Where does your username come from?

My name is Tony. My 1st guitar was a 1970 Martin 00-18 - was my wife’s but she gave it to me on my birthday after I played it every day for 5 months when I picked up the guitar bug. My retirement/covid boredom cure.

No longer have it - but recognize my luck in having a great sounding guitar to learn on.

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Very cool, Tony!

So are you still playing & if so, what are you playing on? How’s the learning coming?

Thanks for adding to the username thread!

Tod

No big secret for my username, my name and the year that will have me hitting a milestone birthday this December. There are some interesting stories in this thread though!

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Calls for a celebration :grinning:

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This movie traumatized me when I was little, lol. I really liked the second movie though.

I wish I had a good story for my username, but it’s just my name and my three favorite numbers. I think I just wasn’t feeling particularly inspired the day I signed up :laughing:

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Talk about traumatizing, what happened to Jonathan Brandis. :pensive:

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No, I sold it. It needed some work, and I discovered that the 1-11/16 nut/string spacing was cramping my style (learning). Mostly play my late model 0-18 Martin with 1-3/4 nut. Or my 2021 00-28. Unless I’m camping - like all last week - then it’s my little Martin 00-jr. Love them all, play every day. Love the way guitar keeps getting more fun as one gets better.

Definitely a fan of Martins. Miss the old 00-18 sometimes, had a fine sound.

Tony

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I’ve not been looking forward to it for probably a year already but yes I’ll have to do something. The first something I did was buy my dream guitar in March. Might as well make it a birthday year for such a milestone eh? (See - Canadian! :slightly_smiling_face:)

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Twin Six is what I’ve named my 1986 Alvarez Yairi DY-76 12-string, my main guitar, after a 1932 Packard Dietrich Twin Six Convertible Victoria owned by my grandfather while I was a kid. Here’s a photo of the car as it appeared in the Automobile Quarterly book on Packard during my grandfather’s ownership. What makes this car unique is the rear-mounted spare configuration, as Ray Dietrich designed cars with side-mounted spares.

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I will be a tease and leave you all hanging for a day or so. But I’ll see who come closest should anymore guesses appear. :rofl:

I won’t guess cuz I’m pretty sure I know your ‘actual’ name. I don’t quite recall how I know, it might have been the very first Livestream and it might have been Justin who used that name, maybe based on an email address. I don’t remember the details - but I do remember the name! :slightly_smiling_face:

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I think Justin called him prolific :rofl:

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A month ahead of me, young lady
(I think we mentioned this before, but I forgot it :roll_eyes:)

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Yes I recall that we had this discussion sometime before too, young man. I don’t think I’ve seen you express any … thoughts … about that milestone though!!!

My guess:

You’re a HUGE fan of Danish 80’s pop rock band Tobywhich was fronted by guitarist Torben Johansen!

:crossed_fingers:t2:

Tod

No cigar, not even a match for this one. I’ve had the nickname since '67. Keep trying. :rofl:

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How about a hint? Is it music related???

Nope. Cast the line reel em in :rofl: Nothing to do with fishing either. I had just joined the Scouts. That’s the only clue you’ll get but something you mentioned earlier was getting close. Maybe post the OM I’ll do a reveal. :wink:

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My guess is that your name is Thomas but you didn’t like it and preferred Tom and when you joined the scouts you were deemed to be jolly/boisterous/mad as a hatter and the big boys started calling you Toby for a laugh because of the jug and it stuck!! (cigar?) :smile_cat:

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Sorry David not even a packet of Weights. But your initial reasoning comes close. :wink: