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Hi Hairy People,
When I first got this computer as a 50th b-day present from my sister-in-law (back in the summer of '03), I knew nothing about the internet. Once I figured out a bit of its navigation, I accidentally surfed over to MLHH one day. I think it was September. Once I got hooked on MLHH, I realized that I had to come up with a "handle"...
Since I love to go out C&W dancing (or ANY kind of partner dancing, for that matter, especially Swing dancing), --- and I used to do a LOT of it --- " Longhaired Urban Cowboy" seemed like a perfect fit. I later decided to shorten the name to just, "Urban Cowboy" (although I have never actually seen the movie with that same name, the one starring John Travolta & Deborah Winger).
Now that I lead a much more boring "work-aholic" lifestyle (insert big YAWWWN here...), I think my handle should match my current boredom status. With less free-time to visit the internet, including MLHH (and, yes, sadly also less free-time to go out dancing as much as I used to), I think I should change my name over to something like: "KeninSF"...
The sad part is that when Bill Choisser helped me set up my website in the Spring of '04, I got very attached to this alter-ego of mine, "Urban Cowboy"... He's a bit more colorful & outrageous than his milder version of real-life "Ken"; but, once in awhile the two personalities walk together hand-in-hand... Bill and I had a lot of laughs while working on the website, especially my Hair Page --- and no, I don't plan on changing a thing there.... BUT, posting here under the handle "Urban Cowboy" nowadays feels so... so... "foreign" to me now, maybe? Maybe I need to just break down and see that damn movie, --- that way if I hate it, then I'll DEFINITELY want to change my name (lol)!!
I'll try to rent that flick within the next week or so... In any case, regardless, don't be surprised if I change my handle over to something more "vanilla", --- like, how about: "YawninginSF"? Or... "FallingasleepatthewheelKen"?? Or, just: "KeninSF"...
Funny how a handle can suddenly feel outdated!
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz...
- Ken
Hi Ken,I mean URBAN COWBOY!LOL!Hey I think you should keep your handle as its just YOU my friend.Why go to some generic name as no one will even know its you after so many years possibly.Since you post a lot less is another reason to retain the Urban Cowboy as you are immediately recognizable even to some of our newer users.Why mess with success as the saying goes.
On another note I hope all has been going well for you as at least you are still employed in this bad economy.That's something to be grateful for.Its been awhile since we last chatted on the wire or wireless!LOL.So maybe its time to do it again.Take care Ken as with the little free time you've got left now don't start thinking of name changes:)Cheers
Mark
Ken we do like your "Urban Cowboy" alter ego but if you want to change it to match your boring life, (I can so relate) Then how about "Urban Workaholic" Or you could be really boring and use your name and initial, Ken G. However then you would have to post as "Ken G aka Urban Cowboy" for 6 months then announce the change three or four times before posting as Ken G. It's a lot of work so if you don't hate the movie then maybe just stay as you are.
LOL
Kevin C aka Kevin C
It is truly a lot of work but we've had one member successfully make the switch after doing all the work you detail. So it can indeed be accomplished.
And yet, after all that hard work, he seems to have stopped posting!
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n/t
Jeeze Kevin, are you just trying to make him quit?
I think he's pretty cool.
Paul
I was giving him a hard time! All in good fun as was interpreted by some. A bit of sarcasm never hurt anyone.
Kevin a k a mean old man. lol
Better wording I hope.
hehehe
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It was not hard at all changing my handle. I just snap into it. Before going to Maui, I gone by my old handle, and then when I came back, I start using my new handle. Let's all get along and just accept it. Paul KMF thinks you guys are trying to drive me away from the board since I have changed my handle.
Matthew
Nah, its just that we're not afraid to tease each other or be goofy anymore. I kinda like the new change in the mlhh myself
Hmmm... I like that too.
Gives me a sense of... freedom, ahhh.
Now that the James Gang is gone, I guess we can be a little more honest and playful with each other, no longer a need to worry if the "politeness police" are watching.
Good point Dio,
Paul
uhhh last time I checked this was the Men's LONG HAIR hyperboard, not the Barney hyperboard where everyone holds hands and then cries and throws a fit whenever someone disagrees with them.
No, I don't think they're trying to drive you away, man. But I do think this thread was a little mean spirited.
Matthew is a cool little whipper snapper guys, lets try to keep him.
Paul
Don't worry, we all generally like each other here. I personally think it's just that they felt comfortable enough around you to joke around. All good natured fun, I'm sure you'll understand. I personally smile when I see these as it generally indicates a more friendly mood. Just wait for a post that Kevin makes and come up with a witty comeback yourself!
Liking the change on MLHH,
-Christian Epp
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Ken I say you are now totally associated with that moniker.My opinion (If you are asking) is to keep it :)
Here are some suggestions:
Ken
Ken G.
Kenny G.
Kenneth G.
Ken the UC
Ken the Urban Cowboy
Ken f/k/a the Urban Cowboy
"El Vaquero Urbano"
Ken in Frisco
The Frisco Ken
Ken in SF
Ken the Blond Viking
Ken Longlocks
Ken of Loglocksley
Workaholic Ken
Ken without Barbie
Kenny Kenney with Hair Aplenty
The movie you speak of isn't terrible. You might like it.
Good luck, and don't be working so hard!
Matt B.
Since Pat S. works for me, I think Ken G. will work for you.
Besides, I don't recall ever seeing any pictures of you on a horse, driving cattle.
Now there's a mental picture, Ken sitting on a Pinto (the Ford variety, not the sterotypical cowboy horse), long hair blowing in the off-shore breeze, driving cattle thru downtown SanFran, or maybe across the Golden Gate bridge!!!
Much less riding a mechanical bull.....
LOL
Kevin
Hey Ken,
Yeah, we know you're busy. We haven't seen nearly enough of you lately.
You know I've always been in favor of just using one's name, but if you're to go the handle route, why not one that mentions the love of your life, which is dancing? You don't hang out around corrals, you hang out around dance floors, so you could jettison the "cow" bit. Since I came up with "Hot Boots" for someone else, how about this for your moniker?
"Dancing in the Fog"
Bill
...work less, dance more, keep the handle !!
Personally, I'll miss the "Urban Cowboy" handle... it's always been a delight to see it show up on the board, and know there's some good reading in store. Still, if you must change it to reflect a life of boredom, my vote is for Matt B's suggestion below, of "Kenny G," since it doesn't get much more boring than that, musically or otherwise!
--Val
Urban Cowboy would be a classic 90s internet handle if it weren't for the association with that movie. It vaguely reminds me of "Commander Taco" from Slashdot. I like those handles with a vaguely Wild West theme...
...trouble is, the Internet isn't Wild West anymore. It's actually become kind of boring. I find myself caring less and less about the 'net and technology as time goes by; but I digress.
The handle has definitely been around for a while. As someone who has cycled through a few handles and aliases on the 'net (not to hide, just because it's fun) I can understand getting tired of one and/or just wanting a change.
I don't have any real suggestions though.
Yea, I keep hoping "Big George" becomes outdated (probably more wishful thinking than anything!) but no luck so far.
Watch the movie, and you will most probably change it for sure!
Hi Ken,
Why change you handle we love it and it's suits you however many years you are young! The handle is a legend and long may it go on.
Cheers,
John.B "How boring eh..trimmers!!!"
Here's some unsolicited advice about online names. I work as a moderator on a busy blog and often find myself tracking people down to see if they're trolls or legitimate commenters. It's amazing how many people use the same moniker on multiple websites. It sounds like a good idea until you're crabby or drunk and type something that you'd rather forget. If you use the same name everywhere, it's amazingly easy for anyone to find out a great deal about you.
Commenters typically let slip a great deal of personal information on hair hyperboards or knitting blogs, then use the same name to create a ruckus in a political forum. If you do that and you end up pissing off some of the truly crazy people floating around the web, they can chase you down and make your life quite unpleasant. If you do any heated commentary, I really recommend separate user names.
The downside of using different names in different places is that most users will eventually make a mistake, or browser autofill will make it for them, and they'll use the wrong name on one of their sites. Then the beans will have been spilled, and in the meantime you will have been less discriminating with what you have posted, having erred in thinking that no one will ever know who you are.
Some sites such as this one also prohibit using more than one name, and you can get yourself in trouble if you do.
I agree with Antinous that if you post a lot, people can add all you post together and figure out a lot about you anyhow. I'd add that if you post a lot and to thwart this never reveal much, then the other users will in time consider you to be creepy.
Bill
Go ahead Ken. You can change your username to anything you want. Your choice. Just let us know your new username when you are done, so we know it is you.
Matthew
Thanks for all the nice replies, everyone!
I especially enjoy reading the humor in some of your comments. Kevin C's response (and all the comments afterward - lol), Validus' (recommending "KennyG", --- and that it can't get any more boring than that, "both musically, and otherwise!" ROFL!!!), Big George's reply (telling me that after i watch the movie Urban Cowboy, for sure I'll want to change my handle then - LOL!!), and others... THANK YOU!!!!
MattB, thanks for your long list of suggestions for names - WOW!! One tidbit of trivia information, though: you probably don't realize it, but here in San Francisco, "Frisco" is NOT a popular short name for our City by the Bay. I actually don't know why this is so; but, I learned a long time ago, when I first moved to CA in 1977, that to call San Francisco "Frisco" is to reveal to anyone you're talking to that you're an "outsider"... Go figure (lol)!! Just an interesting bit of trivia info, in case you ever decide to come out to visit our fair city!
(Bill, if you're reading this, maybe you can enlighten me as to why it's considered such a "no-no" to say, "Frisco!")
And, last but not least... *IF* i do indeed decide to change my handle name (thanks to all who expessed liking the Urban Cowboy handle, by the way, and encouraging me to keep it), my favorite suggestion for a new name, so-far, is... (drum roll, please...).... "Dancing in the Fog", --- which was made by Bill! I might shorten it to just: "DancinginFog", or something like that; but, I definitely like that name a lot!!!!
Thanks again, all! Until further notice, though... (because I'm basically just a lazy old bastard - lol....) I'm still "Urban Cowboy", --- for now, at least!
- Ken
From that bastion of truth known as Wikipedia: "Joshua Abraham Norton (c. 1819[2] – January 8, 1880), also known as His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, was a celebrated citizen of San Francisco, California who proclaimed himself "Emperor of these United States"[3] and later "Protector of Mexico" in 1859.
His attempts to overthrow the elected government of America by force having been utterly ignored, Norton turned his attention and his proclamations to other matters, both political and social. On August 12, 1869, "being desirous of allaying the dissensions of party strife now existing within our realm", he abolished both the Democratic and Republican parties.[4] The failure to refer to Norton's adopted home city with appropriate respect was the subject of a particularly stern edict in 1872:
Whoever after due and proper warning shall be heard to utter the abominable word "Frisco", which has no linguistic or other warrant, shall be deemed guilty of a High Misdemeanor, and shall pay into the Imperial Treasury as penalty the sum of twenty-five dollars.[19]
Norton is one of San Francisco's most distinctive bits of quirky history. Where else can a mad man declare himself emperor, collect "taxes", print his own money and live for free without fear relying on the good humor of his neighbors? Please honor his memory by not calling the city Frisco."
Nevertheless, that hasn't stopped some of us from doing it [grin]. A road in northern Mississippi is called "Frisco Road" due to its proximity to the old Fris--er St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad (now part of BNSF).
BTW, if you change your name (and DancingintheFog is a nice choice), I'm sure I won't be the only one who still thinks of you as Urban Cowboy.
Tracy
Because I call your fair city "Frisco" fairly often, even after living in southern CA for 20+ years and visiting San Francisco twice. By the way, Ken, if you ever run across the pair of glasses that fell out of my pocket while wandering thru town, let me know!! [grin]
Who knows why some expressions are regarded as cool and others as uncool. All Ken was cluing you in on was that "Frisco" in northern California is regarded as uncool.
California is a large state, and expressions can differ in the north and south. For example, if a Los Angeles resident says, "I am going to take the five," he is talking about a freeway. If a San Francisco resident says that, he is talking about a bus.
Bill
Hey there Ken, I love 'Urban Cowboy', its unique and its you.
I can't change my nuttidave monicker as everybody knows me as this, even my kids!!
Cheers Dave