What's the story behind your username?

[dolcejen]

This may have been done before (sorry if it has)...

What's the story behind your user name?

Mine doesn't have much significance. I wanted simply dolce (my favorite piano word) but it was already used so I added my name on the end. Dolce jen or "sweet" jen.

[stevie]

my name is stevie, but you can call me tripod 

[m1469]

Several years ago, I had just come to grips with having run away from a bunch of problems.  I finally decided to deal with "myself" at this point.  My state of consciousness was at such a point where I had decided that I was either going to kill myself, or in essence, I was going to have to ask some very different questions in my life (and be receptive to the answers). 

Consequently, I chose the latter and my life turned and took on an entirely different meaning (also triggering me to fully pursue my scholastic, musical, and artistic wishes, as well as set more defined goals in my life).  My outlooks and their manifestations began to change so dramatically that I consciously felt like I had become a different person.  Thus, m1469 was "born".   


m1469

[dave santino]

It's my name

[Bouter Boogie]

This may have been done before (sorry if it has)...

What's the story behind your user name?

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,9431.msg95494.html#msg95494

Anyway, a friend of mine made up this Bouter Boogie nickname for me. Kabouter is the word in Dutch for gnome and because I'm not very tall they used to call me kabouter. Bouter is short for kabouter and Boogie sounds rather funny in combination with Bouter so that's how my nickname was born

I wonder how everyone pronounce the Bouter part by the way It sounds like bawter in Dutch, hehe.

- BB

[stevie]

Several years ago, I had just come to grips with having run away from a bunch of problems.  I finally decided to deal with "myself" at this point.  My state of consciousness was at such a point where I had decided that I was either going to kill myself, or in essence, I was going to have to ask some very different questions in my life (and be receptive to the answers). 

Consequently, I chose the latter and my life turned and took on an entirely different meaning (also triggering me to fully persue my scholastic, musical, and artistic wishes, as well as set more defined goals in my life).  My outlooks and their manifestations began to change so dramatically that I consciously felt like I had become a different person.  Thus, m1469 was "born".   


m1469

i had a feeling it wasnt your real name

[m1469]

i had a feeling it wasnt your real name

Well, I think maybe that's quite a riddle, actually 

[steve jones]

Mine is an ingenious anagram of a town's name, where I met my first love.

(Apologies in advance  )

[thalbergmad]

I am mad and i like Thalberg.

My real surname is Britchfield. My ancestors were pig farmers in Northamptonshire. A britch in the field is where they stored all the pig waste.

Therefore, i am in fact a heap of crap.

[bearzinthehood]

This pretty much sums up where my name came from.

[jas]

my name is stevie, but you can call me tripod

Nice. I'm amused against my better judgement.

[stevie]

Nice. I'm amused against my better judgement.

you know where my nickname comes from then?

[Jacey1973]

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,9431.msg95494.html#msg95494

Anyway, a friend of mine made up this Bouter Boogie nickname for me. Kabouter is the word in Dutch for gnome and because I'm not very tall they used to call me kabouter. Bouter is short for kabouter and Boogie sounds rather funny in combination with Bouter so that's how my nickname was born

I wonder how everyone prenounce the Bouter part by the way It sounds like bawter in Dutch, hehe.

- BB

LOL i LOVE your name! It sounds so funny especially as i pronounce it "Booter Boogie"! Me and my ex bf found "boogie" a really hilarious word, i think its just how it sounds.

My name is the nickname we had for my cat who died just before i joined piano forum plus i didnt want to use my real name.

[Waldszenen]

Waldszenen is Schumann's Op. 82, "Forest Scenes" for piano. Not very popular (nor is it particularly well-written but nice to listen to nonetheless).

I chose it not because I like the piece (I DO like it though) but because the name itself sounds cool and it's unique enough for me to be able to use it on any website.

[BoliverAllmon]

mine is my name

[llamaman]

Take a random guess, where I get my name from. Hmm....could it have something to with furry animals that live in South America? Or is it possibly Monty Python related. Or both (*GASP*).

[abell88]

Llamaman, the first few times I read your name I read it as "Lla maman"...some kind of french stutter thing...

[phil13]

It's easy. My name is Phil and I just spelled it backward and then backward again. 

My lucky number is 13.

Phil

[lisztisforkids]

 

[kghayesh]

It's just an abbreviation to my full name.
My first name is Khaled. My surname is ElGhayesh

[JCarey]

Does anybody want to make a wild quess as to what my username means?

[stevie]

[JCarey]

Precisely.

[perfect_pitch]

God knows why I picked my nickname.... (pretty obvious)....

[Bouter Boogie]

LOL i LOVE your name! It sounds so funny especially as i pronounce it "Booter Boogie"! Me and my ex bf found "boogie" a really hilarious word, i think its just how it sounds.

Thanks I agree that Boogie sounds very funny By the way, I think you're not the only one who pronounces the 1st part of my nickname as Booter Anyway, it sounds like bawter in Dutch

- BB

[arensky]

Ravel and Medtner were taken, and I had just read through Arensky's Elegy in g minor...

[Torp]

Torpesian Principles of Illusory and Verbose Pontification by the Baron Hans Richter von Torpese

I came across an obscure translation of this text while hiding out in the library during finals week once.  I was supposed to be studying for my Calculus final but instead had dropped some mushrooms and was simply rummaging around the book shelves seeking some other form of mind-expanding enlightenment.  This text was a godsend.  It opened up whole new worlds for me in terms of freeing my inner child from the imprisonment of the bourgeois societal pressures.  It allowed me the ability to prevaricate at will while maintaining a complete and genuine air of accountability.

I simply lopped off the ending of the Baron’s name and became Torp.

It is also an acronym for the following:
Totally Obtuse Ridiculous Prevarication


Btw, all that is a load of crap, but it sure sounds a lot more interesting than “Uh, it’s my last name.”  Which, in fact, is the real truth.

[allthumbs]

From another post.

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,2169.msg85832.html#msg85832

[lau]

lau isn't my name. It actually comes from a video game called Virtua Fighter.

[stevie]

lau isn't my name. It actually comes from a video game called Virtua Fighter.

completely random

[trunks]

Simple:

Name - Peter
From - Hong Kong

[henrah]

lau isn't my name. It actually comes from a video game called Virtua Fighter.

I remember having that game on the Sega Saturn! Lau had a move where he stomped on the stomach of his opponent didn't he?

My name is the product of a couple of joints and my 'wabajaba' talk. I can't remember when or where exactly it was created, but it's stuck ever since. Henrah the Magix is my alter ego when I'm stoned sometimes lol

[ihatepop]

ihatepop

(That pretty much sums it up)

ihatepop

[tds]

ihatepop

(That pretty much sums it up)

ihatepop

so does mine. tds

[arbisley]

just a jumble of initials and my mum's maiden name, which i prefer to my real surname,
which qoule give
Anthony Robin (Schneider) Bisley

not that interesting really! although I could say it came from my love for trees (arb as in arboricole, french word for tree industry), the verb "is" and some funny semi-french verb "ley" as if I'd run out of inspiration.
Ok, that was even worse actually....

[netzow]

Mine is what I think the manufacturer of my piano is. The letters on the name plate are somewhat hard to dicipher.

[lau]

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,9431.msg95494.html#msg95494

I wonder how everyone pronounce the Bouter part by the way It sounds like bawter in Dutch, hehe.

- BB

i pronounce it bowter buh-gee. with a hard g not a soft one

[lau]

completely random

what the heck, how is that random, i was explaining the origin of my name. this has happened to me before...it's almost, sureal.

I remember having that game on the Sega Saturn! Lau had a move where he stomped on the stomach of his opponent didn't he?

yeah, but kage had the coolest move when the opponent was done, the dive.

[instromp]

I made my name from an anime show 'Big O' and my initials
The android robot pianist name was Instro,and i added my initials to it.Well that sums it up

[wishful thinker]

Mine's a name from another forum, which was largely about buying property abroad.  When I had to come up with a user name, I thought "all this is just wishful thinking", so that is what I registered as.  It now has sentimental meaning - Aliena, where are you? 

my real name is Charlotte 

[counterpoint]

my usename?

there's always a counterpoint, so there should be one in this forum as  well   

[aliena]

I'm here Tinker.. and you are the only one here who knows the origin of Aliena!

[wishful thinker]

I'm here Tinker.. and you are the only one here who knows the origin of Aliena!

Outer space 

[pianistimo]

my username is a double entendre between pianissimo playing (which i think is nice to learn to do - without crouching down and looking like it is some gruesome thing that is very very hard) and pianist imo.  the pianist imo comes from a complex i once had - where you get adulation on the one hand from people who might not even play the piano - looks of approval from half your peers - and insults from your teachers.  i learned to tell myself things like - 'your doing good.  keep it up.'  not that i didn't get that from teachers - but it seems like when you get better - you only get worse for a while.  i'd like to think i'm getting better- but lately i have to practice more.  my goal is to play a piano concerto SOON with any orchestra i can get.  or, perhaps buy some 'music minus one' records and just play concertos for myself.  i think it s the pinnacle of the enjoyment of playing piano - to play a concerto.  you are the 'soloist' after all- and what you say goes.  sort of like becoming a 'god' on this forum - although i wouldn't go quite that far.

[pies]

I am fat and eat lots of pies.

[elspeth]

Elspeth is a Scottish version of Elizabeth, which for some unknown reason is my grandfather's nickname for me... also, anybody who's read George MacDonald Fraser's 'Flashman' books will pick the reference up!

[henrah]

I thought Elspeth might be a mispelling of Elsbeth, which I've heard of.

[Mozartian]

I was uber obsessed w/ Mozart when I signed up and fancied myself good at interpreting his works.

Oh well. lol.

[ihatepop]

I was uber obsessed w/ Mozart when I signed up and fancied myself good at interpreting his works.

Oh well. lol.

well thats obvious.

ihatepop

[txmuslguy]

Well, heres the explanation---I lift weights, and I use this name at another website dealing with bodybuilding. I didn't want another screenname and password to remember, so I stuck with this one.  It really doesn't fit in here, but what the heck. 
A bodybuilder that plays and is learnig classical music---almost incompatable in the mind, isn't it?