Name Game Pointless Prize

[Steve O]

Whaddya know!? Another church named after me

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This one’s a Catholic Church in South Los Angeles

[CBGanimal]

1/14/2022 Name Game

From windows to glass table tops! I have you covered

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[Henry]

You would think that since they named it after me, I could convince Ft. Myer to open the gate, but, alas, no.

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[lordofthemark]

@Henry 213551 wrote:

You would think that since they named it after me, I could convince Ft. Myer to open the gate, but, alas, no.

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Wait, its not named after https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Louis_Gates_Jr. ????

[lordofthemark]

Okay. Whoever hasn’t heard the story is going to hear it.

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No, my handle is NOT named after Mark Center.

Mark is my middle name. When I was a wee young lad, my parent’s favorite TV offerings were such Masterpiece Theater series as Elizabeth R, and The Six Wives of Henry the Eighth. Where every character was Lord of this, or Duchess of that.

I lived on Webster Avenue in Brooklyn. My dad with his mischievous sense of humor, decided to call me the Lord of the Mark of Webster.

Of course about this time I was getting into The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Which features Theoden, Lord of the Mark of Rohan. I don’t recall if that influenced the choice of nick name, but I think it may have.

About 20 years ago I was a somewhat prolific poster (are you surprised?) to a forum devoted to the PC game called “Civilization” Lord of the Mark seemed like a good handle (and made a bit more sense there). I used it on a couple of other gaming sites, so people would recognize me from one site to the other.

When I joined this forum I was not feeling very original and just recycled the old handle.

There you have it.

[Steve O]

Mr. Steve’s Pawn Shop in S. Los Angeles

I did not go in, so I’m not sure what items are currently on display
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[lordofthemark]

@Steve O 213639 wrote:

Mr. Steve’s Pawn Shop in S. Los Angeles

I did not go in, so I’m not sure what items are currently on display
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I wish we had a pawn shop on either King or Queen Street. Not that the situation is all black and white.

[CBGanimal]

@lordofthemark 213574 wrote:

Okay. Whoever hasn’t heard the story is going to hear it.

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No, my handle is NOT named after Mark Center.

Mark is my middle name. When I was a wee young lad, my parent’s favorite TV offerings were such Masterpiece Theater series as Elizabeth R, and The Six Wives of Henry the Eighth. Where every character was Lord of this, or Duchess of that.

I lived on Webster Avenue in Brooklyn. My dad with his mischievous sense of humor, decided to call me the Lord of the Mark of Webster.

Of course about this time I was getting into The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Which features Theoden, Lord of the Mark of Rohan. I don’t recall if that influenced the choice of nick name, but I think it may have.

About 20 years ago I was a somewhat prolific poster (are you surprised?) to a forum devoted to the PC game called “Civilization” Lord of the Mark seemed like a good handle (and made a bit more sense there). I used it on a couple of other gaming sites, so people would recognize me from one site to the other.

When I joined this forum I was not feeling very original and just recycled the old handle.

There you have it.

Now I know!!!

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[Alcova cyclist]

Do I get bonus points for having bike infrastructure named after me? (or perfectly lining up my selfie so there’s an arrow that says “Anderson” pointing to my head (which was actually just blind luck)?)
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[Steve O]

I tagged along on the Foothill Cycling Club’s Saturday ride today and took a tiny detour to the Big O Barbershop in Burbank, CA

I even got a photo with Big O himself! Steve O and Big O together.

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[HokieBeth]

1/15 At Elizabeth’s Counter where I also scored today’s scavenger hunt pic and coffee ride

Elizabeth is my full name. I’ve always gone by Beth, though I am named after my maternal grandmother who went by Betty.

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[lordofthemark]

Ken’s Asian Bistro, on Huntington Avenue in Fairfax. No explanation necessary, I think. I would have taken a better picture, but I needed to remove my gloves to take the picture, and I did not want my fingers to fall off.

(oops upload problem will add back later)

[lordofthemark]

Ken’s Asian Bistro, on Huntington Avenue in Fairfax. No explanation necessary, I think. I would have taken a better picture, but I needed to remove my gloves to take the picture, and I did not want my fingers to fall off.

(ok, compressing the file worked, but since when have I had to do that?)

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[Serdar]

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Friend! That’s how my last name translates from my native language.

[Steve O]

The O Hotel in downtown Los Angeles

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