David Barnert Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Every so often, someone from this forum asks me about the picture of the concertina-playing beast that is my avatar (here and on youtube, google and soundcloud). It is a “Grotesque” sculpture on the exterior of the “Peace Tower” of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa. The actual image I use was posted decades ago on the old “rec.music.makers.squeezebox” group, by I don’t remember who. Here’s a couple of images to put it in context. Edited December 8, 2020 by David Barnert 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAc Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) actually, we had touched this issue before, so just for completeness' sake: link to discussion I always liked the avatar! Edited December 8, 2020 by RAc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 So we did. I had forgotten. Thanks. I was thinking about it today because I just ordered a paperweight in its form from the Parliamentary Boutique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunks Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Remarkable. The imp even exhibits a World Class if recognizable concertina face, and playing a Hayden to boot! Seriously though, when was this building constructed and who was the artitect (spelling on purpose), valuable information about the appearance of the concertina in North America perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Ha; I stole this back in the. rec.music.makers.squeezebox days and forgot about it. But I think I need to use it again, although not here, since it's clearly your trademark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 35 minutes ago, Jim Besser said: I stole this back in the. rec.music.makers.squeezebox days and forgot about it. So did I get it from you? We hadn’t met yet back then. Where did you get it? Or did we both get it when someone else posted it? I apparently downloaded it in 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 1 hour ago, wunks said: Seriously though, when was this building constructed and who was the artitect (spelling on purpose), valuable information about the appearance of the concertina in North America perhaps? See: https://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?/topic/21057-445-hz/&do=findComment&comment=196548 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mellish Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Insofar as the beast looks like a demon from Hell, ought it not to be playing an accordeon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 11 hours ago, David Barnert said: So did I get it from you? We hadn’t met yet back then. Where did you get it? Or did we both get it when someone else posted it? I apparently downloaded it in 1999. I don't remember, but I think we talked about it when we met at the Squeeze In in 97 or 98. The year we did a NESI gathering of rec.music.makers.squeezebox participants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arti Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 For those who like obscure factoids, in Somerset (England) these creatures are called 'Hunky Punks.' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
March Hare Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 In a recent ebay listing, a treble English with coloured bone buttons was referred to as a Tudor model. Perhaps that is what your wonderful creature is playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syncopepper Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 ggx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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