Pad," so I adopted it too.

My legal last name is Kruger. So I changed the spelling for the stage name to begin with a K. That way, whichever persona I use, I'm still "BK."

Of course, this means that sometimes the band gets called "Krashpad," or "Krash Pad," but it also gets spelled as one word, "Crashpad," which is also incorrect. I'm just glad for any mentions we can get, at this point I could care less about spelling.


Very rockstar Dude00

Plus, you've been in a Fender ad!


Haha, I keep forgetting those ads are/were out there. You gotta have some dang sharp eyes to spot me.

[Mark Wein]

My main band, for the past decade or so, is called Crash Pad. A booker/promoter/radio DJ type friend of mine started calling me Brian Crashpad, like Joey Ramone or Aaron Cometbus, or any one of the thousands of punk rockers who've taken their band names or zine names as last names. It is a little quicker than saying "Brian from Crash Pad," so I adopted it too.

My legal last name is Kruger. So I changed the spelling for the stage name to begin with a K. That way, whichever persona I use, I'm still "BK."

Of course, this means that sometimes the band gets called "Krashpad," or "Krash Pad," but it also gets spelled as one word, "Crashpad," which is also incorrect. I'm just glad for any mentions we can get, at this point I could care less about spelling.


Very rockstar Dude00

Plus, you've been in a Fender ad!


Haha, I keep forgetting those ads are/were out there. You gotta have some dang sharp eyes to spot me.


You should post it here!

[warren0728]

My main band, for the past decade or so, is called Crash Pad. A booker/promoter/radio DJ type friend of mine started calling me Brian Crashpad, like Joey Ramone or Aaron Cometbus, or any one of the thousands of punk rockers who've taken their band names or zine names as last names. It is a little quicker than saying "Brian from Crash Pad," so I adopted it too.

My legal last name is Kruger. So I changed the spelling for the stage name to begin with a K. That way, whichever persona I use, I'm still "BK."

Of course, this means that sometimes the band gets called "Krashpad," or "Krash Pad," but it also gets spelled as one word, "Crashpad," which is also incorrect. I'm just glad for any mentions we can get, at this point I could care less about spelling.


Very rockstar Dude00

Plus, you've been in a Fender ad!


Haha, I keep forgetting those ads are/were out there. You gotta have some dang sharp eyes to spot me.


You should post it here!


yeah....this is probably the only place you haven't posted it!! poke tongue0

[Eminence_Front]

OH SNAP...:o)



"I forgot..."


RIIIIIIGHT

[warren0728]

OH SNAP...:o)



"I forgot..."


RIIIIIIGHT

lol-049 lmbo lol-049 lmbo

[Brian Krashpad]

Maybe tomorrow I will.

Just got notified my daughter (15) wants to go to an early all-ages show at my fave local venue (same place I played last week). So we're both going to a rock show together.

THIS should be interesting!

Ciao!

[Mark Wein]

wave0

[Phil513]

Maybe tomorrow I will.

Just got notified my daughter (15) wants to go to an early all-ages show at my fave local venue (same place I played last week). So we're both going to a rock show together.

THIS should be interesting!

Ciao!


Awesome, that sounds great BK. AOK

[Brian Krashpad]

I'm back!

It was fun.

Full report later.

Dude00

[Phil513]

Cool dude. chears

[hobo]

I'm back!

It was fun.

Full report later.

Dude00


useless0 :gu: ok look forward to it

[Brian Krashpad]

I'm back!

It was fun.

Full report later.

Dude00


useless0 :gu: ok look forward to it


OK, OK.

Here is the flyer for the show:

http://www.gainesvillebands.com/images/flyers/in_rotation/08_11_21_1982.jpg

This is the club:

http://a249.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/121/l_84c2775178821863a692d168acffde90.jpg

As you can see, it's called 1982. I have yet to hear a good explanation why. It's street address is 919, so I know that ain't it.

This is the band Captain Fresh that played. They were our favorite band last night. In the pic they are playing onstage at 1982, but this is from some other show:

http://a673.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/112/l_666da3cc181edbf07fa429b6bf31b458.jpg

This is what the stage looks like. But the gear is from my side band when we played last week. The stage still looks the same. ;)

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/43/l_2d9cc267e1e445479bb10afb311dac47.jpg

This is my friend Jen. She tends bar there:

http://a310.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/115/l_851200196377b30d4004b07668e4bcf5.jpg

I took a pic of me and La Krashpadita with my cell phone and will put it here, when she tells me how I can do that.

;) I'm sorta technologically "challenged."

[Brian Krashpad]

OK, here's us outside 1982:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9186/hannahsfirstshow112108al6.jpg

[Mark Wein]

heavy-metal-044

Very cool...I hope when my kids get to that age that I'm still cool enough to take them to shows...did people at the club recognize you?

[Phil513]

Thats so cool. Nothing like rocking out with your kids. hahaha.

[Brian Krashpad]

heavy-metal-044

Very cool...I hope when my kids get to that age that I'm still cool enough to take them to shows...did people at the club recognize you?


Just Jen (the bartender) and Dave, the soundman (ex-bandmate from the '90's). I introduced Hannah Beth to them first thing. Dave actually had seen her when she was a toddler or baby when we did the occasional band practice at my house back in the day. There were literally maybe 6 adults in the whole place (besides staff, which was Jen and Dave and a couple people on door) that stayed for any length of time. A group of another 7 or 8 people came in but I think they found it kind of awkward with all the high schoolers, so they stayed less than an hour. The rest of the adults besides me were a couple band members' parents and a couple regulars who are there a lot (apparently).

Actually, it's funny, Hannah's younger brother Jack is just 11 (she's 15), but he went to an outdoor show with me last year. It was a weekend-long festival, and the Hotheads played the second night, so he and I went out Friday night, camped in the tent overnight, and I brought him back home Saturday morning. This is Jack with my old leather (which I've since told him is his, much to his delight and his mother's dismay) and a laminate at that show:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2171/02323ug6.jpg

Jack still talks about the drunken chili lady who kept trying to feed us (bands got fed and beered all weekend in lieu of payment)!

[Mark Wein]

Those are going to be great memories for your kids....very cool stuff.... AOK

[Brian Krashpad]

Those are going to be great memories for your kids....very cool stuff.... AOK


I hope so. I have a ton of memories with Jack over the last 5 years via Scouts, first Cubs and now Boy Scouts. Jack has been in Boy Scouts less than a year and has already earned his tenderfoot and second class ranks, and 2 weeks ago we spent a day canoeing in the Okeefenokee Swamp up in Georgia. With Hannah there's not as many organized activities for us to share, so I'm hoping that I can take her to a few shows a year at least.

Now back to screen names! Sorry 'bout the thread hijack.

[Mark Wein]

No thread here stays unhijacked...its just how we do things biggrin

I had a pretty miserable childhood....I hope to build some good memories with my kids... smi

[Phil513]

I remember making the ex grumpy once cause when i returned them to her they were all walking around singing "Highway to Hell". lol.

But hey, bouncing around the house playing air guitar to AC/DC, thats some good times with kids right there. hahahaha.