Hi, Banat! Thanks for posting a visitor message for me. I'm also a huge fan of Mellencamp. In a poll of top rock anthems, I think "Pink Houses" could win as the greatest rock anthem of all time. I've only seen him in concert once, but he was awesome!

Anyway, my name does not come from Mellencamp. Jackie Brown is/was the name of a beloved cocker spaniel of ours. He's my avatar picture, in fact. Jackie was wise in so many ways when it came to appreciating the simple things in life such as a drink of water, food, and a nap. I'm not sure where we came up with his name, it would have been a character in a book, I think.

I thought I made it up when I was naming a horse in the late '70s
Little did I know there was already a Polish-bred Arabian stallion named Banat. I didn't know anything about a connection between the name and former Yugoslavia either.

I am really curious about your name Banat. It always reminds me of a region in the former Yugoslavia that has some relevance to my family. Has it got anything to do with that?

I'm going to have to visit the Banat building some day I wonder what it is?

Hey I drive by a building in the St Louis area that has Banat on the side of it. I always wonder how you are when I see that and wonder if you knew about it.