Just kinda woundering how some of you came up with your user names, mine is my last name and my badge number (it's a cop thing). Inquirey minds want to know!! :poke:

mine is FL (from Florida) Camino (you know) and it has a 305 V8 in it.

So we got FLCamino305

If you look at my photo links you see I have two main toys, my 77 Elky and my 03 "Anniversary" Vette, seemed logical at the time.
bill

Way back when I was in school, I always had a hot rod of somekind so I was called Motorhead, the nickname stuck. I'm not sure when the spelling was changed from Motorhead to Moterhead, I think that one of my grandsons did that,so I kept it that way.

In 86 when I bought my Buick Regal T-type, I was on the drag strip most every weekend running in F stock automatic....There was a young fellow there with a 69 350 powered vette also running F stock automatic and every time we met he had to load it up afterwards. I overheard a conversation between him and his friend in the men's room about when he was coming back and he said "not as long as that old coot in the damn Buick was there":dontknow:......I was 39 at the time but have been "old coot" on all my online forums every since...................Dan

WAAAAY BACK...MANY MANY MOONS AGO...When personal computers and the internet first came into general personal usage, I signed up with a local ISP for my first dial-up connection to the internet. When they asked me what I wanted for an e-mail name/address, I hadn't a clue so I just told them to stick an "m" in front of "email" and make it "memail." However, using harris5898 (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/member.php?u=14482) 's method, I guess my user name should really be rupell1 (Yup, it's a cop thing) ! :beer:

"Dusty" A Pomeranain dog we had for over 10 years "m" 1st intial for last name.

Mine is the mythical criminal character (played by Kevin Spacey) in the movie "The Usual Suspects". As a cop you shoulda got that one! ;)

:nanawrench:

nick name with a little twist and adding Jeff Gordon and his car number 24

Rush= favorite rock band, gator= favorite college football team
Started out as my e-mail address when I first got one back in '98, and now it's also my user name I use on all forums.

Gaviota

My test run for new HP engines is north from SoCal to Gaviota and Vandenburg AFB area, about 400-450 miles round trip, past famous surf spots like Rincon and County Line, as well as a selection of car-name cities such as Laguna, Malibu, and Ventura.
Can't drive to Catalina, though...
Gaviota is a fairly undeveloped area along the Pacific coast.
If anything's going to break or start making noise, it'll show up on that trip, and the engine is broken in by the time you get back.

Typical Pacific Coast Highway
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/52mod.jpg

In Santa Barbara I stop at Bob Joehnck's. He organized the very first actual drag race ever held, and figured prominently as a consistent winner in NHRA history. It's worth looking him up and reading about him.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009102.jpg

His speed shop is a time warp to the 50s and early 60s.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009098.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009095.jpg


This is one of the original 1920s-built bridges. It is just barely wide enough for two Model T type cars to pass in opposite directions, but no wider.
In the 20s there was a terrible accident here, with help 6-8 hours away in those days. The husband died in the wreck on the bridge, and the wife was so lonely that she came back later and jumped off the bridge at the site of the wreck.
Now it is said to be haunted. I don't believe in that stuff, but let me tell you that when I took this picture there was a woman's voice singing and weeping into the wind. I searched for her, thinking she was homeless to give her some of our food. Despite our best efforts, she was never found. The singing continued for the entire time, and every time we got close the voice moved.
It started to get pretty scary. We searched very thoroughly, and the voice was never more than a few feet away, no matter where we searched. My daughter was frightened badly, and I found out later that the voice has been there for over 75 years, and even the state engineers were unable to find the source (thinking it was wind thru the bridge structure) despite trying many times over the generations.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009265.jpg

La Purísima de la Concepcíon, pure 1700s California under Spanish rule. This belonged to the King of Spain, and is the most authentically preserved mission in CA.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009125mod.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009142mod.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009179.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009144.jpg

The northern terminus, where we turn around and go home. This is Vandenburg AFB. It isn't well-known around the country, but this is the Cape Canaveral of CA. It is the West Coast Spaceport, and the shuttle can be launched from here.
You can see some of the gantries in the background. NASA has a big presence here.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009242.jpg





Eric

I came up with mine from first name Camino because I like them (even thought mine is a GMC) used ot own a 79 El, then agge. I understand with the cop thing (former police officer)

Nickname I got back in HS (early 90's). The girls said it was the equivalent of "male-hoe" since I would never have a girlfriend but yet managed to go-out with different girls from our school and even a few resent grads.:dontknow:

Name stuck and been using since. :twisted:

It's been my Handle for the past 45 or so years. Was originally
just Coyote, Then after I started ridding Harley's, 37 years ago, the ON2 was added.
As for how the TAG was given to me way back then, well it
was discussed on here a while back. And due to the nature
that this is a family site, I'll just leave it there, and won't get
into it or bring it up again.
Sometimes things are just better off being left alone.:secret:

middle name . last name, i go by my middle name so it seems logical. also it is my email address

Most of the things I`ve grown up enjoying...I still do...but slower....and a few take a little while to "get over".

A friend asked me to join him on a 450 mile Airboat trip down the Brazos river from
North Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. In order to upload pics/video to chronical our trip
I joined the Southern Airboat forum....it was apparently one of those days where i was feeling my age (50) so when they asked for a user name....Hasbeen felt about right.

here`s a sample of what I mean when I say "a few take a little longer to get over"
this kinda stuff was more fun at 30 years old than 50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS30SmW46Vc

Hasbeen

Gaviota

My test run for new HP engines is north from SoCal to Gaviota and Vandenburg AFB area, about 400-450 miles round trip, past famous surf spots like Rincon and County Line, as well as a selection of car-name cities such as Laguna, Malibu, and Ventura.
Can't drive to Catalina, though...
Gaviota is a fairly undeveloped area along the Pacific coast.
If anything's going to break or start making noise, it'll show up on that trip, and the engine is broken in by the time you get back.

Typical Pacific Coast Highway
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/52mod.jpg

In Santa Barbara I stop at Bob Joehnck's. He organized the very first actual drag race ever held, and figured prominently as a consistent winner in NHRA history. It's worth looking him up and reading about him.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009102.jpg

His speed shop is a time warp to the 50s and early 60s.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009098.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009095.jpg


This is one of the original 1920s-built bridges. It is just barely wide enough for two Model T type cars to pass in opposite directions, but no wider.
In the 20s there was a terrible accident here, with help 6-8 hours away in those days. The husband died in the wreck on the bridge, and the wife was so lonely that she came back later and jumped off the bridge at the site of the wreck.
Now it is said to be haunted. I don't believe in that stuff, but let me tell you that when I took this picture there was a woman's voice singing and weeping into the wind. I searched for her, thinking she was homeless to give her some of our food. Despite our best efforts, she was never found. The singing continued for the entire time, and every time we got close the voice moved.
It started to get pretty scary. We searched very thoroughly, and the voice was never more than a few feet away, no matter where we searched. My daughter was frightened badly, and I found out later that the voice has been there for over 75 years, and even the state engineers were unable to find the source (thinking it was wind thru the bridge structure) despite trying many times over the generations.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009265.jpg

La Purísima de la Concepcíon, pure 1700s California under Spanish rule. This belonged to the King of Spain, and is the most authentically preserved mission in CA.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009125mod.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009142mod.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009179.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009144.jpg

The northern terminus, where we turn around and go home. This is Vandenburg AFB. It isn't well-known around the country, but this is the Cape Canaveral of CA. It is the West Coast Spaceport, and the shuttle can be launched from here.
You can see some of the gantries in the background. NASA has a big presence here.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/aero80/missiontrip2009242.jpg





Eric
You sure have a way with telling stories! Keep it up.
I thought your's was from seagull (gaviota).
Carretera is the same as camino, road, the road, la carretera.

Well... I've been seriously into motorcycles since I was 19 and have used MC Rider in other areas so coming over to El Camino Central just seemed a natural , EC Rider.

Actually have no clue what possessed me to put my tag as this... I liked Christopher Walken in Joe Dirt, I guess...lmao

I was called the caminonut way back for having to many Elcamino's and the name stuck, Now I'm down to only one the first camino I picked up when it was only 13 month's old...

Square root of your ssan, converted alpha to numerilcal, subtracted somewhat then added to E_mail surname minus the day of the month.

Ya'll have a great nite.

This was the first site I joined, so last name and model year.

Asked before.......... and I'm still not sure ;) Just something my Mom and Dad started calling me 50some years ago and it stuck.

HeeHee, far TOO easy for me. Got eMail RIGHT after I started my Company; ergo " Just Brits " !!

Visit my site and you will see what i mean !!! :nanawrench:

:beer: [ Brit thing ! ]
Ed

Ooops, used to be in my sig !!

http://www.justbrits.com

Sorry !!

:beer:
Ed

A seraph (Heb (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Hebrew_language). שׂרף, pl. שׂרפים Seraphim, lat (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Latin). seraph[us], pl. seraphi[m]) is one of a class of celestial beings mentioned once in the Hebrew Bible (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Hebrew_Bible) (Tanakh (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Tanakh) or Old Testament (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Old_Testament)), in Isaiah (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Book_of_Isaiah). Later Jewish imagery perceived them as having human form, and in that way they passed into the ranks of Christian angels (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Angel). In the Christian angelic hierarchy (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Christian_angelic_hierarchy), seraphim represent the highest rank of angels. :twisted:

[quote=Seraphx7;222666]A seraph (Heb (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Hebrew_language). שׂרף, pl. שׂרפים Seraphim, lat (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Latin). seraph[us], pl. seraphi[m]) is one of a class of celestial beings mentioned once in the Hebrew Bible (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Hebrew_Bible) (Tanakh (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Tanakh) or Old Testament (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Old_Testament)), in Isaiah (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Book_of_Isaiah). Later Jewish imagery perceived them as having human form, and in that way they passed into the ranks of Christian angels (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Angel). In the Christian angelic hierarchy (http://www.elcaminocentral.com/wiki/Christian_angelic_hierarchy), seraphim represent the highest rank of angels. :twisted:[/quote


Way cool!

Actually have no clue what possessed me to put my tag as this... I liked Christopher Walken in Joe Dirt, I guess...lmao

I lol'd

as far as my name goes it's my nickname "Mondo" and just the number "05" (coincidentally it was the year I graduated from high school), it has been my email address since the 7th grade. I am senior in college now.

Slammin Sam

nickname from my law enforcement day. Put em the slammer and slam the door

Talking with the guys at work one day and mentioned I needed a username for some sites I wanted to join...I suck at picking stuff like that and one of the guys shouts out what about O. D. Showtime. I asked what it stood for or meant and he said I have no idea... it just came out. Well here we are.

When I was a kid in the 80's I got into online BBS's and they had what they call MUDs, Multi-User Dungeons. I wanted a name that would sound kinda cool and scary, kinda like "The Maddening is coming." As if I was some force or entity that would come and turn you crazy/insane/scared inside the dungeon I guess, or something... I dunno, I was 14 or so at the time and it sounded cool. Somewhere along the line I shortened it by dropping "The" from the name, and Maddening it is and has been... People sometimes think it's odd, and yeah, it is, but it's stuck with me since I was a teen, so I just keep using it, I've seen much odder usernames, so no biggie. :poke: I think there was a book and movie with the same name in the 90's but they sucked.

Mine's kind of obvious. I tried ElCaminoguy since I use that on a few other forums but it was taken so I just threw the 74 (my model year) in the middle.

Not very cool but quite descriptive.

:smileyb:

Greetings!
Mine is my boss's login name on his computer at work. It was late at night when I joined and I was not in the mood to be original.
Craig

Add this to it
http://www.elcaminocentral.com/showthread.php?t=30233
Donny

Take a wild guess.

Doug

I own 2 Novas and a Chevelle so novelle came out of it.

When I first started going on forums the Elky was in a million peaces so I picked my user name after the Camaro along with my name :neutral2: (no disrespect to the Elky) use the same one for all the car forums, makes it easyer to remember :poke:

http://www.scaldinghot.com/JDRF%20Show/JDRF01.JPG

It stood for RT...at WorK...Got hotmail back when e-mail was starting to be used at work for anything personal. Used the same for screen names on IM's and such...Maybe I should change it since I am retired now (FD not PD) but my fingers are used to typing it after so many years.

My wife and I have owned and operated Spring Valley Ranch, a cattle farm & horse training facility, for 30 years. The brand for the cattle was sv so I just used the brand and ranch.

Rango came out of my high school days from my buddys, I guess trying to make fun of my last name as I recall.

Duke was the name of my dear departed dog.1333 is just a number I made up.

well its what i do for work, maintance, and since maintanceman is normally taken on place then i just used maintenceman spelled wrong and noone every really seems to notice.

WAY BACK WHEN...I turned 40, I was starting to build a 1940 sedan , since I had taken it apart so many times I knew it inside out,and incorporated a lot of N.O.S. parts.
hence: Bo ( nickname) nos ( new old stock, & knows) 40 (age ) = BONOS40 !!!!:secret:

In California state history, the Spanish built roads that connected all the missions from as far south as San Diego all the way north to San Francisco. The 600 mile highway was named, "El Camino Real" -- or translated, "The King's Highway". Since my El Camino is a '69, and El Camino is "the Highway". Highway 69 sounded cool.

Steelybill; a steel guitar player and builder since the late 40s. I started using the name on music forums to begin with. The name "Steely Dan" of the rock music genre was partly where the combo name came from. I still build lap steel guitars and tube type amps, but not so much while restoring the El Camino. Our interests gradually change over the years. Fooling with cars has always been in the mix. Since I'm still a pilot, I could have used "Buzz Job Bill":nanawrench: Buzz jobs are low flying where it's not really legal. I did bend a few times.

well its what i do for work, maintance, and since maintanceman is normally taken on place then i just used maintenceman spelled wrong and noone every really seems to notice.


You mean maintenance? You spelled it wrong even when you tried to spell it right! :smileyb:

PRETTY KOOL THREAD SPENT THE DAY LOOKING AND LEARNING PLEASANTLY A BUNCH ABOUT SOME OF THE MEMBER NAMES I SEE ALL THE TIME, GOOD INFO, BY THE WAY i FLY A FALCON 50 (PHOTO) AND I HAVE HAPPILY LONG BEEN A RYDER OF THE CLOUDS, GOOD LIFE GETTING PAID FOR SOMETHING YOU WOULD DO FOR FREE!! SORRY FOR THE CAPS, HELL NO!!:You_Rock:

TONY YOU COMPOSE AND WRITE WELL , KEEP UP THE GOOD SHOWS. TRIPS MY MEMORIES OF THE COAST, OLD DRAG RACE US CIRCUIT GUY, LOVED THE PLACE BUT JOB WAS ELSEWHERE:let_it_all_out:

Not too much on how I got mine. Its my first name. Kind of unusual here and even in Ireland its not too common. Brian Boru was the first King of all of Ireland and I was named for himThis is an interesting thread.

Not too much on how I got mine. Its my first name. Kind of unusual here and even in Ireland its not too common. Brian Boru was the first King of all of Ireland and I was named for him .This is an interesting thread.

When I got the elky my intention was to fix it up for my son, now 6. this will give me plenty of time (LOL). His name is Harley and M is last initial. i think by then he will have to fight me for it when he's able to drive.

Back in high school I had the nickname of CRASH for the many accidents I was in, mostly with stationary objects. I did not want to somehow jinx my accident free decade+ (knock on wood).

I have since passed that nickname onto my wife. Just recently reinforced this by rear ending her car into my truck in our drive way. She better be glad it wasn't the cruck! This is like her third time to back into something causing more than $500 in damage. What can u do?:dontknow:

Hey kloudryder50, I used to work on the Falcons!! I liked the 20 the best for doing maintenance and inspections on. The 10s were OK too, but the 200s had the lousy Garret ATF3 on them. Worked on the 50s, but retired about the time the 900 came out. Dassault Falcons are the best biz jets around I believe, built like a bridge!!:smileyb:

Well I have a 68 Elco and I'm a Girl... I know Lame. LOL!!! :-P

When I first started going on forums the Elky was in a million peaces so I picked my user name after the Camaro along with my name :neutral2: (no disrespect to the Elky) use the same one for all the car forums, makes it easyer to remember :poke:

http://www.scaldinghot.com/JDRF%20Show/JDRF01.JPG

Who cares about the name, I like your avatar!

:nanawrench:

i served for one year in the norwegian army (i am an international student studying here in california), and my nickname was mr burns - apparently i had a strong resemblance to mr burns from the simpsons, whenever i wore the army helmet.. my nickname was known through the ranks, all the way up to the battalion commander.

SsUpPoErRt = Super Sport

I own and love three SUPER SPORTS
1966 427 Impala SuperSport
1971 396 Chevelle SS
1979 was a 305 but now a 383 El Camino SuperSport

Somebody posted this a couple of years ago. It's interesting to get new updates.

Quintonsdusty was the name of a poodle that I had a nuber of years ago. my '67 is about the same color. Seemed like a good choice.

TONY YOU COMPOSE AND WRITE WELL , KEEP UP THE GOOD SHOWS. TRIPS MY MEMORIES OF THE COAST, OLD DRAG RACE US CIRCUIT GUY, LOVED THE PLACE BUT JOB WAS ELSEWHERE:let_it_all_out:
Thanks for the compliment but I believe it was for Eric (Gaviota) he is a great story teller, Tony (Carretera).

My user name on this forum and several others is mickey-d. Yrs ago when I worked in my first dealership, there were 3 other Mikes. You know how that works out, it doesn't. Then in walks a neighbor, a customer, see's me and hollers
"hey,Mickey-d"and there ya go, it stuck. Next user name is Mikey, which I've always hated, but my wife of 31yrs has always called me. I'm an Administrator on the M&M Speed forum, and that's my user name, the only place I use it.:nanawrench: ........................................mickey-d:beer: Michael, Mike, Mickey, Mikey,etc. McD, first letters of last name, hence, Mickey-d.....

Before the El Camino I had a (blown, then twin-turbo) 2004 GTO and was active on the LS1GTO Forum as SoCal Goat, because I'm a native Southern Californian and an "Old Goat". Still a SoCal and an old goat, but SoCal Elk seemed to be more appropriate here. Old Guys Rule!

So who's old?:smileyb:

I am I'm older than dirt jim:texas:

Mine comes from a Bon Jovi song.."Wanted Dead or Alive"
...I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride.
Steelhorzz is the name of my bike

Leogexx is short for leopard gecko , one of the best "pet reptiles" I have been into collecting and breeding reptiles for over 20 years

Got mine when I first signed up for this site. ElkyBob just seemed appropriate for this site.